The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-11-07
Do You Know
These Facts?

lhat IL you mad been In the trench
es drenched with rain, nerves from
concentrated shell fire, hungry be-
cause that she'll fire made it impossi-
BILE TO bring up appetizing food, that
nothing would seem quite SO good as
"a crisp. home made doughnut and a
cup OF steaming coffee.
That is what our boys get before
they are out of the zone of shell FIRE.
Not doughnuts made by. the millions
in camp bakery. but doughnuts made
by American women right back OF the
line
That these American women belong
to the Salvation Army.
That they stick to their posts
through all dangers and unpleasant
ness.
That their slogan Soup and Saliva
tion" has been changed to pies and
Piety" and ''Doughnuts for Dough
boys"
That the quiet serving of these
things and the CHEEKY word from an
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often helps the men to come closer to
the Master for whc... shese women are
working.
That 1t is an awful job to sew on a
button OF mend tear in your cloth
ing. you men
That IL is just as bad for the men
in the army That these Salvation
Army Women do this for the boys
just like Mother used to do.
That this seems small thing but
it means more than we can tell 10 the
boys who are fighting.
That there are As motor ambulances
manned by Salvationists.
That they maintain II hotels for
the. use OF soldiers and sailors.
That there are 2o3 huts ar soldiers
camps on European battiefelds for
social and religious gatherings and for
dispensing comforts to soldiers and
sailors.
That besides these there are many
fdugouts in use close to the front for
serving soldiers under IRE.
That there are 900 rest rooms eaytp
ped with papers. books magazines
etc
That 500 Salvation Army officers de-
vote their whole time to social and re
'iigious, work among the soldiers
That this organization maintains
1000 beds in hotels near railway sta
tions and landing places for soldiers
and sailors.
that there are $4,000 Salvation Army
members lighting with the Allied
forces.
That many of the largest buildings
OF the salvation Array are IN use as
hospitals aad shelters for refugees.
That Salvation Army butts are in
operation at the following camps:
Bowie. Cody. Pevans. Funston. Grant.
Logan. Lewis. Meade. Sherman. Tay-
Tor. Travis and Eearney
That the salvation Army has q spec
iai place in the love OF the fighting
men.
That this work in no way duplicates
the relief work done by other organs
sations.
That this work has the hearty ap-
proval OF all officers aud men IN Of
ilcial positions at home and ahraoa:
In word. this appeal comes to us
wsth depth of feeling which touches
nearly our common humanity. Dough
nuts ana pies. both made by American
women on the spot. may seem little
thsne. but the cheer TO the soldiers is
big factor in maintaining the morale
OF the men. II we had to exist on
army ':chow' for months aad months,
wholesome aud plentiful rs it is, how
cheering would be crisp ioughnnt
or a quarter OF real rle' accompan-
led by real coffee or chocolate. to us.
The personal home feeling that comes
with such little things has tremend-
Gus appeal 70 the hearts of the boys
across the sea. TWENTY-FIVE women are
constantly in touch with the men.
ainistering TO them with love and de.
votion such as mother would have.
What Il means to The men is beyond
description. These women and the
:i.s.. :s.,s.. ..=. .:::.=.sse sahation Army work at
the front under she'll fire, with their
gas maskn "a, attention and with the
shrapnei helmets on thoir heads,
cheering the wounded as they come
back. helping the wearied and exhaust
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