Washington telegraph., 1918-09-27

OF the COuntry-thiS newspaper includ-
ed-haye grasped with pleasure tho
plan outlined by Colonel Thompson,
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 he 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.
ice to enlist. Colonel Thompson there
fore proposes that the public in each
community contribute TO fund so that
The home newspaper Tin our case this
newsra?cr) may zach every man and
woman now in thfservice of his coun.
try.
Anyone may contribute 10 the fund,
and any sum may be contributed. II is
not necessary 10 contribute the entire
amount of one subscription. II does
not matter whether the rich man sends
Ia one hundred dullrS or the poor boy
or little girl sends in five cents. Each
. gift viii be n message OF love and help
fulress 10 the home town folks over
There" The money will lie mmncd
into one fund. out of which suhScrip-
tions win he entered as fast aS the
money is received
Contributors who send in the full
price Oi years subscription may, If
they wish, designate to what particular
person they wish the newspaper sent.
hut II the namc given is already listed
rs receiving the paper, then the pub
Usher reserves the right to apply the
subscription TO some less fortunate SOL
dier boy or noble woman who is just as
lonely for news of home and home
folks.
The name of every contributor to
this home paper service will be pub
lished in this newspaper. and the name
of everyone entered for a subscription
will be published as well as the mum.
Der of those remaining whose subscrip.
tions have not been covered.
If 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.
The plan is 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 10 our heroes and herolnes
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
contributed goes to the good cause.
The mothers of our boys are facing
an ordeal with a bravery that com.
mands respect and admiration. Here
and there where tiny stars are turned
from blue to gold, where anguish grIps
the heart, the nation stands in silence
and honors the women who have given
of their blood, the very bone of their
bore, to their country To them, home
has lost Its meanlng-the soul of it
has fied-there is no home, it is Just a
place, and no place is quite so lonely,
unless IT be within the hearts of those
brave sons In far off France who long
for just a word Of home. There can.
not be a man. there canno; be a wo-