Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-10-24
WILL YOU HELP
OUR BOYS ABROAD?
Every Man, Woman and Child
Can Join to Send News OF
This Town Into the Front Line
Trenches.
WHOLE NATION MOVES
TO BANlSH SOLITUDE
Our Heroes Are Calling From
Over There-Give What You
Can to Help Those from
Home.

Home.
Every citizen interested in the boys
Of his home town now at the front, and
In the brave women who equally are
serving their country abroad, has an
opportunity to show his appreciation
of the sacrifice they are making. The
opportunity comes as a result Of the
generosity and thought Of Colonel Will
liam Boyce Thompson of New York,
who has conceived and put into execu-
ton what is known asSthe Home Pa
per Service. ~
Under the plan, every man and wo-
man in foreign service will receive the
town newspaper eand 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 national
emergency than the spirit Of loneliness
In those serving their country, and Of
Acials know that nothing can dlspel
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 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 be 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
newspaper) may reach every man and
woman now In the service of his coun.
try.
Anyone may contribute to the fund,
and any sum may be contributed. 1t Is
not necessary to contribute the entire
amount of one subscription. 1t does
not matter whether the rich man sends
In one hundred dollars or the poor boy
or little girl sends in five cents. Each
gift will be message Of love and help
fulness to the home town folks "Over
There" The money will be Jumped
into one fund, out Of which subscrip-
tions will be entered as fast as the
money is received.
Contributors who send in the full
price of a years subscription may, II
they wish, designate to what particular
person they wish the newspaper sent,
but If the name given is already listed
as 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
ber of those remaining whose subscrip
tions have not been covered.
II the amount Of money received
shall be more than Is necessary to sent
the paper to every person from the
town now In the service, then the bal
ance will be turned over to the Ret
Cross.
The plan Is endorsed by the pub
Usher of this newspaper without any
thought of profit, either directly or in
directly, but with sincere desire Il
help keep the home fires burning ant
to send to our heroes and heroinei
news of our town, to keep their heart,
warm for us and to let them know
they are constantly In our minds.
The publisher, Of course, cannot
make 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 TIE good cause.
The mothers of our boys are facing
an ordeal with bravery that com
mands respect and admiration. Herr
and there where tiny stars are turnet
from blue to gold, where anguish gripl
tile heart, the nation stands In sllenc
and honors the women who have givel
Of their blood, the very bone of thei
bone, to their country. To, them, hom
has lost its meaning-the soul OF /
has fied-there Ii no home, 1t Is just
place, and no place Is quite SO lonely
unless 1t be within the hearts OF thos
brave sons In far of France who lon
for Just a word Of home. There can
not be a man, there cannot he VIC
man, no. not even child, who vii
fail to contribute just little to max
the hearts OF these patriots llghlel
Not one. Not IN our town. -