The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1918-10-31
TIE SECOND LINE
+, OF DEFENSE

wide as the River Somme. The girl
in the munltion factory in the middle
West is very close TO her brother In
the front-llne trenches. If her work
sfalters. IL one untrue torpedo passes
1.-THE careful scrutiny Of the inspector,
1.-THE lives Of American soldiers pay
the price.
II II Is rs necessary 10 keep the girl
who makes the shells physically fit
land high Of courage as the man who
fires the gun.
The glory and excitement Of war
are for the man IN khaki. Grinding,
lncHa.onous labor FAR away from the
flying flags and marital music IS the
portion Of the girl who makes NUM-
lions.
One and a half million women and
girls have marched into the Service OF
khe United States government to take
Ahe places of the men who have been
Eallcd 10 the colors. With every draft
Ind with the opening Of every muni-
lion environment the number is null
siplied. These girls work long hours
Ind the work Is hard ANA monotonous.
Furthermore, they work ut high nerv-
BUS tension. on the skill %: their fin
gers and the accuracy of their eyes de- .
Sends the lives of many soldiers, the /
ayinuing or losing Of many battles. |
81 emit sleep at night because I'm
20 afraid | may have passed on some
Thing that was not quite true said
pne young girl not yet in her twenties,
who Inspected hundreds Of torpcdoes
very day. \
Unless something can make this girl
Forget at night, ana find some rest, her
Mand will lose its cunning. II
"Nights and Sundays" said another,
i walk and walk, ana | never 60 the
same route twice until | have worn
ut all the others and yet | can't for
ct that perhaps some time, somehow,
uring the day something may have
zone through that was not quite right"
81 was just on the edge Of going
lack home" said another. 81 couldn't
and II. Then the recreation leader
sied me IL played basket ball. and
told her | was too old. Pm twenty
ght. She insisted that | just try
Growing the ball, and now Tn captain
the basket bali team. play tennis.
nd can set up and 'wig-Wur,' and
ley're going 20 make me forewoman
the room. That would have fright
led me 10 death once. But every
ding is different now, that we have
ir War Service club"
; The war department had seen the
,ed Of occupations for out.of-wOrk
,urs If the employees were to work
their greatest efficiency. and through
@ ordnance department asked the
Dung Women's Christian Association
r recreation leaders, 10 line UP the
rls and direct Their frcc-time pleas
eS
The government reminded the Y. w.
A. that as an organization II always
q had an interest In the right hous-
of girls, In the right feeding Of
is, and in the right education of
lis, and that the intelligent care Of
use girls in the munitions factories
rs one of the essentials In the win
lg of the war. The government
auld house and feed them. II could
up recreation buildings hut when
was done It was as helpless rs the
her of mothcrlcss girl. The gov
1ment Is a composite man. He didn't
ow what girl should do when the
o'clock factory whistle blew. lie
Hy knew size needed looking after
1 he called 20 he one womnn's or.
lizaton that for half II century had
de study If the needs of girls
guely. he hyd IN idea that She
auld he cncnurGg,h 10 play, thai
\ needed Wholesome recreation, anC
ne one, wise ana sympathetic rs {
eful mother 80 Guide her social nc
tics.
Nhe Eluc Tr,a0,'r 'Hl its play lady
Salute AMI r. 90 wurE Workers are
ed for In recreation buildings OF
the 80 fec "3l Industrial rosorNa
rs or munlr.uD environments wh.cl
70 been opened this su"wor In sew
| of the states. These reservation
ung UP out Of the very fields In
weeks, They are employing thou
ds of workers, Many of thcs
mon have come from far dlstan
nos. Tho government provide
mitOrinS aud mess barracks. i
90 places II is putting up recreation
dlngs, Where such building |
n provided by the government the
c. \. viii furnish 1t, using one a
~ standing when available, an
n ding when that Is necessary. A
AZ Sc buildings, whether gOvornmcr
assoclNtion-ownod, will operate NJ
the SIGN of the Blue Triangle The
have big Twins rooms aSscmhl
ns Tor entertainments, club room
cymua siums. The Blue Trlaug
frnishH program OF service wor
ratoual classes, games ANA cnte
smcnts Military and signal corr
rs viii he IN charge Of soldiers.
! Washington, the members of Il
iness Womcn'S council Blue II