The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-11-29
The SECOND LINE "rFl
OF DEFENSE

rDUaV rs the NiStalSe liolh hils "
Berlin. The Atlantic ocean Is not as
wide a. the River Somme. The girl
in the munition factory IN the middle
West is very close TO her hrothe" IN
the front-line trenches. If her work
~falters, if one untrue torpedo passes
the careful scrutiny of the Inspector.
the lives Of American soldiers pay
the price.
IT is as necessary to keep the girl
who makes the shells physically fit
and high of courage as the man who
fires the gun.
The glory and excitement Of war
| are for the mar in khaki. Grinding,
| m~nnotonous labor far away from the
flying flags and martial music is the
portion of the girl who makes NUM-
tons.
one and a half million women and
girls have marched into the service OF
the United States government, to take
| the places Of the men who have been
called 10 the colors. With every draft
and With the opening of every muni-
ton environment the number is null
tiplied. These girls work long hours
and the work is hard ard m~onotonouS.
Furthermore, they work at high nerv-
Gus tension. On the skill of their fin
gers ana the accuracy Of their eyes de-
ponds the lives of many soldiers, the
winning or losing Of many battles.
81 can't sleep at night because I'm
so afraid ! may have passed on some
thing that was not quite true said
one young girl not yet in her tWenties,
who inspected hundreds Of torpedoes
every day.
Unless something can make this Girl
forget al night, and lind some rest, her
hand viii lose its cunning.
Nights and Sundays said another,
q walk md walk, aud | never 20 the
same route twice until ] have worn
out al the others. ana yet | can't for
get that perhaps some time, somehow,
during tie day something may have
gone through that was not quite right"
q was iast on the edge Of going
back home" said another. y couldn't
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