Slaughter in World War I...

THE COURIER-JOURNAL Louisville, Kentucky, May 1, 1918  Ftpg. banner headline on World War I: "STOP ENEMY BY SLAUGHTER" with subheads: "Heavy Thrust By Teutons A Huge Failure" "Allies, In Brilliant Counter, Win Ground On Which Foe Gained Footing" "Half Million Men Lost By Huns In Drive" and more.

Twelve pages, nice condition.

Second Ostend Raid... 1918 Royal Navy...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 10, 1918



* Second Ostend Raid - Belgium

* Royal Navy blockade attempt

* North Sea Operations - WWI



The front page has a banner headline: "BRITISH CLOSE PORT OF OSTEND" with subhead. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era... See More  

1st airmail airplane service... 1918...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 16, 1918



* 1st regular airmail airplane U.S. service (historic)

* 1st airmail stamp delivery - Woodrow Wilson

* James C. Edgerton



This 24 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "FIRST AIR MAIL IN WASHINGTON IN 200 MINUTES", "Flight from New York to Capital with Letters and Parcels Made Without Mishap", "Time... See More  

Bible saves soldier's life - to be given to the United States....

THE MORNING STAR, Wilmington, North Carolina, May 27, 1918  The front page has: "Bible Which Saved His Life to be Given U.S. by Soldier Wilson".  There are many wartime stories concerning a soldier's life being saved by a Bible in his pocket, but this soldier gifted his Bible to the U.S. government.  A wonderful wartime story!

Complete in 8 pages, fragile (typical for... See More  

Nice front page reports on World War I...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, May 31, 1918  Banner headline on World War I: "AMERICANS REPULSE ATTACKS" and subheads including: "Huns Bomb Hospitals Of Americans & British" "German Pressure Continues" "Barbarians Wipe Out Communities By Floods of Gas" "Four Big Assaults Bye Huns Are Beaten After Hot Fighting" and more.

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German U-Boats on American Coast campaign (1918)...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 3, 1918



* German U-Boats - submarines

* North American coast campaign



The front page has a nice banner headline: "DIVERS AT WORK OFF U. S. COAST; Passenger Liner Radios Submarine Attack" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that ... See More  

1918 Capture of Vaux, France...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 7, 1918



* Capture of Vaux - France

* Occupation of Chateau-Thierry

* American forces - River Marne

* World War I - WWI



The front page has a banner headline: "AMERICANS TAKE VAUX" with subheads. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile ... See More  

1918 flying ace David Endicott Putnam killed...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 15, 1918



* David Endicott Putnam - kills

* American flying ace "Ace of Aces"

* United States Air Service pilot

* World War I - WWI



The front page has a one column heading: "American Airman Downs Five Hun Airplanes In One Day" (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard t... See More  

HMHS Llandovery Castle sinking... German U-boat...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 1, 1918



* HMHS Llandovery Castle sinking

* Canadian hospital ship disaster

* SM U-86 German U-boat torpedo attack

* World War I - WWI submarine



The front page has a nice banner headline: "GERMANS SINK HOSPITAL SHIP" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era.... See More  

1918 Battle of Le Hamel, Somme, France...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 4, 1918



* Capture - Battle of Hamel - France

* Australian & United States Army victory



The front page has a two column heading: "HAMEL RECAPTURED: BIG GAINS ARE MADE AT SEVERAL POINTS" (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from t... See More  

2nd battle of the Marne begins... WWI...

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Mass., July 17, 1918



* 2nd battle of the Marne begins

* World War I - WWI



The top of the front page has a four column headline: "GERMAN ATTACK HELD UP EVERYWHERE; Americans Gain By Powerful Counter-Attacks; Recapture Several Towns South Of MArne River" with subheads. (see)

Complete in 14 pages, light toning and some wear at the margins, small library label... See More  

Tyler MN tornado disaster...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 22, 1918



* Tyler MN Minnesota

* Tornado disaster (1st report)



This 20 page newspaper has small one column headings on page 7: "13 Killed In Tornado" and "Tyler, Minn., Is Wrecked by Windstorm" which is a 1st report on the tornado disaster at Tyler, Minnesota. Unfortunate for such a small inside page report, probably because the first few pages ... See More  

Early flight... Military maneuvers... Color cover...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, September 7, 1918 Interesting full ftpg. diagram-illustration about dogfighting: "Tricks used in aerial combat: First, the 'horizontal vrille'; second the 'retournment'; third, the change of direction; and fourth, the 'renversement', all as seen from the side."

