Judge, 1918-03-09 · page 7 of 36
Judge — March 9, 1918 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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This page contains political commentary and military humor from the World War I era (likely 1917-18). **Top cartoon** ("At Fort Meyer"): Two officers discuss one sending expensive flowers to a woman—the punchline being he only received a bill, satirizing romantic futility. **Bottom cartoon** (by Alex Sass): Shows soldiers in a trench. The caption's dialect humor ("Close Up There! Wot D'ye Think Yer Doin'? Waitin' fer a Street Car?") mocks soldiers waiting idly under fire—suggesting incompetence or cowardice. **Text commentary** addresses: - **Woman Suffrage**: Defends Democratic support, noting married Democrats benefit from life/liberty/happiness - **Count von Hertling/Germany**: Mocks German resentment of Wilson calling Germany "guilty of all possible crimes" - **Bolsheviks/Russia**: Dark humor about broken relations with Romania and domestic collapse - **Bryan's army**: References William Jennings Bryan's failed recruitment of volunteer soldiers The page reflects American wartime anxieties and satirizes both military inefficiency and diplomatic tensions.
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Sixes and Sevens By Avsert E. Hoyt HOSE who criti- | cize Democrats for abandoning State rights in favor of Woman Suffrage should remember that the paramount rights are life, liberty and. the pursuit of happi- ness. Most Demo- crats are married. * Americans have such enthusiasm to start something that it’s a pity they can’t lend some to those who have to finish what they start. Count von Hert- ling resents President Wilson’s assertion that Germany has been “guilty of all possible crim “Ciose Up Turret! * That’s what you get for giving some people the benefit of the doubt. Drawn by Brrxsvare Rocexs Ar Fort Meyer tst Orricer—I have sent that girl a hundred dollars worth of flowers in the last three months! 2xo Orricer—Anything come of it? 1st Orricer —Yes, the bill! LIEOPATRAS nose, they tellus, was too long for perfect beauty. She was also long on eyes—and when they called for the eyes and nose, the eyes had it—and Marc Antony was will- ing to lend her all the ears he borrowed from the Roman populace when he came to bury “xsar, not to praise him. + The Bolsheviki have broken all rela- tions with Roumania, but it’s only fair to say that before they did so all their relations at home were flat broke, too. + Bryan’s million men haven’t yet sprung to arms, but the Kaiser should remember that many a hard wine ter is followed by an early spring. Wei D’ye Tuixk Yer Doin’? Waitin’ Fer A StREET Car?”