La Junta tribune., 1917-11-08
Y. VI. G. A. BANQUET
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ber OF prisoners, that the men have
to sleep In relays.
As soon as the war started. the
need OF an international interdenom-
national organization was seen. The
Y. ~ c. A of America saw fit to
serve this need. First they keep the
soldiers or prisoners busy during
their spare time In constructing a
club building about sixty or seventy
feet by one hundred and fifty feet.
Hot coffee, cocoa, and rolls are sold
for luncheon, writing materials and
good magazines are also sold at
reasonable place Desks are fur
niEhed TO write on, thus the soldiers
can write home to mother or that
little girl quite often. Something
is going on every night OF the week
al the big auditorium lectures. con
certs, sermons. and addresses. and
motion pictures and other attractions
are common. Tho soldiers then have
some place to 90 besides attending
saloons and cheap dances OF the,
towns Of foreign land. once in
stalled in a camp. \ VI c. A. VIII.
make many OF the men think life H..
worth living clean and right.
Al one meeting commander aud
company. half intoxicated were
present The sermon woke up the
commander, and he asked II he could
pray. The leader said, Yes II you
mean II, Smith" And Smith began
to pray. oh, God we are a drunken
shameful lot-fm stuck No. I'm
not-Onee | had dear mother"
Smith broke down In tears OF sorrow
for the life he vas living. The leader
prayed with him and he gave his
heart TO God. Then when he returned
TO his tent he looked at his men and
said. Boys. did you hear what said
over there7" The boys answered. I'VE
did" Smith looked encouraged and
replied. How many OF you boys are
with me to stop drink and swear
ing?" All we're willing and the pen
atty afterwards was too great 10 in
dulge frequently.
when at the front in France, Dr.
Eddy passed over strip OF territory
ten miles in width that was torn and
tossed about No leaves. no trees.
no nothing was left. Nineteen era
tiers or mines were blown up at once
worse than the eruption OF half
dozen volcanoes Two pounds OF the
explosive would put the La Jun,a
High School into splinters, and the
Germans used five thousand pounds
in the nineteen mines They take
soundlngs continually OF the ground
beneath them, but sometimes al
man fails to detect them because he
10 a dissipatcd wreck. Thus a great
amount OF life Is lost unnecessarily. |
The campaign Is on In the British
and French troops now. and Italy
and Russia are calling on US for hu-
nanitys sake. Russia and Siberia
are two OF the richest countries OF
Europe. while she is in the making.
shy not make her a good clean coun.
Try Are we willing to sacrifice
few pleasures to help the man who
Is doing our fighting? Are you will.
ing TO work. this the last twelve
months OF the war. without profit
to keep your and my dear relatives
from becoming wrecks morally and
physically II so, support the Y ~
G. As great campaign that opens
November II. 1917 District number
one Is composed OF the following
counties: Bent. Baca. Pro~ers. and
otero. and her apportionment IL
$4,000, otero county's apportion-
ncnt is $1,000. while La Junta's Is
ibout $500, Let Us get busy and
Eet Al the bottom OF this and get
the $500 and a. much more as pos
sible. DO II for the sake OF human
ity and civilization and OF IN. ma
tons now In the making.