The daily Alaskan., 1918-03-06


 Let US hope that each of you can say, twenty, years from now. "I 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 1, a case-hardened bach elor, venturtng 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 ''slacker" al ready has felt the scorn of their glances.
 Perhaps some hints may be tabu- lated in the methodIcal style so dear to professors.
 Efficiency or soldiers at the front and in the training camps is dependent upon;
 Na)' 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 ar 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 1t 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 a business proposition.
 We can't win the war unless the bands play and the girls, wave, their handkerchiefs.
 The French weep little and kiss one another on each cheek and sing the "MarSelllaise" and then they are ready to capture some more trenches.
 Repressed emotions sometimes turn sour. Don't be ashamed to let your enthusiasm float publicly to the breeze.
 You never saw. a football team ad- vance the ball unless 1t was getting encouragement from the girls on the. side lines.
 Now for the boys.
 Perhaps you have heard about the Working Reserve.
 It has been carefully organized un- der government supervision. It has re celved: the official Endorsement of the president The whOlet plan Is working out successfully wherever 1t Is under stood.
 The trouble is that some of the boys and some, of. the. parents are still little doubtful regarding enlistment, because they don't know how much of an obligation Is assumed.
 Here Is the plan in a nutshell: Thou sands of enlisted and selected men have gone to the training camps. It may be that thousands more will so next year: These men are being called from factories and workshops and farms. Every factory and every farm must continue production If We are to render full service to our faithful al- lies during the war. How can We fill the places of the young men who have gone away to fight? Wo must rely upon the boys who are o& enough and husky enough to work, but who are still too young for military service.
 So here Is trumpet call for all city boys and town boys between the ages of sixteen and twenty-One.
 Prove your patriotism and help your country by jumping in and doing the work of a soldier who has gone to the front.
 Go to the recruiting officer and enlist Tor the Boys Working Reserve. Then, when you are called upon, go and make good, In the job assigned to you. and win your medal and wear 1t and be proud of It.
 Doesn't your. common sense and your knowledge of addition and sub traction tell you that if we suddenly ake 100000 or more men right out ,f the productive industries of this country, we must either find a million nen to take their places or else go 'hort on production?
 The boys between sixteen and twen- y-one can. and will. supply the short lge of man-power. Il
 There will be loud call for them D 1918 and they must answer the call. !