Judge, 1919-01-18 · page 7 of 34
Judge — January 18, 1919 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis for Modern Readers This satirical piece from *Judge* magazine mocks various soldier stereotypes from World War I through humorous character sketches. The top cartoon shows a domestic scene where a woman mentions her son wants to continue "patrolling Germany" now that the Kaiser is gone—satirizing soldiers' reluctance to leave military service. The text profiles absurd "war heroes": Louis Tureen, a cook obsessed with soup; Private Chester, who excels at kitchen duty; Lieutenant Silvanus, lovelorn but ethical; Top Sergeant Sam, who just missed a commission when the war ended; and others like Corporal Shy (publicity-averse) and Private Softie (wealthy but tender-footed). The lower cartoon depicts a boss interrogating "Willie" about tardiness, with Willie blaming "slippery pavements"—only to admit he walked backward home. The satire targets military bureaucracy, absurd promotion hierarchies, and the mundane reality of wartime service behind combat lines—highlighting how ordinary or ridiculous many soldiers' actual duties were.
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Drawn by Jous Coxscunn Some Unsung War Heroes By Fran H. Wrntiasts TUREEN »_ cook. OUIS L, dishes of soup without spilling a ladleful. py 1 suppose your son will be home now, Mrs. Huggins.” . sir. He says now that the kaiser's cone he thinks he'll stop on for a while an’ patrol Germany. clared it was undoubtedly a good thing that the war had not lasted any longer. Corporal G. Howe Shy. Though extremely retiring He served 91,345,564 and tremendously hating notoriety of any sort, Cor- poral Shy allowed his parents to turn his rather dull and Private Chester Conscientious. He holds the — uninteresting letters over to a local newspaper for pub- world’s record for number of consecutive days spent on Kitchen Police and he never slighted a wipe coming to any of the kitchen utensils. Lieutenant Silvanus Sad- fate. In love with Private Lemuel Luckyguy’s fiancée and yet he never censored out any of the mushy stuff Lemuel wrote her. Top Sergeant Sam Stuck. Sent to officers’ training camp early in the fall he just missed getting a commission due to end of war coming before completion of his course. Sergeant Stuck, however, de- Sas Drawn by JK. Bavass Boss— got to of Willie W late again, young man. What excuse have you ad—The slippery pavements, sir. Ev I took a step I slipped back two. Boss—You did, eh? ‘Then how did you ever get t “illie Wisekead—I started back home, sir! lication because he knew this would be an immense pleasure to his parents and al- though he knew his fellow townsmen in the camp would kid him about his ‘“adven- tures.” Corporal Shy in limited service a weak heart; this made it impossible for him to see or do much. Private O. Always Softie. Incredibly rich. Always had his shoes made to order be- cause of his tender feet. He marched nearly 9,000 miles and was never lucky enough to get shoes that were mates. comicbooks.com 4 4 4 {