Judge, 1918-10-19 · page 10 of 32
Judge — October 19, 1918 — page 10: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# "A Peep at Camp Gordon" — Judge Magazine Satire This is a World War I-era satirical cartoon series by artist Zim, depicting life at Camp Gordon (a U.S. Army training facility). The page mocks both military conditions and American attitudes through interconnected vignettes: **Key satire targets:** - **Kaiser Wilhelm II** is referenced as someone who'd be surprised by American soldiers' resilience despite poor camp conditions - **Food complaints**: Soldiers' stomachs are "inflated" three times daily; the "weekly harvesting of broilers for Sunday dinner" jokes about inadequate provisions - **Training absurdities**: Soldiers practice with "dummies" for "Dope Drill"; trench-digging exercises are "arduous" - **Homesickness**: A soldier says "home was never like this" - **Supply shortages**: Comfort items are "absolute necessities" **The satire's point**: American troops endure hardship stoically while the homefront sends insufficient care packages. It's gentle patriotic mockery—reassuring readers that soldiers persist despite uncomfortable conditions, while implying military logistics need improvement.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
pag Rae, Wh A scrw arenes oa : SL le eye seas.) | Re = : IF KAISER Bie CouLD SEE WHAT I SAW AT Camp GoRDEN HED REVERSE HIS OPINION OF THE U5 ARM 4 & A Few Pounns MORE OR LESS ARE Buta Few Pounds MoRE OR | LESS. | ee THREE Temes DAUY THEIR j STOMACHS AXE THUS a ae re imecateD, “HOME WAS \ NEVER LIKE TH? Vx Se 1 Found Tre Discipuine DeciDEDLY Ry & ai 3 Tae Pore DRILL CouLD KE RENDERED MORE SPIRITED BY TE USE OF DUMruES, MIGHT BE MADE LESS OF ss) ARDUoUS CrRunas oF \ | _Comvort 1 FounD | To BE ABSOLUTE NECESSITIES Te | Sovorer wre Ga ce | 7 cr ve ONE OF THE BIG ENGINEERING FEATS 15 eesti cH Loaquste THR WEEKLY HARVESTING OF BROLERS | ot \yorre™ FOR THE SUNDAY DINNER, Dont Sfp Foousn\ f STUFF To Your SouDiER FRIENDS = Drawn at Camp Gonton by tam This is the third of the series of Nationa > by our special artist is the only publication in the world-th ‘i i 1 Jupce tist to “cover” our big Arm ‘amps. comicbooks.com