The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-18
TEN CENTS A DAY
OR A CHILD'S LIFE

At this hour OF the (thirO Ger
man offensive, let us consider the
fatherless children OF France, many
more 81 whomiwiu be rendered faith
erless before il GENES to a pause.
There are no words in this or any
other language to describe what the
French have endured Imagine the
conditions today in Soissons where
the serpent has passed through and
left his trail Think of the terror
of the women and children with this
new menace for them to face II
there is one thing we can do to
comfort our allies and make lie
more endurable for them is not that
the thing that we must do!
so far, Oklahoma has by no means
distinguished herself in this particu-
lar phase of patriotic philanthrophy.
A number Of other states have eX-
celled her in providing for the eX-
stence OF little children OF slaugh-
tered French heroes who have died
that our own might be sp. ed.
In "The Stars and Stripes the Of
fetal newspaper Of the American
expeditionary force which is pub
lished weekly somewhere in France,
] have just read the most touching
story Of our boys over there who
are adopting French orphans. The
aviators hold the highest record, the
infantry is second, and even the
army field clerks have taken mum
Der of children under their financial
wing. 1t is not enough that those
gallant men of ours should offer up
their lives for our protection-they
must help support the orphan whose
father has fallen on the Held OF hon
or or who is buried alive in a Ger
man camp.
Can YOU guess what our men call
those pathetic little creatures who
so long to be adopted by Americans
and who exhibit their adoption
papers with such pride? Why, they
call those children "mascots' in 9th
er words, persons who will bring
them good fortune. Our boys seem
to cherish a superStitution that they
will fare the better in battle if they
are godfathers to children of those
heroes whose blood has mingled
with the soil they now tread. Con-
'equently, they put on sort OF cam
)aign behind the lines TO secure god
'athers, and as one doughboy writes,
When the men found out what the
money was being asked for, they
,ould not get it out OF their pock-
is fast enough
Our soldiers realize, perhaps
much more than We do. that the
uture OF France which lies in her
must be safeguarded at
his time.
If friend of yours suffers a great
orrow, you feel that there is moth
ng too much for you to do. You
axe her flowers and delicate food
nd speak to her words OF encur-
cement. But these poor French
hildren-what do they have when
heir brave fathers are cut down ?
hey are lucky not TO starve or go
aked. In other words, they are
lcky to be adopted by some kind
.merican who has a heart in his
reaSt.
You may ask how you can be sure
lat your money will reach the chill
rem. The safeguards are first, the
klahoma council of defense of
hich the fatherless children Of
rance is a comparatively new de
lrtment, the character of the
merican committee. composed OF
ch persons as George Blumenthai
New York and James X. Garfield
Cleveland and the French COM
lttee which is headed by President
Every payment is made
government postal orders that
main on file and are open for in
ection and above all the child AMI
e donor are put into personal cor