The Bourbon news., 1918-10-08
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.

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 q result OF the
generosity and thought Of Colonel VIII
liam Boyce Thompson Of New York.
who has conceived and put into execu-
ton what is known as the Home Pa
per Service.
Under the plan, every man and wo-
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-
tance Of keeping those In the service
happy and constantly in touch with
their home ties and associations. Moth
ing is more depressing in a 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
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Under the ruling Of the War Indus
tries Board Newspaper publishers are
forbidden to send their newspapers
free, even to seIdier4 The aswspaper
Mus.. Be subscribed for in the regular
Way, the only exception being soldiers
Yh9 formerly refs 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 a fund so that
the home newspaper Gin 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-
lions will be entered as fast as the
money is received.
Contributors who send In the full
price Of years subscription may, 1,
they wish, designate to what particular
person they wish the newspaper sent
but II 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 al
lonely for news Of home and home
folks
The name Of every contributor te
this home paper service will be pub
lished in this newspaper, and the name
Of everyone entered for a subscriptio,
will be published as well as the mum
Der Of those remaining whose subscrip
uons have not been covered.
II the amount Of money received
shall be more than is necessary to sent
the paper to every person from tn,
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 an,
thought Of profit, either directly or in
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 know
they are constantly in our minds.
The publisher, of course, canYN-
make a profit on circulation, and addi
tional circulation such as this will be-
circulation from non-purchasers sem
far across the sea-can have no addet
value to the advertiser.
These facts are stated 80 that every
contributor may feel that every cen,
contributed goes to the good cause.
The mothers of our boys are facin.
an ordeal with a bravery that com
mands respect and admiration. Her,
and there where tiny stars are turne{
from blue to gold, where anguish grip.
the heart, the nation stands in silenc
and honors the women who have giyel
Of their blood, the very bone of thei
bone, to their country. To them, hom
has lost its meaning-the soul of 1
has fled-there Is no home, 1t is Just
place, and no place Is quite so lonely
unless it be within the hearts Of thos
brave sons In far on France who lon
fer Just word Of home. There car
not be q man. there cannot be a VIC
man, no, not even a child, who viii
fail to contribute just little to max
the hearts Of these patriots lighter
Not one. Not In our town.