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This page is primarily **advertising** for a book series called "American Fights and Fighters" by Cyrus Townsend Brady, disguised as editorial content in Judge magazine. The headline about enemy warships is sensationalist clickbait typical of WWI-era American media (the U.S. entered WWI in 1917). It's used to frame the surrounding text, which argues that Americans—particularly young men and pacifists—should embrace martial values and military preparedness. The editorial copy contrasts "pacifists" and "grape juice variety" neutrals unfavorably with patriotic ideals of courage and self-sacrifice. It appeals to nationalism and immigrant assimilation ("native or foreign born"), suggesting that reading tales of American frontier conquests and military heroes will inspire proper citizenship. The book covers displayed show typical adventure-pulp imagery: colonial fighters, border conflicts, and "Indian Fights"—celebrating America's imperial expansion as heroic narrative. The "$1.00 NOW" offer at bottom-right confirms this is primarily a sales pitch wrapped in patriotic rhetoric aimed at male readers during wartime anxiety.

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“Enemy War Ships Sighted Off Nantucket Headed Full Speed for New York” F YOU should wake up some fine morning and find this s u in the face, and you are a pacifi doesn’t believe in preparedness, or a neutral of the grape juice variety—wouldn’t it jolt your self-complacency? And yet—stranger things have happened! Perhaps like Chinese fathers and mothers you Didn’t Raise Your Boy to Be a Soldier. ut did you raise so him to take orders from little hers and mothers jiers, just as little Chine Japanese be orders from little to whom the clink of gold is more inspiring than the skirling of pibroch, the martial strains of Sousa—do you stop to consider the lot of that race which owns neither country nor flag? Breathes there the man, with soul so dead, Who never to himself hath said— ‘This is my own—my native land. _ The safety of our country—the perpetua- a worthy posterity’ of our national ons—should be the first consideration 'y patriotic American man and woman, native or foreign born. Yo WHO love the fleshpots of peace, NE OF the results of the present war has been an awakening to the primi- tive, basic virtues—courage, loyalty, self-sacrifice—virtues incarnate.in the men and women who did the rough work of wrest- ing from savage foes and European rivals the continents of North and South America, | whose thrilling stories are so entertainingly | told in ‘American Fights and Fighters,” the master work of that gifted story teller —known of all readers — Cyrus Townsend ! Brady. AMERICAN FIGHTS “AND FIGHTERS A Battle History of America full of Romance, ture by Land and quistadors, the Kn rant of Colo- nization—Yarns of the Gentleman of the Black Flag, the Dare-Devils Who Sailed Under the “Jolly Roger”—Stories of Colonial and Revolutionary Days—of Bloody Indian Fights told by Major- Generals and + Frontiersmen, Troopers and Indian Chiefs—Stories of Famous American Duels, by Gallant Gentlemen of the Old School—Splendid Stories of Dauntless Heroism, of Subtle ctics, of Fierce and Adven- Tragedy, Tales of the Con- souts, Fighting which Vitalize the Past and | Make One Jealous of the Glorious Title of a Citizen of the United States! of these intimate, per- in a new conception of Through the magi Sonal revelations we gi America’s famous fights and fighters—we take | increased devotion to the cause to which they consecrated their lives—the upholding of the honor and dignity of the nation. A Trumpet Call to Amer- ican Manhood American history is full of the elements of romance. The proud, itable Spaniard—the gay debona brilliant Frenchman—the mere pacious yet courageous buccaneer—the base, al, bloodthirsty pirate—the cool, persistent, vering, heroic Engli: -the hardy Colonist, adding to_ hi: world stock the virtues generated by the new life in a new land—and the plumed we with his blood-curdling endurance, pass before the piring volumes in brilliant panoramic procession. If to you, as an American, these things be not of interest, if you do not find them full of tragedy, mystery and romance, the fault is you and not in the stories or the way in ich they are told. But— You Will Sit Up o’ Nights to Finish These Stories Because you never knew before how rich in everything that makes fiction alluring are these true stories of the pioneers who did strong men’s work in bringing the light of civilization and liberty into the American wilderness. Nowhere but in America would such careers have been possible. dashing domineering, indom- | Another Brunswick Bargain ~who have seen our other bargain offers responded too late. Don't make the same se this time—Send your order today— don’t wait till tomorrow, We have less than 600 sets to offer at the price named in the cou- pon, which is a substantial reduction from the publisher‘ 's price. Don't lose sight of the fact that ONLY $1.00 NOW and coupon, brings to your door, charges pre- aid, thi x inspiring volumes, beautifully h, attractively decorated in ap- propriate designs, printed on splendid paper, in good, clear type. Each volume 814x5% inches. You'll enjoy the illustrations almost as much as the text—over 100 of them—and ps and plans galore. A full index to each volume makes every bit of the contents instantly accessible— the hundreds of stories full of snap and punch, of daring and doing, that appeal irresistibly to all manly men and real boys— Your money back quick If you don’t declare these six volumes the most Interesting books you ever read Don't Neglect to Send Coupon Today ATTACH COUPON AND $1.00 TO YOUR LETTERHEAD. 7 BRENSWICK 09, first payment oo eset of American Fights be shiopert.charges prepald. I acree to remit $1.00 a month receipt of books, or to retura them at once if not $1.00. comicbooks.com