The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-06-20
Doughboys Love
Salvation Army
BY FRED 5 FERGusoN

By FRED : FERGUSON
United Press stan Correspondent)
With the American Forces in Pic
ardy. May 19.-(By Mail THE Sal
vation Army roifows the flag
1t is in Picards. doing its mite to
make the rests hoilrs of Americas
fighting men easier. Supplies are
hard 10 gel. and ,i,efe- isn't much COM
fort even back OF the lines in the re-
gions where sthe German hordes are
being barred from the road 10 Paris
But the Salvation Army smiles and
does ITS best. and in return is well
loved by the soldier.
The Army in Picardy IS typified by
Miss Langdon Van Norden. in charge
of the work The Salvation Army
hut" is an old ram-shackle French
house in little village just in the
rear of the lines. The streets about it
are ankle deep in mud French colon
falls had been biliefed there when the
filthy. Miss Van Norden and her army
numbering two. cleaned it. A phono-
graph was grinding away in one OF
the rooms almost before the first
men to march in had their packs or
Then came the work of getting sup
plies: II means dangerous drives over
shell swept roads in an automobile to
get them. but they were brought up
More cleaning. and soon the old house
was the soldiers social center in
the village
Douqhnuts and Pies.
On the front northwest of Toul, the
Salvation Army was--snd is-famous
for its doughnuts and pies. Men com
ing ont of the trenches there can al
ways count on doughnuts and pie
when they get back TO the Army hut
In Picardy this is impossible. but
Miss Van Norden and her fellow
workers endeavor to keep everything
else that a soldier might want-tobac-
co. candies. cakes. writing paper.
candles and anything else that can be
obtained. In the reading room" is
the graphophone. The soldier knows
he is always welcome to sit and lis
ten TO the music as long as he likes
Hot coffee is always ready. and he can
sit over his coffee and cakes while
record after record rs run OF by his
bunkies s.<f 80
Harry Lauder is big hit in Pic
ardy Men back from working all
night on supply trains. or doing a
trick in the trenches. cali for Lauder
and his song Nanny above every
thing else. With pipes and cigar
cites glowing, and the room lighter
only by ,flickerirg candles. they sit
and hum Nanny" with the world
loved Scot: Shells may be breaking
near. and the sky red with the glow
of artillery battle. but in this dingy
little room. is the radiance of the
smile OF Lauder. who gave his son
to the same cause for which the
American boys there are fighting.
Pay When You Car.
When troops are. moving. pay is not
regular sometimes This makes no
difference to the Salvation Army. II
a soldier comes to the hut" wanting
cakes or candy. but hasn't he money
to pay for it, he sess it anyhow. II he
hasn't the exact change. and Miss
Van horned or her assistant. are also
without change. the soldier is given
what he wants without charge When
he has the money-or the change. il
he had money-he1i come back and
pay.
The salvation Army needs graphic
phone needles. They are hard to get
over here. You can therefore do \
bit by getting in touch with the
Salvation Army headquarters in your
town. and sending over some of your
surplus supply,
The work of the Salvation Army is
not going to be forgotten soon by
Americas fighting army. The little
woman in red bonnet standing be-
side a kettle on the Streets at home
means more to the American in
France than she did a year ago.