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| Moving Picture World, 17-November-1917 |
To take advantage of "intense interest in our boys abroad," Pathé released a two reeler, "Under the Stars and Stripes in France."
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| Moving Picture World, 03-November-1917 |
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| Moving Picture World, 03-November-1917 |
The British made an early use of tanks in the Battle of Arras. "The Retreat of the Germans" was "part of the official British Government record of the war."
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| Moving Picture World, 24-November-1917 |
This ad for the feature
France in Arms features female figures which represent the US and France.
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| Moving Picture World, 17-November-1917 |
"An actual battle of aeroplanes is pictured, in which a German plane is seen falling from a great height, turning and twisting in the descent."
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| Moving Picture World, 10-November-1917 |
The cost World War One greatly exceeded the normal budget of the Federal
Government. The four Liberty Loans sold war bonds to raise money. The
movie industry dedicated itself to selling a lot of Liberty Bonds. Stars like Marguerite Clark helped to sell Liberty Bonds.
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| Moving Picture World, 10-November-1917 |
Exhibitors and exchange employees sold bonds.
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| Moving Picture World, 10-November-1917 |
Mabel Normand sold bonds.
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| Moving Picture World, 10-November-1917 |
Douglas Fairbanks sold lots of bonds.
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| Moving Picture World, 24-November-1917 |
The Committee on Public Information, the government's propaganda arm during the war,organized Four Minute Men, volunteers who gave short speeches in movie theaters and other public locations to support the Liberty Loan.
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| Moving Picture World, 17-November-1917 |
Other measures helped to pay for the war, including a one cent War Tax on theater tickets.
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| Moving Picture World, 10-November-1917 |
Many people in the industry volunteered for the service. Kalem actor Arthur Albertson served in the Navy.
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| Moving Picture World, 17-November-1917 |
"Over There" was a phrase popularized by a Goerge M Cohan song. It became the title of a movie.
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| Moving Picture World, 10-November-1917 |
The phrase was parodied in "Over Here."
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| Moving Picture World, 17-November-1917 |
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| Moving Picture World, 17-November-1917 |
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