Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-01-26

aaassasaaas-.~.-~-asasssSs$ year.
When the dust has cleared away anC
the large events of the war can be
seen from a distance then you will I'M
derstand that the issues involved had
to be fought out, that the United States
had to take part, that the task we are
now undertaking had to be accom-.
plished.
Let us hope that each Of you can
say, twenty years from now, II was
young at the time but knew what the
war meant, and helped"
Not all of the heroes are in the
trenches.
To prove that brave men remain at
home, here am /, a case-hardened bach
elor, venturing to give advice to young
women, everyone Of whom knows all
about the war or, at least, about one
| young man who has marched out to
win the war.
No need to tell them to knit. They
are knitting.
Why whisper to them to beware of
"slackers.' The poor Stacker" al
ready has felt the scorn of their
glances.
Perhaps some hints may be tabu-
lated in the meth0dical style so dear
to professors.
Efficiency or soldiers at the front
and In the training camps Is dependent
upon:
(a) Physical welfare, resulting from
comfortable garments and sensible at
tentions, provided by young women
between the ages of sixteen and twen-
ty-one.
(b) Mental calm, induced by the
knowledge that all the girls at home
will postpone definite arrangements
until the soldiers come back.
(c) Spiritual exaltation, encouraged
by the occasional receipt of letters
from young ladies between the ages of
sixteen and twenty-one.
From the above analysis it becomes
evident that the successful prosecution
of the war is not dependent upon the !
president and cabinet, or even upon
the council of national defense, but |
upon Flora and Elsie and Agnes and |
Jessie.
Don't let anyone tell you that war
is strictly business proposition.
We can't win the war unless the
bands play and the girls wave their
handkerchiefs.
The French weep a little and kiss
one another on each cheek and sing
the "Marseillalse" and then they are
ready to capture some more trenches.
Repressed emotions sometimes turn
sour. Don't be ashamed to let your
float publicly to the breeze.
You never saw football team adj
vance the ball unless it was getting
from the girls on the
side lines.
Now for the boys.
Perhaps you have heard about the
Working Reserve.
1t has been carefully organized I'M.
der government supervision. 1t has re-
reived the official Endorsement of the
president. The whole plan is working
put successfully wherever it is under.
stood.
The trouble is that some of the boys
md some of the parents are still
little doubtful regarding enlistment,
because they don't know how much of
IN obligation Is assumed.
Here Is the plan in a nutshell: Thou
sands of enlisted and selected men
lave gone to the training camps. 1t
nay be that thousands more will go
lext year. These men are being called
rom factories and workshops and
arms. Every factory and every farm
must continue production If we are to
ender full service to our faithful al.
les during the war. How can we fill
he places of the young men who have
,one away to fight? We must rely
lpon the boys who are Old enough and
husky enough to work, but who are
till too young for military service.
So here is trumpet call for all city
oys and town boys between the ages
t sixteen and twenty-one.
Prove your patriotism and help your
ountry by jumping in and doing the
york of soldier who has gone to the
ront.
Go to the recruiting officer and enlist
Or the Boys Working Reserve. Then,
'hen you are called upoA, go and make
God in the job assigned to you and
lin your medal and wear 1t and be
roud of 1t.
Doesn't your common sense and
our knowledge Of addition and sub
'action tell you that If we suddenly
ike 100000 or more men right out
{ the productive industries of this
ount-y, we must either find million
len to take their places or else go
hort on production?
The boys between sixteen and TWEEN.
zone can ard wiz supply the short
&c of man-power.
There will be a loud call for them