The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-23

Much has been written about the
work done by the y. NJ. {. a. the
Knights of Columbus. Salvation Ar
NV. Jewish Welfare Board and 9TH
er organizations recognized by the
/ government in tie war-Wlnning pro-
/ gram: much has been written about
that work in the great camps and
cantonments OF America and i'll the
/ debarkation ports overseas, IN the
concentration and training camps III
: France. and on up to the lighting
areas Little is known OF the work
which these organizations do in the
out-Of-the-Way places, lar from the
/ biggest theater OF the war. but none
the less important in the winning OF
/ the conflict. Secretaries recently re-
turned, tell of the opportunities for
service at Gibraltar and up near the
! Arctic Circle on the Murman
Coast. Allied troops and naval
forces are doing their bit at these
extreme points Just as much as their
brothers are nearer the centre of
activity. Recent cable dispatches
told OF the opening OF Y. NJ. c. A..
hut in Archangel, where American
troops are now being landed. hay
ing gone up from England on trans
ports to Murmansk, thence by rail
to a port on the White Sea and
across to Archangel
Real Opportunity.
\. l.. Flude of Chicago. general
manager of the Chautaqua Manag-
erS' Association, who has just conf
pleted record trip as " trans
port secretary, says of this work in
the Far North:
The opportunities for real serv-
ice to mankind are far greater in the
isolated places than in those where
by their very numbers the fighting
men need fewer distractions and at
fractions. The Murman Coast to
an American fighting man, presents
cold and dreary prospect. The
various war work organizations
have recognized this and apparently
because the " has a foundation
upon which to build, the association
has taken the responsibility OF car
rying bit OF homeland to Ameri-
can units assigned to service in Rus
sia. \ ~ man or Knights OF Co.
lumbuS secretary, perhaps both. may
be found on the transports which
go north. Up there the " man as
sumeS charge of the work on be-
half OF all the cooperating organi-
cations.
Charles NJ. Bond, New Jersey
man, is the secretary at Murmansk
where most OF the men land. Far
ther north. at Petchinka, Mills Hin
kle OF New York City, is doing his
level best to dispense cheer to the
Allied forces i'll the vicinity.
Eyes Gouged Out.
The work OF both OF these men
is of greater scope than that OF the
majority OF war wor kerS. That sec
tion is full of refugees. On the re-
turn trip to England our transport
carried $50 wounded Serbs, who had
worked their way north through
Russia At least twenty OF them
were in such condition that one
wondered how they could have sur
lived their experiences. The first
man on the gang-plank was a Serb
both OF whose eyes had been gouged
out. After trying many interpret
ers. he was made to understand that
we wished to know how he had lost
his sight. Without word he held
out his two clenched fists, thumbs
sticking up, indicating very clear
" how the atrocity had been cont
mitted.
Morale Strengthened.
c.. II. Rateau. who was the y. NJ.
c. A. secretary at Ridgewood, n. j.,
before he volunteered for overseas
service. presented a glowing picture
OF the results accomplished by the
war work organizations. Since these
organizations were invited to enter
the field. he said, general courts
martial had been reduced eighty per
cent.
The work at Gibraltar" Mr.. Ra-
teau added. lis OF tremendous I'M
portance. 1t reaches the navy al