Adventure Magazine Cover, April 3, 1918 — page 188: what you’re looking at

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186 the suppression of information that will aid the enemy, if he doesn’t know it already, but war also makes necessary the giving out of information whose suppression will aid the enemy. I WILL make no appeal to any man’s patriotism if the only kind of patriotism I am allowed to invoke is the kind that has neither eyes or ears or brains. And if any one finds disloyalty in what I have stated, I call attention to the fact that it is exactly the same kind of disloyalty that, from the Summer of 1914 to date, has been fighting for national Preparedness while Adventure’s Free Services and Addresses certain other very good Americans were “too proud to fight”? and too pacifically asleep to do more than watch waitfully behind the barn door until the horse had been stolen. My platform now is very simple. First, let’s all turn to and try to catch the horse. Second, let’s see that the barn door isn’t left open again. In other words, let us do our immediate duty immediately. Buy Liberty Bonds. After that, let us attend to our next duty— see to it that the Liberty Bonds-are used to America’s best advantage. ARTHUR SULLIVANT HOFFMAN. ADVENTURE’S FREE SERVICES AND ADDRESSES These services of Adventure are free, to any one. They involve much time, work and expense on our part, but we offer them gladly and ask in return only that you read and observe the simple rules, thus say- ing needless delay and trouble for you and us. The whole spirit of this magazine is one of friendliness. No formality between editors and readers. Whenever we can help you we’re ready and willing to try. Identification Cards Free to any reader. Just send us (1) your name and ad- dress, (2) name and address of party to be notified, (3) a stamped and self-addressed return envelope. 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These post-cards, filed, will guide us as to demand and number needed. A moment’s thought will show the value of this system of card-identification for any one, whether in civilization or out of it. Remember to furnish stamped and addressed envelope and to give in full the names and addresses of self and friend or friends when applying. Back Issues of Adventure Will sell: 1916, October; 1917, February to Mid-Decem- ber, inclusive, except July; 1918, January and Mid-January. All stories complete. $1.25. Address—N. P. Hutson, 613 Monroe St., Brooklyn, N. Y Manuscripts Glad to look at any manuscript. We have no “‘regular staff’’ of writers. A welcome for new writers. necessary to write asking to submit your work. When submitting a manuscript, if you write a letter con- cerning it, enclose it with the manuscript; do not send it under separate cover. Enclose stamped and addressed en- velope for return. All manuscripts should be typewritten double-spaced, with wide margins, not rolled, name and address on first page. We assume no risk for manuscripts or illustrations submitted, but use all due care while they are in our hands. Payment on acceptance. We want only clean stories. Sex, morbid, “problem,” psychological and supernatural stories barred. Use almost no fact-articles. Can not furnish or suggest collaborators. Use fiction of almost any length; under 3000 welcomed. It ts not” Missing Friends or Relatives Our free service department ‘‘Lost Trails’? in the pages following, though frequently used in cases where detective agencies, newspapers, and all other methods have failed, or for finding people long since dead, has located one out of about every five inquired for. Except in case of relatives, inquiries from one sex to the other are barred. Expeditions and Employment _ While we should like to be of aid in these matters, expe- rience has shown that it is not practicable. Mail Address and Forwarding Service This office, assuming no responsibility, will be glad to act as a forwarding address for its readers or to hold mail till called for, provided necessary postage is supplied. Addresses Order of the Restless—Organizing to unite for fellow- ship all who feel the wanderlust. Entirely separate from Adventurers’ Club, but, like it, first suggested in this maga- zine, though having no connection with it aside from our friendly interest. Address WAYNE EBERLY, 731 Guardian Bldg., Cleveland, O., in charge of preliminary organizing. Camp-Fire—Any one belongs who wishes to. High-School Volunteers of the U. S.—An organization promoting a democratic system of military training in American high schools. Address Everybody's, Spring and Macdougal Streets, New York City. Rifle Clubs—Address Nat. Rifle Ass’n of America, 1108 Woodward Bldg., Washington, D. C. os also under ‘‘Standing Information’ in ‘‘Ask Adven- ture.”’ General Questions from Readers In addition to our free service department ‘‘Ask Adven- ture’’ on the pages following, Adventure can sometimes answer other questions within our general field. When it can, it will. Expeditions and employment excepted. Remember Magazines are_made up ahead of time. An item received today is too late for the current issue; allow for two or three months between sending and publication. GoOmicsdoo S (C@)