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Show ? , vgiue- WILL YOU HELP H. C. Hicks N. C. Hicks --THE VOLUNTEER'S MOTHER - Out of the mass of poetry called forth by the worlda war printed in the current files of the newspapers, some will live long after the conflict. The following from the New York Times Is "one of the best that has appeared: Editor Manager t the Post Office every Tuesday and at , Provo, Utah, as second-clas- s Friday matter. .Entered - Ilia Good food and play, all healthful things of life,. physical perfection,- - for I never could be satisfied with less. - lie vas bright and clever, my big son! sent him to the very best of schools, -- Denying self that he might know no lack Of opportunity. to da his best, Or feel no door-o- f progress closed to hrra I never could be satisfied with less. And yet Y -- h ( e -- - per cent Under such conditions 'of government will the people of the North, Middle West and West V -- -- 4. O 0 of 'the - No- - Solid o-- de-pen- ds -- i tiem. The fact (bat wealthy Hes J gone f Dear" God ! ps SOLITUDE, Our Heroes Are "Calling From Over There Give Whal You Can to Help Those From, W Home. must-se- e a farga part- - of .their., incomes "go never to .rrtunr' should make, it easier for those of small mean$ fo invest their savings where they will all come back some day with interest. Ex. With iKythcragKtof bumingshrap- neJ and poisonous gases into which , they plunge with every muscle tense," with every faculty of mind alert, .with one thought only TO FIGHT Every citizen Interested In the boys of bis borne town now at tbe front, aud In tbe brave women who. equally are, serving their coUntry abroad, has an opportunity to show bis- appreciation Tbe j of the sacrifice they are malting. opportunity comes as a result of the,-generosity and thought of Colonel W11- -, 11am Boyce Thompson of New York, who baa conceived and put into execution wbat Is known as the- Home Paper Service. Under the plan, every men and woman id foreign service will receive tbe ' town newspaper, and so be kept In constant touch with tbe places aud tbe people they know and love. Every branch of tbe United Statee Government Is Interested In the plan. Tbe Government realizes tbe Importance of. keeping those In tbe service happy and constantly in touch with their borne ties and associations Notb- log Is more depressing ini a national I emergency than the spirit of loneliness. to those serving their country, and officials know that nothing can dispel this feeling more effectually than readr lng the borne town newspaper. Publishers of newspapers In all parts of the country this newspaper IncluT- the-- i red have grasped Colonel outlined Thompson, by plan in anj they have agreed to every way. Undeh the ruling of the War Indus tries Board newspaper publishers are forbidden to send tiielr newspaper free, even to soldiers. The newspaper must be subscribed for In the regular way, the only exception being soldiers . f who formerly were In ue employ of and who left that serv-- j ; the newspaper Ice to enlist. Colonel Thompson there , fore proposes that the public In each community contribute to a fund ao that the home newspaper (In our case this' newspaper) may reach every man ,and woman now In the service of his conn-- ; . t - With bleeding heart' 1' know still could not be satisfied with less ! As a sequel fo the appearance of the poem. The Times, prints the interesting letter from a reader: ;' That is the way our men are going' ; into battle. When the shrill whistle sounds tlie ad vance, out they go their whole, heart in the task. before them, f- , -- 5 No power on earth can' hold them back. 4 ( The same sharp challenge to battle issounding forus. We must answer in the same proud way the way of 1 ; with-pleasu- : Last summer my son was arguing for my i consent to his volunteering in the Aviation his extreme of account Unconvinced on corps. youth, I demurred. One day he brought me a copy of The Times and asked me to read la poem he had just discovered, entitled:' The Volunteers Mother. It (ells the"whole story of our mine and lives, yours, mother. Now let me go, he said. , . VI read the poein,I recognized that his desire was the result of his 'upbringing, so he is x now somewhere in France. . That I might daily receive the eomfort and Inspiration those printed lines. had power. , to , Anyone may contribute to the fund,! Jring, I chose five cabinet photographs of my j &nd any sum may be contributed itlif soldier bo at the ages of two," four, .fifteen, j not necessary to contribute the does! ' ' had them set in one amount of one subscription.