Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 196, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 September 1917 — Message of President to Men Called to Nation’s Service. [ARTICLE]

Message of President to Men Called to Nation’s Service.

Washington, D. C., Sept. 3.—President Wilson today wished Godspeed to the 35,000 honor men who, as the vanguard of the national army, will leave for military camps. Rain .or shine tomorrow, the president will lead the march from the Capitol to the White House in honor of the new, soldiers. The president’s message to the new soldiers follows: “To the soldiers of the National army: “You are undertaking a great duty. The heart of the whole country is with you. Everything that you do will be watched with the deepest interest and wit hthe deepest solicitude not only by those who are near and dear to you, but by the whole nation besides. For this great war draws us all together, makes us all comrades and brothers, as all true Americans felt themselves to be when we first made good our national independence. The eyes of all the world will be upon you, because you are in some special sense the soldiers of freedom. Let it be pride, therefore, to show all men everywhere not only what good soldiers you are but also what good men you are, keeping yourselves fit and straight in everything and pure and clean through And through. Let us set for ourselvse a standard so high that it will be a glory to live up to it and then let us live up' to it and add a new laurel to the crown of America. My affectionate confidence goes with you in every battle and every test. God keep and guide yOul “WOODROW WILSON.”