Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-14
WILL YOU HELP
OUR BOYS ABROAD?

Every citizen interested in the boys
OF his home town now at the front. and
In the brave women who equally are
serving their country abroad. has an
opportunity to show his appreciation
Of the sacrifice they are making. The
opportunity comes as result OF the
generosity and thought OF Colonel VII.
liam Boyce Thompson OF New York,
who has conceived and put into execu'
tion what Is known as the Home Pa
per Service.
Under the plan. every man and wo-
man In foreign service will receive the
town newspaper, and so be kept In
constant touch with the places and the
people they know and love.
Every branch Of the United States
Government Ii interested In the plan.
The Government realizes the impor-
lance Of keeping those In the service
happy and constantly I'm touch with
their homo ties and associations. Moth
Ing Is more depressing In national
emergency than the spirit Of loneliness
In those serving their country. and OF.
ficials know that nothing can dispel
this feeling more effectually than read
ing the home town newspaper
Publishers Of newspapers In all parts
Of the country-this newspaper includ-
'ed-have srasped with pleasure the
plan outlined by Colonel Thompson,
land they have agreed to cooperate In
every way.
Under the ruling Of the War Indus
tries Board newspaper publishers are
forbidden to send their newspapers
! free, even to soldiers. The newspaper
must De subscribed for In the regular
way. the only exception being soldiers
who formerly were In the employ OF
the newspaper and who left that serv.
Ice TO enlist Colonel Thompson there,
fore proposes that the public In each
community contribute to a fund 10 that
the home newspaper Tin our case this
newspaper) may reach every man and
woman now IN the service of bis coun-
try.
Anyone may contribute to the fund.
and any sum may be contributed. II Is
not necessary to contribute the entire
amount Of one subscription. II does
not matter whether the rich man sends
n one hundred dollars or the poor boy
or little girl sends In five cents. Each
gift will be message Of love and help
fulness to the home town folks "Over
There" The money will be Jumped
into one fund. ont Of which subscrip-
tions will be entered as fast as the
money is received.
Contributors who send In the full
price OF years subscription may. II
they wish. designate to what particular
person they wish the newspaper sent
but II the name given Is already listed
as receiving the paper. then the pub
Usher reserves the right to apply the
subscription to some less fortunate sol
der boy or noble woman who Is just as
lonely for news Of home and home
folks.
The name of every contributor tC
this home paper service will be pub
lished in this newspaper. and the name
of everyone entered for a subscription
will be published as well as the mum
ber Of those remaining whose subscrip
lions have not been covered
II the amount Of money receive,
shall be more than Is necessary to sen,
the paper to every person from tn,
town now In the service. then the bal
ancs will be turned over to the Re,
Cross.
The plan is endorsed by the pub
Usher Of this newspaper without an
thought Of profit, either directly or in
directly. but with a sincere desire t
hslp keep the home fires burning an,
10 send to our heroes and heroine
news Of ouhtown, to keep their heart
warm for US and to let them kno,
they are constantly In our minds.
The publisher, Of course, canno
make a profit on circulation, and add
tional circulation such as this will be-
circulation from non-purchasers sen
far across the sea-can have no adde,
value to the advertiser.
These facts are stated so that ever
contributor may feel that every cen
contributed goes to the good cause.
The mothers Of our boys are facin
an ordeal with a bravery that CON
mands respect and admiration. Her
and there where tiny stars are turne
from blue to gold. where anguish grip
the heart, the nation stands In sllenC
and honOrs the women who have give
Of their blood, the very bone Of the
: bone, to their country. To them, hon
has lost Its meaning--the soul Of
, has fied-there Is no home, 1t Is Just
place, and no place is quite so lionel
l unless It be within the hearts of tho,
t brave sons In far Off France who lOr
= for Just a word of home. There ca
t not be man. there cannot be W
A man, no, not even child, who VI
fail to contribute Just little to NAL
. the hearts Of these patriots lighte
! Not one. Not In our town.
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