--- title: Publications of the Committee on Public Information in the United States url: https://propagandaarchive.org/library/creel-how-we-advertised-america-1920/42-publications-of-the-committee-on-public-informat/ description: Publications of the Committee on Public Information in the United States, from How We Advertised America by George Creel. section: FRAME --- ![Illustration: an interwar radio-and-newsreel intelligence collage with a 1930s map of Europe and propaganda poster proofs.](https://propagandaarchive.org/static/generated/detail/hero-interwar.jpg) [Library](https://propagandaarchive.org/library/creel-how-we-advertised-america-1920/) · Book · [How We Advertised America](https://propagandaarchive.org/library/creel-how-we-advertised-america-1920/) # Publications of the Committee on Public Information in the United States This text - **Work:** [How We Advertised America](https://propagandaarchive.org/library/creel-how-we-advertised-america-1920/) - **Author:** George Creel - **Published:** 1920 Full details - **Rights:** Published in the United States in 1920, more than 95 years ago, so in the public domain in the United States; the Internet Archive lists the scan as not in copyright. Creel died in 1953, so the text is also in the public domain in countries that count the author's life plus 70 years. Chapters 1. [Dedicatory](https://propagandaarchive.org/library/creel-how-we-advertised-america-1920/01-dedicatory/) 2. [Foreword](https://propagandaarchive.org/library/creel-how-we-advertised-america-1920/02-foreword/) 3. Part I: The Domestic Section 4. [The “Second Lines”](https://propagandaarchive.org/library/creel-how-we-advertised-america-1920/03-the-second-lines/) 5. [The “Censorship” Bugbear](https://propagandaarchive.org/library/creel-how-we-advertised-america-1920/04-the-censorship-bugbear/) 6. [The “Fourth of July Fake”](https://propagandaarchive.org/library/creel-how-we-advertised-america-1920/05-the-fourth-of-july-fake/) 7. [The Committee’s “Aircraft Lies”](https://propagandaarchive.org/library/creel-how-we-advertised-america-1920/06-the-committee-s-aircraft-lies/) 8. [Relations with Congress](https://propagandaarchive.org/library/creel-how-we-advertised-america-1920/07-relations-with-congress/) 9. [The Division of News](https://propagandaarchive.org/library/creel-how-we-advertised-america-1920/08-the-division-of-news/) 10. [The Four Minute Men](https://propagandaarchive.org/library/creel-how-we-advertised-america-1920/09-the-four-minute-men/) 11. [The Fight for the Mind of Mankind](https://propagandaarchive.org/library/creel-how-we-advertised-america-1920/10-the-fight-for-the-mind-of-mankind/) 12. [The Battle of the Films](https://propagandaarchive.org/library/creel-how-we-advertised-america-1920/11-the-battle-of-the-films/) 13. [The “Battle of the Fences”](https://propagandaarchive.org/library/creel-how-we-advertised-america-1920/12-the-battle-of-the-fences/) 14. [The War Expositions](https://propagandaarchive.org/library/creel-how-we-advertised-america-1920/13-the-war-expositions/) 15. [The Speaking Division](https://propagandaarchive.org/library/creel-how-we-advertised-america-1920/14-the-speaking-division/) 16. [The Advertising Division](https://propagandaarchive.org/library/creel-how-we-advertised-america-1920/15-the-advertising-division/) 17. [The “Americanizers”](https://propagandaarchive.org/library/creel-how-we-advertised-america-1920/16-the-americanizers/) 18. [Work among the Foreign-Born](https://propagandaarchive.org/library/creel-how-we-advertised-america-1920/17-work-among-the-foreign-born/) 19. [A Wonderful Fourth of