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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.
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Every citizen interested in the boys
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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 ?
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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
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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,
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Southeast heroes
get SUPPLES a
WHOLESALE
, RED TRIANGLE SHOULDERS EXPE
MANUFACTURERS TO CANT
REDUCED TO FINAL I
NOW ARE VER>
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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
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Designed Southeas
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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
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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.
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"Y" HUTS IN FOREST.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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. \
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SERVICE AS BROAD I
AS THE COMMUNITY |
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'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.
Temporary structures have
been erected In many of the larger ;
camps, which are to be replaced
shortly by substantial huts.
To date 2,POO secretaries have been I
called for, and the response is bring-!
ing splendid men of high principle s
and ready sympathies. Each, man is
over thirty five years of age and 1; :s
placed himself unconditionally at the
service cC the organization, to whatever
post of danger or hardship ho
n-jay be called.
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