Inside the issue are a variety of articles, illustrations, and advertise... See More  

President Wilson backs suffrage movement...

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, Mass., October 1, 1918 



*President Wilson's Suffrage speech to the Senate



The front page of this issue has the heading: "PRESIDENT WILSON URGES SUFFRAGE IN SENATE SPEECH". , which reports on the historic speech he gave before the United States Senate. Additionally, the article includes the text of his speech and continues on pg. ... See More  

Battle of Cambrai 1918...

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Georgia, October 10, 1918 



* Battle of Cambrai 

* World War I - WWI 



This 16 page newspaper has a six column headline on the front page: "GERMAN ARMIES IN FULL FLIGHT ON CAMBRAI-ST. QUENTIN FRONT" with subheads. (see)



Other news of the day with much on World War I. Usual browning with minor margin wear and small library on the front p... See More  

HMS Otranto sinking... WWI troopship...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 12, 1918 



* HMS Otranto sinks (1st report) 

* World War I 



This 24 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "TRANSPORT SUNK; 372 AMERICANS MISSING" with subheads (see photos). 1st report coverage on the sinking of the HMS Otranto during World War I.



Other news and various advertisements of the day throughout with ... See More  

Volume one issue of the famous Stars & Stripes...

THE STARS AND STRIPES, France, Nov. 8, 1918  This was the official newspaper of the American Expeditionary Forces from World War I and is a volume 1 issue. Logically the content is focused on war events. This issue was published just 3 days before the war's end.

Eight pages, various light wear, generally good.

11th hour, 11th day, 11th month... End of World War I...

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The end of World War I - Armistice...

(5) THE GREENSBOROUGH PATRIOT, North Carolina, Nov. 14, 1918 (with Oct. 7, 10, 14, 17)  This 5 issue set covers the lead up to the end of WWI, and concludes with a report on the terms of Armistice being signed by German - bringing an end to the war.

The front page of the Nov. 14, 1918 issue contains: "THE GERMANS SIGN ALL THE ARMISTICE TERMS".  Each additional issue has a fron... See More  

Woodrow Wilson's 1918 Thanksgiving proclamation...

THE GREENSBORO PATRIOT, North Carolina, Nov. 21, 1918



* President Woodrow Wilson

* Thanksgiving proclamation

* World War I Peace - WWI



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "President Bids Nation Return Thanks For Peace" with subheads and complete text of the proclamation which is signed in type: Woodrow Wilson.

Complete with 8 pages, light toning at the margins, a... See More  

North Germany forms new Republic... Post WWI activity...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, November 25, 1918



* North Germany forms new Republic

* Great Post WWI coverage



Page one has the 6-column, 3-line heading: "North Germany Forms New Republic; 28 More U-Boats Are Surrendered; Americans Enter Rhenish Prussia," with multiple related subheads. See images for details.

Other news of the day along with period advertising is found throughout.

Note: Alth... See More  

Edmond Rostand dies... President Wilson becomes the 1st...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 3, 1918



* President Woodrow Wilson delivers State of the Union Address

* Prepares to become 1st President to set foot on European soil

* Edmond Rostand of Cyrano de Bergerac fame dies



The front page has a three-line, full-banner headline: "PRESIDENT SAYS IT IS HIS FIRST DUTY TO GO TO EUROPE...," with considerable text regarding his delivery of the an... See More  

THE AMAROC NEWS, Coblenz, Germany, 1919. The masthead features an eagle and a scroll (see photos). This is an interesting newspaper published by the: "American Army Of Occupation" at "Coblenz on the Rhine" from just after the end of WWI. A quite rare title. Note that the photo is "generic" and the issue you get will not have these specific photos or be of this specific date-but wi... See More  

From the World War I era, a military paper...

PLANE NEWS, On Active Service, French, January 25, 1919  This is noted as the: "Air Service Paper of the A.E.F." from World War I. This is also noted as the "Souvenir Edition dedicated to Maj. Gen. Mason M. Patrick." Noted at the top of page 2 is: "Published every Saturday a Third Aviation Instruction Center, American Expeditionary Forces, France.

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League of Nations is created....

NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 4, 1919  



* League of Nations 1st meeting

* Paris Peace Conference



The top of the front page has a four column headline: "WILSON TELLS CHEERING DEPUTIES FRANCE IS YET FRONTIER OF FREEDOM; COMMITTEE GETS FULL LEAGUE PLAN" with many subheads.  This is reporting on the Paris Peace Conference which would create the League Of Nations.

Complete in 24 page... See More