Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-04-24
". A. KEEL WRITES
FROM FRANCE
Bordeaux, France, March

DOluCeluAg lAllNSy &AAeAANAA 49,
To My Home Friends.
1t is only quehtion of days until
you shall be celebrating the home-com-
ing of your son. To those of you who
gave your sons to pay the supreme
sacrifice for humanity's sake, may
we who are permitted to return pay
them the highest honor by maintain
ing our Standard of ideals and living
an honor to the principles for which
they fought and died. May quote
the Communicating Chief of the A. T..
F?-"With a consecrated devotion to
duty and a will to conquer, you have
Loyalty served our country. By your
exemplary conduct a standard has
been established and maintained never
before attained by any army. With
mind and body as clean and strong as
the decisive blows you delivered
against the foe, you are soon to return
to the pursuits of peace. In leaving
the scenes of your victories, may ask
that you carry home your high ideals
you have and continue to Live as you
have served-an honor to the princi-
pies for which you have fought and to
the fallen comrades you have left be-
hind" For it was sacrifice that
made victory possible. If we soldier
boys don't support the principles for
which our comrades gave their lives
| it would have been better a thousand
times for us that we lay silent In the
Argonne, Saint Mihiel or upon some
other field of honor. Thereby giving
another an opportunity upon the stage
of life.
But after the celebration your son
is going to be very restless. His mill
tary career has been period OF bus
mess. He has met and overcome prob
lens in this war that would have dis
couraged him year ago. Wouldnt
have you believe that your soldier boy
isn't coming home with a free, happy
and appreciative heart. On the other
hand you will see well-matured man
quite different from the boy you kissed
goodbye a short time ago. But now
that his old job has passed to some
one else he asks this question: isn't
there room for all?" That is the ques-
ton that l beg you to consider. Ger
tainly there is room for all. But we
need assistance in locating the space.
Would you like us serve as ornaments
to the country that sent US abroad as
crusaders? Would it be just to our
people and to the soldier? There are
a number of men scheduled to be de-
modified within two months. A small
per cent. have no employment" In
view. The fact that they are here ex-
plains Why they have no jobs. In be-
half of my brothers-in-arms | shall
say that you can expedite matters
thereby saving future embarrassment
to those who are trying to fit in the
peace-time- machine. How? Have /
vacancy? Or has my friend an idle
job? Can I give any information that
might lead to the establishment OF a
soldier in civil life? Ask yourself the
above questions. If you can be of as
sistance make it a point to impart that
knowledge to the war department, to
your friend or both. / do mot speak
solely of the Lamar Rifles of IT."
but of the soldier. For remembr
that we were defending the greatest
Republic under the sun and not for
merely county or state. What are
Americans called "over here and over
there?0 Yanks. Shoulder to shoulder
they fought, side by side some lie in
foreign battle field. Out of this
Baptism of war we emerge stronger
nation and the word Yank may well
be called the bridge over the Mason
Dixon line. But the show is over and
we are coming home. Not militar-
lied by any means. Yet we believe
that Discipline, Comradeship and the
necessity for cleanliness will cling to
us throughout life, thus enabling us to
"play the game"
But by all means remember the boys
who went away August, 1917. New