South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-11
TELLS NEED OF
!. NJ. c. A. IN WAR
Sherwood Eddy Describes
Dangers From Which ASSo-
citation Tries Shield Men.
v.r.-Tlma. - -:

listed men and the tackles Of the
navy. with the y. n. c. A as the
agency 20 carry il on. that the ma
ti0nal war work council OF the Y.
81. Q. A. has asked S35.0CJ,0OO in
the third week OF November. Not
a penny goes TO the regular assoc
citation work. Thousands Of addi-
tionai secretaries viii have 20 be
trained and countless tons OF sup
plies sent to France. II Sherwood
Eddy could tell his story directly
90 all Of the people in the United
states. they would volunteer a hun
bred million ia one day. Read
these paragraphs from him about
conditions "over there"
Temptation and solicitation in
Europe have been In almost exact
proportion 20 the pay that the sol
der receives. The harpies flock
around the men who have the most
money. AS our American boys are
the best paid, and perhaps the most
generous and open-hearted AMI
reckless OF all the troops. they have
the port cities AS soon as they are
paid several months back salary.
some Of them took French leave
went on "A spree, and did not come
back until they were penniless. The
officers. fully alive to the danger,
are now doing their utmost TO cope
with the situation; they are seeking
90 reduce the Nash payments 10 the
men and are endeavOring 70 per-
suade them 20 send more OF their
money home. Court martial and
strict punishment have been inn
posed for drunkenness, in the eff
fort TO grappIe with this evil.
Dangers 90 be Met.
''Wul the friends OF our Ameri-
can boys away in France try 20
realize just the situation that con-
fronts them2 Imagine a thousand
healthy. happy. reckless, impressi-
bic American youths put down in
a French village, without a single
place Of amusement but a drink
ing hall. and no social life save the
French girls in the doOrways and
on the street corners. Thinks CT
these men shut up there through
the long winter. with nothing 10 do
in the evenings but 20 drink French
wines and follow their natural i'm
pulses. You win now realize the
seriousness OF the situation which
the Young Mems Christian associa-
ton is trying to meet
Here on the village green stands
a big tent, with the sign The
American Y. NJ. c. A." and the red
triangle, which is already placed
upon more than 700 British. French
and American association centers in
France. Inside the tent, as the
svening falls. scores OF boys are sit
E1nE at the tables. writing their let
ters homo on note paper provided
noF them. Here are men playing
checkers. dominOes, and other
games other groups are standing
around the folding billiard tables A
hundred men have taken out books
nom the circulating library. while
others are scanning the home pa
pens and the latest news from the
frUuL
FIRST Supplies Sunk.
our secretaries have been On
Tho ground for a week, working
daily from 5 O'Clock in the morn
NJ until midnight They have un-
uacaced Their goods and are doing a
driving trade over the counter. 10
NJ value OF some $500 a day. In
s.44aln cases goods are sold at a
NnzS a. IL Is very hard indeed 70
Eet supplies under present war con-
tfsRSonz. The steamer 'Kansan' was
eorpedoed. and sank with the whole
arst Shipment o. supplies and equip
nenG for the y. Nj. g A nuts IN
FrHnca
-OutsfCRe = baseball game is ex-
srftfux rivalry between two compan-
tes. while near the door OF the tent
a ring Is formed and the men are
cheering pair after pair as they put
on the boxing gloves and with good
bumor are learning 70 take some
rather heavy Singing Poor boys
they win have 20 stand much worse
punishment than this before the
winter Is over Just beside the pres
eat tent there is being rushed into
position a big Y. NJ. G.. A hut which
VII accommodate temporarily a
thousand men, before d rs taken "a
pieces and shipped 90 some new CEN
ter. The association has ordered
from Paris a number of permanent
pine huhs, so BY 80 feet. which viii
accommodate 1000 soldiers each
and keep them warm and well occu-
pied during the long cold winter
evenings that are to come. on the
railway siding at the moment are
nine temporary huts, packed in sec
tons for immediate construction
and a score Of permanent buildings
have been ordered to be erected as
fast as the locations for the camps
arc selected BY the military authori-
ties Indeed. the aim is 20 have
them on the ground and ready be
fore the boyE arrive. and take the
hrst plunge in the wrong direction
Indiana Is expected TO raise 81
600 600 OF this S3s.00o,O 600 as her
share toward this great work OF
course. the old Hoosier state which
has not failed IN any other Of is
war endeavors Will not fail IN this
STT-DFRAKFR GOES Up.