The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-05-05

always is an army in the field ar
there always is an army behind Il
. held, and each one is dependent upC
the other.
The officials of the war departner
nave put the matter very much as
mas been put In the preceding par,
graph. Uncle Sans authorities hOl
that 1t is within the power of ever
man or woman In the United States t
do something to aid his country 4
the time of Its need. Man power an
woman power are both essential, tn
authorities say, to the success of tn
halloh which IS striving to uphold it
honor. 1t seems to be taken for grant
ed IN Washington that every Ameri
cah' whether in the ranks or without
'hem' Will do what he can 10 aid hi.
country in the war which the presi
ueht mas pronounced to be one in be
haif of humanity and democracy.
Must Have Enough Food.
Ihe war In Europe has proved the
lhslstent necessity Of having a suffi-
Client number Of men left on the land
10 Insure adequate crops. Under the
| terms of the recent address to con-
greSs of the president of the United
States it IS intended that this country
not only shall complete its own pre-
paredness for war, that it shall have
an adequate store of supplies of all
kinds, but also shall continue to SUD-
ply the allied governments with all
the things which they have been get
ting from us.
Inc war department points out that
the working capacity of the country
must be greatly increased. The farm
er can do much for his country. the
business man can do much for his
country, the professional man can do
much for his country, the engineer can
10 much for his country, the laborer
Gun 90 much for his country and the
woman can do much for her country.
All the special lines of work DOS
siDle Tor man or woman are pointed
OUT In the printed material supplied
Dy the advisory commission of the Ma
uOnal Council Of Defense. Washing
ton, ID. Z. Information can be had
from the commission.
The man or woman who wants to do
Ned Cross work or prepare to do this |
necessary and humane labor in time |
II war should address the Red Cross I
It Washington, ID. c. The letter should
tate the qualifications and tell what
oiuhteer service 1t is that the writer
.est can render. An answer will come.
ne Red Cross needs workers.
Censorship in WASHINGTON.
In these war days In Washington
mere Is a censorship in effect. 1t is
Dout to be given the force of law.
ne censorship, however, as it exists
oday is perhaps the best kind of CEN
orship for it puts every newspaper
inter on guard lest he offend against
ne spirit of the governments wishes.
In the war and navy departments
ulcers still talk freely on current mat
FRS to the newspaper correspondents.
hey, of course, do not divulge secrets
Mich are In any way vital to the serv- I,
e, but they do their utmost to ex- p.
AIN TO the newspaper men Intelligent :
certain things which are to be done. ,
olding only the details In allowance.
UGH Is left to the discretion of the
who all are trying
lrd TO keep within the spirit Of the ,
sire or the authorities, and who for 3
e main part prefer to err against q
elr newspapers rather than to run Q
e chance of erring against the good .
the country. q
One OF the officers of the army who b
eets the newspaper correspondents &c
cry day is Maj. Douglas Macarthur >,
the United States engineer corps. q,
i1or Macarthur is a son of Lieut.. Gen. a.
thur Macarthur, now deceased. He y,
IS one of the great soldiers of the 4,
TIED States army. rising from the N.
1k OF lieutenant Of volunteers to a,
1t or Lieutenant general and rank 81
officer Of the army. There are n,
o of General MacArthur's sons I'm nf
service, one in the army and the SO
Ter in the navy. Of,
How to Get War News. on
10 get war news at first hand the or
lshington correspondents go every
to the White House and then to Nh
state, war and navy building. Sec III.
airy Of the Navy Daniels talks to los
newspaper men every day at 10 80.
Rotary of War Baker sees many of
newspaper men almost daily, but
responsibility of giving out the
department news largely rests up-
Major MacArthur's shoulders.
he state department has its daily
ply of information Of interest to the
ntry. Secretary Of State Lansing
cts the newspaper men at IL a. m.
~ day and tells them as much as
believes 1t Is proper to tell of the
tons Of this country In war time
foreign powers.
t the White House every day the
respondents are received by Sec
ry to the President, Joseph p. Tu- 1
ty.
ne White House has a large cleri-
force. The working office which
ins the room used by Secretary
lulty, Executive Clerk Rudolph
ter and Chief Clerk Thomas w.
lany is perhaps the busiest Office
lie city of Washington. The pres
is correspondence at oil timas 10