July](https://propagandaarchive.org/library/creel-how-we-advertised-america-1920/18-a-wonderful-fourth-of-july/) 20. [The “Official Bulletin”](https://propagandaarchive.org/library/creel-how-we-advertised-america-1920/19-the-official-bulletin/) 21. [Division of Women’s War-Work](https://propagandaarchive.org/library/creel-how-we-advertised-america-1920/20-division-of-women-s-war-work/) 22. [Other Divisions](https://propagandaarchive.org/library/creel-how-we-advertised-america-1920/21-other-divisions/) 23. [Showing America to the Foreign Press](https://propagandaarchive.org/library/creel-how-we-advertised-america-1920/22-showing-america-to-the-foreign-press/) 24. Part II: The Foreign Section 25. [The Fight in Foreign Countries](https://propagandaarchive.org/library/creel-how-we-advertised-america-1920/23-the-fight-in-foreign-countries/) 26. [America’s World News Service](https://propagandaarchive.org/library/creel-how-we-advertised-america-1920/24-america-s-world-news-service/) 27. [The Foreign Mail Service](https://propagandaarchive.org/library/creel-how-we-advertised-america-1920/25-the-foreign-mail-service/) 28. [Fighting with Films](https://propagandaarchive.org/library/creel-how-we-advertised-america-1920/26-fighting-with-films/) 29. [Breaking through the Enemy Censorship](https://propagandaarchive.org/library/creel-how-we-advertised-america-1920/27-breaking-through-the-enemy-censorship/) 30. [France, England, and Italy](https://propagandaarchive.org/library/creel-how-we-advertised-america-1920/28-france-england-and-italy/) 31. [The Work in Mexico](https://propagandaarchive.org/library/creel-how-we-advertised-america-1920/29-the-work-in-mexico/) 32. [The Work in Switzerland](https://propagandaarchive.org/library/creel-how-we-advertised-america-1920/30-the-work-in-switzerland/) 33. [The Work in Holland](https://propagandaarchive.org/library/creel-how-we-advertised-america-1920/31-the-work-in-holland/) 34. [The Work in Spain](https://propagandaarchive.org/library/creel-how-we-advertised-america-1920/32-the-work-in-spain/) 35. [The Work in Scandinavia](https://propagandaarchive.org/library/creel-how-we-advertised-america-1920/33-the-work-in-scandinavia/) 36. [The Work in the Orient](https://propagandaarchive.org/library/creel-how-we-advertised-america-1920/34-the-work-in-the-orient/) 37. [The Work in South America](https://propagandaarchive.org/library/creel-how-we-advertised-america-1920/35-the-work-in-south-america/) 38. [The Russian Campaign](https://propagandaarchive.org/library/creel-how-we-advertised-america-1920/36-the-russian-campaign/) 39. Part III: Demobilization 40. [After the Armistice](https://propagandaarchive.org/library/creel-how-we-advertised-america-1920/37-after-the-armistice/) 41. [“Americanizing” Mittel Europa](https://propagandaarchive.org/library/creel-how-we-advertised-america-1920/38-americanizing-mittel-europa/) 42. [Confusion and Neglect](https://propagandaarchive.org/library/creel-how-we-advertised-america-1920/39-confusion-and-neglect/) 43. Appendix 44. [The American Newspaper Publishers’ Association](https://propagandaarchive.org/library/creel-how-we-advertised-america-1920/40-the-american-newspaper-publishers-association/) 45. [“Savagery” vs. Sanity](https://propagandaarchive.org/library/creel-how-we-advertised-america-1920/41-savagery-vs-sanity/) 46. [Publications of the Committee on Public Information in the United States](https://propagandaarchive.org/library/creel-how-we-advertised-america-1920/42-publications-of-the-committee-on-public-informat/) [← “Savagery” vs. Sanity](https://propagandaarchive.org/library/creel-how-we-advertised-america-1920/41-savagery-vs-sanity/) [Back to contents →](https://propagandaarchive.org/library/creel-how-we-advertised-america-1920/) **Content note:** Quotes wartime anti-German language, including "Hun", and period terms for racial and national groups. This object is shown as it was published. [Why](https://propagandaarchive.org/about/#as-it-was) IN THE UNITED STATES RED, WHITE, AND BLUE SERIES 1. How the War Came to America 5,428,048 Swedish edition 67,487 Polish " 82,658 German " 292,610 Italian " 129,860 Spanish 96,816 Bohemian " 121,058 Portuguese " 9,375 2. National Service Handbook 454,699 3. The Battle-line of Democracy 94,848 4. The President's Flag Day Address, with Evidence of Germany's Plans 6,813,340 5. Conquest and Kultur. Edited by WALLACE NOTE- STEIN and ELMER E. STOLL (University of Minnesota) 1,203,607 6. German War Practices. Part I. "Treatment of Civilians." Edited by DANA C. MUNRO (Princeton University), GEORGE C. SELLERY (University of Wisconsin), and AUGUST C. KREY (University of Minnesota) 1,592,801 7. War Cyclopedia. A Handbook for Ready Reference on the Great War. Edited by FREDERIC L. PAXSON (JJniversity of Wisconsin), EDWARD S. CORWIN (Princeton University), and SAMUEL B. HARDING (Indiana University) 195,231 8. German Treatment of Conquered Territory. (Part II of German War Practices.) Edited by DANA C. MUNRO (Princeton University), GEORGE C. SELLERY (University of Wisconsin), and AU- GUST C. KREY (University of Minnesota) 720,848 9. War, Labor, and Peace: Some Recent Addresses and Writings of the President 584,027 10. German Plots and Intrigues. Edited by E. E. SPERRY of Syracuse University and W. M. WEST, formerly of Minnesota 127,153 WAR INFORMATION SERIES 1. The War Message and the Facts Behind It. Edited by WILLIAM STERNS DAVIS (University of Minnesota) 2,499,903 2. The Nation in Arms. Two addresses by Secretaries LANE and BAKER 1,666,231 3. The Government of Germany. By CHARLES D. HAZEN (Columbia University) 1,798,155 German edition 20,500 4. The Great War: From Spectator to Participant. By ANDREW C. MCLAUGHLIN (University of Chicago) 1,581,903 5. A War of Self-defense. Addresses by Secretary LANSING and Louis F. POST, Assistant Secretary of Labor 721,944 6. American Loyalty. By American Citizens of German Descent 702,598 7. Amerikanische Burgertreue. A German translation of Number 6 564,787 8. American Interest in Popular Government Abroad. By E. B. GREENE (University of Illinois) 596,533 9. Home Heading Course for Citizen Soldiers. Prepared by the War Department 361,000 10. First Session of the War Congress. By CHARLES MERZ 608,950 11. The German War Code. By G. W. SCOTT (Columbia University) and J. W. GARNER (University of Illinois) 514,452 12. American and Allied Ideals. By STUART P. SHER- MAN (University of Illinois) 228,986 13. German Militarism and Its German Critics. By CHARLES ALTSCHUL 303,600 German edition 103,300 14. The War for Peace. By ARTHUR D. COLL, Secretary of the American Peace Society 302,370 15. Why America Fights Germany. By JOHN P. TATLOCK (Stanford University) 725,345 16. The Study of the Great War. By SAMUEL B. HARDING (Indiana University) 678,929 17. The Activities of the Committee on Public Information 23,800 18. Regimental History of the U. S. Regular Army (for war correspondents only) 1,000 19. Lieber and Schurz: Two Loyal Americans of German Birth. By E. B. GREENE (University of Illinois) 26,360 20. The German-Bolshevik Conspiracy. Documents and report by EDGAR SISSON 137,375 21. America's War Aims and Peace Terms. By CARL BECKER (Cornell University) 719,315 LOYALTY LEAFLETS A series of leaflets of ordinary envelope size 1. Friendly Words to the Foreign Born. By HON. JOSEPH BUFFINGTON, senior United States Circuit Judge of the Third Circuit. (Translations into the principal foreign languages.) 