The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-07-25
TELLS AMERICA TO GET BUSY
Admonishes His Friends Here to
Do Their Full Share in Help
ing to Win the War for
Liberty.

Friends Of former director of public
recreation, David 0. r. Fogwell, of
Kenosha, who is now doing Y. M. G. A.
work in London, will be pleased to
read the following letter written under
the date of June 20 to Miss Belle Rip
ley, of $50 Fleet street, Kenosha.
Among other things Mr.. Fogwell says:
Wake up America, should be a
national slogan. With the submarines
or the Atlantic coast, which is real
menace to the coast towns, and the big
push in France seemingly growing
close to Paris, means that there is
only the armies and the fleets between
Germany and America. If the enemy
wins on land he will then try the sea.
What then7 Without Britain s feet
there is only our own to keep us safe.
Wake up America, Everybody should
realize now that we are in the war and
everybody must do their bit. This is
no time for slackers. The man who is
able, the woman, the boy and girl should
ali get into the great game of war
and make the world safe. 1t is time
to become serious and take part in the
struggle in our best manner and best
place.
The boys Of all the nations are Civ
ing up their lives, their limbs, their
eyes, and all that is dear to them for
the cause 1t is not fun but it is the
serious side of serious business, the
business Of war.
The women of Great Britain, France,
Italy, Belgium, Portugal, and every
where that takes sides in the war, are
doing all kinds of mems jobs. And in
America where the great army is being
made drain will be made in man
power that must be met by the wo-
men.
The boys and girls must all be gar
deners, messengers, clerks, servants
helpers generally and do big part
in the game. Oil it's a serious bust
ness, wish could tell all I have
seen in week, but the most impress
sive thing is the eheerfulness of the
London people. They are glad Amer
lea is in it and they show their appre-
citation too. They are SO kind and help
full to us. Nothing is too good for US.
We Y. M. G. A. men are uniformed as
officers of the United States army and
on the whole we are fine looking
bunch Gall except me,) We have little
wee men; long thin men, Ct didn Il
know they grew so thin) and stout
men where they measure their girth
by feet rather than by inches; lame
men on crutches (of course this is
only temporary through accident.) Oh,
Ill kinds of them. OF course they are
all men and all in the game where they
ean serve the best. Editors, bankers,
ministers, evangelists, brokers, artists,
entertainers, writer's, lawyers, auto
drivers, singers, physical directors,
Icoutmasters, and directors of public
recreation, and others.
BY the way, the scouts here are all
busy youngsters and they are sleek
Ind clean. Their buttons and insignia
buckles are polished till they shine bril-
iantly, and they are on the job.
haven't heard yet how much the
bond sale was in Kenosha, nor how
much the scouts sold, and I want SO
much to hear. Even if L am away, ]
nm interested.
wish l could write to everybody but
cannot. But 1 wish lots of folks
would write to me. am long way
From home and it might take two OF
three weeks for letter to come to me
10, if any one cares to write 1 shall
Sc glad.
Best wishes to the camp girls and
% the Girl Scouts, and the Boy Scouts
III my prides and my interest.
! have not yet heard of any raids on
London since I came and have travel
ed over its streets a great deal and
AVE seen lot Of damage that was
lone by previous raids. But I guess
here are some marks here. / have
'een to the Old Curiosity Shop; Cliff.
ord's Inn, and the Apple Tree and
detie Inn OF Dickens fame; to St
'auls, Westminster, the parliament
buildings, the famous bridge, White
all, Buckingham and st. James palaces
Trafalgar Square, and other places. /
ave not spent any time in doing these