Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-11-01

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within the last Cen days. about foul
Thousand recruits have RrriYel at Camp
Cody and they are slill comlng L h
believed that within Hafi time an
euflle new division win be here which
win bring the cntmment population
iip 70 l,eiueen thirty end forty thousand
men. Many thousand u those @en have
immediate families or closr Rin who
viii want 20 be near their men mp %
the last possible moment before they are
sent overseas. and WIN win come 60
Delulng for that purpose. Iiuusing
those civilians. most m them women
and children. Is mn actual. serious
problem that must lR solved I'm.
medlately; right now For that purpose.
the United Mates iIomes Registration
bureau. ~ Washington. y. g.. IN Inn
Inrlant division 0f the War Camp Com
mmlty Service. asks the immediate co
operation 0f every resident af Demlng
and lts suburbs IN providing accommo-
,ailons for These incoming civilians.
They ARE asked 10 at once register with
the bureau all ro0nls. houses. apart
menis and sleeping porches furnished
or unfurnished. that they eun possillly
permit to le utilized IN this manner.
IN complying with this request. some
sacrifice Of cUmfori or convenience may
l'e entaile,l, hut none II finance. Neither
the soldiers. their relatives. nor repre-
seniallver of the bureau ask for free
ilse II such accommodation. But they
do ask. and are entitled Ia. little
honesty. consideration and patriotism
on the part of lessons when they Az
their rental rates.
After soldiers get into the Held ~
llMttle their morale ls self-sustalnlng,
hut everyone with any military ex-
perience agrees with the expressed
opinion of the great epneraIa Nho are
icoInmandlng our forteA that nnlhlns
else n endaneerS the morale Of Az
iards ohe process of unifying and ANAL
tards theprOcess Of unnylng and ANAL
gamatlng into a cohesive mass of wide
~ divergent chracters: 10 exasperating.
ly interferes with assembling. eoordi-
mating and boltlng together the million
human parts Of the perfect, irresistible
war machine. as does the single element
of h0meslckness.
All Of the men In our army expect 70
le IN the thick Of the lighting, and are
prepared 10 give their lives II necessary.
Practically every one of them IL recelv.
: ing smaller income than he WAS az a
civilian. Hundreds Of thousands Of them
I have families of their own. and most of
: them have close kin. The majority
, have contributed to war relief societies
! and war service organizations. Few Of
them have ever been away from home
, before and not one has ever before
been called upon to abandon everything
: to which he has been accustomed. dlyesl
+ himself Of all former responsibilities
sever all ties Of lifetime In the full
knowledge that he may never be able
10 return 70 them. and assume the heavy
$ burden that is his share In the war. The
= wrench Is so great the change so com.
e plete, that they should he given every
$ help In becoming insured to the rigid
discipline Of the new life and reconciled
J. to the loss Of the old During the first
!. trying weeks and months ~ gradual
!, alteration. they need and deserve .,
J. have their folks near az hand. II pos
: sible. that they may see them as often
as military duties permit For lhi'
purpose. generous action by Demlng
r householders and owners Is demanded
] by making available such quarters ~
IS they can. al reasonable rates.
There has been lot Of profteerln,
n here among the keepers of ronmln.
y houses Rates demanded by many d
!. them have been outrageously ex0rbllani
e and have heen maintained right thrOugl
a the quarantine Continuance Of tn
Is practice ls as unpatrlotlc as Is over
ie charging for food. and. II necessary
Il viii he regulated just as Is the sal
of food-hy full publicity and govern
ment cOhtrUi.
= Everyone able and willing to nesis
\ the authorities IN handling this dinlcul
matter II asked to communicate. Wit
" the L. \. Homes Registration nureai
War Samp Community Servlco al Den
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