Show i The Woman Behind the Man Behind the Gun f f fv Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition Regardless Regardless Rel Re- Re l of whether the dominie to w whom horn this slogan was accredited originated it or r not It its it's s a sound doctrine at the moment for if this world is to tobe tobe tobe be a civilized realm of happy people or a barbarian jungle it will be determined through the kind and the quantity of ammunition we pass along to our boys at the front This arbitrary choice of future world conditions however is not the will of the civilized civilized civilized people of the nations at war but rather the ultimatum imposed by the barbarians themselves while wading in the blood of early victories an ultimatum ulti ultimatum Ulti-I Ulti ulti- ulti to fight or accept bondage The loaded cartridge however is but one of the many necessary factors to bring about victory The slave soldier shoots by order of a master and with witha a very vague idea of the purpose of the contest while the free soldier knowing his country's danger danger dan dan- dan I ger and realizing his patriotic duty digs in and fights to a finish to p preserve reserve that country and protect protect protect pro pro- his loved ones from desecration by the enemy Thousands of American soldiers in the most hazardous hazard hazard- ous moments of battle will take from their pockets photographs of the only girls and find in them renewed renewed renewed re re- re- re inspiration for greater effort to win for the most potent ammunition for victory is brewed behind be be- beI I hind the lines in a crucible of love I have h had a d many opportunities during recent months to witness the courage of our young men and women near the hour of parting and I have why some gifted writer had never written writ writ- ten a classic on the woman behind the man behind the gun Much has been said about the man who supplies the fighter w wit with i t h implements of war but very little about the woman who gives him the inspiration inspiration inspiration in in- to fight till hell freezes over for her safety safety safety safe- safe ty and that of her homeland I have talked with man many young couples who r have come into our store to buy parting gifts Somer Some are husbands and wives and some are sweethearts and although the tragedy of parting m may be but a few hours away they are always smiling through and its it's those smiles that the youth somewhere out in the war zone will happily re remember member when he eagerly presses to his lips the unresponsive photograph photograph photo photo- I graph he carries with him as a talisman to avert I the despair of homesickness The spirit of our boys at the front is only secondary secondary sec sec- as a victory element in warfare to their equipment Our fighting forces are composed of the youth of the nation at the of age romance and the spirit of these courageous defenders of our ur coun coin try is depend dependent nt primarily upon the ammunition of love Jove expressed in cheerful letters snapshots of the baby a fruit cake or a clipping from the home paper sent by the mother the wife the or sweetheart sweet sweet- j heart behind the behind man the gun C. C. C B. B Pearsall in in S S. S L L. L Tribune |