The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1919-01-15

s2o'ooO pounds Of chocolate that the
american troops are eating every
month In France. Or through his
hahds go some of the cigarettes and
tobacco that are shipped to the west.
ern front In hundred-ton lots.
When he is not too close to the from.
ne runs motion picture shows and lee.
lures In the evenings. If his billet is
small one and there is no sports lead
er assigned there, he leads the men in
'ithietlc games in which all may take
part. And under the same circum-
stances 1t may be his job to arrange
religious services for Jew and Gentle.
Tor catholic and Protestant. He sends
money back home for the boys without
charge to them. In the "Y" dugout
they write their letters, and the hut
leader starts them on their way. He
listens to tales of woe. answers oues-
tions by the hour, admires the picture
OF the baby that was born since father
answered the call to the cOlors. and
works about three hours a day longer
than the working hours of the man in
uniform.
If he be assigned to the trenches
near the front line, it is the "Y" mans
job to make hot coffee and hot choco-
late, late at night. fill his pockets with
chocolate, gum and smokes and 90
through the communication trench to
the front line so that the boys on watch
may have their comforts from home.
And If there be listening post near
by In No Mans Land, he goes there.
too. The "Y" goes everywhere with
the men except over the top and is not
far behind then.
The Kind Of Men Not Needed.
What kind of man is the Y. NJ. C. A.
seeking. then, in this drive to keep pace
with the rapid expansion Of the mill
tary establishment Of the nation?
Surely not the kind of which q sam.
pie appeared at the Offices of the Ma
tional War Work Council, 347 Madis(
avenue, the other day.
The Lord has closed all doors
me-" he began. "all except one, a
that one opens to France. The La
has made it clear to me that it is
duty to go over there and preach
those boys"
1t happened that the listener "
James A. Whitmore. who has been
\. NJ. Z. A. secretary for years al
who recently returned from the we.
ern front with broad views inspir
ny watching pastors Of big city pulp
sell plug tobacco to soldiers on Sundl
afternoon and the like. Mr.. Whitmore
was explicit in his reply.
Your kind is the last that's needed
overseas" said Mr.. Whitmore. "When
you go to France for the Y. NJ. C. A.
you go on a blind assignment, to do
whatever is most important at the
time and always to do what the boys |
n uniform want"
Mr.. Whitmore went into details re- |
yarding the Y. NJ. c. A. program Of /
service. and as he proceeded the visi-
or palpably weakened. He thought
hat he would be willing to go to
France with a revised point of view.
IN fact, he said that he would be will
ng to do anything that he thought the
-ord wanted him to do.
Well" replied Mr.. Whitmore, Sin
hat case you'd still be bit restricted.
The Lord gives his message to only
me Y. NJ. c. A. man in France-he's
ied Carter, our chief secretary-and
'ou'd have to take Ned Carriers word
or it that you We're getting the Lords
Message straight"
Type Of Man That Is Needed.
And as the messenger whose message
ever will be delivered went on his
ray Mr.. Whitmore shot after him his
otion Of the kind of man who is need
d in France today by the Red Tri-
ngle. He said:
First of all. the man who is sent
, France by the Y. NJ. C. A. must I'M