Life, 1915-08-26 · page 44 of 48
Life — August 26, 1915 — page 44: what you’re looking at
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This page advertises two war-related literary pieces from major American magazines during World War I. **Left side:** Collier's magazine promotes Arthur Ruhl's war correspondence from European fronts, including a two-part article about Turkish forces defending the Dardanelles—a significant WWI battle site. **Right side:** The Century magazine features Rudyard Kipling's short story "Mary Postgate," illustrated by N.C. Wyeth. The text praises both creator for capturing English character and national spirit through tragedy, using language echoing classical Greek drama. **The cartoon below** depicts a British policeman warning a small figure (appears to be a child or working-class person) about careful speech during wartime, noting statements "kin be used as evidence agin' ye"—a satirical jab at wartime censorship and surveillance, suggesting the government monitored civilian speech for seditious remarks.
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From Antwerp, Paris and Ber- lin and from the Western Trenches, Arthur Ruhl has sent Collier’s exclu- sively his word- pictures of war. In “With the Turkish Army” his scene has more color, the sun more heat—but it is still a very human story, the narrative of the Turks and how doggedly they have de- fended the Dardanelles. The first installment of this two-part ar- ticle appears in the August 28th issue of Collier's THE NATIONAL WEEKLY 416 West 13th Street, New York City SEPTEMBER CENTURY IN THE SEPTEMBER '|] CENTURY 9 “Mary Postgate This is a war story. Rudyard Kipling wrote it. N. C. Wyeth illustrated it. Both author and artist are at their best init. In its single chief figure Kipling has epitomized the genius of a nation ° —his own nation. Using the materials all too familiar through daily news reports, writing with the tense restraint and tremendous simplicity of Greek tragedy, he has created in Mary Postgate an unforgetable epic figure and thrown upon the English character the splendid illumination of his art at its highest. Tue Century sells out early every month. Better bay your September number to-day. IN THE | KIPLING | | | IN THE SEPTEMBER | CENTURY | Green Cop: NOW, BE KEERFUL WOT YE SAY. YE KNOW, IT KIN BE USED AS EVIDENCE AGIN’ YE! comicbooks.com