The Robesonian., 1918-10-24
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.

OF his home town now at the front, ant
In the brave women who equally arr
serving their country abroad, has al
opportunity to show his appreciation
OF the sacrifice they are making. The
opportunity comes as a result Of the
generosity and thought of Colonel VIII
liam Boyce Thompson of New York
who has conceived and put into execu.
tion what is 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.
The 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 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 Thomson.
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
VINO 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 to fund so that
the home newspaper (in our case this
newspaper) may reach every man and
woman now in the service of his conn.
try.
g Anyone may contribute to the fund.
ana any sum may be contributed. # ia
not necessary to contribute the entiro
amount of one subscription. It does
not matter whether the rich man sends
IN one hundred dollars or the Door bov
or little girl sends in five cents Each
glft Will be message of love and helm.
Iulness to the home town folks "Oyer
mere" The money will be Jumped
into one fund, out of which subscrin.
tlons will be entered as fast as the
money is received.
contributors who send in the full
price of a years subscription NAV. If
they wish, designate to what particular
person they wish the newspaper sent
out II the name given Is alreadv listed
as receiving the paper, then the pub.
iisner reserves the right to apply the
subscription to some less fortunate SOL
dler boy or noble woman who Is Just as
lonely for news Of home and home
folks.
: Inc name Of every contributor tn
this home paper service will be nuh.
nsned IN this newspaper, and the name
OF everyone entered for a subscription
VIII De published as well as the mum.
Der OF those remaining whose subscrin.
tions have not been covered.
II the amount Of money received
shall be more than Is necessary to send
the paper to every person from the
town now In the service, then the bal.
ance Will be turned over to the Red
Cross.
Inc plan Is endorsed by the pub-
Usher of this newspaper without anv
thought OF profit, either directly or in.
directly, but with q sincere desire tn
help keep the home fires burning and
to send to our heroes and heroines
news OF our town, 10 keep their hearts
warm for us and to let them kno1,
tney are constantly in our minds
Inc publisher. of course, canno,
make a profit on circulation, and addi.
tional circulation such as this will he
circulation from non-purchasers son,
1ar across the Sea-can have no addod
value TO the advertiser
these facts are stated so thar evor,
contributor may feel that everv cen.
contributed goes to the good cause
The mothers of our boys are fac,no
an ordeal with bravery thar oo,,
mands respect ami admiration uo-,
and there where tiny stars are turnad
from blue to gold, where anguish grin.
the heart, the nation stands in silence
ana nonors the women who have pfvon
OF their blood, the very bone of the;r
oone. to their country. To them. home
mas lost Its meaning-.he soul Of -
has fied-there is no home, it is Just q
place, and no place is quite so lonely
unless 1t be within the hearts of thoso
brave sons in far off France who lono
Tor just word Of home. There can
not be man, there cannot be a wo.
man, no, not even a child, who will
ran to contribute just a little to mako
the hearts Of these patriots uehte,
Not one. Not In our town.