Judge — July 27, 1918 — page 4: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This political cartoon depicts a German soldier surrendering during World War I, holding his rifle aloft with one hand while raising the other in surrender. The German word "Kamerad!" (comrade) was historically used by German soldiers as a plea for mercy when surrendering to Allied forces. The cartoon, drawn by Walter de Maris for *Judge* magazine, appears to satirize German military surrender or capitulation. Given the context of American satirical magazines during WWI, this likely mocks German defeat or the German military's weakening position. The exaggerated caricature emphasizes the desperation of the surrender gesture, using satire to celebrate or ridicule the enemy's capitulation to American and Allied forces.