"COME TO US."

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 15998, 17 August 1915, Page 4

"COME TO US."

APPEAL FROM THE TRENCHES. NEED FOR MORE MEN. Many of the soldiers in the trenches in Clallipoli, in their letters to their relations and friend?, make an urgent appeal to J their comrades who have not yet joined | the folours to come to their assistances in I the tight for the Kmpire. I Writing from tho trenches at the Darj danelles, Private A. 11. Smith says:—"l | have noticed repeatedly in Australian papers names of a large number of young i athletic men who are, week after week, ; going in for sports, playing football or ; cricket. My mate here, a Bulli volunteer, j voices the same opinion as myself. Why I don't these young men enlist? If they ' ! cannot leave the game of football alone let i , ! them bring the ball with them. There is ' room to play behind tho trenches. What 1 about runner?'.' Yes, there is room for I i thrill also. A good runner is always handy jin a bayonet charge. Something should j Vie done to make these men realise what a : grave position their country is in to-day. | ; J hey are all needed now, and will he until peace is proclaimed. We are having a , food time here, with plenty of tucker. l'.veryoue is getting fat, and all appear to ( be cry happv." ( Private P. 11. Jinrd el has written to his mother, and in his letter is the following , «ippea»:- I l.u/usands of men. lam sure, • could come, and those thousands are needed her,-. 1 say to them: Hive up vour foot- . ball and you,- cricket, and for'the time i bring '"rget. everything but vour country . ( ome here and play the game of defend- : ing your country and the honour of vour > mothers and sisters. We have been under ) muni I.re since April 25, but that is ; 1 nothing. ou get used to that. It is I , good exercise dodging the Turks' shells '- - i sno roll up, come , and helu us ei 'joy the | sport. \ou don't know how badiv you are : ! toVman!"" an ' Certain >■» WOulil be he;: