The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-02-07

An appeal for continued patriotism
was made to-day to every member of
the Kenosha Chamber of Commerce
in the form of a bulletin issued from
the office of the organization, urging
every member to continue his efforts of
the past to keep every resource Of
Kenosha back Of the firing line and the
soldiers in trench and camp. In every
letter was an appeal made recently by
Citizen Soldier Number 258 from
one of the Districts of the National
Draft Army, which should prove mar
velous impetus to every member of the
Kenosha Chamber of Commerce to keep
behind the boys at the front at any
cost.
The appeal, which is meant to sti-
mulate the patriotism of any who might
"weary in well DOING, has the cap
tion "Lest We Forget TO Do Our
Part'' and reads as follows:
"They say, who have come back
from Over There, that at night the
troubled earth between the lines is
carpeted with pain. They say that
Death rides whistling in every wind,
and that the very mists are charged
with awful torment. They say that
of all things spent and squandered
there, young human life is held least
dear It is not the pleasantest prospect
for those of us who yet feel upon our
lips the pressure Of our mothers good
bye kiss.
But, please God, our love of life is
not so priced as love of right. In
this renaissance of our countty's val
or, we who will edge the wedge Of ler
assault make calm acceptance of its
hazards. For as the steel-swept trench,
theestiffening eold-weariness hardship,
worse. For you, for whom we go,
you millions safe at home-what for
youg We shall need food. We shall
need care. We shall need clothes for
our bodies and weapons for our hands.
We shall need terribly and without
failure, supplies and equipment in a
stream that is constant and never end
Fsng. From you who are our resource
and reliance, who are the heart and
hope of that humanity for which we
smite and strive, Must Come These
Things"
(Signed) Citizen Soldier No. 25s--
~-th District National Draft Army.
*We are not sending out the pa
triotic missives'', said Secretary Kaiser,
Fbecause we believe that there is a
single member who is unwilling to do
to the utmost for his country, but with
the various patriotic funds cared for by
the splendid Kenosha Plan; and with
war news losing some of it's novelty,
we wish to warn the members of falling
into any apathy or indifference in re-
gard to the prosecution of the war. We
have noticed no lessening in the pa
triotie fervor in which Kenosha has
been enveloped since the outbreak of
the war but we do not want to allow
the suggestion of this to happen and we
believe that the spreading of patriotic
gaspel such as is taught in the words
Of this soldier will be worth while
in warding off any such danger.
'FPresident Wilson has just said that
this year win see the crisis of the war.
The Chamber of Commerce takes this
plan of reiterating this and urging
every Kenoshan, whether he be mem
hnr of oI1r or0oni 20 +iop m MT n oa+
in coordination to win the war. Pes
simism and indifference are now out Of
place and seem to me must bear the
mark of ''made in Germany. To keep
the enthusiasm at the boiling point at
this most critical of all times we are
again urging the people of Kenosha to
take one minute or so from the hurry
of business and give the matter little
reconsideration.
'FKenosha has been called'', con-
tinued Secretary Kaiser, the most pa
triotie city in Wisconsin and I believe
that she will maintain that reputation
throughout the war. The Kenosha
fathers and mothers who have sons over
there cannot imagine such a thing as
these boys and their - and our glor-
ious flag coming home with even the
suggestion of defeat. That cannot be
and it will not be. y
The messages caused no end of serious
consideration among the business men
to-day and the officers have already re-
ceiypd DumernuS af1 ora tn IatinnS unnn
this novel plan of keeping Kenosha pa
triotism at the highest pitch in com
pete support Of the boys at the front
and the flag and principles for which
they are fighting.