The sun., 1917-07-30
FEES TOFUND' PLAN
PLEASES CONKLTNG
Exemption Boards Head APP
proves Scheme to Buy Sol
diers' Smokes.
1SUNr TOTAL $29,117.10
Croix de Guerre Wearer Tells
How Welcome Tobacco Is
in Zone of Fire.
4sUN" TOTAL sas,11z1o

tailed by the Acknowledgement to have
charge Of all the exemption boards In
this city. yesterday expressed his hearty
approval Of the suggestion that all the
claimants for exemption who have their
notary fees waived deposit this saving
to THE SUN Tobacco Fund.
Those persons who want exemption
and who are not required 20 pay their
attestation fees could put the money thus
saved to no better use than to con-
tribute to THE SUN Tobacco Fund" he
declared. In this way they viii have
done something for the comfort Of the
men who must nght for democracy"
There have been many notaries who
have notified the tobacco fund that they
will not accept fees IL the persons who
file Afidavits win deposit these for THE
sUS fund. Many OF these men have
gone to the trouble of having boxes
made for the reception. of this money
which will be turned over TO THE SUN.
In the Park Avenue Hotel Is a man
who knows what American tobacco
means 10 men brought up on the brands
here. He Il John T. Briggs of Newton.
Mass. who has Just returned from
France. Mr.. Briggs was decorated with
the croix de Guerre for his work with
the American Red Cross ambulance ser
vice. He drove his ambulance Cor
thirty-six hours continuously, being un-
der FIRE the greater part OF the time
For this Gen. Dauvin last May pinned
the war medal on his chest.
Medal winner o. ks Service.
The best news I got on arriving in
the United States" he said yesterday,
was that THE SUN was making q col
lection to furnish American soldiers in
France with smokes The project is
wonderful II has been almost iInpossi-
bic to get an American cigarette along
the entire front. While we had French
cigarettes, they are nothing compared
10 the American product
The boys would do almost anything
TO get a real American smoke. II the
people of this country knew what 81
meant to their soldiers In France they
would do everything possible TO see that
they had plenty TO smoke. Our soldiers
in France will praise THE Sun all their
lives for what II is GOING
This is from a man who has Just come
back. He knows what the rigors OF war
are. He knows the shakiness of nerve
that comes to men who have the tobacco
habit and no means OF satisfying II. He
knows how il sets up n man before q
charge. how Il soothes him after ne Is
stricken. He has a first hand knowledge
Of the curative properties OF smokes to
men emerging from battles strain.
Tens OF thousands of others there are
who have an indirect appreciation of the
solace that Is contained in tobacco
Many of these are not smokers, many of
them are women, quite a number are
children.
HaHoran's Girls Chip In.
There is Mary Mccarthy for one She
Is employed in Hallorans restaurant
Sixth avenue and Fourteenth street
Miss Mccarthy never smoked a cigarette
in her life. but she has been observani
enough to know the comfort II gives to
that out In France there were men who
would have to go under the stress oi
shellfre without their beloved tobacco
unless II was sent from this country she
began a crusade for them. As a conse-
cuence the fund last week was enlarged
by s11 through 'HAlIoran's Girls
Letters have come TO US from all sec
tons of the country. Extraordinary
human documents most OF them are,
They tell OF devotion to the cause for
which our men are fighting. of the in
TO the conflict Every now and again
We come across n Mary Mccarthy. We
hnd through n contribution that the
newsboys at the Grand Central depot
have become aroused over the fact that
our men without THE Sun Tobacco
Fund would lack their smokes. Their
Offering represents every one, from the
blind man under the stairs Of the t.
spur 10 the agile youngster who Is will
ing TO drop his papers TO carry a bag
or flnd taxicab.
Then there comes into the mail a col
lective subscription, say. from the men,
bers Of the Stock Exchange. from a
group At the Bankers Club. from q
luncheon table In a downtown restau-
rant from n dance party at n summer
resort from a poker table of temporary
bachelors. from a number of Jockeys or
from the employees of a corporation.
II is fund that has gone beyond any
given class or social group. 1t IL as
democratic as the army II wants to
Bolace with tobacco.
In addition 10 this there are so many
persons who devise means of assisting
There are a group Of young women
downtown who have pledged themselves
TO do without their noon desserts 30
that the money thus economized may
be applied To THE SUN Tobacco Fund.
We had a letter a few days ago from
man who cut down his daily cigar
consumption by one. He sent us the
$50 he saved for the month of July.
No PrOats con the side"
There are men who come to us with
kongs they want 20 dedicate to the fund
there are others who wish TO couple
their business with ours. there are q
host OF others who want to mix waT
relief with acumen To all these latter
persons we have given negative replies
We will not have the fund made a
means OF accelerating proft for any
enterprise. What is given to the fund
must be given free Of all selhshness
Therein lies the secret of the success
thus far II is for this reason we now
are close to $4,000
Nothing could be more unselflsh thar
he offer made TO us by the Athletic
association OF New York Union Print.
'-rs The Boston and New York teamI
II the Union Printers National baseball
.sague are to play baseball at EbbetI
:S'@ld on August s. There will be nc
admission charged TO the public. The
game will he supplemented with a band
ooncert and other entertainment Wher
the association made all its arrange
ments IL asked that THE SuH put de.
posit boxes at all the entrances to tht
ball park on that day II will not bs
obligatory upon any one 10 contribute
The managers OF another baseball
league are negotiating with US now e
run a game for the benefit OF THE Sur
fund. There are several other projects
Of this generous nature under way.