The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-11
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SOLDIER BOY, DON'T FORGET.

soon the city will be down to its grind again
awaiting the time for the drafted men to depart.
For some time there has been an air of sadness
over the city, for it certainly is distressing that
fate DEGREES that the pick of our manhood must
leave their customary vacations to go to the bat
tie front.
We would like to see every man return, a hero,
which is hardly probable, but we are confident
that none will return bearing the mark of cow
ard, for Americans are not towards.
In our anxiety over the soldier boy we are apt
to overlook the real hero of this war-silent, suf-
fering, little mother.
Mother risked her life to bring this young
man into the world, and with dreams that posi-
bly, he might some day be president, has silently
and hopefully watched him mature only to have
him snatched away by the cruel w~ar-sometimes
she wonders why-but rarely is she heard to COM
plain, in fact, The Gazette has only received one
complaint from a mother and as it was unsigned,
was thrown into the waste basket.
Soldier boy will be with his comrades and there
will always be something going on to make him
forget the dangers of war. But how about moth
err? Nothing can make her forget for she will be
wondering both night and day, whether or not
he is well and how he is being cared for. There
are many ~sleepless nights ahead for her but she
will not complain; mother is patriotic. She loves
her God, her country and her family.
You may have many duties ahead of you, SOL
der boy, but your greatest one you should not
shirk, in fact, you should make it your slogan-a
letter to mother every day. Mother can't forget
but it will make her burden much lighter if you
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the free, if not Somewhere in France"
And there is Dad. He will tell you how proud
he is that you are going to fight for your country;
he will boast about you to his friends and fire.
quently when alone and out of sight of mother,
tears, honest tears, will trickle down his cheeks,
for he wants his soldier boy back again. He has
probably planned a great future for you, looked
forward to the day when you could take over his
business and the setback is a bitter disappoint-
ment to him, for nature has not blessed him with
the fortitude of mother. Some people look to
Daddy as only a machine to earn money for his
family, but he has a heart, and you owe it to
him not to forget, do something to make him
proud that he is your father, and along with your
letter to mother, just send a line to Dad. He may
not admit it but it will be appreciated more than
you ever will know.
That the soldier boy is soon to leave is doubt.
less better for him, better for his family, for that
awful suspense while awaiting the hour for de-
parture is nothing more than one of torture. For
saying goodbye is not a pleasure but a duty and
even duty is one of the most unpleas-
ant tasks e have to perform.
One great good that will probably come out of
the war will be the band of friendship. We
Americans who send our boys to fight for the sake
of humanity, for that is what we are told the
war is about, will soon be thrown in to one great
melting pot and the success each will want for
every American will place us on the same plane
and draw us closer together.
Soldier boy, don't forget that mother, dad and
The Gazette are banking on you.-Champaign,
Ill, Daily Gazette.
Every new attack Reed, of Missouri, makes on
Herbert Hoover adds thousands to the Hooverites
and drops Reeds a few notches ibwer in public
esteem.
AAAAAM Z.
Wilson has no stronger war supporter than
Big Biz Taft,
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