The sun., 1917-09-22
SMOKE FUND SCARS
NEAR $4,000 MARK
Arnold. Constable l. Co.'s Big
Bargain Sale Continues
To-day.
MOVIE CLIMAX READY
Destruction Of Village Will
Be Thriller--Theatre Box
to Bring In Cash.

Another big boost has carried THE SrH
Tobacco Fund almost TO the $4,000
mark. The exac, figure this morning Is
$77.775.52, with returns from some or
tho benefits and other projects of the
last few days yet TO he received. For
midable figure, isn't It"
And the fund Is yet in ite infancy. II
hasn't fairly started on its upward
course. This morning. as on most other
mornings, there are more attractions to
announce and the list Of patriots seek
ing opportunity to conduct money max
ing affairs In order that the soldiers
smokes may he multiplied is growing ut
record breaking clip.
That special sale at Arnold. Constable
4 Co.'S. Fifth avenue and Fortieth
street. started with bang yesterday.
The crowd of shoppers who thronged the
counters within a very few minutes after
. o'clock, when the doors opened, was
strongly suggestive OF the last week be-
fore Christmas. The army of purchasers
was inspired by two motves--to pick
up attractive bargains in II firwt class
store and TO help the Tobacco Fund.
For Arnold. Constable 4 Co. are Civ
ing 10 per cent. OF the gross receipts In
several of their departments, yesterday
and to-day, TO the smoke cause. The Of
ferings include nearly everything that
a woman needs or wants and a good
many things which men include in their
wardrobe. And the Arm, acting with the
cooperation of the manufacturers, II
selling all these goods at from 10 TO
SO Is per cent. below the prevailing
market prices
Another RuSh Due To-day.
So there is every reason in the world
to predict another shopping rush up at
Fortieth street and the avenue to-day.
The store will be open till o'clock. but
the woman who Is wise will go many
hours before that following the ex-
cellent example set by the well known
early bird
And there's another reason for shop
ping early. A lot of folks are planning
to go both to Arnold. Constable & Co. IS
and to tho great film producing field in
The Bronx where Rita Jolivet IL pre-
pairing scenes for the spectacular war
photo play Lest We Forget" This is
the very last chance TO see that army OF
l,50O performers In action. There will
be no public view after to-day
The climax OF the remarkable series OF
scenes which have been put on In the
last two weeks will be a startlingiy real.
istic thing. Remember, under the d.
rection of Leorce Perret. one of the most
famous OF French movie directors, a pic
turesque French village. complete In
every detail, was erected, and around II
trenches exactly like those In which the
gallant allied troops are fighting the
battles of humanity were constructed.
Whoever has witnessed the scenes In
this fortnight has remarkably clear
conception of the events Just preceding
he German invasion Of northern France
in 1919, the year the Kaiser hoped to
eat his Christmas dinner In Paris. but
didn't. To-day. as has been said, comes
the climax. the completion Of tho de-
struction Of the little village by the In.
vading hosts. See 1t, and you will un.
derstand better than ever why America
entered the war; you will be- more than
ever determined to do your bit toward
bringing victory to the allied arms, and
you Will renew your pledge to give and
keep on giving to the tobacco fund
All for Tobacco Fund.
TIE entire proceeds Of this rernarka.
BILE exhibition come 70 THE Sun fund
The admission fee Is only c5 cents, unless
YOU ride Into the grounds in a motor car
in which case you will pay 30 cents
The site Is easy to reach. The direc-
tions have been given many times but
We will repeat them. for We don't want
anybody TO miss this opportunity. Take
the Bronx subway TO Simpson street
the New York, New Haven and Hart
ford railway to Westchester avenue. oI
sny Bronx surface car that connects witt
the Westchester avenue lines
And now for one Of the promised nev
announcements. Read this letter whic,
Archibald Selwyn OF Selwyn & Co. hal
sent the fund:
''Of all the many flne things that ar,
being done for the boys away at tn,
front It seems to me there IL nothing
that ought to appeal to every one OF IL
who have had TO stay at home for vari
Gus reasons more than THE SUNS cam
paign 10 keep them supplied with tn,
makin's,' ] know ! wouldn't know wha
TO do myself without my pipe or ri
occasional cigarette or cigar Can 70,
imagine how much more the fellow
over there want them?
Il am very anxious to try and do
little something to help along THE Su,
Tobacco Fund, and II 1t will be ac
ceptable to you l would like to offer, OF
nehaIf OF selwyn Co.. stage box .
the Harris Theatre, where we have ,
play called Daybreak,' which will be
long 10 the fund just as long as the pla,
remains there. Speaking for the funr
and without any selfish motive I hop
the play stays Just AS long as there i
need Of tho fund.
Theatre Box at Auction.
AS Il suggestion---an6 l will try L
help to carry II out If you approve
think IL might be a good idea TO as
It hotel, club and whatever other organi
zation might wish to do so, to put tn
box up at auction each day. Ther
are great many pople know per
sonally who have talked of the FIN
thing THE SrH and THE EVENING ST.,
arc doing with their tobacco fund, an
they would welcome a chance to con
tribute their share"
Mr.. Selwyn's generous offer Is &C
cepted with thanks, and tho excellen
suggestion made in the last paragrap
of his letter will be carried out Th
box comes into the possession OF IN
fund Monday night. to remain, as tn
donor says, I'll! the end OF the DAY
break engagement. AS auctioneers tn
fund has obtained the services Of sue
stars as Mary Garden, Maxine Elliot
Niue Marsh, Nadge Kennedy, Jan,
Beecher, Phoebe Foster, Arnold Dal
ana many Others whose names will b
announced later.
THE sun will publish from day to da
the names of the OCCUPANTS OF the bo,