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r*1 mu roil help our boys abroad? \ /: [Every Mar., Woman and Child Can Join to Send News of This Town Into the Front Line " Trenches. WHOLE NATION MOVES j T8 SANiSH SOLITUDE jOur Heroes Are Calling From Over There?Give What You Can to Help Those From Home. """"""" I Every citizen interested in the boys vlic* katma fATtrr> r\attt of f)^A QTI/) vi um uviuc tv ?f u uvvv at uiv uvuvj uuu in the brave women who equally are serving their country abroad, has an opportunity to show his appreciation j pf the sacrifice they are making. The 1 opportunity comes as a result of the ; generosity and thought of Colonel William Boyce Thompson of New York, Who has conceived and put into execution what is known as the Home Paper Service. . Under the plan, every man and woman in foreign service will receive the town newspaper, and so be kept in constant touch with the places and the j people they know and love. Every branch of the United States j Government is interested in the plan, ! The Government realizes the importance of keeping those in the service j happy and constantly in touch with ' their home ties and associations. Noth' ing is more depressing in a national, I emergency than the spirit of loneliness in those serving their country, and ofv ficials know that nothing can dispel ! * this feeling more effectually than read- j ing the home town newspaper. f Publishers of newspapers in all parts . of the country?this newspaper included?have grasped with pleasure the !'' plan outlined by Colonel Thompson, and they have .agreed to co-operate in j every way. Under the ruling of the War Industries Board newspaper publishers are : forbidden to send their newspapers free, even to soldidrs. The newspaper j ' must be subscribed for in the regular way, the only exception being soldiers who formerly were in the employ of ithe newsoaner and who left that serv lice to enlist. Colonel Thompson therefore proposes that the public in each community contribute to a fund so that j the home newspaper (in our case this {newspaper) may reach every man and I woman now in the service of his coun- I jtry. ? j ' Anyone may contribute to the fund, find any sum may be contributed. It Is Hot necessary to contribute the entire amount of one subscription. It does | not matter whether the rich man sends i !n one hundred dollars or the poor boy [>r little girl sends in five cents. Each ,%ift will be a message of love and help- ' Soilness to the u^me town folks "Over JTfc^re." The money will be lumped Into \one fund, out of which subscriptions frill be entered as fast as the money h? received. , i f j CotitribalQrs who send in the full ce erf a year's subscription may, if * they wish; designate to what particular person they syridk the newspaper sent, but if the nante gfven is already listed as receiving th# paper, then the publisher reserves the right to apply the subscription to somv less fortunate sol- j dier boy or noble woman who is just as lonely for news of hpme and home folks. \ The name of every contributor to ; this home paper service wt?J be published in this newspaper, and the name > of everyone entered for a subscription I will be published as well as the number of those remaining whose subscrip-, tions have not been covered. If the amount of money received ? ?*v?on Ka mnra i? nopascflrv tr? sond puau UV U1VIV UM?U W UVVVIAAUj vv the paper to every person from the town now in the service, then the balance will be turned over to the Red Cross. The plan Is endorsed by the publisher of this newspaper without any thought of profit, cither directly or in-1 directly, but with a sincere desire to help keep the home fires burning and I to send to our heroes and heroines j news of our town, to keep their hearts warm for us and to let them know [they are constantly in our minds. The publisher, of course, cannot | make a profit on circulation, and additional circulation such as this will be? circulation from non-purchasers sent far across the sea?can have no added value to the advertiser. These facts are stated so that every contributor may feel that every cent contributed goes to the good cause. The mothers of our boys are facing 'an ordeal with a bravery that comtnands respect and admiration. Here ! and there where tiny stars are turned ' from blue to gold, where anguish grips ; the heart, the nation stands in silence and honors the women who have given of their blood, the very bone of their I jbone, to their country. To them, home - * xi 1 x> :i. : has lost its meaning?ui? sum uj. h has fled?there is no home, it is just a place, and no place is quite so lonely, unless it be within the hearts of those brave sons in far oil France who long for just a word of home. There cannot be a man, there cannot be a woman, i/ok not even a child, who will fail to contribute just u little to make the hearts of these patriots lighter. iio: one. Isot in our town, i I'. Southeast heroes get SUPPLES a WHOLESALE , RED TRIANGLE SHOULDERS EXPE MANUFACTURERS TO CANT REDUCED TO FINAL I NOW ARE VER> I The Americans overseas with Per j the high cost of living that are absolu ! this side of the Atlantic. Even their j cuits, cakes and similar articles, are j erablv lower than those charged by This is made possible because the j ! over all post exchanges in France at tl so that the Red Triangle is now condu in the world. Tobacco and other "suplementary" in khaki at exactly wholesale prices, and even shoulders the financial loss e portation from the manufacturer to th< The American troopers can buy F about 8 cents; Camels, 35 centimes, c centimes, or about 3 cents; Lucky Sti Murads, 65 centimes or about 11 cents 4 cents; Prince Albert, 40 centimes, oi or about 5 cents; Star Chewing, 35 cei Capt. George M. Lynch, former j Military College, Gainesville, Fla., but ] made several trips overseas and has inves ing in the post exchanges under Y. M. while some difficulty was experienced and the boys are getting their supplies ????????? Designed Southeas y / 1 W/M? WPjy^'y j^__/ Mlas Katherine C. Budd, of New 1 houses of the Southeastern Departmeu construction of one at Dorr Field, near of New York and Boston, architect for tary establishments. SERVEDLEMONADETO 1 CHATEAU-THIERRY VETS ??? Salvation Army Workers Face Death p That Soldier Heroes May Have Re- j lief From Parched Throats. Huge barrels of lemonade served to i the American troops during the bat-. I tie of Chateau-Thierry furnished only ? ?ne instance of the service being h rendered to the soldiers of Uncle Sam 1 and his allies by the Salvation Army r workers now detailed with the fight-, s Ing units on the western front. ! * The troops had been hammering b at the Boche all day and all night;3 and many of them had been put out ; of action during the terrific fighting,! but although suffering from wounds v made by shrapnel, rifle bullets and j hand grenades, most of the injured j men were conscious and many of, them able to get about with the aid , of improvised crutches. The surgeons, .. were busy in the dressing stations1. and the waiting soldiers wanted noth-1 ing so much as a good drink of i something cold and refreshing. Then it was that the Salvation Army workers came along with several barrels filled with sure enough lem- v osade. Where they got the lemons or the sugar nobody ws, but the soldiers asked no que- -tions as they ^ dove fov the tin cups .c it were piled f olnnrrcirl^ Iho hflrrpls On ? hllfP truck V The surgeons said afterward that cthe lemonade served to keep down c the temperature of many a lad whose j wounds could not be dressed until ( the most serious cases had been at j tended to. And what that cupful oi' good old Yankee drink meant tc! those boys who had just come out oi' the inferno of Chateau-Thierry, will j never be told. ! c It is just that kind of service that e is making the Salvation Army organi- i zation with the military forces of the i allies one of the most potent factors i in welfare work. As one of the sever ] great war work organizations par . ticipating in the united war wort i fund drive in November, the Salva tion Army will be enabled, through its share of the $170,500,000 to con- ; tinuc its operations with the fighting men. ! l "Y" HUTS IN FOREST. ; i In the pine forests of Alabama, Geor- ' gia, Tennessee and other states of the 1 Southeast, where men are hewing wood to be used in the war program, the Y. M. C. A. is locating huts and tents so that they may be of service to these loyal workers. In so doing the "Y"' is building up the morale oi the men who are aiding the shipbui:& Ins program. IN FRANCE ^ I LESS THAN FECES OVER HERE | NSE OF TRANSPORTATION FROM j EENS IN FRANCE?SYSTEM BASIS AND RESULTS f gratifying. "Shing Lave facilities for combattting tely beyond the reach of civilians on small luxuries, such as tobacco, bisobtainable at prices that are considretailers in American cities: Army and Navy Y. M. C. A. has taken le direct request of General Pershing, j cting the greatest business enterprise supplies are distributed to the boys The "Y" makes not a penny of profit ntailed by footing the bills for trans3 canteens at the front. 'atima cigarettes for 50 centimes, or r about 6 cents; Sweet Caporals, 20 rikes, 30 centimes, or about 5 cents; ; Bull Durham, 25 centimes, or about about 7 cents; Velvet, 30 centimes, itimes, or about 6 cents, assistant commandant at the Florida now in the Red Triangle Service, has tigated thoroughly the conditions existC. A. management. He declares that at first, prices have been stabilized at cost. t Hostess Houses HI A iRCHITECTSc/^eYLx.Ay^/ fork (left), who designs the hostess it, now engaged in supervising the Arcadia, Fla. Miss Gertrude Mayo, other Y. W. C. A. buildings at milir OUND BOOKS DEEP OOWN IN DOG-OUTS American Library Association Books Sure Reach Soldiers, Says Raymond Fosdick "I found the books of the American ibrary Association everywhere in 'ranee," says Raymond Fosdick, chair lan of the National Commission on ^raining Camp Activities, who has just eturned from an extended trip overeas, during which he conducted a horough investigation of the work eing done by the various war work gencies. "I found them in dugouts thirty or orty feet below ground, in cow-barns fhere shrapnel had blown parts of he