Evening star., 1919-04-13

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| eHasessWeret made bseauae ind
really wanted. to read lite, nsWs, ana
IHessages. It always has lresen4ed q
seoa Sssn h9 asgi,iass nnYg as gs
it has from the start established a
newspaper style which has proved
popular not only to the wounded SOL
diers but to the general public as
well. Besides its bright and interest
ing style. 1t has always contained m
almost unlimited supply of useful in
! formatior-news important to relatives
/, and friends Of the soldiers
Searches Out Missing Men.
Probably the greatest feature in this
respect is the Port of Missing Men,
! This feature consists of about four or
hve> columns of inquiries from rela-
tives and friends regarding the
whereabouts OF some dear one from
whom they have not heard for long
| me and about whom they have been
unable to learn from the War Depart
! ment.
| Through the publica tions of these
queries many persons have been made
happy by receiving some word about a
missing friend Or soldier. This feature
has grown with each issue, both in size
and importance. In fact. so numerous
are inquiries received each week at the
| 'oAi'S A'stSh oillCc lilil IL Is llilPoosiDAS
to print barely one-half of them. This
| growth of inquiries also assured those
at the helm OF the Come Back that their
paper is receiSi ing a circulation that is
by TO means local. as letters asking for
/; Information about missing soldiers are
lrcceived from every state in the Union
Ine feature was originated by First
Lieut. Z. T. Crudgngton of the pub
licity division of the sanitary corps,
who was. before entering the war serv-
! ice. managing editor of the Bridgeport,
Conn. Standard American. 1.-The Port
Of Missing Men" has become so popular
! and has served such a noble purpose
that it has been introduced in all of the
other hospital newspapers in Army hos
/ pitfalls covering states from the Atlantic
to the Pacific and also the ports of de-
barkation. All inquire; received by any
hospital paper are exchanged. and are
thus seen by many thousands of readers
each week. 1t has become great
medium for the purpose for which it
was originally established.
Finds Son for Aged Mother.
of Missing Men," an aged mother in
! happy by finding out the present
location of her son, from whom she
mer. Not only was the Come Back
able to assure this respondent mother
who. to use her own words. did not
know whether her hoy was alive or
to. tell her that instead Of being a
private he was sergeant and was
soon to start for home. The
Come Back also was able to inform a
of his location and address. thus
bringing forth her deep gratitude.
:, Other notable and popular features
\ W A6vire fo he NM
Come Back Dope" which affords a
grand opportunity. for aspiring poets;
Detachment Personals" which con-
tain, all the latest gossip. %. NJ. c.
Mess Hall Crumbs" Nurses Notes"
stable Straws" and Guard House
Groans." These features appear with
| interest and amusement.
Cartoons Make Big Hit.
| Few newspapers in the country can
! boast of a better illustrated paper
and caricatures drawn by Matteson
have created much interest and have
| caused many sad face in the hos
pital wards to break into a broad
smile. Many. Of Matteson's creations
are reproduced in some of the largest
who has ranked among the best IL
Illustrators of the country for a num-
ber Of years. contributes regularly to
the Comeback. r. Grove, who served
in France, also is an art contributor.
The editors Of the Come Back have
been especially kind and liberal re-
| garding struggling young authors,
| and as a result articles have appeared
written by such strugglers as Robert
w. Chambers, Maj. Rupert Hughes,
Edna Ferber. Montague Glass, Gelett
| Burgess, Arthur Somers, Harvey
OHiggins and others.
Although the Comeback entered
/ upon its journalistic career with great
! vim and ambition. its start was modest
in the matter of operation cost. How
ever. it's rapid growth in circulation