The Alaska daily empire., 1917-11-13
TOBACCO FUND NOW REACHES
 S75,000 MARK 337 Newspapers and Mag azines Are Tak-
 ing Subscrip-
 tionS. THE EMPIRE NEAR TOP Juneau's Contribution Now Ranks Next to That of Butte = And Is
 Growing.
THE EMPIRE NEAR TOP

"Our Boys in France Tobacco Fund" has now passed the $75,000 mark. To be exact, the eleventh weekly report, issued October 30 shows that 75,03147 had been con tributed to the fund. Of this amount $7O,36S50 had been raised and remitted to the committee by 337 newspaper and magazines, and $4,66297 had been collected at the New York offices
 All Goes To Soldiers
 This entire sum is invested in to- bacco for shipment to the boys at the front. because the committee is separately financed Therefore, ev- cry 25-cent contribution buys and ships to it's destination 45 cents worth of tobacco.
 The Empires contribution ranks 22d on the list Early in the pres ent month The Empire remitted $27 additional, the October contributions This would place The Empire 21st, and next to the contributions from Butte, Mont.
 Money Coming In Again
 The Empire continues to receive contributions to the fund, and now has on hand a nucleus for a good November collection.
 The collections at The Empire of flee almost ceased before the end of September, because it had been the purpose to close it, and it was so announced.
 Committee Asks For Aid
 Letters from the committee hay ing Our Boys in France Tobacco Fund in charge appointed The Elm pire its representative in its field, and requested that the fund be kept open until the end of the war.
 The Review of Reviews, the Nc Clure's publications, Cosmopolitan and other magazines are contribut- ing publicity and solicing subscrip tions. The appended list of the newspapers which have raised $100 or more shows The Empire is in good company, and that Empire con tributors are giving to a fund that is recognized by the best thought of the country. It has the endorse ment of the War and Navy Depart ments.
 The following is the list of news papers which have raised $100 or more each and the amounts they had remitted up to October 30, 1917: Providence Journal, R. I.-.$20, ,691.09 San Francisco Bulletin... 7,S29.46 Cleveland News, o. ............ 6,09236 Chicago Tribune, III. .-.......... 5,SS1 50 Seattle Star, Wash. ......... 3,O5728 Toledo News-B Bee, O. ...... 2,5S8.97 Milwaukee Sentinel, Wis. 1.782.49 Courier-Journal, Louisville. 1,764.05 Leader-Republican Glovers-
 vile, N. Y. ......................... 1,437S5 Passiac Daily News. N. J. 1,226.30 Jersey Journal Jersey City. 1,185.21 Oklahoma Times, Okla. ......- 1.14S.71 Elkhart Truth Ind ........ 1,O33.42 Wilmington Journal, Del... SIPS Worcester Post, Mass. ........ 760.99 Arkansas Democrat, Little
 Rock, Ark. ...... ................... 644.40 Harrisburg Telegraph, Pa. 630.68 Plain Speaker. Hazleton, Pa. 617S2 Helena Daily Record, Mont. 555.50 Butte Miner. Mont .......... 531.2O Richmond Times-Dispatch 52536 ALASKA DAILY EMPIRE
 Juneau, Alaska .--.......... 5O2.55 Sheridan Enterprise. Wyo... 491.25 Commercial Appeal, Mem
 phis. Tenn ..........-........... 423 3.S0 Port Jarvis Union. N. Y..... 361.92 Manistee News Advocate,
 Mich. .............-...................... 321.OS Oneonta Daily Star. N. Y..... 259.1O Morning Telegraph. N. Y.... 251.45 Motion Picture News, N. Y. 23l.66