Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-10-31
WILL YOU HELP
OUR BOYS ABROAD?
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 From
Home.

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Home.
Every citizen Interested In the boys
of his home town now at the front, and
In the brave women who equally are
serving their country abroad, has an
opportunity to show his appreciation
Of the sacrifice they are making. The
opportunity comes as a result OF the
generosity and thought Of Colonel Will
liam Boyce Thompson Of New York,
who has conceived and put into execu-
ton what Is known as the Home Pa.
per Service.
Under the plan, every man and Wo'
man III foreign service will receive the
town newspaper, and 80 be kept In
constant touch with the places and the
people they know and love.
Every branch Of the United States
Government Is Interested in the plan.
The Government realizes the impor.
lance or keeping those In the service
happy and constantly In touch with
their home ties and associations. Moth
ing Is more depressing In a national
emergency than the spirit Of loneliness
in those serving their country, and OF
fcials know that nothing can dlspel
this feeling more effectually than read.
Ing the home town newspaper.
Publishers Of newspapers In all parts
of the c~ountry-thls newspaper includ-
ed-have grasped with pleasure the
plan outlined by Colonel Thompson,
and they have agreed to cooperate In
every way.
Under the ruling Of the War Indus
tries Board newspaper publishers are
forbidden to send their newspapers
free, even to soldiers. The newspaper
must be subscribed for in the regular
way, the only exception being 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 a fund so that
the home newspaper Tin 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. 1t Il
u not necessary to contribute h entir'
amount of one subscription. 1t doe!
\ not matter whether the rich man send
" in one hundred dollars or the poor DO!
S or little girl sends in Ave cents. Eael
8 gift will be a message Of love and help
fulness to the home town folks "Ove'
e There" The money will be Jumped
into one fund, out of which subscrip
lions will be entered as fast as tn
money Is received.
$ Contributors who send in the full
d price of a years subscription may,
T.. they wish, designate to what particula
person they wish the newspaper sen
~ but II the name given Is already liste
n as receiving the paper, then the pull
r. Usher reserves the right to apply tn
subscription to some less fortunate so
y der boy or noble woman who Is just 9
20 lonely for news Of home and hon
folks.
The name Of every contributor
- this home paper service Will be pul
ushed in this newspaper, and the nan
!, Of everyone entered for a subscrlptit
will be published as well as the nul
her of those remaining whose subscri
lions have not been covered.
If the amount Of money receive
. shall be more than Is necessary to Bel
the o to every person from t
town now In the service, then the b
ance will be turned owe to the Il
Gross.
The plan is endorsed by the pu
Usher Of this newspaper without a
thought of profit, either directly or
directly, but with a sincere desire
\ help keep the home fires burning a
n IN send to our heroes and heroiE
M news of our town, to keep their hea'
III warm for us and to let them KIN
II they are constantly In our minds.
! The publisher, Of course. canr
make a profit on circulation. n ad
ttOnal circulation SUCH US u'iS WILL w
circulation from On-purchasers 81
far across the sea-can have no ado
value to the advertiser. :.
These facts are stated so that evt
ON contributor may feel that every G.
no contributed goes to Ne good cause.
The mothers Of u boys are fac
leu an ordeal with a bravery that &
dis. mands respect and admiration. H
up. kand there where tiny stars are turl
from blue to gold, where anguish 81
OF the heart, the nation stands in sile
and hon0rs the women who have 81
OF their blood, the very bone of Il
red hone, to their country. To them. HI
has lost Its meaning-the soul o
they has fled-there Is no home. 1t Is ju
Ease. place, and no place Is quite so Ion
MIN. unless It be within the hearts of Il
and brave sons in far of France who
j, In for just a word Of home. There
not be a man, there cannot be a
'c'''e man, no., not even o child, who
blood fall to contribute just a little to n
stem. the hearts Of these patriots lgl