The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-11-21
MAKES PLEA
FOR Big DRIVE
Judge Belden Warns Of I'M
pending Dangers for
Soldiers During De-
mobilization Period.
WAR ORGANIZATIONS TO AID
Funds From War Campaign Drive to
Enlarge Educational as Well as
Recreational Program for
Boys in Service.
WAR ORGANIZATIONS TO AID

/ The epidemic that has been upon the
camp for upwards of a month, is now
practically thing Of the past. The
& fiu' is over and but a few eases of
pneumonia remain in the hospital
Most of these are convalescent 1t is
lserious enough that one person is sick
| or that one life shall be taken, but
when the sick number thousands and
those departing this life number as
many as sixty in day for a number
lof days, it is serious indeed I am
thankful that it was my privilege to
serve in the base hospital all through
the siege and that / came through it
all right. 1t has always been my be-
lief that the greatest privilege of life
lis service, but I never knew what it
meant until went through the service
to the boys here. Those who passed
over to the other side gave their lives
in the cause Of freedom, liberty and
democracy, just as truly as have those
who made the supreme sacrifice at the
fighting front in Europe, and those
who mourn them should So feel A
soldier must serve where Uncle Sam
tells him to serve and his service is
just as helpful, just as meritor;ous, just
as deserving of appreciation, whether
rendered in the trenches of Flanders,
( the supply depots all along the line
from home to the front, in the camps
|of preparation at home, in the kitchens,
the stables or on the trucks. Soldiers
can t fight unless they are drilled
hardened, fed, well cared for And
Uncle Sam does all that as no nation
in the world. His soldiers are the best
paid, best cared for, best fed and the
best fighters in all the world. And
Saying that is no disparagement to the
wonderful fighting done by each and
all of the allies in this war. Everyone
who is engaged in any line of war work
should think of himself and herself as
being just as truly soldier of the
Republic and as having just as essen
tial q part in winning this war as the
men in khaki or in blue. Each is
necessary to the other and all working
together produce wonderful results.
Nothing contributes so much to build
up and maintain the morale Of the al
HE'D soldiers than the great work done
by the Y. M. G. A., the K. of G., the
4 War Camp Community Service, and the
several other allied organizations
whose purpose is to serve the boys in
uniform. I have asked many soldiers,
for instance, GLOW about the ~
4 boys and the invariable reply is,
l"Well, sir, without the Y the camps
would be mighty lonesome. I don t
know what the army would be without
lit. y ] speak particularly of the Y. M.
G. A., because it is the largest, single
agency in this war. The work done by
each of the others might be enlarged
upon, if space permitted, but suffice to
say that each in its field, all having a
common purpose, is absolutely neces-
lsary to keeping up the morale, which
is the spirit, of the soldiers. The peo-
pie have contributed to this work and
generously. They will be called upon
in a few days to give still more. /
hope the response will go beyond all
tanticipations and that the people will
give more than the one hundred seventy
millions asked for, to keep their boys
fit for service and to bring them horne
, clean. Do not let the pending peace
negotiations make your contributions
any less than they would be if peace
were not apparently in sight.
There must be no let down in fight
ing spirit until all the world knows
that what we fight for has been ac-
compished for all time. Even though
peace, were definitely declared tomor-
work of the Y. M. G. A. and allied or
CARNATIONS. Indeed, and I want to
impress this upon the people at home,
the need for their service and minis
trations viii be all the greater when
the excitement and stimulus of war is
over. Then the boys will find time
hanging heavy on their hands, temp
tations viii press upon them more
strongly than ever. There viii be a
tendency to let down standards and ret
lax discipline. It Is OF the utmost
Importance that plans be made for the
wise use of their leisure hours. The
, practical question is. Shall our boys
come back to us weaker or stronger
men2 1t will be from one TO two years
after peace is settled before our
: soldiers can be brought down. The
i period of demobilization should not be
Nllowed to become a period Of donor