The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-09-06

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bugles and the rattle of the drums;
you nave seen the dust.stained troops
Id highways and byways; you have
cheered with the shouting bystanders
and through these things you person.
ally have come to know that the ma.
tion is at war.
The stirring military scene, no doubt
have impressed you with the greatness
OF your countrys martial might. They
nave given you a comforting sense of
security through visible assurance tina,
thousands upon thousands of steel
muscled, splendidly equipped fighting
men stand as living barriers between
you and your country's foe.
And you. perhaps, have turned back
to your sports and games in the con.
fident belief that these chosen leg'ons
OF free nation have but to meet the
enemy to sweep him from the field.
But In that belief there Is danger.
1t is belief which, II permitted to
spread unchecked, would place the ar.
miles OF America in deadly peril
All or these inspiring troop move.
ments YOU have witnessed relate onIv
to one phase OF war activity-the mill.
tary side.
There Is another phase OF war and
1t Is the more important one because
properly directed 1t backs I'D the sol.
dier. In the field with the entire re.
sources Of his country.
vaIor Not Enough.
IL Is this phase Of war activity that
must give the American fighting men
more and better cannon than the enc.
my possesses; more ammunition. more
food and more. Of everything that is
vital to the prosecution of war. For
If the nation permits its armies 10
be overmatched in these things their
valor will count for nothing. Mere
bravery will not avert defeat and de.
feat would mean reign of terrorism
In this free land too shocking to be
pictured even In a part of It's bar.
barity.
That Is why no one-not even boys
should be allowed to think that war
Is only the soldiers business. This
war Is the business of every man,
every woman, '-ery boy and every girl
In America who, by their work, can
be Of use to American troops.
Primarily, war. because It is de.
structive, taxes to the utmost the pro-
ductive energy + the nation engaged.
At the same time It lwealens the pro-
ductive forces by taking all of the
able-bodied men from farms, work.
shops and business to do the fighting
One million American soldiers. the
pick of the C untry's manhood recruit.
ed from the various industries, will
soon be at grips with the enemy and
workers must be found to fill thej-
places. ADDITIONAL workers must be
located to produce the excess ouanti.
ties of supplies that these one million
soldiers will require, and the supplies
our European allies need.
Where are these workers to be
obtained? Boys, the answer rests
with you. Perhaps upon witnessing
parades of fighting squadrons You
have felt regret that you, too, could
not have place in the heroic files.
But there is no need to harbor regret
You and every other boy between the
ages of 16 and 81 years may help your
country fight and win the war. You
may not be able to shoulder a rife
or man gun, but by working to SUD.
ply everything needful to the men who
do these things you will be making
your country's guns effective.
President Wilson's Call.
The war has made a place for you.
That place is in the ranks Of the Penn.
sylvania Division of the United States
Boys Working Reserve, an organiza.
tion created by the United States gov.
erpment to furnish emergency workers
so that there will be no shortage of
the labor needed to keep. the American
soldier in victorious fighting trim.
So important is the Reserve consid.
cred by the government that President
Wilson has issued message urging
boys OF Pennsylvania to enroll. Here
Is the Presidents message to you:
"Let me express the hope that the
young men Of Pennsylvania not now
permanently employed may eagerly en-.