The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-10-18
SOLDIER BOYS BUYING
LIBERTY BONDS
Not Only Willing to Fight, but
to Extend Financial Aid
A Worthy Example

Idaho soldier boys, as well as the
! boys from other western states, in
Camp Greene, N. c., are not only will
! ing to give the best part of their
young manhood, and even life itself,
to their country, but they are will
ing to extend financial aid as well.
And they are not niggardly-they are
going the limit-they are giving
their money till it hurts, just as they
are giving themselves till it hurts.
Such patriotism and devotion to coun-
try is "fag high and pocket Deep"
and should bring the blush of shame
to the people who stay at home and
either give nothing or lay awake
nights to devise ways to get off as
lightly as possible. The following let
ter from "The Boy" tells the story.
Read it and then go down into your
pocket and "dig till it hurts"-every
mothers son and daughter of you
even then you'll be doing but brife
in comparison with the boys who are
not only digging, but fighting:
Scamp Greene, Oct. 12-This after
noon was a holiday in camp and the
companies in this section marched
over to division headquarters, where
there was music by the band, speeches
and ball game. There is big cam
paign on here this month to sell Liber-
ty bonds to the soldiers and the speech
es were to induce the soldiers to buy
Liberty bonds. There is quite rival
ry between the different companies of
the different regiments, and between
the regiments and between the diff
ferent camps of the cantonment. Camp
Greene was well toward the bottom
yesterday and today, but tomorrow we
hope to be near the top, for it would
MT do to let the other divisions get
ahead of the men of the Northwest.
In our Sanitary train, the 164th Field
Hospital Lieut.. Wright of Fruitland
Idaho commanding) subscribed S2500
for Liberty bonds and headquarters
of Hospital section, Major Clark's
staff subscribed $780, And that is
pretty good when you consider that
there are only five men on this staff.
The money to pay for the bonds is
taken out of our salary, $5 month
for each $50 bond taken. So you see
the men at home will have to hurry
if they don't want the soldiers to beat
them on buying Liberty bonds.
Tuesday was rainy day here in
North Carolina and you have to be
here to appreciate what rainy day
means. Idaho may have the world
beat on most things, but even its gum
DO can't compare with the sticky red
LAY of North Carolina. 1t was my
pleasure to have to spend almost the
entire day out doors running around
md when my work was through in
he evening 1 was covered from head
o foot with this said red mud. {
Yesterday the ambulance COM
,anies received their ambulances, II r
n number, so we are in hopes that $
We will get our trucks and motor
ycles in short time. Last Monday
ur company was relieved from duty
t the base hospital and the whole
anitary train is together now, so as c
DON as we are fully equipped we will T
e on our way to France. c
Tuesday night attended an enter h
ainment at the Army Y NJ. C. A. and e
stened to one of the famous quartets a
{ the country There is an enter is
iinment of some kind every night at S
,e "Y'. Monday night the entertain 4
ent was put on by soldiers:; Tues
ny night the quartes; Wednesday a
ve-reel picture show, and tonight was A
l illustrated lecture. There must II
, at least 25 Y. NJ. C. A. buildings hi
camp and when you consider that e'
ere is something doing in every "Y" o(
most every night you can imagine TO
hat the Y. M. C. A. is doing at the tv
ferent cantonments over the coun- ca
y" be