The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-11-14

torego coveted poss ssion. 81 y.
cessitiss. Ths gS51ork must ~ o.. be-
cause thers Is 40 one thing that con
tributes 6 much to hsAspirit and 81
Encisncy of the troop The G..
49, 81 working night ,nd day to help
the government win this war. And I
evsry penny that 5is given 70 aid the.
work IS . direct assistance % the
health, happ iness' and 'sstrength Of your
boy and mine Y, "a. s5e
. .Snapshoto Of l<aield oscopl5 WORT. z=
. n all the big cities il France whersI
our men pass through Ia large mum.
bers, the 7. II. G. A. Is operating
.hostels, where they can get beds and
meals at minimum cost. In London
the American. Z. NC. "A. mas erected
z large building FOR. our soldiers and
clubhouse for American officers. .| !
! There are Y. M: G.. A, dugouts right :
behind the front line trenches, where
the soldiers can get hot drinks, crack.
ers and other comforts at all hours. 1.
Over 1000 men who had been reject
ed on account of physical disability
have been able to get into the British
army by reason Of the physical work
Of the British Y. M. c. A. ,$*s> y 4
= A feet of-motor cars leaves the big
T.. M. C. A. headquarters In London at
midnight every night to pick UP sol.
diers who are wandering about. tho
streets without any wholesome lodging
IN which to spend the night. These
cars are operated by Englishwomen
Of position and refinement, who report
that they never meet any discourtesyy
at the hands Of the soldiers. The I'm:
portance of this service can be esti-
mated by the fact that at least $4,000
soldiers are on leave tn-London every.
week. Over half of these sleep in Y.
M. G. A. beds every night ~ H.: +
Entertainment on Vast Scale.
= The Y. M. c. A. has erected a big
auditorium, seating 5000, in each of
the big draft camps, and huge chautau-
qua tents, seating $500 in the other
encampments. The association Is run
ming % week entertainment circuit
among the camps and is paying 1e
companies of entertatQers, who are
travelling to 80 camps performing be-
fore the men.
In each of the draft camps tho Y.
M. G.. A. has ten secretaries engaged
in educational work. The association
Is seeing to it that every man who
cannot speak. English is Taught to do
so. In many of the camps the asso-
citation has singing director. who 10
teaching the men to sing the popular
and martial airs that do so much to
keep up their spirits.
OF Ga Y. NJ c. A. men at Camp
Dix only three are being paid full sal.
aries. In all the camps the majority
Of the Y. NJ. c. A. men have left lucra-
tive positions to do this work simply
because its appeal ia Irresistible to
any red blooded man. Harry Lauder,
the famous Scotch singer and come
dian, now on his farewell concert tour
IN, the United States, is giving all his
spare time to the service or the asso-
citation and Is singing 'tos the soldiers
at all the camps he can reach.
/, In one of the draft camps the Y. NJ
G. A. is supervising athletics on 120
playing fields, providing full athletic
equipment. The winners Of the inter-
regimental games will play the cham
pions of the other camps.
One of the greatest services render
ed by the association is the making