The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-06-13
WANT RhTIONS or TOBACCO
Baggage Trains of the Regiment Will
Have Plenty of Room to Take Care
of Big Gifts of American Tobacco
TO Go With the Boys to France.

Kenosha soldiers who have been
in training at Camp Custer at Battle
Creek, are moving to the big front in
the near future. just what day or
what month the two hundred members
of the 340th infantry who are recruit
ed from Kenosha, will start to battle
the submarines in the trip to France
is not announced and will not be an
nounced, but letter received from
Captain Frank B. Angler, commanding
officer Of the 340th, this morning an
nounces that the time is getting Every
close" for the Kenosha men to say
farewell to the training quarters and
move onto the big front where heroes
are being made every day. The 340th
has had practically all of the training
that it needs TO be hardened soldiers
and it is probable that it will be one
of the first regiments into the line after
the men arrive "over there"
In his letter Captain Angler sug-
gests that Kenosha people may want
to send to their boys some farewell
token " and he suggests that it might
be made in the form of American to-
baccO. American tobacco can no
longer be bought in France and the
Kenosha boys, like the rest Of the
soldiers going from America to France,
are already worried about what they
are going to do for real American
"makins" when they get nearer the
firing line. in his letter Captain
Angler says that there will be plenty
of room in the supply train of the
340th to carry considerable supply
of American tobacco for the members
of the companies. Already some of the
cities in Wisconsin and Michigan have
arranged to have this want of the men
filled and great supplies of tobacco are
being sent to Camp Custer and packed
away for transfer to France with the
other baggage of the company.
Captain Angler declares that there
is no better way to say "God Speed
TO the boys going off to war than to
give them assurance that some Of their
little comforts have been taken care
of. The men of the 340th are perfectly
equipped so far as clothing is concern
ed they are perfectly rationed so far
as food is concerned, and the govern
ment has even provided some sweets
for the trip to France, but the
tobacco is going to be short and
mighty short unless some provision is
made to supply it.
The letter of Captain Angler will be
turned over to the Patllots Fund com
mittee and to the Ke-osha chapter OF
the American Red Cross and it is GER
tain that any of the relatives of the
boys will answer this semi-oficial cal
for "tobacco rations,"
1t is improbable that the Kenosha
people will get any farther notice OF
the departure of the 340th for service
over there. Troop movements are now
being guarded with the greatest pos
sible secrecy and the men will not be
permitted to send home any message
which will even suggest the date Of
embarkation and in little while al
letters from the boys will be stopped
and no letters viii be received
from them until the welcome cards
come saying owe have arrived safe
ly overseas"
1t is certain that the people of Ke
nosha will see that this call for ration'
is properly met and met promptly il
order that the demands Of her boys il
the army are met before thew leave
Camp Custer. The final word il
"Hurry."