Life, 1918-04-25 · page 4 of 40
Life — April 25, 1918 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page primarily contains a **letter from the American Library Association's Library War Service** (dated March 19, 1918) requesting Life magazine's help distributing copies to soldiers in camps. The letter notes a shortage of Life magazines at military camps despite high demand from troops. Below the letter, an explanatory section titled "In Some Emphatic Way" urges readers to support this effort by either: - Mailing used copies to camps via post box directions - Subscribing directly for soldier relatives/friends The page is essentially **wartime advocacy material**, not satire or political cartoon. It reflects WWI-era efforts to boost soldier morale through magazine distribution, emphasizing Life's role in maintaining troop spirits during the war.
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This is an interesting letter : American Library Association Library War Service anor) HEADQUARTERS. Tre us oF Conam 6 wasnincton. BC March 19,1918. Editor, “Life” 17 West Slet Street, New York N.Y. Dear Sir:- We aro just in receipt of a commnication signed by the Camp Librarians at Carpe Macarthur, Logan. Bowie Travis, Pike, and Doniphan, stating that there ie in these camps a demand for “Life”, which 19 far in excess of the copies received througn the Burl. “one-cont” privilege. It 19 very desirable tnat moro copies of “Life” reach then promptly from the original subscribers. On behalf of the thousands of reading men whom they represent, they ask us to place this matter before your subscribers “in eome emphatic way” and see if it 1s possible to get more copies of this magazine into the post office under the Burleson The need 18 urgent. There 1s an over-supply of some magazines, but an ander-supply of yours. Wo are of the opinion that this need of a supply exiots at many other camps, and we therefore Basten to call this matter to your attention. Very truly yours, fle © Web Assistant to the Dircctor. n ™O “dn Some Emphatic Way’ MM We reproduce on this page a photographic fac-simile of the Soe! ¥ letter recently received from the American Library Association, wasigsed. SN in order that the readers of Lire may realize what it means to our find One Dole \ men in camps to have a sufficient supply of reading matter, and We eer ea especially the necessity for keeping up their spirits by the reading oO). Send Lire \ of Lire. Siena: What can YOU do? Two things. s You can follow the directions printed on the cover of each My issue of Lire. Drop your used copy in the post box according to \ directions. \ Or, if you have any soldier relatives or friends either in camps \ or at the front, you can subscribe for them directly, so they will \ receive Lire regul One copy of Lire is read by a host of the — § -., » boys serving their country. \ \ y Subseripti American soldiers to new sul subserip \ abroad at Americ f addressed to then as weed at this N members of the ry : LIFE, 17 West 31st Street, New York. 37S s Candia, British amd other soldiers in’ ihe aid a One Year, $5.00. (Canadian, $5.52; Foreign, $6.04.; $6.04 comicbookseer@}