The Denver star., 1918-10-19
Every Man, Woman and Child
Can Join to Send News OF
This Town into the Front Line
Trenches.
WHOLE NATION MOVES
TO BANISH SOLITUDE
Our Heroes Are Calling From
Over There-Give What You
Can to Help Those From
Home.

Every citizen interested in the boys
Of his home towE now at the front. and
in the brave women who equally are
serving their country abroad. has an
opportunity to show his appreciation
Of the sacrifice they are making. The
opportunity comes as result Of tho
generosity and thought Of Colonel VIII
liam Boyce Thompson OF New York,
who has conceived and put into exeeu-
ton what IL known as the Home Pa
per Service.
Under the plan. every man and wo-
man In foreign service will receive the
town newspaper, and SO be kept In
constant touch with the places and the
people they know and love.
Every branch of the United States
Government Is interested in the plan.
Tho Government realizes the impor.
tance Of keeping those in the service
happy and constantly in touch with
their home ties and associations. Moth
ing Is more depressing In a national
emergency than the spirit OF loneliness
in those serving their country. and Of.
hcials know that nothing can dispel
this feeling more efrectually than read
ing the home town newspaper
Publishers OF newspapers In ali parts
Of the country-this newspaper includ-
ed-have grasped with pleasure tho
plan outlined by Colonel Thompson.
and they have agreed to cooperate in
every way.
Under the ruling OF the War Indus-
tries Board newspaper publishers are
forbidden to send their newspapers
free. even TO soldiers. The newspaper
must be subscribed for in the regular
way, the only exception being soldiers
who formerly were In the employ OF
the newspaper and who left that serv.
Ice to enlist. Colonel Thompson there
fore proposes that the public In each
community contribute 10 fund so that
the home newspaper lin our case this
newspnper may reach every man and
woman now in the service of his coun.
try.
Anyone may contribute TO the fund,
and any sum may he contributed. Ii IL
not necessary to contribute the entire
amount OF one subscription. 1t does
not matter whether the rich man sends
In one hundred dollars or the poor boy
or little girl sends In Ave cents. Each
gift will be message of love and help
fuiness to the home town folks "Over
There" The money will be Jumped
into one fund, out of which subscrlp-
tiOns will be entered MS fast rs the
money Is received.
Contributors who send In the full
price OF a years subscription may. II
they wish, designate to what particular
person they wish the newspaper sent,
but II the name given Is already listed
rs receiving fhe paper. then the pub
Usher reserves the right 30 apply tho
subscription 10 some less fortunate sol-
dier boy or noble woman who Is Just as
lonely for news of home and home
folks
The name Of every contributor to
this home paper service will be pub
lished In this newspaper. and the name
Of everyone entered for subscription
will be published ms well as the mum.
ber OF those remaining whose subscrip-
tions have not been covered.
II the amount OF money received
shall be more tbnn IL necessary to send
the paper to every person from the
town now I'm tie service, then the bal
ance will he turned over to the Rcd
Cross.
The plan is endorsed by the pub
Usher OF this newspaper without any
thought OF profit. either directly or In
directly, but with sincere desire to
help keep the home fires burning and
to send to our heroes and heroln es
news of our town, 10 keep their hearts
warm for lis and to let them know
they are constantly In our minds.
The publisher. OF course, cannot
make profit on circulation, and addi-
t!Onal circulation such as this Will be-
circulation from nOn-purchasers sent
far across the sen-can have no added
value to the advertiser
These facts are stated 10 that every
contributor may feel that every cent
contributed goes to the good cause.
The InOthers of our boys are faclng
an ordeal with bravery that com.
mands respect and admiration. Here
and there where tiny stars are turned
from blue to gold, where anguish grips
the heart, the nation stands In silence
and hOnors the women WHO have given
of their blood, the very bone OF their
bone, to their country. 10 them, home
has lost its meaning--the soul OF 1t has
hed-there Ii no home, It Is Just q
place. and no place Is quite so lonely.
| unless 1t be within the hearts of those
brave sons In far off France who long
for Just word OF home. There can
not be II man, there cannot be a wo.
man. no, not even child. who Will
fail to contribute just little TO make
the hearts Of these patriots lighter.
Not one. Not N eur town,