570,543 2. The Prussian System. By FREDERIC C. WAL- COTT, of the United States Food Administration 571,036 3. Labor and the War. President Wilson's address to the American Federation of Labor, November 12. 1917 509,550 4. A War Message to the Farmer. By PRESIDENT WILSON 546,911 5. Plain Issues of the War. By ELIHU ROOT, ex- Secretary of State 112,492 6. Ways to Serve the Nation. A proclamation by the President, April 16, 1917 568,907 7. What Really Matters. By a well-known newspaper writer 574,502 PUBLICATIONS FOR "THE FRIENDS OF GERMAN DEMOCRACY" (In German) My London Mission (Prince Lichnowsky) 661,300 The Meaning of America 10,421 The Democratic Rising of the German People in '4$. . . 20,320 On Loyalty, Liberty, and Democracy 19,070 American Friends of German Democracy 61,500 Democracy, the Heritage of All 30,000 The Root of the Evil 30,000 No Qualified Americanism 30,100 German Militarism and Its German Critics 1,500 PUBLICATIONS FOR DIVISION OF AMERICAN ALLIANCE FOR LABOR AND DEMOCRACY Why Workingmen Support the War 313,535 Who Is Paying for This War 313,082 German Socialists and the War 316,005 To the Workers of Free America 323,605 What Can Your Local Branch Do? 15,000 Labor's Red, White, and Blue Book 99,385 PUBLICATIONS FOR FOREIGN SECTION The Freedom of the World (Spanish) 102,967 The German Plan (Spanish) 95,798 American Loyalty (Spanish) 124,229 The Meaning of the War 125,100 The Lichnowsky Revelation (Spanish) 46,850 Labor and the War (Spanish) 48,611 A Call to My Fatherland (German) 60,500 German Plots and Intrigues (Spanish) 49,750 German Plots and Intrigues (Portuguese) 15,000 America's War Aims (Spanish) 98,000 MISCELLANEOUS National School Service 4,251,570 The Kaiserite in America. By HARVEY J. O'HiGGiNS 5,550,521 Germany's Confession 324,935 The German Whisper. By HARVEY J. O'HIGGINS. . . 437,484 Farmers9 Bulletin 8,000 Purpose and Scope of the Speaking Division 25,000 Issues of the War at a Glance 25,000 For Freedom (Serbian National Defense) 5,000 War Savings Campaign Appeals 6,000 War Publications Bulletin 13,126,006 Division of Films Bulletin 121,119 Selective Service Registration Bulletin 756,700 Advertising Bulletin (for Registration Day) 112,000 "Register" (Four Minute Men) 1,606,350 Poster. "Why Germany Wants Peace" 31,000 Posters. "Capitol Building" 26,100 Posters. "Independence Hall" 26,100 Posters for War Cyclopedia 2,050 Posters. "America Gave You All" 7,500 Map. "The Pan-German Plan" 122,000 Newspaper, United States Department of Labor. . . . 80,000 Streamers, Four Minute Men 25,000 Nine lectures to accompany slides 45,000 War Work of Women in Colleges .' • 50,000 Post-cards J 1,687,408 Official Bulletin 2,154,809 46 Bulletins for Four Minute Men 4,974,000 26 Bulletins for Bureau of Cartoons 25,000 America in War and Peace (Ukrainian) 40,000 A Message to American Hungarians (Magyar) 40,000 Abraham Lincoln (Russian) 40,000 75,099,023 [← “Savagery” vs. Sanity](https://propagandaarchive.org/library/creel-how-we-advertised-america-1920/41-savagery-vs-sanity/) [Back to contents →](https://propagandaarchive.org/library/creel-how-we-advertised-america-1920/) How We Advertised America, George Creel. Published in the United States in 1920, more than 95 years ago, so in the public domain in the United States; the Internet Archive lists the scan as not in copyright. Creel died in 1953, so the text is also in the public domain in countries that count the author's life plus 70 years. [Provenance and rights](https://propagandaarchive.org/library/creel-how-we-advertised-america-1920/).