Show 7 American Fighting Men Cheered By Inspiring Messages From Flom Home BY fly WILLIAM J. J R cr nl Joe cr London Nov O T. T Boys i. wore were be behind behind behind be- be hind you right square behind you ou That's the tho message flashed across tho the Atlantic b by U nH many prominent Americans including the governors of or several se states to our fighting men in Franco France and En England Tho The message was taken right to the tho front by Cas Case 3 Connaway a Y M M. C. C A. A secretary from Indianapolis It was put in book hook form torm so that tho the boys O S 'S more readi readily could coul rea read an and prize tho the messages es from Theodore Roosevelt Cardinal Gibbons Booth All Alice e Moore French leader In tho War Var Mothers' Mothers association an and others other It is Connaway's own o thought this idea to lo ke keep keel 1 up tho morale of ot the abi- abi diers and It already alread has more than accomplished its aim Were cre with you ou bo boys s 's says sas ono message Your YoUl jobs or better botter ones onos will be bo yours when you ou get Jet back Were going to look after aCter your our in interests interests In- In while hUe youre you're awa away and at the same time back you ou up with Cl C everything everything every every- thing we have lU An And when you ou come comeback comeback back youre you're going going- to run the country coun coun- try I Theodore Roosevelt wrote I r send m in my heartiest greetings to you men man at the tho front You have made mado all alt of or orI I us who sta stay behind lift lIt our heads high hiSh with pride by what whal you arc ro doing It is you OU men an and only onh you ou men who aro are doing tho the ono one vital work for or tho the American people leople today All good Americans at this owe homa homage o to the fighting men at the fighting front What hat you OU arc doing is 18 vital for or the tho honor and tho the interests I for or tho the future elt and the very ery existence existence ex ox- of or our republic an and you are arc also battling for Cor tho the liberty of at er e every i well behaved cd civilized nation big or 01 little I congratulate you rou on the great good fortune that is ia yours ours In that now you have the tho chanco chance to endure hardship hardship hard hard- ship and peril for a great ideal and to toren r ren render er to our country countr the greatest of ot all nil services I would give anything to be over o with you rou rho Tho letter was as written shortly after Colonel Roosevelt received news of or ortho the tho tho death of ot his son Quentin in France Cardinal Gibbons' Gibbons letter follows the saviors of or Wo We 0 regard reg-anI you as your our country We c earnestly hope that you will como come back to your our beloved c America sate safe and sound Or if it you OU have wounds they will bo be honorable wounds wound which you OU will exhibit with pride to your mothers mothers er and an families an and In years ears to come show them to your our children and grandchildren Keep a clean cean heart hoart in a n. clean body bolly An and ma may God be with you Extracts from other letters follow Booth Wo o Wo aro like tho the old Did me medicine men of or the tho tribe who ST sit mumbling round tho the camp fire with ho squaws while tho the young oun men are arem aren jn m n the tho warpath When hen the young men ome oma back tho they will push us tie out of at tho the as a as the they ought to tho the squaws do some somo of or the pushing too Foro For Jo 10 o It assure assured when the young men como come I Jack ack this country will bo ho theirs and 1 the hey will know It and an they the will take tako I it Lt and run It It Alice lIco Moore French president of ot the Indiana chapter of or ar ar mothers mothers- Mother means one thing thing- to you you and and ou iou aro are Just ono one thing thin to us so us-so so wo we topped crying dried drle our eyes and anden en isled isted too when you went away Just v. v boy bo to fight tight like a man for tar the Ideals I ind iid principles we b believed lIo cd to be just Lou ou are the first men of or the earth lour four will say Eay so 50 an and tho they thoy peak with authority W Yo P. P Hobby governor Ao o of Texas Texas- Lory vr resource of the tho state cr c every unco of or Its hM muscle over every dollar of Its e and ovary every r o portion of its food will bo ho husbanded in an effort So 0 o milk make Texas the most moat potent factor in helping you OU to win the war tar Samuel V. McCall governor gO oj or Massachusetts It It Is our endeavor or to Always alwa's do those thc things thing for tor your families families lIo lies and friends s at home that will enable enable enable en en- able you Oll to continue continuo cheerfully to bear the burden which has been thrust upon you OU b by this war wat through which we aro are endeavoring to make the world worl a n. better place In which to live lI Ernest Lister lAster governor of Washington Wash Wash- ington Inston- Wc ington-Wc We c are carefully considering the problem of or assisting to tho the fullest possible degree in so arranging conditions conditions con con- In iii the slate that those who rho have o represented us at lt tho the battlefront can quickly take talo places again In tho activities such as us ought to exist in times Emerson on C. C Harrington lon governor of Maryland Maryland We land e We are ore all proud of ot every cry everyone ono one of at you OU and n you can cn well bo be as assure assured as- as sure that every man woman nn and child in Mar Maryland who has to remain home homo will make er c every sacrifice necessary say sal sary to stand squarely behind our ouros o i-o os s across the seas James Janes M. M Cox governor of or Ohio Ohio Ohio- Wont Won't you ou s say to them that the people of ot Ohio arc aro back a of them to the last lastman man nian 1 Our pride is with them out out- hopes are aro for tor them an and after acter the Waris war waris waris is won son and they have returned to their homos homes we will welcome them and endeavor en deavor to make mako up lii to them for tor the sacrifices the they have made mad Charles S. S Whitman governor of at New York It York It is inspiring to those of ot ofus otus us wl who ho perforce must remain at home to receive news of our bravo bra soldiers over overseas eaK an and to know of oC the splendid ner service Ice Ice such mon men as ns yourself an and others othera oth oUi- ers era connected with war ar activities ai ate are Nn rendering our lads in bringing bringing- practical col cal comfort and encouragement t tr to th them m. m I Frank C. C Lowden governor s of or 1111 1111 nois nois Illinois Illinois Is too good for tor the hal kal B ncr i an and I know that Its s sons ons over o there thero will see to it that the kaiser does docs oc not nOl secure Illinois for himself lf I |