- - Itentirej , twenty-yearsnineteen and j notmtter whether the rich man tend frame, and on tbe mat below each of thepic- - fin one hundred dollars or the poor boyj ntJL ,n flv tures I had a' local artist yngrossfin exquisite rild English lettering a stanza ef the poem. The initial letter of "each has an appropriate illumina-"- t ion in color firt the babys rattle the drum of tbe boy grown' older,! the 4eal of Hoboken i t I Contributors who send In the fun seal school the i"1 tbe seal for High boy, academy I price of a year's subscription may, ifj t fol and J, his college pho(bgraph, of Princeton they wish, designate to what particular! service r person they wish the newspaper sent,' j 7 ' owe in khaki ir tiny, but If the name given Is already listed1 r k . . .. i ? as receiving the paper, then the pob-flag. , , I ! 1 and win; :; -- . . I our fighting men the American way.. - We must lend the way they fights We must show the Huma united American people ing forward shoulder to shoulder war-madden- irresistibly, to. Victory. ed 'J - Our task is to supply the money,, the ships, the guns, the shells that we must have to win. It is a tremendous task. "We must do it as bur fighting-me- n do theirs witlr the indomitable spirit of Victory. We must work, and save, and lend with one thought only TO FIGHT r And win. Get into the heart t. ! fightwith your whole' Buy Bonds to the . ' utmost This Space Contributed by Swift. & Company. 1 f, one-sta- --0-0 . . llsher reservee the right to apply thel if subscription to someiess fortunate sol- -' . dler boy er noble woman who la just as; lonely for newa of home and home folks. 'j 0-- Groceries of Right Prices j ! ! J -- 000- w aw A Flour Substitutes of All Kinds LAW ENFORCEMENT NECESSARY . o Provo narrowly, escaped one if the worst train wrecks 'in tbe history of the state last to be comfortable J. this home paper service will be pnb--! j , It was too dose and the good people of Utah county were fortu- - Ushed In this newspaper, and' the name; of everyone entered, for a subserfptioaj natejn the fact thst tio lives were lost, e wiU be published as well as the numThe collision' was without a doubt the it ber of those remaining whose' subscriphave not been covered ' of failure to obey company regulations and tions the If amount ef money received siste Iaw"ThatxareIesRnes resulted in injury to shaU Be more than Unnecessary lo send, the paper to" every person from the; I z: a score of people and had it not been for the town now In the service, then tbe bal-- i Orem car being steel, there would have been a ance will be turned, over te the Redj tragedy that would have cast sorrow over many Cross.- The plan la endorsed by thd pub--j . homes. f s Usher of this newspaper without any! However,' the accident happened, and what thought of profit, alther directly or In-- ! but with- n sincere desire to! now directly, undone. But is right was done cannot be the home Area burning and) keep help ocAhe time to protect the people against future to send to our heroes and heroines, currences of that kind. Every Rio Grande and news of our town, te keep their hearts! warm for ua and te let them know, every Orem train crossing Center and 2nd West they are constantly In qpr minds. Tbs publisher, of course, eannot streets should be brought., to a dead halt. It is a profit en circulation, and addimake has accident the happened useless to argue after tional circulation such as thla will be and to place the blame on one side, or the other. circulation from sent no sea can have across so tbe make and it now far to act is' to added, The time right to the advertiser. there will be no reason value future the in that strong These facta are stated so that every, cent, Jor such accidents as that which took place last contributor may tofeelthethat every contributed goes good cause. Saturday. "The first duty, of the state, county Tbe mothers of our boy art facing nnd city is to protect its people and regardless of an ordeal with a bravery that com' respect and admiration Hem prior rights; all companies should be forced to mends and them where tiny stars are turned Th grossing come under the same regulations. from bine to gold, where anguish grips cross the all who menace te a been tbe heart, the nation stands In silence has always and honors the women who have given insure will and .'street only rigid regulation (the of their blood, Jhe very bone of their . - - ALWAYS RELIABLE future safety of our Provo people. bone, to their country. To them, home soul of it has lost its meaning the i - . has fled there la no home. It la Just n Phone 164 ' The 375 ff. Center ) . pfoceedspfjhe Liberty loan, including . ilace and no place Is quits a lonely, ' the greater part, of that loaned . to the Allies, are, unless It be within