The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-06-29

The daily, almost hourly, arrival Of
more and more detailed news concern
ing the continued landings Of the khaki
clad sons OF Uncle Sam near the firing
lines In France doubtless has driven
from the minds OF stay at homes any
last impression they may have had that
the war was sort Of vague horror hap
pening "over there
How are they housing them:'' What
are they getting to eat?' Those were
the kind Of questions asked yesterday
around town. questions which fortu-
nately the Government had asked itself
| some time ago and had kept in mind
vhlle making preparations to send the
American lads of to the European
trenches. But It occurred to THE Sun
that no one in authority. at least so far
as obtainable records show, had asked.
What are they going to smoker" up to
the present time. And already thou
.aands OF American boys are on French
soil. almost within sound of the big
guns. with nothing TO smoke, which Ia
somewhat akin to sitting a cowpuncher
down to a breakfast that doesn't include
coffee.
VIII supply "the Makin's."
Wherefore It doubtless will not be un-
welcome news to the soldiers already in
France and those soon to follow them
| and to their cronies and their sisters
and their cousins and their aunts here
at home-that organized effort has been
are supplied with cigarettes, pipe to-
bacco and 1.-The makin's" any time and
all the time so far as possible hence
forth.
On top Of the determination to look
out for the smokes for the soldiers
abroad came q news despatch from
Washington last night which proved 10
be Of timely interest. The despatch said
In part:
Cigarettes appeal more
than anything else to the fighting man.
So necessary are cigarettes 10 men under
the enormous strain on the firing line
that some Of the European armies issue
them regularly to their fighters. The
United States War Department, how
ever. has made no such arrangements.
The men will have to depend on their
friends and relatives for them"
baggage Is Restricted.
SO there y'are. Somewher amid the
personal baggage OF the soldiers already
| sent to France were some packages of
smoking tobacco and cigarettes: but
| the personal baggage OF the expedition
ary soldier is restricted In the matter
| Of weight and roominess. and therefore
the supply Of smokes which each ma,
took abroad was mighty little. And
when these 30 up in smoke and no more
| tobacco Is to be had--a cata strophe
which may have already happened In
| countless cases owing to the many lazy
| days devoted to sailing across the sea-
| there Is going to be a pretty big crowd
| OF youngsters right from the homo town
| who would welcome even a Germa,
cigar. And there Is next to no doubt
| that Gen. Sherman also had German
cigars In mind when he told in a word
what war Ia.
The British Tommie earlier in the war
had been walking around in circles, on
his face that look which disnEures only
| two groups Of the human race--men
| being led to the scaffod and men de-
prived OF the makins. Then England
woke up. At last reports the home folks
III uoSpito - uThln on tnelr re-
| sources that 10 almost beyond belief.
had freely contributed 1880, 900 for the
sole purpose Of hlling Tommie's nine
bowl and cigarette papers.
Contributions Welcomed.
| 1t is the purpose OF the members OF
| THE Sun stan who have taken up the
work Of sending along the smokes 10
| France to devote Intelligent attention To
| finding out Just what Is wanted by the
| smokers among our soldiers IN France
which includes. It goes without saying.
next door to all our expeditionary forces.
| To any one who wants to help keep the
! lads In American khaki abroad from un-
dergoing smokeless miseries which the
| Tommies for time had to put up with
! II Is enough to say that THE Sun will ba
glad to receive their contributions and
| attend to the other details OF the work.
together with a daily acknowledgment of
| the amounts received.
Such contributions should be ad-
dressed to THE SUNS Tobacco Fund for
Our Soldiers in tbe Trenches. THE Sun
Building, $50 Nassau street. The fact
that THE SUN has obligated itself to
manage the fund Is sufficient guarantee
that the tobacco purchased win be for
warded TO our men In France with all
possible speed and distributed among
them free from red tape and system
| atically.