roof away, as well as in the subtantial huts and tents far back from he firing line. "I have found them in hospitals and [ressing stations; in scattered villages q the training area where our men are lilleted and even in the remote parts f France where the forestry units are arrying out their lonely, but efficient ,nd essential work. Your books are in ontinual demand from the time the oldiers arrive in camp in America mtil they come back home after servce over there." The A. L. A. library service has j rrown tremendously within the past j ew months and millions of books iave been distributed wherever soliiers and sailors are quartered, on sea >r land. "NEED ONLY CREED" SAYSJ5IPSY SMITH: "Need is the only creed over there," j leclared Gipsy Smith, the famous :vaugeusi, speaning 10 enormous auaences in southeastern cities, where nass meetings have been held iD the ntorest of the United War Work campaign to open on November 11. I ? FLORIDA NEWSPAPERS PLEDGE ASSISTANCE Representatives of Florida daily and weekly newspapers in attendance at a luncheon hfcld in connection with a conference of United War Work campaign workers, pledged themselves tc concentrate behind t\e big drive tc open or. November 11. Their action puts Kie fvll strength of the Florida ne\vspaver\fraternit,v n the 11-. Id and in evei^^ section of the state the public will b\iharmed through the columns of the jft.ess just what the aims and objects of th\seven groat war work agencies are iitahis, coming campaign to raice $170,50oX:Q. \ i. ? | SERVICE AS BROAD I AS THE COMMUNITY | - 1 'War Carr.p Community Service Pro- j vides Numberless Intimate Com- j fort3 For Soldiers Club rooms for soldiers, entertainmen to for the boy? in khaki, outings , for convalescent men back frcin France, small, but appreciated ser- j vices to soldiers and their relatives ; and friends?these are some of the , manifold activities of the War Camp ! Community Service. The War Camp Community Ser- ! vice comes close to the intimate life ! of the soldier and provides for his j mental as well as physical comfort J by furnishing the facilities which : make it possible for him to relax | from the strain of military training j and the preparation for overseas j fighting. Its symbol is the red circle and its i activities are as unending as the circumference of its insignia. Thou- | sands of soldier boys take advantage of its facilities and other thousands of relatives and friends of the boys in Uncle Sam's uniform are daily benefited through its various avenues of effort. WING MORALE OF JEWISH TROOPS Work Of Jewish Welfare Board Producing Splendid Results In Camps and Trenches No more effective work toward maintaining the highest morale alaong the American troops has been done by any war organization than by the Jewish Welfare Board, which is engaged in its task of keeping up the lines of communication between the Jewish men in the trenches and training camPs and the folks back home. Believing that in the struggle of morale against "kultur" the American armv has every advantage that will Insure success, the Jewish organization is making its chief issue the stiffening of mental and moral fibre among the soldiers of the Hebrew faith. The for workers is urgent and rabbis* professional men, journalists, social workers and others are entering the service of the Jewish Welfare Board to make up the 400 workers needed to fill the ranks. AMERICAN SOLDIERS ANXIOUS FOR BOOKS American Library Association Pro* viding Reading Matter for Boys On Battle Fronts Despite the fact that the ocean transportation facilities are being taxed to the utmost, the task of providing reading matter for the boys in the trenches is being handled with an efficiency and dispatch that is surprising even to those who are closely in touch with the situation. The American Library Association, which has shouldered the responsibility of collecting books, magazines and newspapers by the millions in every city and town throughout the country, is distributing this huge quantity of reading matter to the men in France through the Y. M. C. A., the Red Cross, the Knights of Columbus and the Salvation Army. SIX Y. W. C. A. WOMEN ' ESCAPE FROM RUSSIA Atlanta, Ga.?The six secretaries sent to Russia a year ago by the Young Women's Christian Association to organize the work of the association in Petrograd and other large cities, have escaped from Russia, is the news just received. The whereabouts of these six women had been unknown for months. Whether they were alive or dead, had been a mere mattter of guess work. HUT SERVICE PROVIDED FOR MEN IN BRITAIN Knights of Columbus Establish Havens for Soldiers In England London.?The Knights of Columbus in Great Britain are making remarkable progress in their efforts to provide facilities that will enable men in the United States forces overseas to enjoy such social entertainment as will help 10 brighten the routine of military and naval life. Up to the present writing, they have established clubs at the following posts: 2Gt) Rdgware Road, London; Market Drayton, Littlehampton. and Inverness. 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