Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-10-31
AUDUBON COUNTY
TO INCREASE QUOTA
OWING TO MORE MEN IN THE
ARMY MORE MONEY FOR
SOLDIERS II, NEEDED

bTlHElHE DdCh INC oNii ms an
nouncement that "flue" or no FLU"
the United War Work camapign is
to go on as scheduled Nov. 18th to
18th. One hundred Iowans are re-
turning today from the setting up
conference of the IA states of the
central military department which
was held at Orchestra Hall, Chicago,
Saturday, Oct. 26th.
Not only are tae people OF the
United States to be asked to back up
the i. NJ. G. A., Y. w. G. A., Nation
al Catholic War Council. Jewish Wei
fare Board, War Camp Community
Service, American Library Associa-
ton and Salvation Army in their
work of caring for the comfort OF
our men in the service with $l7O,-
100000, but they are to be asked to
go so per cent beyond this goal. The
war department and President Will
son himself stand behind the national
campaign committee in making this
request Realizing the great need for
added funds, Iowa voluntarily set her
goal ahead 33 ID per cent last week,
bringing it from s4,6i0,000 to So
$4,000; and the men and women
who represented Iowa at the great
Chicago massmeeting, expressed
every confidence that Iowa would
lead the nation in sweeping beyond
the so per cent mark. when the ac-
tual money raising begins.
Among the reasons why much
more than $40, 100000 is needed.
which were outlined at this meeting
by Director General John X. Mott
is the remarkable and unforeseen ex-
pansion of the American army and
navy. The budgets of the seven war
welfare organizations were compiled
last spring and were based upon the
assumption that there would be only
100000 American soldiers in
France Nov / and not more than
3 .000. 900 soldiers in the entire army
by next summer As a matter of fact.
there are now 1000, 600 American
soldiers in France and there Will
probably be 100000 in the service
by next summer. The navy has
grown from 10000 men to 100000
The comprehensiveness of the pro-
gram which the seven organizations
are offering to our fighting men is
another reason why S17o.5oo,0 900
will be INADEQUATE 1t is the aim OF
these agencies to place at the dis
posal of our soldiers and sailors all
that is best in American life. The
American home. the American school,
the American church. the American
library. the finest aspects of the
American club and stage are all rep
resented in France by the "huts' or
the war welfare organizations. The
workers of these organizations fol-
low our boys from the time they
leave their homes till they return 20
them again, ministering to their come
fort and well being in every pos
sible way on trains and transports,
at ports OF embarkation and debark-
alton. in training camps and in the
front line trenches. in hospitals and
in the dreaded prison camps.
Even though the war should end
within a very few months, which l
do not consider at all probable, we
should stand in great need of fund
far exceeding $170. 100000 Dir. Mott
declared This work, unlike that
OF many other agencies. will have to
be continued throughout the entire
period of rehabilitation. Without
doubt it will take at least . months
10 bring the American army home.
Every effort must be made by all
seven organizations if the period OF
rehabilitation is not to be period
of decentralization. in the opinion OF
DR.. Mott. AZ that time, the men VIII
have all their time on their hands.
They will not have the excitement
and the Indictment of the waz period
to stimulate their spirits nor its IN
tense activities to occupy their time.
Their temptations will be more nu-
merous and persistent. The tendency
will be TO let down standards and
relax discipline. Plans to make good
use of these leisure hours are already
being made by the authorities back
ing the United War Work Campaign
organizations. Not only will their
recreational program be enlarged but
a great educational program Will be
launched. In popular language it
may be described as "A University in
Khaki"
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