Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-13
Circulation Every 1IOQ0
Evening Yesterday AfLOO
FRIDAY, APRIL II. 1918
Helping Our Fighters.

There's vast deal of comfort in tho
soldier and sailor situation for pater-
ialniliss and materiamlias. II only com
tort hc taken where titles. The war is
:, great tragedy. the greatest this world
has ever known. we conccdc that as \
basis But, every situation has rs
allryiations and IFS advantages. The
arcat good thing about the war Is tho
tremendous stirring up that the whole
world is experiencing. Everybody, no
matter how old j. 50 thrilled aud cnthused
81 determined to leave no stone unturncd
- win the war. that energies never
dreamed Of, never realized before. are
being put 10 good use
And how about the Young manhood
III the country Have YOU considered
how that is hcing developed as no other
cency could have developed It. pater-
tamilias and matcrfanilas or do YOU
only think that your hoy Is gone and
that Your home is strangely quiet, and
that YOU are making great sacrifice
\l this Is sadly true. but the hoy is
having q wonderful time To hcgin with.
he wants to 60 lie wants to II, IN the
fight to hc part in this great thrilling
drama that all the world i playing.
nc wants 10 down the lIun. either IN the
air. or on tho water. or On The land And
ia all proyident government. taking the
funds which YOU provide through Liberty
Loans, sees TO il that your boy is fitted N
The very best WAY to fight Tor hi~ country
and for even greater thing the safety
of the whole world
This educational advantage Of thc army
and navy rs tremendous thing that w
arc apt 10 overlook IN our sorrow and
our loneliness In thc camps and canton
mcnts, and IN France. the boy Is getting
such a development Of character and q
mind and physique. that never could
have come 10 him IN peaceful times
There is school every day in the canton
mcnts, and on the ships. beside that
branch OF warfare that he Is learning.
and there is a tremendous amount OF
technical and practical training bong
givcn the soldier and the sa.Ior. that is
gong 70 help him nako hl> way aitcr the
war
Then there is the experience Of travel
always conceded to he one Of tho best
that man or woman can hav.
Not many OF the mon going 70 France now
would ever have crossed the Atlantic had
mo- the fortunes of war taken them there
and crossing vast ocean Is . wonder |
ruiIy interesting thing 70 do Many of |
oar mon 90 tir> t. England, and spend d
t"v day, in rest camp before crossing |
Il, channel q France Then they 90 to /!
fUo "r three rcst camps IN France before !
being finally taken 10 the front OF to !
!, hatcvcr post may bc theirs Think |
,on they are not Tremendously interested? /
y hoover has been once to England and |
rance wants to 60 again. proof enough Of (
charm Of travel there
Then too, this al provident govern
inent has arranged that soldiers shall /
-ee al OF France that Is possible. and so /
hey are TO have seven DAYS leave every !
.our months, and they can 20 10 certain
sections Of France, away IRON tho war |
zone. and be finely entertained with the 1
beauty of the country and the towns and /
villages, all 50 different from home. and /
.ytremely fascinating TO any traveller
ThC y NJ G. A is establishing vacation |
houses and the women clubs are working /
Up furlough houses. all TO take care Of our |
men on leave in France. Sailors, too,
nave this same advantage, and some |
lines have as much as 4 rtnight Or +.
hree weeks leave in the land Of our Allies /
Our soldiers and sailors have hard work |
md hard fighting apIenty, and there Is
great and all pervadlng regret that they /
must be fighting; but the situation has
rot its alleviations, and the men are being
interested and developed /
md in these things We can take comfort Of /
mind, and not always think OF sailors and |
oldiers as homesick, comfortless souls. !
Without pleasure or profit in the service
I their country.