Life, 1918-04-04 · page 26 of 40
Life — April 4, 1918 — page 26: what you’re looking at
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This page combines a charitable fundraising appeal with commentary on World War I. The main article discusses Germany's spring 1918 offensive on the Western Front, warning that if successful, it will kill French soldiers and orphan French children. The accompanying photographs show French war orphans and families supported by Life magazine's "French Babies' Fund"—a charity readers contributed to ($185,074.73 total, the text notes). The article frames aid to French children as essential to preserving French civilization against Germany's goal of making Europe "all-Prussian." The bulk of the page lists individual donors and which baby number they're supporting—a form of financial transparency and donor recognition typical of early-20th-century charitable campaigns. This is not satire, but earnest wartime advocacy using real orphans' images to motivate American donors to support France.
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NE CHAMBE, BARY AND HIS MOTHER 1,031,680.95 francs. Malvern Ave. Collegi Canada, for Baby Neo 479 Employees of Kiski ville, Pa., for inclusive : Arch Miller, Detroit. Mich., Monies colle ly Mrs. Pass Ch No. 2460 .. as i, Fist { Raby No. 19° A. F. Cayford, Pitts! Raby No.’ 2313. R. A. Holn Raby No.’ 2:80 . knowledged Earle and John t ir friends of Bethi M. L. Hughes, Clarksville, Tenn. NUMBER fe Institute of Tor ymous,” Modesto, Cal, for Raby *~LIFE- The Great German Drive S this is written the report comes that the Germans have started their great drive against the Al sible to believe that it will succeed, but what- ever the result, the enforcement of the brave <’ western front, It is impos- ath of many brave Frenchmen and a big addition to the already great list of fatherless French children. It means, too, a further impoverish- ment of the French population of the future, one of the things Germany has counted on in its mad dream of making and keeping the whole world all-Prussian. The work that is done by the French Babies’ Fund makes for the future of France and for the preservation of a civilization that has spread its arts and graces to the four corners of the earth. We must help save the children of France if there is to be a France of the future instead of a brutalized province of Ger- many. Lire’s readers have done much in this great cause, moved thereto by pity for the little ones and their brave mothers. The need still exists and still increases. Lire’s readers have contributed, in all, $185,- decree, “ They shall not pass,” means the di 074.73. from which we have remitted to Paris tober to, 2120. 2468 tet 73 Bhat “Supply” Co.” itlairs: Nos. 2471 to 2475. for Baby No. > ‘Aline Shan . Miss., on account of Maby rgh, Pa. von accour tof s, Brooklyn, N.Y. on ac de Sautles. Devin 2204. + $8.60 account count of 2108. Conklin: FEKNANDE FLLKON, Cooper M THE GEISSE FAMILY WITH VALENTIN, BABY 1654 We gratefully acknowledge from Jovy “Bexley Hall," € 0, for Baby No. Mrs. L. Raym 5 w York City. 2457 : rea Pisces S73 A Christian,” ng, .Ne Micssovcces Frances L. Warner, Sandusky, Ohio, for Raby Anonymous,” Oakland, Cal. " wee No. seeeses a RS A Bachelor, Healdton, Okla. seteeeee 1 De. 0, for Ta Helen Drever, Seattle, Wash. 4 5 2459, . decesnesntees ns O98 Master Ned Jason and his fr Marsbait Mrs. Robert ( 1, Cleveland, Ohio, for town, lowa seeee oneeee 3 Raby No. 240 cecsceceessetea tens 73 Mrs. mison and Mrs. L. M. Maitl: O., Colorado, for Rabies e462 and 2463 : 146 In this list are printed first the numbers and names F. He Holladay, Cynthiana, Ky. for tan of the babies. There are followed by the names of 2 yi : eee ee 73 the contributors to whom they are assigned. : eat } York City, 2189. Pierrette Baldo, rhe Welfare Association or Haby Now 2465. 00--e cee ee a 73 3203, Angele Bare. The. Domestic Science Class Mrs. Frederic W. Haward, Ortega, Florid of the Birmingham School, collected by Miss Katharine Enea NG PHO ee iene ges 73 it mi amsdell Clapp, Rochester, N térard ther and rs. Irvine Blan. aby No. 2467 My 9. Gérard Barbery. Mr. and Mrs. 1 Bla Paul Rarbier, “S.C. M.." Buffalo, N.Y Louis Rardot. Orville FE. Watson. Yvonne Naroin, Helen R. Shoemaker. Yves Maron, Ratisse. s Rauduin, Roger Reauviere. Stella C, Megrue and Roi Megrue. Ge s Rayardon. C,. M, Martin. Reaudet. “ML Wo S. Springtield, tte Redin. | Mrs. Eve ane Helbéoch, — Malaesk René Belot. Edmond Antoine I A New York Corporation is Reéranger. Louis, Martin Aime Beret. A New York Corpo Renée Berthelot.” Mariana and Fra ie Brown an Rerthet, Ludolph H. Conklin, Jr berte Rerthias. Mr. and Mrs. Josiah O. Marie Réviade. "11, Wo S.." Springfield, Marius Bi t. ‘The Panay Club and the BABY 1942 Noila Golf and Country Club, comicbooks.