Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-10-03
Every Man, Woman and Child
Can Join to Send News Of
This Town Into the Front Line
Trenches.
WHOLE NATION MOVES
TO DANISH 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 town 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 the
generosity and thought Of Colonel VIII
liam Boyce Thompson OF New York,
who has conceived and put into execs
ton what is known as the Home Pa
per Service
Under the plan, every man and w0-
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 10 interested In the Plaza.
The Government realizes the impor-
lance OF keeping those In the service
happy and constantly In touch with
their home ties and associations. Moth
ing Il more depressing In a national
emergency than the spirit Of loneliness
In thoss serving their country, and Of
ficials know that nothing can dispa
this feeling more effectually than read
Ing the home town newspaper.
Publishers OF newspapers in all parts
OF the country-this newspaper includ-
ed--have grasped with pleasure the
plan outlined by Colonel Thompson,
and they have agreed to cooperate Ia
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-
I Ice to enlist Colonel Thompson there
! fore proposes that the public in each
community contribute to a fund so that
the home newspaper Gin our case this
newspaper) may reach every man and
/ woman now In the service Of his coun-
try /
Anyone may contribute TO thesfund,
and any sum may be contributed. II Is
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 five cents. Each
| gift will be message Of love and help
fitness to the home town folks "Over'
There" The money viii be lumpedy
into one fund ont of which subscrip-,
lions will be entered ~ fast rs the
money Is received.
| Contributors who send - the fwIi,
price OF years subscription may, u
they wish, designate 70 what particular
] person they wish tha newspaper sent,
but II the name given Is already listed
as receiving the paper. then the puby
Usher reserves the right to apply the
subscription to some less fortunate sol
der hoy or noble woman who is just as
lonely for news Of home and home
folks.
The name of every contributor tn
this home paper service will be pub
lished in this newspaper, and the name
of everyone entered for subscription
will be published as well as the mum
Der OF those remaining whose subscrip-
lions have not been covered
IL the amount of money received
shall be more than is necessary to senG
the paper to every person from the
| town now In the service, then the bal
ance will be turned over to the Red
Cross.
The plan rs endorsed by the pub
Usher of this newspaper without any
thought Of profit, either directly or in
directly, but with a sincere desire to
help keep the home fires burning and
to send to our heroes and heroines
news Of our town, to keep their hearts
warm for us and to let them know
they are constantly in our minds
The publisher, of course cannot
make a profit on circulation, and addI-
tional circulation such as this will be-
circulation from non-purchasers sent
far across the sea-can have no added
value to the advertiser.
These facts are stated so that every
contributor may feel that every cent
4
The mothers Of our boys are facing
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
4 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. To them, home
has lost its meaning-the soul of it
| hes lled-there is no home, it is just a
place. and no place is qSite so lonely,
unless it be within the hearts of those
brave sons in far off France who long
for just word of home. There can
NOT be a man, there cannot be sso-
man. no, not even a child, who will
fail TO contribute Just little 70 make
/ iiis hearts Of. these patriots lighter.
4 Net one Not in our town.