New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-10-18
Every Man, Woman and Child
Can Join to Send News Of
This Town Into The Front Limo
Trenches.
WHOLE NATION MOVES
TO DANISH SOLITUDE
Our Heroes Are Calling From
Over There-Giye What You
Can to- Help Those From
Home.

Every CltlZen interested III tne Ooyt
If his home town now at The front, and
in the Grave wome who equally are
serving their country abroad, has an
opportunity to show his appreciation
OF the sacrifice they are making. The
opportunity comes as d result OF the
generosity and thought Of Colonel VII:
liam EOyce Thompson ~ New York,
who has conceived and put into execu-
lioR what Is known as the Home Pa
per Service.
Under the plan, every man and wO
man in foreign service will receive the
town newspaper, and 50 he kept in
constant touch with the places and the
people they know and love.
Every branch of the United states
Government il interested in the plan.
The Government realizes the impOr.
lance Of keeping those IN the service
happy and constantly In touch with
their home ties and associations. Moth
ing is more depressing In a national
l't VIZ bHu III o.pIi VI iobNilliNSH
in those serving their country. and OF.
ticials know that nothing can dispel
this feeling more elfectualiy than read
ing the home oHn newspaper.
Publishers Of newspapers III all parts
Of the cOuntry-tlis 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, eve 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 tiIet
the home newspaper Tin our case this
newspaper) may reach every mar and
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 or n subscription. Ii does
not matter .Nhethcr the rich man sends
IN me hum red dollars or the poor boy
or little girl sends in five cents. Each
lift will la - tppNSarra of lava and h.ty-
fitness to the home town folks over
there" The money will be Jumped
INTO n fund, ont OF which suhscrip-
ions will be entered as fast as the
money is received.
Contributors who send in the full
price OF Il years subscription may, il
they wish, dcSi Suate to wl.It particular
person they wish he newspaper sent,
hui If the name gi>ro & already listed
rs receiving the paper, then ,le putt
Usher reserves tlr right TO apply the
absorption 10 some less fortunate sol.
der boy or nohlc woman VINO is just as
lonely for eNs of home and home
folks.
The name of every contributor TO
A''N H'ti'' lhI'i "l'Nt WIZ NC iftf-
ijS.ed IN this new slipper, and 'ht "Nu,a
of ever"nn" entered for Il subs g.'iiOn
viii he plbliShcd as wei is the u4in-
her Of those remaining those SubscriIe
l.uls have not been covered.
If IL" amount Of money received
hail be more Than il. nee SSary &C. send
he pa. or TO o}""v person tu.. The
,,V ,,... IT,, II ..r,;. ,s., 4t
will be turned over to the Red
Cross.
The plan ls endorsed by the pub
3 -trr OF this newspaper without any
bought of prOfit, either directly or in-
iirrctly, bur with a sincere desire to
..p keep the home fires burnin- and
sci to our heroes and heruines
of our town, 10 keep their hearts
Naru FOR us and to lei them know
tAar are constantly in our minds.
lAe publisher, of course, cannot
fu.,e II profit ON circulation, and addt-
circulation sue as this will be
ejaculation from non-purchasers ser.
FAR across the sea-can have no added
to The advertiser.
iFst IdtiS are Stiltu 80 tIl1t every
contributor may feel that every cent
contributed goes to The good cause.
The mothers Of our boys are facing
an ordeal with a bravery that COM
0nands respect and admiration. Here
there where tiny stars are turned
from blue to gold, where anguish grips
heart, the nation stands in silence
honOrs the woIne who have given
Of their blood, the very bone of their
bone, to their country. To them, home
las lost its m~eaning-the soul Of it has
is no home, II is just q
and n place is quite SO lonely,
inlsss it re within the hearts of those
sons In far off France who long
or just a word of home. There an
,ut be a man, there cannot be a wo-
AN, no, not even a child. who will ,
all to contribute just a little to ma
he hearts. of these patriots lig'
>Ot one. Not in our town