The Press., 1918-10-03
General Pershing.

On November II the American peO- raise the largest amount of money ever given outright by any people in the history of the world.
 The drive will be new thing under tants. Catholics and Jews. forgetting all their differences will line up >houl- der to shoulder wedding their indiNid- ual organizations together in the.r common devotion to the boys in the cantonments and over there. This amal l@aInatiun of the seven great agpn- cies engaged in war work is one of the fine developments which have been brought about by the war and under the wise guidance of President Wilson
 The seven organizations which tO- gether will make this united appeal are the Y. NJ. C. A.. Y. w. (. A.. Na- tiOnal Catholic War Council and K. of C., the Jewish Welfare Board, the War Camp Community Service, the American Library Association and the Salvation Army. Each of them will need funds this Fall each had planned a separate campaign for support. Now, acting on the suggestion of the Presidents letter of September 5 the seven campaigns will be rolled into one. The AmericaE people will he spared the burden of seven separate appeals, and the nation will have an
 .1lu that men and women of all creedS at home can work together, as men of all CrppdS over there are fighting aud dying together
 Dr. John R. Mott whom President Wilson Las spoken of as one of the abIeSi and nest useful men of his gen eratiOn. has been selected Director General of the drive It is interesting to note that Dr. MOtt'S name was placed in nomination by John G. Agar of the National Catholic War Council and seconded by Mortimer l.. Schitf of the Jewish Welfare Board. The gen eral committee having the campaign in charge contains such well known names as Raymond B. FOSdick. Chair man of the Comm: ssiOn on Training Camp Activities; George w. Perkins. Chairman of the Finance Committee of the l.. s. Steel Corporation James F. Phelan of HOrnbIOwer and Weeks: Honorable Myron T. Herrick. former ambassador 10 France; Cleveland H. Dodge. George Gordon Battle, Mrs Henry P. DaVisGn and Frank A. Van derip, president of the National City Bank
 In every city, county and town the campaign will be in charge of the big geSt men of the community.
 Together these seven organizatiO lions represent work that is staggering in it's proportions. They have more than 15,OO0 uniformed workers. staading shoulder to shoulder with the boys ev- front line trenches. They operate more than 3G W buildings and ship 900 tons of supplies 10 the boys in France ev- cry week. Fifteen miles of film set sail for the other side each week un- der their direction, and the regular weekly attendance of soldiers and sail OrS at their motion picture shows Is more than 2300,OOo. The Bibles fur nished to the boys since the war broke out would, if piled one on another, make q pile more than twenty miles high.
 "Morale," said Napoleon. lis as Oth- CT factors in war as three to one" By which he meant that one man who iR kept cOntented and happy is better than three men who are discouraged !, and hOmesick It is the business of ' these seven great agencies to help 1 maintain morale. They are keeping ! up the fine fighting edge of our boys, and by their ministrutiOns, helping to :, put added power into our army and |, navy and so hasten the hour of victory when they will bring our boys home again. i,
 It is predicted by national leaders that this great victory drive will "gO over the top" in a :a" "r way than any that has preceded it. [