Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-06-15
By Edward Mar,haU.

BY Edward Mar3haIl.
London, May 24.-Very likely you
don't know what 1 mean by the Red
Triangle. There is not a British, Cana
African. French OF Belgian soldier who
is not familiar with it. And all these
forces see it constantly. 1t does not
mean cant, hypocrisy, holy Joes, or
ceremony: it does NEAR helpfulness,
cleanliness of mind at all times and of
body when that may be, comfort for
the soul at any rate, good fellowship,
good sense.
That doesn't sound much like the
usual list Of things connected with the
work OF missionaries. But it is a very
partial and imperfect list of what the
Red Triangle means in the trenches of
this war, in the quieter lands behind
the firing line, and in every city of the
allied fighting nations where soldiers
of the British empire congregate. The
Red Triangle is The sign which says:
Here is to be found a representative
of the Young Mems Christian associa-
tion.",.s
The organization has been one of the
really great influences of the var zone.
1t has done more to keep the soldiers
clean n healthy than have the sani-
tary regulations; it has done more to
keep them happy than any other thing.
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across the channel. out Of the fighting
area into he homeland, to help wives
and sweetheal is, mothers, fathers and
other anxious relatives of loved and
periied ones. for it has been the in
fiucnce which has kept the men full Of
h thought Of hcme. not only furnish
ing them with pens and pencils, paper
pads and envelopes. which they scarce
ly a carry with them in this intense
warfare. but inducing them to write
HON to the folks in blighty." In this
war it has been "a sweetening and
Wholesome influence Of the sort that no
war ever know before. 1t has been
truly wonderful.
Huts Near Firing Line.
Go to the froat where the lane has
been ploughed up by shell fire and
Just back Of the danger zone, often
indeed within reach of the enemy
shells. you'll find the Red Triangle
huts. More than q dozen have been
so near that they have been destroyed
by enemy artillery. Go to the ports
OF e~mbarkaticn and of d~cbarkation
and youM find Red Triangle huts.
They do marvel work there. Go to
the cities where the lonely soldiers
go on a and the Red Triangle will
meet your eye at intervals along the
busy streets; n at every railway
station guides will be found ready to
wee to 1t that the wandering soldier
learns the way to friends. Very likely
theyil be new friends, but they will be
friends.
Take London for example, 1t is O
q soldier city than New York will be,
no matter how completely the United
States joins in the war, for 1t Is more
really the metropolis and center Of the
British empire than New York evcr
can be of the United States. The Y.
N. C. A. has been the absolute SAL
walton In material and comfortable as
I'VE since the war began. :
1t has been The guide the counsellor
and friend OF men on leave. and men
on leave need guidance and kind. cOun-
sci more than most people realize. At
many o f/the big terminals there are
sleeping huts. In London there are
q score in which men can find beds.
They can accommodate thousands Of
men in London every night. The huts
are never closed. A bath or a meal
can be had at any hour of day or night.
The other day / went up to the Y.
d. G. A. headquarters in London and
there found he genius who has organ
lied the whole war work. found him in
khaki. a uniform specially prescribed
Tor him by the war office. for Britain
recognizes the Y. NJ. c. A. as CON
pletely as it recognizes the flying
corps or the royal artillery as q
necessity OF the proper conduct Of this
war. Many times that khaki that he
wears has been in the war zone. In
deed ! was In luck to find 1t out OF
the war o His name ia A. K. Yapp.
oraanixsr . Genius.
Yapp is an organizing genius. He is
selfeffacing. He IL Of q heart SO
kindly and 90 big that there is room in
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