The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1912-1921, 1918-09-25
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER rs, 1913.
THE LIBERTY LOAN POSTERS.

We have Just had the pleasure Of looking
over the posters and display material which has
been sent to the local Liberty Loan headquar-
tiers for use in the coming campaign and we be-
lieve that it is the best assortment of poster
Lean in this country.
Ten million posters and display cards in ele-
ven designs will be used by the Treasury De-
partment in the Fourth Liberty Loan campaign.
All of the designs were donated by distinguished
American artists.
The brutality and atrocty with which the
Germans wage war are wildly portrayed in
most Of the posters, and the duty and vital i'm
portance of protecting our country and our wo-
men and children from such an enemy, and Of
lescuing the world and humanity from its curse
are emphasized with all the appeal of art.
One of the posters by Strothrnann is the
lnenacing face of a German soldier with bloody
bayonet the ruins of cathedral and the smoke
ct wanton confagration appear in the picture.
A poster, by Norton, shows a pair of bloody
German military boots with the Injunction
keep These Off. of the United States" There
is strong appeal in the picture, by Everett, of
q nothei With an infant at her breast and an
other child clinging to her skirts, with one arm
stretched out in agonizing appeal; the legend
is Must Children Die and Mothers Plead in
Vain
The Statue of Liberty crumbling under Ger
man shell fire and New York City in flames is
pictured by Pennell with the legend "That
Liberty Shall Not Perish From the Earth y
Hun or Homer" is the caption of picture by
Raleigh representing German soldier invad-
ing home while a little girl with baby in her
arms gazes in mortal fear and apprehension.
The bloody imprint of hand, ''The Hun-His
Mark" makes a striking poster, by ST. John,
with the exhortation, blot It Out With Lib
frty Bonds Remember Belgium appears in
poster by Young above slhoutte of a Ger
man soldier dragging away terrified Belgian
girl; the BACKGROUND is vivid fire and ruin.
A new note is struck in the poster, by Will
Hams, ''For yictory'-the figure of Victory
bearing sword in one hand and the American
shield in the other leading our troops; the
American eagle and flag appear in the picture
Come On is the caption of picture, by
Whitehead, of determined American soldier
with prepared bayonet standing over body of
dead German. Victory figures again in the
beautiful female figure standing out against the
American flag and pointing out to sea; she
towers above gun crew in action upon an
American battleship when gun is being ac-
tualy served This picture, which is by How
ard Chandler Christy., is declared by experts tc
be technically accurate even to the marking OF
the shell which shows it to be an actual service
shell for sinking submarines and not target
shell.
The eleventh design is an enlarged picture Of
the Fourth Liberty Loan Button.
Exhortations to buy bonds and support The
Fourth Liberty Loan are carried on all the pos
tiers.
We like. every one Of the posters so well tina
we are going to put the entire set on the wall
Of our office. They will be an inspiration to II
while we work and we nope that they will b