Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-24
send new YEAR
TO.
BOYS IN CAMP.

though on Foreign Soil
Pledge Soldiers Support
Of Those at Home.
Governor Alexander has issued
to the boys in khaki at Camp Lewis.
American Lake, New Years greeting
in which he declares they may expect
the support and backing of those at
home while they are fighting on for
eign soil to protect their own fireside.
America never has been defeated and
never will be, he asserts. The message
Is as follows:
GOVERNORS GREETINGS.
New Years greetings from the peo-
pie Of the state of Idaho to the boys
in khaki at Camp Lewis. as well as to
all the camps and to all the boys who
wear that proud uniform of distinction,
whether upon the soil of the land of
the free and the home of the brave in
one state or ANOTHER, or whether upon
the soil of France, or wherever duty
calls them, the greetings Of 1918 go
forth to them:
This New Year marks the closing
Of the first year that this great peace
loving nation Of ours has entered into
the world war to right the wrongs in
flicted upon it's integrity by the mill
tarism and autocracy Of the imperial
German government; and for the first
time in the history of our nahon we
are compelled to cross the ocean and
fight the foe on foreign soil to protect
our homes and our firesides against
the atrocities that might be commit
ted If the foe were allowed the op-
portunity to land upon our soil.
PROTECT HOME FiRESIDE.
I'VE are fighting the battles of the
world so that democracy may be saved
and that liberty shall continue to be
the heritage Of our children and we
are making this giganti, struggle upon
the soil of France in order that our
dear ones at home may be saved and
not be compelled to undergo the cruel
ties inflicted upon the people Of Bel
GUM, Italy, France and other countries
that have been trampled over by the
iron heel of Prussianism.
I'VE are about to mobilize a demo-
cratic army for democracy sake and
we are taking the young men from their
homes and are about to mobilize them
for the great contest of this nation in
the worlds cause. To the young men
who have to go forth to face the enemy,
we wish them Godspeed and ask for
them the protection of Divine Provi-
dence so that they may return safe and
sound and wearing upon their brows
the laurels of victory. won by the sac
riflces of their blood so that we who
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AMERICA NEVER DEFEATED.
I'VE ask them to do this duty as
American valor has done in days gone
by. America has never yet been de-
feated and never will be; and IL this
war cannot bewon In 1918, we are will
ing to celebrate the opening of another
New Year with q new energy and a
new spirit and we will fight until VIC
tory is perched upon our banner.
This republic of ours founded upon
the blood of our forefathers will not
surrender to any foreign foe, and we
are again ready to subscribe to the
principles of the Declaration of hide
pendence as was done 141 years ago.
and in defense of these principles, we
will pledge our lives, our property and
our sacred honor.
| PLEDGE TO SOLDIERS.
ITO our boys who have gone abro7
and to those who will follow them, we
say: DO your duty and trust this great
nation of ours to see that your loved
ones at home whom you are compelled
to leave will be looked after by the
strong arm of the government Of the
United States, various state govern
ments and the communities in which
they reside and they shall be looked
upon by us as a sacred charge until
you shall return and again take your
place side by side with Them
ITO you. the fighting force Of the
nation, we will pledge you on this New
Years day, that we will see that you
are supplied with the necessary equip
ment for battle array. that the food
stuffs shall be raised. and transported
to you and that in case of accident in
your line Of duty that the tender hands
of your kin and blood will nurse you
and assist you to again be restored to
your place of honor in society.
1.-THE citizens, who on account Of age
or infirmity or any other reason are
unable to join the colors, will remain
at home and raise the foodstuffs with
which to feed our boys and our allies
and will furnish the finances with
which to carry on this war, and will
In tot mana and civil uoyerp