The daily progressive-miner., 1918-09-11
A RETURNED SOlDIER'S
 MESSAGE


 Cnssi States Army are known as .hs smiling Tanks. They have a wonder sul spiri. Of confidence. They accept ,hs fortunes of war with gay whis ,ls. They sing as they march forth 70 battle,
 !, is the consciousness that back home inc volunteers ot industry are working s. full strength 10 supply every need that imbue. Ge amer: cans with she splendid courage that makes victory certain This is the message brought back by Private Charles o. McGonesal, who for seven months has been st the front where he saw the hardest kind Of service. Pr;' vate McGoacsal. Company B. 1s.n in .aa.ry. which is known as General Pe-shings "own" had 8 chance to ind ont just what the industrial army means 10 the army that bears arms He was $ mechanic before he volun' ,ae-ed iron, North Dakota in June, 1917. and so he ;s fitted 70 pass 5uds' -,e-e on the relation ot the two ar. mics
 Sitting on ,hs porch ot the work. shop ot Walter Reed Hospital. Wash inseon. D. C. Private McGog egal talked with J. 2. Hcdgson, f-s--class mechanic s. the Washington Navy Yard l. happened that the two men who represent combaSaat and non canbasant service ia the war, met 8. lhe hospital. because Private McGon' eEa! lost both hands, February :, when 1a was on duty al an ootpos, on the French line ot defense, German ! machine guaners made an attack, which xzs -unlucky Private McGone- gal thinks. for il cuc short his ser rice before ae had . chance 70 dc more than make beginning a. beat. ing sae Huns But he is still cheer .u.. ae has brought hack with him -ae Yaak spirit for which .he workers ot .ae country arg so largely responsible And he w.ll soon be able 70 return 70 ,ae ranks ot inc wo-ke-s-way. he s-ove Red Cross ambulance for three weeks before he sailed for Eole,
 The main idea .s tha- American pluck has put new slant oa the wa, for .ae British. French and even the Mo-occans. said Private McGoaegal Those tsIlo~s over there have been .a me war so lo2g they had begun D think i- wasn't ever going 70 end. Then our -r3cps landed and i- all looked different The thing that ne5a ]. loo. so promising was che way VIZ were equipped We had every hing Our regiment. gave them the impression that we had endless stores .o d-az oa and ooundless supplies coming riga. along o. course, we were proud 10 have such 2 welcome as they gave us. but after all il was the workers a- home that made Us look so good 70 them Taey had been in -he var game long enouga 70 know just what labor means 10 the fighting forces
 The French soldiers talked great t=al a6ou. what .he men and women arg doing ia t1e shops aac factories here il -he United States. They had -ea6 atom volunteers who were work ing tor nothing and regular employ ees who were taking halt-pay and ~c-k.ag overtime Why, those F-=1chman couldn't do enough for uz and -aey Eoald hare tak-= tas coats oE their backs t+ any of us had need ac them B1t VIZ didn't need any .a51g-zaz- was the point We hadn't though, much sbou, what rhe hands al che looms. for instance, were doing for uz. but -he foreign fighters made uz realize =ha- xe owe 10 the work CTS"
 Private NcGoasgal paused 70 taks Z lighed cigarette offered by shs man troa the Nary Yard. who uncon scizo1zIy drev his ssAl1arr body 1G it's full height with sudden acces: ,. pride as he said:
 I'm glad to hear you talk that way for can tell yOu the fellow 1hc sticks .o his !ob hasn't an easy time l. -zkes nerve to stand the ga@ ~her eva-yoae is wondering why you're not .a uniform There doesn't seem rG be much glsry sn just s-aEing gun: io- gar.hipz and ;ransporrz-makins