The Eastern Question Extra by D. W. Reavis

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Nov 19, 1914

The Eastern Question Extra

By D. W. Reavis

THE REVIEW Extra No. 2—“The Eastern Question”—was placed on two of our large presses early Sunday morning, November 8, and orders given to run full speed in the attempt to catch up with the orders reaching the office before the Extra could be put in type.

Never before in the history of our publishing work have we witnessed so great interest in the issuing of any of our periodicals as that demonstrated through advance rush orders for the REVIEW EXTRA No. 2. As soon as it was decided to issue this second Extra, the news seemed to take wings, and in some way reached the field near by. Immediately the wire orders began to come in. The New Jersey Conference president wired his workers about the new Extra, and had orders for 50,000 copies with us in less than forty-eight hours after it was decided to issue it; and before the copy could be prepared and set in type, over 100,000 copies had been ordered.

Up to the time of going to press (November 13) nearly five hundred thousand copies have been ordered. Orders are coming in by the thousands in every mail.

As soon as Turkey entered the European war, letters and telegrams were sent by a number of our workers, asking the Review and Herald to bring out another REVIEW EXTRA at once. They did not wait for an answer as to whether the Extra would be issued, but sent along orders with their request, and marked these orders “rush.” They virtually made an inquiry-demand, and ordered immediate fulfillment.

Everything seems quite favorable for the prediction that the second Extra will have a larger circulation than the first Extra. Certainly the message it bears is far more important. It contains a definite message for this time. It is the strongest and most pointed presentation of the present issue we have had. Orders will be filled promptly.

D. W. REAVIS.