War frivolities
At center, a brawl is underway among reserve soldiers anxious for action. Surrounding vignettes depict war-related shortages and other problems at home, such as “printing the baseball news on the tenth page now” and “no more Paris fashions.” At top, boxer Jack Johnson approaches a French soldier playing “Aux Armes Citoyens” on the trumpet. At bottom is “Our valiant correspondent at the front” locked in a safe labeled “The Daily Howl” in the middle of a battlefield.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1914-09-05