Judge, 1918-10-12 · page 32 of 32
Judge — October 12, 1918 — page 32: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is not satire but a solemn commemorative page from *Judge* magazine featuring John McCrae's famous poem "In Flanders Fields." The dramatic illustration depicts ghostly soldiers appearing above a battlefield cross, emphasizing sacrifice and duty. The page honors Canadian and Allied soldiers killed in World War I, particularly at the Battle of Ypres (referenced in the text). McCrae's poem—written after witnessing soldiers' deaths—became an iconic WWI memorial. The ghostly figures represent the dead calling on the living to "take up our quarrel with the foe" and hold faith with those who died. The attribution to "Col. McCrae" and the note that the author is "now buried in Flanders fields" underscores the poem's tragic authenticity: McCrae himself died in 1918. Rather than satire, this represents *Judge*'s patriotic contribution to war remembrance during or shortly after WWI.
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