The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-15
SCOUTS PART IN
PUBLICITY WEEK
EVERY SCOUT TO BOOST AMERICA
AS MESSENGERS OF UNCLE
SAM.
Mex. Week VIII De Busy Ono For BOY
Scouts All Over Tho Country, m"
They Arc prepared"

Tho unrnrtunatc situation on :hc kuS-
! sian front is du" ~ much !" IN" SUI
! cess IL German propaganda rs I" '''T-
j man arms. Tho Same elements Wcr" IT,
| aponSihlH for the success of the rrC"nI
! German drive on the italian front WIN
these two cons picuously ElarinG cNall-
, rlns Of the success OF German rroPA-
. gandist onSlaughts. which arc being
wagrd with such sinister and 7owcrlui
! effect.
| President Wilson created tho Com
! mittco Of Public Information as tho or
! fetal government agency through which
! To combat this German nropa Sanda
! This committee after seeing tho success
full efforts Of the Soy Scouts of Amerl-
I ca In other national efforts. has como
/ Ia the Eo.. Scouts for help In the iuTth-
! crancn of It's most imrortant work.
President Wilson. himself. and Hon.
! CieorEe Cree. chairman OF the commit
! tee on Public information. have address,
| cd letters TO our organization reQuestion-
! Ing Immediate cooperation. and a plan
! has boon worked out with the approVab
! 81 our executive board for rendering
! definite service Of nature which VIII
! not involve any nrdnous efforts.
| through II Will require very Intelligent
|
ers and scouts.
Scouts Be Dispatch Bearers.
In short, the BOY Scouts arc % serve
ms aides TO tho Committee. on Public In
| formation and as Officially appointed
! dispatch bearers under tho slogan ~
cry Scout 70 Boost America" in cooper
| atlnR from time 10 time In tho differ
ent forms OF service which the commit
tee may request.
The initial service Is to ne r. house TO
house distribution { no street. diRtriou-
ton 70 he pcrm!ttnd) Of President WILL
sons remarkable Flag day address as
! given Mt Independence hall. juno l4th
| 1917 This document has been pronounc-
! cd ono Of the most effective puhlica-
lions in answering natural questions as
to the causes which led to our govern
| lncnt entering Tho war.
Week OF January 2oth.
Tho wccl. Of January 10th has ho"n
set aside as the time within which TN"
BOY Scouts Of America will perform
their first service for the committee on
public information in response 10 Pres
ident Wilson's earnest request.
The task of the boy scouts 10 20 find
! Influential! Persons VINO Will make wise
use Of this publication. II Is not the
!
sons whom It Is thought need CONVEX
sion to tho support Of our country. The
scou, as a "hoostcr' for America Is 60
! ing To have 4 group of influential men
or women ms "cn-hooStGrS" through
whom wo will work. Indeed It IS hoped
! that each scout will have al least fiji
! tecn such persons. carefully selected
and that each oc these fifteen will as
! sumo responsibility Of not only reading
! the messages as delivered Ia them. nut
! Of placing them in tho hands OF At least
ono person where they will likely do
! good.
Scoutuasters' Direction Essential.
As IN all other Of the our Naticna!
! Service activities. the success oG this
! campaign will depend anon the int.l!i-
! grncc and viGnr with which IN" Scout
! masters direct and support the efforts
/ of tho Scouts. 1t will however. be a
! comparatively simple task for scout
masters "a help their scouts to interpret
! tnr slogan Every Scout TO BOOST Amer
! ica" 50 as 10 make their efforts anfi-
, ,Iitn help 20 the government and crrd.
K 10 our organization.
, II is not planned IL dispose al random
| Of lot OF printed matter. but II IS In
! stead serious proposition 20 help
Boost America by educating our
| American people rs to tho issues and
| 1riuci pics involved in tho war. and to
! offset German propaganda.
. To !nauguratn this work in an effect
I've manner and give authority 10 the
scouts an attractive individual cr"dcn-
| tinl card will he furnished for every
scout together with manual OF infor-
/ nation and suggestions.
Printed Matter Being Sent.
! master will receive from Washington.
! carly in January. enough printed mat
3 ter to provide an avrrrc" nf fifteen cup
. les Of thc Presidents flag day address
, for distribution hy the scouts. with
| rrank.d return postal cards Cor u.s. III
requesting other ruhliraii"na Of ~"
committee as lis'"i in a hihIiograry. Of
which copies will also hn furnished. In
! addition 10 his. the @CnutnlasicTs viii
receive \ roinplei" file Of til" various
publications Of the comnritt"" for The
| in Information ma 49, If himself and as
| troop
Wheeling Scouts Part.
| That very Wheeling scout VIII do
| his BIT Sorrna certain. ami The scout
masters and executive hay" arranged fur
an extenSir" camratcn. The ci:y hIS
been divided int" districts. and :, special
! tronn will h" assigned ~ each district
! and thus ever house viii be Reached.
| S;reni!n. Tho presidents message. Fur
| tner plans for tl.n week nr r;trnraiE ning
! will h- discussed al n meeting Of the
! scoutmast"rS which Will he held this rr-
| cninE n; the Y. W. c. y. This meeting
! j. T,~ tr,,a ODlS