1918-05-23 Mid-Week Pictorial Magazine Contents

1918/05/23 –

Mid-Week Pictorial – Published Weekly by the New York Times Company. Measures 11″ X 16″. Volume 7, Number 12 – May 23, 1918

Largely consisting of photos with captions though with occassional blocks of longer text, the Mid-Week Pictorial is photojournalism before LIFE. Basically a roto section of The New York Times.

Interesting contents picked up from paging through this particular issue are as follows:

Cover: THE FORE FUNNEL OF THE BRITISH CRUISER VINDICTIVE AFTER THE ATTACK ON SEEBRUGGE AND OSTEND, APRIL 23, 1918 …

Full-page photo: An American Infantry Regiment as It Appears When Drawn Up In Marching Order

Photos with brief article: Americans on the Battle Front in France

2 pages of photos: Vivid Snapshots of Battle Scenes During the Great Clash of Armies in France and Flanders

Photos, map, brief article over 2 pages: British Expeditions in Mesopotamia and Palestine Pushing Steadily Ahead Despite Strong Resistance

Full-page photo: British Field Guns Hurrying to the Front to Check the German Advance

2-page center spread: 3 photos with large map, brief article, headlined: The German Submarine Bases at Ostend and Zeebrugge, Blocked Up by Two Daring Naval Attacks

Full-page photo: British Airplanes on the Western Front Before Ascending to Discover Enemy Positions

Photos, some text: Lloyd George Still British National Leader in War – pics of Lloyd George plus Asquith, Maurice, French, Sackville-West, Carey

Photos: The French Armies Share in Checking the Germans

Full-page photo: Italian Outpost on Duty on the Mountain Front

Our Nations Roll of Honor — 1 page showing 14 faces total of those Americans killed in action

Full page ad on back cover: D.W. Griffith’s Supreme Triumph “Hearts of the World” with 8 photos including shots of 3 of Lillian Gish with Bobby Harron, one of Lillian with Dorothy Gish, Lillian Gish and Ben Alexander, 2 of Lillian Gish with Germans, one of D.W. Griffith