The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-03-11
Military Don'ts and
Why's For Women

Men can not win this war without
the help of women
Don't confirm these old ISLANDERS;
Women talk 100 much; Women
can't keep a secret
Don't pass along any information
that your men folk may carelessly OF
trustfully pass along to you.
Don't fail to report to the nearest
officer disloyal or suspicious remarks
or behavior on the part OF anybody
native or foreign.
Don't forget that some of the most
dangerous enemies of the country III
time of war are native Americans OF
the greatest sincerity.
Don't forget that this war will END
to our advantage only when 1t ends
with victory.
Don't get discouraged. short war
and. a basty peace may cost another
war and greater loss of lives than
cleaning up this war.
Don't let jealousy of other women
whose men get to the front or are
kept at home make you suspicious OF
motives or influences. The organlza-
tions and individuals are all parts OF
a complicated machine; each cog
must fit in its place and move when
needed.
Don't accuse the stay-at-homes OF
base motives. Many of them are
more eager to be abroad than some
that are there. The success OF the
men in France depends on the energy
of the men at home. For every man
in the trench a great many men are
needed in the rear, or the hghtlns
line will fail of ammunition. tood,
supplies, funds, equipment, and re-
Inducements.
Don't forget that cynicism and sar-
casm are the cheapest things on
earth, but may prove deadly In their
result
Don't forget that it is treason to
give aid and comfort to the enemy.
Nothing comforts the enemy more
than the feeling that the war is I'M
popular at home and that the peo-
pie are against it.
Don't spread the falsehood that
this is a rich mans war. 1t is being
fought for the welfare of the poor OF
the whole world. Rich men and
their sons are making sacrlhces OF
life, wealth, and comfort in due pro-
portion to their number. Activities
that tend to destroy, discredit, or dis
courage honest wealth attack the
prosperity of the entire Nation and
cripple its. power Gigantic indus
tries make this Nation gigantic, and
give it taxpaying, money-spending,
money-lending powers equal to ar
mics of soldiers.
n eft
is the fairest, squarest, most demo-
cratic method ever devised. 1t was
forced on the country by the terrific
man power of the enemy, based on a
CONSUMPTION policy in force for gen
erations
Don't underestimate your own
ability to help. The day has long
passed when women were expected to
sit idle and wait for wars to end.
Women are Invaluable not only at
Ao-&Eonfas nurses. ambulanceeQrlX=
ers, clerks, and canteen managers,
but Just as valuable at home. Knit
ting and bandage making are impor-
tant, and there are hundreds of &C
tivities of direct service, not to men
ton the numberless industries in
which women are replacing the men
at the front.
Don't stop hunting till you find
your job.
Don't look for a niche or pedes-
tai, but find a job and work it for all
it is worth.
zxRDn't forget that many mickles
make a muckle" The little bit of in
formation you have may seem utter
~ unimportant, yet it may furnish
a SPY with just the confirmation he
or she needs; or it may piece out
some fabric that needs only patch
or two to be complete; or it may give
him, or her, hint or clue leading
to discoveries of fatal consequence
to the ones you love, or TO others, or
to the Nation.
Don't minimize the minor matters.
'tFor want of a nail the shoe was
lost; for want of the horse the rider
was lost; for want of, ETC., ETC., the
Nation was lost The news you
know may furnish the nail to the
shoe, to the horse, ETC., which will
help the enemy toward success.
Don't weary of thrift. The side
whose grit and supplies hold out the
longer will win. Watch your table,
your kitchen, your market. The food
you waste would strengthen one OF
our soldiers in the trenches.
Don't cavil at our allies. Their in
terests are ours and ours are theirs.
1t is a case of all for one and one
for ALL For three years they have
poured out their precious lives and
treasures and endured untold priva-
lions and losses. We have been en-
abled to organize our Army and our
fleet in the shelter of their living,
dying rampant. They have taken a
tremendous toll from our enemy.
We should be patient with their i'm
patience at our delays. and we
should begrudge them no assistance
financial, physical, or spiritual.
We should show them that we, too,
can save and spend and fight.
Don't fail to reverse the peace
time rule Remember that in war
everybody is suspicious until he is
proved innocent, especially in coun-
try of such mixed population and
such variety of tradition as the Unit