The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-10-02
Every Man, Woman and Child
Can Join to Send News Of
This Town Into the Front Line.
Trenches.
WHOLE NATION MOVES
TO DANISH SOLITUDE.
Our Heroes Are Calling From
Over There-GiVe What You
Can to Help Those FFom
Home.

Every citizen interested in the 00yE7
of his home town now at the front mt
in the brave women who eqUalt ara
serving their country abroad, les az
opportunity to show his apprgc ItlCz
Of the sacrifice they are making Ths
opportunity comes as a result OF thE
generosity and thought of ColOnel VII
liam BOyce Thompson of New York
who has conceived and put into exeeU-
ton what is known as the Home Pa
per Service.
Under the plan, every man and NO
man in foreign service will receive tbs
town newspaper, and so be kePi in
constant touch with the places and tbs
people they know and love.
Every branch of the United States
Government is interested in the plan
The Government realizes the impor-
lance Of keeping those in the service
happy and constantly in touch with.
their home ties and associations. N5th-
ing is more depressing in a nationals
emergency than the spirit Of loneliness ;
in those serving their country, and ~
ficials know that nothing can digDeg
this feeling more effectually than rsaG-
ing the home town newspaper.
Publishers Of newspapers in all pszxfxs
Of the country-this newspaper inaRzE
ed-have grasped with pleasure 1s,-
plan outlined by Colonel ThoTnpers,
and they have agreed to cooperate r.
every way.
Under the ruling of the War Ir6uS
tries Board newspaper publishers H.
forbidden to send their newspaper
free, even to soldiers The newspaper
must be subscribed for in the regUlTz =
way, the only exception being solGsEas,
who formerly were in the employ Or
the newspaper and who left that serv-
ice to enlist. Colonel Thompson tAsse-
fore proposes that the public in eAeS-.
community contribute to fund GO thai
the home newspaper lin our case tAiss
newspaper) may reach every man and
woman now in the service OF his co9z-
try.
Anyone may contribute to the fund,
and any sum may be contributed. Is 3
not necessary to contribute the entire,
amount of one subscription. It does
not matter whether the rich man ssnG1a
in one hundred dollars or the poor D1x
or little girl sends in five cents. Entsar
gift will be message Of love and hs3r-
fulneSs to the home town folks "OTgz-
There" The money will be fuupetz
into one fund. out of which subseriD,-
tons will be entered as fast as tias.
money is received.
Contributors who send in the fuis
price Of years subscription may, II
they wish, designate to what particular
person they wish the newspaper sent,
but If 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 hoEns-.
folks.
The name of every contributor rsss
this home paper service will be pub
lished in this newspaper, and the name
of everyone entered for a subscriphicm,
will be published as well as the nuzs-
Der Of those remaining whose subserfp
tons have not been covered.
If the amount of money received
shall be more than is necessary to SEND
the paper to every person from The
town now in the service, then the BAL
ance will be turned over to the Red
Cross
The plan is endorsed by the Pub
Usher Of this newspaper witheue any
thought of profit. either directly or in
directly, but with q sincere desire to-
help keep the home fires burning and
to send to our heroes and heroiuess
news of our town, to keep their hearts
warm for US and to let them know
they are constantly In our minds
The publisher, Of course, cannot
make profit on circulation, and addr-
tional circulation such as this viii be
circulation from non-purchasers sent
Ear across the sea-can have no added
value to the advertiser.
These facts are stated so that every
contributor may feel that every cent?
contributed goes to the good cause.
The mothers Of our boys are FACING
In ordeal with a bravery that COM
hands respect and admiration. Here
Ind there where tiny stars are turnea
rom blue to gold, where anguish grfpss
he heart, the nation stands in sile1e>-
Ind honors the women who have giysn.
# their blood, the very bone Of their
Zone, to their country. To them, home
has lost its meaning-the soul OF, n
has fied-there is no home, 1t is Just O..
lace, and no place is quite so lonely.
nless 1t be within the hearts Of those
rave sons In far of France who long
or just word Of home. There can
lot be q man, there cannot be q ws
nan, no, not even q child, who VIII
all to contribute just little to maks~
he hearts Of these patriots Hghtss