El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-08
With the Away and Soldiers Coming Gong All the Villages
All Times the Love Affairs and the Social Mseps Are So Many That
Country Afame-Y. NJ. c. A. Attempting Remedy the Evil
American Soldiers Can't Go Into Paris

sen that America does not need to
learn, for her allies have taught her
all these things We viii begin al
the point where they have taken US,
Y. n. c. a. huts Of this type are scat
tered all through the American
training camps in Europe and the
American army camps in France.
Catholics Join in Work.
They know no creed OF denomina-
ton Often the army chaplain, who
is sometimes a Catholic. IS the NOV
ing spirit in the Y. NJ C. A In some
cases. of course. the Catholics have
their own places OF recreation, but in
several cases Catholic priests in the
regular army service, officiate in the
Y. u. @. A. as leaders Of sports. These
Catholic priests. many of whom are
Irish, with the natural Irish talent
for leadership, are great sources OF
help TO the organization and in war
times Catholic. Protestant. Jew and
Gentle, Mormon and Christian Scien-
fist are all striving for the same
American end Naturally, while
creeds are losing their Importance,
the pietistic end OF the Y n. c A
takes a secondary place When a
soldier has brought himself 10 that
exalted spiritual state where he is
willing To give uD his life for his
country. and for an ideal of human
progress. 10 is rather superfluOuS to
t0NlEE L.IL ALNl aus At= 4NlAS dnu4t
the state of his soul The state Of
his soul is all right or he wouldn't
be on the job Religious services are
held in the Y. ". O. A Sundays and
perhaps one night in the week for
those who care for them. and these
crowded to the utmost But the re
ligioUs end Of the work Of the Y ".
c. A. in Europe is not over-empha-
sized. and the chief end Of the assOcia-
tiOn is TO keep the men morally and
fit for the big work be-
fore them
Health Is Essential.
It may interest American mothers
to know that the PHYSICIANS and sur
geOus of the American army camps
are just as keen that their sons shall
be physically and morally lit as the
themselves can be Nothing
disinIeErares an army so quickly as
those conditions spoken of above that
existed in Europe during the first
year OF the war. And every medical
rule of the army rs made in accord
ance with the ideals of the Y NJ C
A. The American soldier who con-
tracts a social disease in diSobedience
lection is given three months at hard
labor and loses three months pay.
This rule does not exist In any other
army of the allies. tt is a hard rule
but IL is intended 70 keep the Ameri-
can soldier a well man and a decent
man. But with those rules alone and
without the American Y. NJ c. A.
our splendid record in Europe would
not be possible. Late in Septemb Der.
thanks 10 the cooperation Of the dec
tors and of the Y n C. A.. the mum
Der of cases Of social diseases in the
American army contracted in viola
ton Of the rules Of the army phySi-
clans were less than I per cent, and
other armies in France have had as
high as Is per cent. Partly this re-
suit is due to the American home and
the american ideals Of morality in
and partly this was due
and IL seems TO many observers,
largely this was due-to the work OF
the American Y NJ C. a
The Big City Huts.
There is another type OF T. H. c
A. hut which deserves equal attention
Il is the Y. ~ c. a hut 20 be found
outside of the army camps. in the
titles like Liverpool London. Paris,
.1avre Bordeaux and the like The
Eagle hut. In London. Is the best eN-
ample Of this city hut. II is intended
for the transient soldiers passing
through the city on their military err
-auds. This hut has a large recep-
ion room where American women OF
social standing and distinction in the
Town, stand all day and far into the
evening welcoming the American sol
Tiers. giving them friendly word,
skiing about their troubles and their
plans and making them feel at home.
Their baggage is checked: their old
'lOthes are taken care Of II they de-
iire IL. and they are usnered into a
lining room where good old-fashiOned
American cooking is sold. Food is
.old at cost and for a few cents a boy
- get all kinds of pie, ham and eggs Z
leefsteak, American nash. mashed /
potatoes, gravy and fried chicken and z
III the fond grub that his infancy (
Snew. Then there are two or three +
zig rooms with fireplaces. around I.