The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-22
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 nries and have donated $1O 10. the boys 'in the trenches" Many of the fire boys know the local boys who have enlisted or who have gone below to enlist. Many know friends in the states who have gone overseas and they are coming through. Bully fellows, you fire boys, and just think how many smokes or chews that $1O, which you have denied yourself, will pur- chase for those "in the trenches, for those who could not get the smokes and chews unless you helped.
 Sold Blueberries.
 The girls behind the counter in The Empire have all sorts of little human interest stories to tell. Yes terday there tripped into the office little mite of girl, hardly as large as a pint of cider. Big eyes danced in her head and she said that she had two bits and then the funniest expression came over her face.
 w HClc Wdo thdt z bitos hS AiS7 tie tot turned all colors of the rainbow and after ducking down in front of the counter finally res cued the bits You see she has put it in the woman's saving bank and it had slipped down to her an- kle, but she wiggled it up and as she handed the coin over the counter she said: "I picked blueberries and made this. I intended to save it for Christmas but I know how would miss my chewing gum and ] aW giving this to help the boy who might miss, awfully, his little smoke"
 The Miner Donates. And then there was miner-he drifted into the office and as he put his lamp and dinner bucket down on the counter, fished around in his overalls and pulled out a leather bag.
 "I work hard for the money and have a wife and three children, but do like my little smoke when come out of the tunnel. I wish il was more that could give( but here | is my 2 bits. You see I had five brothers fighting for the Allies-two | are dead, one is wounded and the | other two l guess are still fighting Perhaps some of our boys may come across the living in the ranks some | day and my brothers might need a | smoke to cheer l know that if the | U. s. boys do find my brothers 'acci- dentally and they want a smoke we'll have helped in my little way"
 Among others in Juneau to whom the war has been brought home forcibly is Mrs. Mary A. Charles, who received in the last mail letters telling her that two of her brothers in Oregon had enlisted and were on their way to the front. She was also informed that the estate of her late father near Kirby Stephen, in North England, was being "eaten up by war taxes and the solicitor for the heirs had posted it for sale. Therefore. she takes pleasure in becoming contributor to The Elm pire war tobacco fund for the entire Charles family.
 And these are only three of the
 little interests" that happen. All Are Doing It. All classes, boys and girls, men and women. high and low, are heiping-the girls behind the coun- ter could just fill The Empire up with the cheerful greetings of those donating. The newsboys are hus- tling fund and there are others. It is only ? bits. that amount is just as much appreciated as larger ones-oniy, of course. the larger amount goes further. but every lit- tie oit helps and the boys in the trenches will thank the 2 bit per son and appreciate the smoke and marvel at the generosity of those whose names appear so many times on tobacco boxes, keep right on smoking and thinking and appre- ciating.
 Just read the list of those who donated from yesterday noon to l noon today. Each name tells a diff lerent story and speaks of apprecia- ttioh ana interest in the boys-some