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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1919
Page
4
A fragment shows Edith lamenting a social event where she aimed to talk but found no eligible bachelor present. Her Aunt notes many other girls were also seeking conversation, suggesting a lack of attentive listeners at the gathering.
William Fox presents William Farnum in For Freedom a powerful photodrama of jailbird redemption through patriotism and valor on the battlefield directed by Frank Lloyd Betty Compson and George Larkin Also on the bill Say Young Fellow Houdini Master Mystery Independence B gosh with Mack Sennett comedy Thursday features Bert Lytell in Faith Friday brings The Danger Zone with Madlaine Traverse plus Pearl White and The Lightning Raider consider a reception room in J P Morgan home and The Breakers Vanderbilt home scenes
The coming Victory Liberty Loan is described as a Thanksgiving Loan for a grateful nation. The author notes the war spared many lives, recalls France's losses, and argues that debt in the next issue is manageable within a strong economy. Public resolve and support for repaying the loan are emphasized as essential.
Filmmaker David Wark Griffith describes Hearts of the World as a grim great war story with battle scenes shot on French fields under British and French permission. Cast includes Lillian and Dorothy Gish and Robert Harron. Griffith and his crew endured bombardments, aided by a steel helmet and gas protection, with no major injuries beyond a minor arm wound.
Lewis B. Franklin, head of the U S war loan drive, argues that unspent war supplies and credit funded the peace. He says money raised through the Fifth Liberty Loan will bank on saved lives and a rapid final victory. Franklin predicts at least 20 million subscribers for the next loan.
A motivational maxim urges belief in victory and resilience. It frames self doubt as a barrier to success and emphasizes mental courage as the path to overcoming challenges.
Advertising leaders across the country pledge to buy newspaper space again to support the Victorious Fifth Liberty Loan. Officials warn against bank absorption of funds, urging a public education campaign and an intensive drive centered on finishing the job, peace and prosperity, and investment themes.
The piece underscores total Liberty Loan funding reaching 17.9 billion dollars with a new request for 5 billion. It argues the government must pay war bills despite armistice and credits American sacrifices while urging public support and savings for the upcoming Liberty Loan.
The phrase crossing the Rubicon, from Julius Caesar’s march across the river, denotes an irreversible step. John Adams used the line The die is now cast in a near start of the war letter written after the Battle of Bunker Hill.
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