Life, 1918-09-05 · page 4 of 34
Life — September 5, 1918 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page announces Life's upcoming "Berlin Number" for September 26, 1918, during World War I's final weeks. The cartoon at top depicts American soldiers attacking German forces (labeled "Advance"), with a signpost pointing "To Berlin," expressing American military optimism as Allied forces pushed toward Germany. The text promises this special issue will be "prophetic and symbolic of the great victory to come" and contain "humorous things"—combining patriotic confidence with satire. The magazine solicits new subscriptions, offering domestic rates of $5/year. The timing is significant: Germany surrendered November 11, 1918, so this represents wartime American morale at war's apparent endgame, mixing combat imagery with magazine promotion.
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AB WeLKeR . When? In three weeks more. On September 26 will be issued one of the greatest numbers of Lire ever pub- lished. It will be prophetic and symbolic of the great victory to come—a victory, mind you, that is not to be won without the most stupendous sacrifices. We know that. We are prepared for it. Fellows at the front who read this, don’t worry about the folks at home. We are going to back you up to the limit. ‘That is one reason why this Berlin Number iscoming on September 26—it is zntended to give you a little fore- taste of what is to be (say next June). It is actually going to contain some humorous things—and that is a great deal for ustoadmit. ‘his Berlin Number, by the way, isonly the forerunner of two great patriotic num- bers to follow it—the Liberty Loan Number and the Allies’ Number. But just now look for The Berlin Number of ife September 26, 1918 American Sailors and Soldiers all like Lire. So do the Marines, Send them a subscription Domestic rates are suff if subscriptions — are sent 0 ships whose mail goes in care of N the New York Postmaster, or to Soldiers and Open only to new subscribers; a (Open, aly, fo new hubethibertsiicg \, Marines if addressed 10 them as members of a : the American Expeditionary Forces. LIFE, 17 West 31st Street, New York. 57 N For the fleets and armies of our Allies, the One Year, $5.00. (Canadian, $5.52; Foreign, $6.04.) x rate ssi $004. N comicbooks.com