the hearts of those nt N. GULICH, brave sons in far off France who long . for American pridnets the products being-spefor Just a word ef home.' Thera can- A 4 not be a man, there cannot he a hur. factories, our farms our mines, "and bther U1KE A SPECIALTY OF FEATBEfi PIUOYtS Ststes tlZ$ , I. bribe Y. to their are States United hearts t.f these patriots lighter, lending people of the Not one. Not In our town. best and largest customer. -- oe r Fruits and Vegetables in Plenty FARRER & WHITEHE AD re-Vu- THE SMALL INVESTORS DUTY tVe -- fcf flag. - The success of the fourth liberty loan in larger measure than has been the case atwith any previous government issue on the titude taken toward it by men and women of ' modest means. .Heretofore wealthy Americans have stood behind each loan, determined and dollars of the lit--- able to make it a tuceess.-T- he tie man have been extremely welcome, but they have perhaps not been absolutely necessary. Now it is different. Although the sum to be raised is unprecedented In amount, wealthy men find themselves less able to subscribe. With them Jhe cost of living has advanced the same is the as it has with the test of us. But that But Ihut un - same as it has with the rest of ps. eon- the least of their troubles They are now - fronted with the necessity of laying aside large sums to meet the new income and corporation taxes. These taxes' in some cases run as high as 80 per cent. In consequence of this Uncle Sam - will be dependent in the future as he has not been in the past on the financial belp of men and - women of. modest, means.. V Americana of small income should gladlyac cept the responsibility that is ,thus thrown upon ""T .y Nay," I would have you .honorable, my son Just, loyal, brave, and truthful, scorning fear And lies and meanness ready to defend Your home your mother, and your countrys 1 MOVES - son, well-belov- ed NATION TO BANISH -l With selfish, shriveled soul too small to dwell "Within so fair a frame. Is that my choice? T sought the best ! Shall I be satisfied with less T provincial congressmen from the Solid South, a political entity" that" has seized control of na tional affairs purely because of its solidarity and the length of service of its senators and representatives in congress, control the drafting of all war legislation enacted py congress Every important committee chairmanship in congress is held by a southern Democrat. committees, 41 have southern democratic chairmen. The remaining 20 chairmanships are held by northern Democrats, but none of these committees is important and none of them have anything to do 'With the war k program. Of 220 Solid IJouse Democrats, 130 are from the South, It is idle for the people of tpe North, Middle West, and W?9t to send Democratic congressmen' to "Washington hoping that these ' congressmen will have a voice in shaping the destinies of the republic. Democratic members' from these sec-; tions of the country are ignored by the Southern Democratic congressmen unless they subscribe , the blindly to the policies and commands of .southern members, or are controlled absolutely ' by the. Democratie'ca.ucus, .which, is controlled ) the southern members. The southern Democratic0 machine is "run-- " aing congress and Jhe country, and conducting the war despite the fact (hat i represents the. smallest4 section-o- f .the - couiifrjv iV1 population,4-wealtand man power.. . ... , 1917-thpeople of During the fiscal year the" United States paid in the federal treasury . the $3,671,918,286 in Internal taxes Of' this sum about or Solid South contributed $258,854,066 vember to perpetuate the rule " ; South! my J.V, Germany nearly ten fold to the South's one. -- - Despite this, --framing of all war legislatio. is vested in congressmen from the South. While the North, Middle West, and the West pay" most of the bills and supply most of the soldiers for Pershing's victorious armies, the in but now For your perfection ean I pay- - the price t Or would I have you play the cowards part, are taxed in man power and money to defeat decidr to elect Democratic congressmen WHOLE - - The North, the Middle West, and the West 9 so I SOUTHERN FAVORITISM ( Trenches, d ( ailed in fresh air and sunshine, to my a hi, JSr- .'i sun-kisse- He was so strong and well, my little son! 1 gave my'days and "nights to keep him so -- X Emery Man, Woman and Child Can Join to Send News of This Town Into the Front Line my baby son! curls clung close around his head, His deep blue eyes looked trustingly in mine. I did my best to keep his beauty fair And fresh and clean and dainty, for I knew I never could be satisfied with less. . 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