The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-09-27
Every Man, Woman and Child
Can Join to 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.

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 result of the
generosity and thought Of Colonel Viii
liam Boyce Thompson Of New York,
who has conceived and put into e1ecu-
ton what is known as the Home Pa
per Service.
Under the plan, every man and w0-
man in foreign service will receive the
town newspaper, and 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
lance 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
ficials know that nothing can diSpel
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
mast 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 il
not necessary to contribute the entire
amount of one subscription. 1t does
not matter whether the rich man send:
In one hundred dollars or the poor boy
or little girl sends in five cents. Eacl
gift will be a message of love and help
fitness to the home town folks "Oyel
There" The money will be Jumped
into one fund, out Of which subScrip
tons will be entered as fast as The
money Is received.
Contributors who send in the full
price of years subscription may, i
they wish, designate to what particula
person they wish the newspaper sent
but If the name given is already liste'
as receiving the paper, then the pub
Usher reserves the right to apply tn
subscription to some less fortunate sol
der boy or noble woman who is just a
lonely for news of home and HON
folks.
The name Of every contributor t
this home paper service will be put
lished in this newspaper, and the nam
of everyone entered for Subscription
will be published as we'll as the nun
Der of those remaining whose subscriK
lions have not been covered.
II the amount Of money receive
shall be more than is necessary to sen
the paper to every person from tn
town now in the service, then the ba
ance will be turned over to the Re
Cross.
The plan is endorsed by the pull
Usher of this newspaper without an
thought Of profit, either directly or il
directly, but with a sincere desire t
help keep the home fires burning an
! TO send to our heroes and heroine
news Of our town, to keep their heart
warm for US and to let them kno'
they are constantly in our minds.
The publisher, Of course, ~ann(
make profit on circulation, and add
tional circulation such as this will be-
circulation from non-purchasers SCI
far across the sea-can have DO adde
value to the advertiser.
These facts are stated 50 that ever
contributor may feel that every Gel
contributed goes to the good cause.
The mothers of our boys are facir
an ordeal with a bravery that COZ
mands respect and admiration. He
and there where tiny stars are turnt
from blue to gold, where anguish girl
the heart, the nation stands in silen
and honors the women who have giV'
of their blood, the very bone of the
hone, to their country. To them, hOr
5 has lost its meaning-the soul Of 1t b
fied-there Is no home, it is just
place, and no place is quite so lone
t unless 1t be within the hearts OF tho
i brave sons in far off France who 10
t for just a word Of home. There ca
o not be man, there cannot be
man, no, not even a child, who "
& fail to contribute just little to ma
:, the hearts of these patriots light
Not one. Not In our town.
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