Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-02

1911" And didn't that show that the
Germans were preparing for this war.
The four words which every soldier in
the trenches has in his heart are I'VE
will finish it,
1t is a wonderful thing. but every
soldier who goes into the trenches
comes out feeling that God still lives.
How did they do it, Many times tine
trenches have been leveled nat. back
in 1915, and there was nothing in front
of them and nothing behind them. and
the Germans could have swept onto
them and onto Paris. but they didn't.
why not? Just when they could nave
won there was that unseen hand. Billy
Sunday, whom Peat met short time
ago. said: Hell isn't deep enough 1or
them Uhe Germans). II they turned
Hell! bottom side up they would find
the mark on the bottom, Made IN
Germany" Their God is German Goa,
he has been kaisered.
One Of the first things which moth
ers ask Private Peat is: did you get
enough TO eat?" There is always plenty
to eat of good coarse food. Ii you want
to send YOUR boy something. don't send
him timed beef. don't. don't. Don't
send him plum and apple jam. He does
like all kinds of candy. Send the nara
centered chocolates. Not that the boys
don't like the soft centered ones. but
thew reach over there in one hard lump
The steamers going over are warm
places and the candy runs. SEND can
dies, they are good gifts. Some people
seem to think that the government has
wired the trenches and the boys alc
not cats, they cannot see in the dafE.
Some trench candles have been sent
over. but they are greasy and When
nut into the bags get other things
greasy True they are good to XIII lice
but as the Scotchman said, they are
necessary. The Scotchman said a louise
saved his life. just as he was on the
TOP of the top going over. he mad
bite and he stopped down to set II. -
he stopped a bullet whizzed by and II
he had been standing up he would have
been hit by it, He took out the louise
and said: You saved my HE. cahhcl
give YOU a Victory Cross, but l can
put YOU back" which he did Keep on
knitting ladies. Thkboys need It. Le'
tiers from back home are Wonoeriui
things to the boys over there.
God never lHleIiucu ~ mani ~
full of men, and if he did they would al
WAYS be kids over there the boys 90 not
see real woman, someone to whom the|
car talk and say things which they can
not tell their soldier friend. they want 70
be mothered-that's the word-and the leI-
tor seems to come as near filling the bill
as anything. Letters are the only chah-
rels for this desire for motherlns Mar
re minded persons who go over there
and come back bring tales OF the moral
conditions of the country. One whom Peat
heard speak recently called himself
dean of Cleveland and he was some dean
gave the impression that every soldier
over there had ticket booked straight
fer hell. They are tough as the devil.
but, going down deep, they are fine The
soldiers speak a language OF their own.
Don't try to judge by conditions over
here over there. No matter If the soldier
comes from Yale, Harvard or anywhere,
he speaks the same language when he
gets out of the trenches. The condition.
warrant the swearing. When they were
marching through a city one day they
pa ssed a girl not more than IA or 10 years
OF age. In one arm she carried a bundle
which they knew, and her other arm
was gone. OF the girls who were met on
this march there were not 10 per cent.
who were not going to have infants.
Private Peat told of the gas and how
he was impressed BY its first appear
ancc 4 poker game when shooting was
going on which broke up only for the ar
rival of the mail. lie said Stacker was
any man, woman or child who would not
do everything they could to help in this
war
An eloquent appeal was made by Peat
fol the Third Maine Regiment a com
pany of which is being organized in this
city. If you don't get behind your home
guard there will he no trained soldiers
III this country in a short time. No man
should be afraid to defend his wife and
family through the home guards
All wars are hard on the women but
this is a harder one. Private Peat said
you can help Your boy as he stands with
one foot on the firestone, ready to go over
the top. by giving him right send-off.
When the word comes for him to go,
cart YOU postpone that faint or cry until
the next day? Please start him off right.
! If YOU will he will have all the pep of the
regular soldier and he will cross his Ru-
bicon for YOU.