The sun., 1918-08-12
SUN FUND PRAISED
BY SALVATION ARMY
Col. Stanyon, Just Back From
Front, Calls Smokes War
Necessity.
SAYS MEN CRAVE THEM
Soldiers Themselves Tell Graf
itude for Tobacco Sent
From Home.

No persons are better qualif,ed 10 pass
Judgment on the value OF services per-
formed for the American soldiers In
France than the men and women work
ers OF tho salvation Army. Hence when
an officer Of that organization returns
from the front with the word that THE
srN Tobacco Fund Is q great force for
good very high valuation may be
placed on his testimony.
THE Sun fund is doing wonderful
lot Of good" said Lieut.. Col Thomas
stanyon. 1T is supplying an actual
necessity in the most practical and
effective way"
These words Of communication were
not sought from Col. Stanyon. They
came voluntarily. Back at his desk in
the Salvation Army's national head
quarters In West Fourteenth street he
dictated a letter giving his opinion Of
the fund and Its supporters. not only
because he believed they deserved praise
but also because he considers that their
work merits tina cooperation Of the entire
patriotic public.
Admits Hes Foe OF Tobacco.
Col stanyons conviction was formed
IN a close study Of conditions up to the
very front line trenches. His opinion Is
the most valuable because the Salvation
Army has knack of getting to the
root Of things when It sets out to find
what men want and need Also be-
cause under ordinary conditions 1t Is a
consistent and outspoken enemy Of to-
bacco. On this point Col!+Stanyon said /:
THE Salvation Army never has and
never will approve the use of tobacco
Or encourage Its use in any way. which
is a matter Of principle and practice
with US.
AT the same time there Is no escap-
ing the fact that cigarettes are so much
sought for by the men In the front limo
trenches in France that It becomes .
war necessity to supply the want.
Like THE Sun Tobacco Fund we are
giving tobacco away. We do not handle
tobacco in any loo lity where there is
aY. VI. c. A. hut 10 sook after such SER
vice. II is only In those localities where
the Y. NJ. C. A. doesn't happen to be es-
tablished that the Salvation Army I'M
dertakes to supply tobacco to the troops
Under such circumstances We usually
carry it up through the communicating
trenches to the front line trenches.
II the men at the front did not actu-
ally crave this tobacco to the extent
that the Salvation Army feels obliged to
handle 1t for them you can rest assured
We would not handle It at all. Under
the circumstances. however. and as an
outright necessity. we do furnish Gig
arettes to the soldiers.
We deeply appreciate the oppor-
tunity to cooperate with THE Sun To-
bacco Fund In It's great work OF aiding
the troops"
The fund. needless to say. feels II
an honor to serve in q spirit OF COM
radeship with the devoted workers OF
this great organization and to merit
their approval When 1t comes to seek
ing expert testimony as to a soldiers
needs it may be we'll to paraphrase a
line from a popular advertisement and
say, Ask tho Salvation Army man. He
knows.
what the Boys Themselves Say.
And 30 do the boys at the front know
and they give their first hand infor-
nation in the cards which they are
sending back to fund contributors
Here's message just received from
First Sergeant r. h Weber, Somewhere
in France:
Every member of this outft received
package Of twenty cigarettes tonight.
Great things they are for making the
really with them. and youll find tina,
when this army Is all set for the kick
ofr over Here and goes to work on these
damned fanatic butchers they'll wish
they had stuck TO their trade Of making
bolognas rather than get mussy with
nation that has never failed TO come
through
our thanks to your coworker, TIL
sCN, in its we'll directed efforts"
Strong language in spots but abun-
dainty justified. After the card wal
written the signal was given for the
kck-off. work was begun on the d. Z. b.,
and the Americans again came
through"
Your donation of cigarettes received
ana / must say that II came when ]
needed smoking" writes Private Charles
J. Lothingen. The soldiers do certainly
appreciate the kindness of the people
OF the United States. Smoking will
surely help TO get the Kaiser. the Boche
he Hun-anythlng you want to call
him"
Says f. J. Horgan, Company D. Four
tenth Engineers:
You1 smokes received to-day. Thi.