The sun., 1918-11-06
SENSE OF VICTORY
IN SMOKE POSEALS
Soldiers Who Acknowledge
''Sun" Tobacco Realize They
: Will Be Away Long Time.
ASK FOR MORE GIFTS
Express Desire That Christmas
Gifts Consist of This Fight
ing Mans Necessity.

that have most recently como over In
the soldiers mail It Is not put into
open writing, for in that case 1t prob
ably would be deleted by the censor, but
II is there, all the same. though inter-
polated with care. The soldiers feel
that the spirit of the German army has
been broken beyond patching and 1t Is
on this they base their absolute conf
dence that the Hun is done"
At the same, time although the dates
OF these cards are recent coming down
to the time when the interchange OF let
tiers for peace first began, the soldiers
do not say this time a word about their
return. A few weeks before they were
declaring that they would be taking of
their caps to Liberty long before New
Years
''Hoboken and home by Christmas"
was their slogan In the early days Of
September. In October this Is all cut
out and no predictions are made. 1t In
as II their officers had told them to try
to appreciate the difficulties In the way
OF quick rehabilitation and the OBJ
stacles in the way of embarcation and
transport.
II has not made any Of the boys de-
Ms at first. They went over to do a GER
tain thing and they are willing to stay
until II is done. But in the meanwhile
they want their tobacco. The boys do
not hesitate TO say that. Send 1t
along" they say. until we advise you
when to stop. Send It along for the
holidays sure! :"
The American soldiers have no hesl-
tation in saying what they want, for
ahAxy l. t1,a 80 AHA Ia har
want to give them what they want,
and the first word that comes to the
lips of a soldier in answer to the ques-
ton what do you want US TO send
you for Christmas" Is Tobacco"
II II were necessary for THE Sun
Tobacco Fund to make a real propa-
ganda about soldiers holiday smokes
there would be one best one way to
begin ii. to~continue II and to end II.
That way Is by publishing tho cards
and letters sent over by the men them
selves. They vary SO, they are SO In
dividusl, that nobody can truthfully feel
bored by reading them nobody at least
who Cares for human beings, and par
ticularly fop the soldier kind.
A few of these cards, all about to-
bacco. and the soldiers hopes for a big
holiday supply follow:
Let me have the pleasure of eX-
pressing the thanks OF myself and
twenty comrades here in the hospital
who have all enjoyed the smokes sent
over. We have only a limited way OF
thanking you. nothing in fact except to
say that we are all fighting and fight
ing on for you and your kind OF people
back home after We are practically at
the end Of our endurance.
I'VE played a game of ball for the
carton. pretty good for bunch OF Grip
pies. eh?' This is a card from ]. q.
McAlwee, who gives his address "over
there" as Seminary Base Hospital No.
81. Headquarters Company, 364th In
fantry. and his home address as 1924 E
street. ". E. Washington, adding the
words wife and baby there now"
To the New Jersey Militia Reserves
come a number of interesting cards
dated around October 15. One of these
In from Col. Z. v. Smith. who writes
please accept my personal thanks for
the cigarettes received this day. And
I desire TO especially thank you In
tho name of and for my regiment for
the generous shipment received. 1t Is,
In my opinion. a fine, practical way to
show my lads that you all are with
we ALL
Joseph w. Ryan of Supply Company
S1b. Quartermaster's Department, writes
to the same donors: Dear Pals: With
every pun of smoke comes the happy
dream of America and her twenty-four
hour day worries for the welfare Of the
Yanks over here. In every dream is a
mental thanksgiving for your kindness
in sending us these cigarettes. Hurrah
for the Old Flag! long may 1t wave!'
Second Lieut.. w. b. Gumbart sends a
line dated October is to Mrs, Jessie
Baskerville Dear Madam: Some OF
the cigarettes which you have sent over
came to me to be distributed and they
have brought a lot Of pleasure to some
men who are fighting in cold wet
spot,
Scarce as hens teeth is what Pri-
vate H. f. Crabb writes to the Hotel
Breslin SO when he drew cigarettes
with it's card In the carton he first
distributed them and then sat down to
thank the donor. Those who received
mo card join In with me-" he adds.
Lieut. r. f. Mantor. Twenty-second
Company. Twentieth Engineers writes
10 the Cameron Sisters who are dane
ing nightly in the musical play Little
Simplicity" and his card will surely
please them:
''Hurrah for the women in the u S.
~! That is the cry on every American
soldiers lips when he comes back from
the trenches and Is able to sit up and
take nourishment in the shape of to-
bacco. When package of tobacco Is
handed 10 US and We smoke we think
OF the girls at home who are helping
us over here"
Mess Sergeant Reese B. Walker of
Headquarters Troop. Ninetieth Division.
sends heartfelt thanks to Hannah Hep
burn in these terms II take great
pleasure in letting you know that your
EXIT was received by a soldier who is
only too glad TO thank any young
American lady who is good enough 10
ksnd something that an American SOL
A1oY really needs. And that's tobacco"
Sergeant J, \. Parrot OF Company
r. l47th Infantry. sends a card tn
Lloyd jackson: MANY thanks for the
Durham tobacco which We are smoking
now. went to a town about two miles
from where my company is stationed
and in a pouring rain to buy some
smokes for my platoon, as We had been
hitting the trai hard.
Then box was handed me and in
the box I found this card. / thank you
for sending the tobacco"
vinson Sept of the Ninety fourth Aero
Squadron sends his gratitude 10 Louise
Morgan In these words Thanks very
much for your donation to THE SUN
Tobacco Fund. which made 1t possible for
me TO receive from you token in real
tobacco can assure you that was
very uIch delighted with this gift. as We
find our share OF tobacco very short at
times. II liz certainly nice for you people
back home to remember US In this way.
and for one wish to express my sincere
appreciation"
George {. Wagner on October II wrote
20 the f. w, Bliss Company OF the fund
family and said that he used to be an