Weekly journal-miner., 1918-11-06
MORALE WINS IN THE GREAT
 CONFLICT
OBJECT OF GREAT WAX DRIVE IS TO KEEP UP FIGHTING SPIRIT OF THE MEN NOW ENGAGED IN THE WORLD-WAR.
(From Tuesdays Daily.)

commence TOT the raising or Sl/O,-
 500,000 which will serve to maintain
 the seven great agencies doing work
 for the soldiers and sailors of
 America, there is nothing which
 tends to make the civilian give his
 just share, as the fact that his money
 is used in sustaining the morale of
 the Americans. It is a known fact
 that military experts declare that the
 failure of the morale of the Russian
 army caused the collapse of the em-
 pire of the Car, and as the morale of
 the Germany army weakens Allied
 leaders make gain after gain. The
 first American army, students of
 warfare insist, crashed through to
 wonderful victory because of the
 highly excellent morale of General
 Pcrshing's fighters. That little word
 of six letters, which lately has be-
 come so common in America, really
 has a world of meaning. It means.
 that the soldier is sure he is right, he
 is satisfied, happy. physically fit and
 morally clean. deadly in earnest and
 that he is ready to make any sacrifice
 to perpetuate his ideals. Through
 out the Allied world, and the fact has
 reached Berlin by this time, it is
 pretty generally known that the
 American soldier is a real fighting
 man. He goes into battle with a song
 on his lips and dies with smile in
 his eyes.
 The Knights Of Columbus, one of
 the big war working organizations
 actively engaged with the American
 Overseas Forces, is in the field with
 the express purpose of aiding in
 maintaining the morale of our troops
 at the highest possible pitch. Be
 cause of the important work this
 order is doing along this line in
 American training camps and can tonments and with the American ar
 mics in Europe, the Knights of
 Columbus have been strongly en- dorsed by military and political lead CTS in all the Allied countries. Gen eral Pershing was among the first to welcome K of C. secretaries and volunteer chaplains in France and gave them every possible help in carrying on their welfare work
 among the American soldiers The president publicly praised the work of the order and strong endorse mcnts were issued by Secretary of War Baker and Secretary of the Navy Daniels. Marshal Foch extend sd greetings to the K. of C. in Amer ica and thanked them for the efforts they were making to help the Allied cause. When the United States en- tered this war the supreme officers of the K. of C. immediately volun- tecred its services. The offer was accepted and a fund was raised by taxing every member of the order. K. of C. secretaries and chaplains be- came popular almost immediately and it was apparent that sum much larger than could be raised within the order would be needed In the first general appeal issued through out the United States by the K. of C. :. total of Sl1.24l.52o was obtained. Not dollar of this money went for the expense of the campaign, the K. of C. paying for such out of its gem cral fund. K of (. secretaries are now everywhere. They may be found | in American training camps and can | tonments, on shell-torn fields in | Flanders and Picardy. in base hospi- | ;als where American wounded are cared for, in Italy. at embarkation points, aboard transports, and at points of debarkation. On Septem- her 1. 1918, there were 300 workers | in France, 450 additional secretaries | had been passed by the United States government and were being sent overseas as rapidly as shipping space could be obtained, and 200 others had been accepted bv the order. This means there will he 1000 K. of C. secretaries in Europe within very short time. Clubhouses have been erected at points of embarkation in
 his country and debarkation points n France and scventy-five secretar- cs have been assigned to permanent duty aboard transports plying be-
 wccn this country and European ports On hundred secretaries have ,een ordered to Italy, where ten buildings arc being erected. This order maintains three buildings in
 london, a headquarters building in Paris and a total of 45 permanent buildings throughout France and others will be erected as they are leeded When Marshal Foch, called he Allied armies from the trenches ( md started the big drive toward Der ; in, the Knights immediately organiz- d to follow the flag" X fleet of : jig motor trucks were placed in operation 10 keep pace with the apidlv advancing armies and to pro- -idc our soldiers with a real Ser ( ice under Fire" Supplies sent from America are carried to several points ,f distribution near the front lines. [ Iere they are loaded onto smaller rucks and are carried directly to ( he men who arc doing the actual ! ighting. The mobilization of a large ( ,art of the organization in France ( vas one of the most important steps ' akcn by the orders war workers. | The trucks carry to the soldiers, l igarcttcS, tobacco. chocolate, writ { ng material. soap and towels and , ,thcr articles The K. of C. club ouses, huts and tents everywhere arc l yidc open to men of all races, creeds .t nd color. The orders war workers {
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