The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1918-10-24

and they have agreed to cooperate in
every way.
Under the ruling OF the War Indus.
tries Board newspaper publishers are
forbidden 10 send their newspapers
free, even TO soldiers The newspaper
must be subscribed for In the regular
way. the only exception Seing 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 fund so that
the home newspaper lin our case this
newspaper may reach every man and
woman now In the service OF his 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
In 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" Tho money will be Jumped
into one fund. out OF which subscrlp.
lions 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 us
lonely for news OF home and home
folks.
The name OF every contributor to
this home paper service will be pub
lished in this newspaper, and the name
OF everyone entered for n subscription
will be published ms well as the num-
her of those remaining whose subscrip-
lions hive not been covered.
IL the amour. 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 without any
thought OF profit. either directly or in.
directly, but with sincere desire to
help keep the home fires burning and
to send to our heroes and herolnes
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 add
tional circulation such as this will be-
circulation from non-purchasers sent
far across the sea-chn 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
an ordeal with bravery that com.
mands respect and admiration. Here
and there where tiny stars are turned
from blue to gold, where anguish grips
the heart, the nation stands in silence
and h0nors the women who have given
of their blood, the very bone Of their
bone, to their country. To them, home
has lost Its meaning--the soul OF 1t
has fed-there Is no home, It is Just a
place, and no place Ia quite so lonely.
unless It be within the hearts of those
brave sons in far or France who long
for just word Of home. There can
not be man, there cannot be wo-
man, no, not even child, who will
fail to contribute just little to make
the hearts Of these patriots lighter.
VASHON ISLAND RECORD.