The sun., 1918-09-15
Joy FILLS TRENCHES
AS SMOKES ARRIVE
Soldiers Write of Welcome
Given to Tobacco by Boys
Over There.
s1.262 FOR FUND IN DAY
Martinique Fete Proves Huge
Success-TwO Ball Games
on To-day.

Tin n,2s2.65-thats THE SuN Tobacco
Funds record In the last twenty-four
hours Considering that 1t was 'all in
the days work." without receipts from
anv big benefits or new collections from
cigar store repositories. It was n fitting
advance for National Anthem Day and
IN complete harmony with the progress
cur fighting boys were making Over
There.
1t Is impossible at the moment to
make anything like an accurate estimate
az the returns from the splendid party
in the Omar Khayyam room of the Hotel
Martinique last night II may be said,
however. that a crowd, which, In num-
b.rs and enthusiasm was in keeping
with the festivities. came early and re-
manned late, and indications pointed to
a vast measure of enjoyment for the
soldiers In the trenches as result Of
It's patriotic giving.
There will be more to say about this
marty tomorrow morning. Let us now
read a card or two which have just
been received from the other side. which
tell what our gallant lads think of the
contributors to the fund. To the Lone
Star Boat Club, a persistent donor. Ed
ward VI. Barnum. indications of whose
grade and company were deleted by the
censor. writes:
You can imagine the shouts that
went up last night when our sergeant
told US that he had a donation OF to-
bacco through THE SUN amounting to
Jour sacks per man for us. American
tobacco has commanded as high as
francs (almost 40 cents) a package, and
is very hard to get.
81 only wish that We could all thank
you personally and tell you Just how
much We appreciate your gift. Merci
beau coup. and best wishes from your
soldier friend
4 Soldiers Gratitude.
Private Il. E Merriman. New York
boy in Company A. Thirty-eighth 1nfan-
try, writes to another contributor:
Many thanks for the tobacco. On
the edge Of No Mans Land. out of rea oh
Of Y. ". c. AS. and canteens, 1t il with
a little deeper gratitude that We receive
packages from ones home State"
And Private Walter Turner, writing
at headquarters, First Army. tells what
is in tho hearts of a lot Of the fellows.
as indicated In many Of their letters,
when he says: o. ~"
AS 1 smoked your very kind gift of
tobacco 1t surely reminded me OF home
and the great things the folks back
there are doing for u.s."
What the fund and its many friends
are doing doesn't seem at all great to
us when we consider the immeasurably
bigger things the soldiers are accom-
pIishing. but just the same it's mighty
pleasant to receive such words or com
mendation and to feel that through this
giving we are really doing something
to help win the war.
Two baseball games are to be played
this afternoon from which the fund vii
profit, one at the Polo Grounds. the
other at International Park in Jersey
City. The former, which starts at
o'clock, will be between the teams OF
the Macomb A. c. and the Holy Name
Boys Club and promises to be n SIZE
ling contest. 1t will be the first OF a
series Of three games for the local Cath
ole championship.
George Halpin, who manages the Ma
combs, numbers among his players such
men as Coggin and Hupfer. who made
q favorable showing with Connie Mack
Athletics in the preseason practice ias'
spring, and Ahearn, star at third base
Jack Clancy of the Holy Names regards
Tobin and Joe Phelan as real phenoms
Tie teams will line up as follows:
NACoMB. HOLY NAME.
Dobson, second base Phelan. catcher