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f'' 'JVSTICE GBANTS TO ALL A VOICE’ TRUE SOLDIERS Mr. Editor:— THE CADUCEUS Uncle Sam’s Boys and no doubt will soon be best able to tell how hard it is to overcome. He will have to ad mit “That it can’t be done.’’ Trusting that it may be my pleas ure to serve with the boys of this de tachment “Over There” where all are so anxious to be and where no doubt this spirit of willingness will be shown even more, may I say, beautiful than it has here, I am, Yours for the Fourth Liberty Loan A NEW COMER. Kindly allow me space in your pa per to say a few words of commenda tion in behalf of the members of this detachment who voluntered their ser vices to help in the wards Wednesday night. When Sergeant Wm. B. Wright let it be known Wednesday afternoon that he was going to be short of help for the night shift, without a moment’s wait the following men offered their services, despite the fact that they had been at their regular duties all day and would have to take up the same next morning: Sergeants Wool- lard, C. O. V. Johnson, MacNlsh, Wright and Corporals Clement, John son, Lyons, Donley and Mahn. Pri vates Arthur F. Hart, Trott, Carver, Albert, Mills. Herbert, Anderson, Choate and Batchelor. No doubt others would have offered had they known of the existing short ages, but with the above added to the regular night force the number was complete. While this in itself may seem a small thing, I think it shows the spir it that is embedded into the mem bers of this detachment. Their spirit of willingness, at all times, is the first thing that impresses a “New- Comer.” During my short stay here I have noticed, more than once, a member of this detachment called on for extra duty, but have yet to hear one complaint. “Willingness to do at all times” seems to be their motto and while they may never get to show this willingness in “Going over the top,” I am sure, it given the chance, they will do their duty with bandages and litters in “No Man’s I>and.” And allow me to say that this same spirit must prevail in our Sister unit. Base Hospital No. 92. Private John Doyle, who is with us on detached service, from that unit, and who had worked in Ward all day, (and. those who had any connection with a Base Hospital know what a day in a ward means) upon being notified of the shortage of help, refused to leave the ward at six o’clock but gladly offered his services for the night shift along with the other boys. And let us not forget the other mem bers of the detachment who are work ing regularly in the ward and kitch ens. Despite the fact that their work has more than doubled in tne last week, we have yet to hear a word of complaint. Instead, they all show that same spirit of willingness and no doubt stand ready to volunteer for ex tra service should the occcasion arise. From all reports this same spirit of willingness is imbedded into all of HUNDRED PERCENT AMERICANS. We are at war! A war that is felt in every house, in every home; a war that had to be, that had to be met and to be met either with the life, blood or money of every single person living within the jurisdiction and territory of these United States. There is just one degree of patriotism, it is the kind that is four-sq,uare in American ism, full in measure, honest in pur pose and without stint, evasion or self-limit as to absolute allegiance to the principles, purposes and aims of the government of the United States of America. We are at war, and there is no place, no room in these United States lor the doubter, for the half-hearted, spineless apologizer, for the 50-50 American, for the weak, sneak worm who listens with wet eyes to the snif- feling fatherlander who is ever ready to criticise the government at Wash-, ington. We are at war, and from the womb of this conflict will be born unto the people of these United States a child of freedom and love, baptized in the blood of the best of our youth, sober ed by a knowledge of the worth of cit izenship and endowed with a deter mination to see that right, justice,, equality before the law is placed so high on the altar of citizenship that the polluted hands of the demagogue and fanatic can not reach and defile this covenant. We are at war! “Thrice is he arm ed who has bis quarrel just, and he but naked, though locked up in steel, whose conscience with injustice is corrupted.” Smith’s Book Store 215 WEST TRADE STREET MILITARY BOOKS Come in and Browse around BOYS When you are in Greensboro Drop in and look us over The largest Hardware Store in the Carolinas You are Welcome Odell’s 'Where Quality Tells” phones: 2311 -2312 R. H, Field Co. > WHOLESALE GROCERIES PRODUCE FRUITS VEGETABLES 216 South College Sifeet CHARLOTTE. - N. C. 3 'Vi i ■ lli V :,,^s ! -t,.. I'i'SVi !=, i'i -iv. - & iji -iffi'i ilii ’ I ^0:1 'i lh-\ „ !fi I'j;: ' Hi : , "i'Ov ; Ha i f U i ;! n-i
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