The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-10-25
Every Man, Woman and Child
Can Join 10 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 az the front. and
In the brave women who equally are
serving their country abroad, has an
opportunity 20 show his appreciation
Of the sacrifice they are making. The
opportunity comes as n result Of he
generosity and thought Of Colonel VIII.
liam Boycc Thompson OF New York.
who has conceived aud put into cxccu.
ton what Is known as the Home Pa
per Service
Under the plan. every man and wo-
man In foreign service wnl receive the
town newspaper. and 80 be kept In
constant touch with the places ana the
people they know and love.
Every brunch u the United States
Government IL interested In the plan.
The Government rclhiEcs the impor.
lance Of keeping thosc In the service
happy and constantly IN touch with
their home ties and associations Moth.
ing Is more depressing In a national
emergency than thu spirf1 OF loneliness
Ia those serving their country, and Of
nclals know that nothing can dispel
this feeling more ~cTccnaily than read.
Ing the homo town newspaper.
Publishers OF newspapers In all parts
Of the country-tfds newspaper lnclud-
ed-have grnspcd with pleasure the
plan outlined by Colonel Thompson.
and they have agreed to cooperate In
every way.
Under the ruling 81 the war Indus
tries Board newspaper publishers are
forbidden TO send their newspapers
free, even to soldiers. The newspaper
must be subs crlbed for In the regular
way. the only exception being soldiers
who formesly were In The employ or
the newspaper and who left that sery.
Ice TO enVst Colonel Thompson there
fore Proposes that the rstblic In each
community contribute to a fund so that
the houio newspaper Gin our case this
newepg PERI may reach every man and
woauaI now In the service OF his Gun
try.
Anyone may contribute 10 the fund.
,ind any sun may be contributed. u Is
not necessary to contribute the entire
amount Of one subscription. u does
not matter whether the rich man sends
In one hundred dollars or the poor boy
or little girl sends In Ave cents. Each
glft will he n message Of love and help
mlncss 10 the home town folks "Over
There" The money will be Jumped
into one fund. out ~ which suhscrip-
lions VIII be entered as fast as the
money IA received.
Contributors who send In the full
price OF "a years subscription may. II
thcy wish. designate 20 what particular
person IN sy wish the newspaper sent,
hnt n the name given Is already listed
as recelvl ng the paper. then the pub.
fisher res eryes the right To apply the
suhscripti On to some less fortunate sol.
dlor boy or noble woman who l. just ms
lonely FOR news OF home and home
folks.
The nrme Of every contributor 60
this hOmH paper service will be pub.
lished In this newspaper, and the name
OF everyone entered FOR a subscription
will be published as well rs the mum.
her OF n osc remaining whose subscrlp
lions hm se not been covered,
II the amount Of money received
shall be more than Is necessary 10 send
the pap y 20 every person from the
town no y In the service. then the bal.
ance VIA be turned over 10 the He'd
Cross.
The n Ian Is endorsed by the pub
fisher % this newspaper without any
thought Of profit. other directly or In.
directly1 but with n sincere desire 10
help X sap the honR fires burning and
10 ser "a 20 our heroes and herolnes
news OF our town, to keep their hearts
warm for us and 20 let them know
they are constantly In u minds,
n = publisher, Of course. nno
max y a profit on circulation. and addi.
thor mi circulation such as this will be-
cir miation from non-purchasers sent
far across the sea-can have no added
va N @ to the advertiser.
IT iese facts are stated 80 that every
cont rlbutor may feel that every cent
cont rlbuted goes 60 the good cause.
n . mothers OF our boys are facing
an ,prdeal with a bravery that com.
man ds respect and admiration. Here
and there where tiny stars are turned
fron blue to gold. whore anguish grips
the heart. the nation stands In silence
aud hOnors the women who have given
OF q heir blood, the very bone OF their
bono To their country. To them, home
has lost It's m~eanlng-the soul OF II
has ned-there Is no home, II Is Just a
plac /. and no place Is quite 30 lonely.
unle IS Il be within the hearts Of those
brav g sons In far on France who long
for uSt a word OF home. There can
not be'a man. there cannot be a wo.
man no. not ven a child, who viii
fail 7 to contribue just a little 10 make