The sun., 1917-09-21
Big STORE BEGINS
FUND DRIVE TO-DAY
Arnold, Constable Z Go. VIM
Give Part Of Profits
From Sale.
MANY BARGAINS OFFERED
Eighty-eight Per Cent Of Men
IN Regular Army Arc
Tobacco Users.
MANY BARGAINS OFFERED

Here's great news for thA friends o(
I'm euN Tobacco Fund and Of the soa-
dises at the front Arnold. Constable 4
O. are going to givs 10 per cent Of
~ gross sales Of . great mass Of goods
offered in their September sale Of fail
merchandise to-day and tomorrow 10
the fund. FOR the comfort Of our boys
on the firing line abroad a. their an
nouncament puts Il.
Their great department store at Fifth
avenue and Fortieth street will bs open
from 8 o'clock in the morning un-
u Z o'clock at night on these two
dayA Each article. through the CO.
operation Of the manufacturer. 10 priced
By actual comparison from 10 to - Ia
psr cent. below the standard retail price.
This means that purchasers will save
money while helping the lads at the
front
The list Of articles included In this
magnificent offer is too long to publish
In full. but It includes virtually every
thing in feminine wearing apparel and
dress goods. besides mems underwear,
shirts, hose and ties. towels. table cloths
rugs. blankets and a lot Of other things
Arnold. Constable 4 Co. enlisted in
the smoke fund army unheralded. They
simply came forward yesterday and an
nounced their readiness to do their BIT
and It's a good. big bit. a. everybody
will agree. Just how big It can be made
depends on the public. Remember to-
day and tomorrow are the days. Do
your smoke fund shopping early!
Bishty.sight Per cent Of he men N
uneIe Sans Regular Army ars tobacco
ussrs.
II there remain any croakers who r.
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being sent to the brave men who have
gone to the front to fight for America
and democracy. let them now hold their
peace. These figures are Official They
were given out by the War Department
in Washington yesterday in response to
inquiries made by Representative Allen
william Barkley Of Kentucky, who
heartily approves Of the movement to
make soldiers happy and comfortable.
Eighty-eight per cent. Do you realise
what that means? It means. for one
thing. that. though THE SUN Tobacco
Fund Is above $4,000 this morning and
enly q tithe of tho work necessary has
bsen done. Eternal giving 10 the price
Of smokes
The Associated Press despatch that
save the War Departments figures
that eighty EIGHT in every hundred reg
ulars use tobacco-added that . canvas
Of National Guardsmen and drafted men
b to Be taken to ASCERTAIN how many
Of them enjoy pufns. II 10 doubtful II the
proportion will be reduced when thsos
figures are known. This u information
exist and unQuestionably will make evory
person who 10 helping 20 make the fund
tho succeGs Il 10 proud Of himseh.
Only two dAyD-to-dAy and tomorrow
remain Dk the hack Of the scenes
glimpse Of the great war photoplay
Lest We Forget" which Rita Jolivet
10 preparing in Ths Bronx. To-day
there will b some stirring sights, hre
and blodshed and q lot Of noise. a. the
German invaders enter the little French
Village and engage the residents in
battle.
Grand Climax To-norrow.
Tomorrow comes the granA climax.
when the village will bs destroyed. A
big crowd was out yesterday and bigger
and interest for everybody who attends,
JOY and interest in three wayA He win
nee Just how a mammoth movie produc-
tion with 1900 performers u prepared
for the hlm he viii realise - never be-
fore what a serious business this war
ia. and ne will help our men who aes
In the war to get smoleeA
Tho village and ito surrounding
trenches are near Westchester and Elder
avenues. To got there take Ths Bronx
subway to Simpson street, the New
Haven Railway to the wsstchsstsr avS
nue. station. or any Bronx surface caI
that connects with the Wsshchester ave-
nue. ines. There's something 70 ~
every minute from 10 O'Clock In the
morning on. Visitors got . full view
OF everything. but are out Of saago ol
shot and SHE'LL The admission ~ u
sS cents. OF 80 cents II you drive intu
the grounds in q motor car.
By the way. $500 came from lrisa
Jolivets company yesterday This
mans $500 thus far.
The Englswood Theatre. DagssvooA,
n J.. which seats almost . thousand
pereons. housed . capacity audisnos iast
night for the fund benefit sntsrtAinmsnt
Sven under direction Of 8. D. Perry,
the manager. An attractive programme
vas given. among the features bsino
songs by Miss Christie MacDonald. In
strumental music BY 6utten's Orchestra
And tho film play The Stacker" IN
which Miss Emily Stevens plays . leaA-
ing part.
A number OF officers from Camp' Nsr-
fitt attended and Capt Walter G. Hop
ping Of Major Stuyviss star made q
patriotic address. in which he gave high
praise to the work OF The SuM fund
This was seconded BY Mn Vernon Cas-
ue, who acted ~ announcer for the Va
fous numbers on the programme. A
eroup Of young women gArbsd - Red
Cross nurses went through the houss
taking \ collection.
Athlete DsinG hit.
Here's another attraction in conneo.
ton with that championship baseball
game at the Polo Grounds next Sunday
melvin w. Sheppard. former Olympic
worlds champion, has accepted the in.
vitation Of George W. ]. Halpin TO put
the ball In play. Tho game. which viii
oe between the Macomb A. c. and the
.eam OF tho Ascension Church. prombel
20 be corker, James J. Corbstt vii
umpire. the Holy Name Band will play
ana collection will be taken for TIN
tobacco fund.
X II. G.. one of the funds faithful
repeaters. sent In check for S3.02 yes
.erday' this amount representing the in
terest on his Liberty bond. The Gar
WOOD Rifle Club Of Garwood, N. J., sen,
$40 and the Seville Lunch Grub $50
heres good letter from Paul b. Will
,ams. field secretary Of the United State
Lawn Tennis Association:
Now about this tobacco fund. Al
most every Psi u knows one Of thsil
songs which explains 1t this way In tn,
chorus
lights up the dawn Of the morrow.