New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-30
FRESH AIR ARMY
TO MOBILIZE TO-DAY
Tap of Bell That Rings
Close of School Year
Signal for War.
THREE TROOP TRAINS
WILL RUSH TO FRONT
First Detachment in Fight for
Health VIII Attack Foe In
Orange Hills

It's about a new var that starts To-
day. There have been few shruishes
with the enemy already durirg the ass
fortnight, but these have been juT. by
way OF feeling out the cleuJ's posi-
ton.
Real hostilities zre sIated TO begin
this afternoon on the tap Of the bell
the bell that rings the close Of the
school year and sends the soldiers OF
the new army, hot with enthu,iazn, cut
into-vacation.
Think Of it! An army filed with the
Joy Of the conflict What foe viii DO
able to withstand the rush Of its at
tack?
All orders for the mobilization Of the
first army have been issued- Every rob
der knows his place and has his KNAPP
sack ready packed and hanging on the
nail behind the door.
The plan OF campaign is complete,
and promptly on the stroke Of troop
trains will set out with two detachmerts
which are to take up advanced posi-
tons. One is rushing of via the On
tario & Western Railway TO occupy a
redoubt up in the hills OF Orange
County, where the pure air and rich
milk that prevail are expected TO hold
the enemy at bay. The other goes 20
take up a position at Fort North Shore
Holiday House, on Huntington Harbor.
Another detachment, as a matter OF
fact, is to get the jump on the starting
bell by three minutes, leaving at 2:57
for its post at Fort Elm Cottage, on the
Connecticut shore Of the Sound at Fair
field. Not much chance for the enemy
to sneak up on old New York through
the Sound with these two detachments
camping opposite one another on the
shores, Ell?
With these skirmish lines thrown out
in advance, at 3:4o . large body Of
troops will move northward from the
city to intrench itself on the hills Of
Westchester, just east Of Ardsley. Un-
der cover Of darkness still another de-
tachment will speed up through the
southern part of the state to Clean to
keep an eye on the western approach
to the metropolis.
You've guessed right. This is the bo-
ginning Of the great Fresh Air cam
paign against those arch enemies Of
the human race, bad air. Ill health and
unhappiness. And this is the First
Army Of the Great Fresh Air Host
slowing its nighties and play overalis
in it's knapsacks, shouldering it's wesp-
ons and entraining for the battlefield
This is war story to laugh at Then
laugh-not because the story is funny.
but because you are filed with joy (you
ought to be II you arent) at tho
thought that this army Of tenement
children is going to win against the
enemies that have besieged it during
the last year.
Be glad, laugh. because the army Is
running away from its foes. leaving
them far behind IT,
Laugh because this Is fight for life,
not war to the death. Laugh because.
amid all the tales Of staying and killing
that beset you to-day this is a tale IA
which nothing Is to be slain but dis
ease, hunger and unhappiness.
Laugh until your sides shake and
make the money Jingle In your pockets,
and you are thereby reminded that you
haven't yet contributed your share to
the hero fund for equipping and pro-
visionlng these new levies for the, war
Of hope and fun.
Then send your check TO the Tribune
Fresh Air Fund and see how new
armies will literally spring from the
ground, ready to-fee to the country.
CONTRIBUTIONS TO TIE TRIBUNE FRESH