White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-11
RIG DRIVE FOR
!. N. c. A.
FUNDS


starting with a vigor that win
,ouse every drop of patriotism that
flows In the veins of every true
American, the drive which Is to
heein November IL, lasting one week.
! ,s being strongly prosecuted In the
Ely district.
Chairman Arthur Smith of the To-
cal organization has been active In
disseminating literature bearing on
the subject and placing petitions In
the hands of various sub-committees
and persons who will circulate them
during the coming week.
White Pine county Is expected to
raise. $1,000 and as much more as
possihe in order to provide Its
auota In caring for the men with the
colors. II is estimated by the ma
fional committee that the work OF
this organization as told more fully
on another page of this paper, re-
ouIres approximately $500 for
each man in the army. This county
has sent over 800 men and more en-
listments are taking place from day
to day. This means that $4,000 Is
the minimum to provide our quota
and insure doing our share for the
great work which viii do so much for
all the boys in the army.
The general purpose of the fund is
to furnish everything that will i'm
prove the morale of the soldiers
while in the training camps and at
the battle front. They must be kept
from getting homesiek or from feel
ing that they haven't The American
people solidly behind them In their
big task
The work OF the Y. NJ. c. A. Is the
greatest builder of morale In an army
tnat the world has ever seen. Morale
means a happy, contented army and
an army with morale marches on to
victory. This is your opportunity to
help a mighty work.
The club rooms provided by this
organization offer facilities for the
boys to read. write letters, play
games. listen to music and visit with
each other In an environment alto
gether different from their general
surroundings.
"1f the six million prisoners OF
war which the Y. M. G. A. war work
Is seeking to reach, should walk
down the main street of this city. the
procession would take over a month
to pass a given point" said Marshall
bartholomew, Y. M. c. A. seere-
tary who has spent two years among
the prisoners OF war In Russia.
These men are the most lonesome
men in the world. Some of them
have been interned for over two
years. They have nothing to divert
their minds. no comforts. nothing to
read except what the Y. NJ. c. A.
workers can give them. These men
need attention. They need the help
OF the Y. NJ. c. A.. the friendly spirit
OF the association. They are home
sick, disheartened. discouraged.
The sum of s35 200. 900 has been
oudgeted for work among the pris-
oners of war In the $35 900. 900
drive which the Y. NJ. c. A. Is making
at this time. This will carry world
of comfort to these men who are
shut of from the world. Why, there
are men there who have lost hope.
men who do not leave their couehes
except for their meals. These men
are bordering on insanity. They
mnst be given something to do, some
thing to occupy their minds.
Tho Y. NJ. C. A. overseas Is the
only organization allowed among the
prisoners. The people OF this coun-
Try must make II possible to save
these men. This vast sum of money
must be raised. This Is a condition
mat no words of mine could possibly
describe. could not picture to you
the utter helplessness and hopeless
ness of these prisoners. We must
reach them. II is our duty as Chris
nans. No one has the right to re-
inse to answer their appeal"