The sun., 1918-11-03
PEACE NOT TO HALT
SMOKE FUNDS WORK
Soldiers Will BE in France for
Months Even After Pact
Is Signed.
XMAS GIFTS POUR IN
Troops Friends Take This
Means Of Sending Them
Cheer on Holidays.
XMAS GIFTS POUR IN

Sun Tobacco Fund for funds for insur-
ing holiday smokes TO our proteges, the
soldiers abroad. Many a donor has
written to say that his money would be
forthcoming IL the fund could allow a
little delay. or course II can, for IL
smokes are paid for after the regular
Christmas shipment there need be no
fear that they'll be wasted. Our brave
men will smoke on the fund long past
the holidays.
THE SUN Tobacco Fund Is not vast
ing its time guessing when the war will
be over; what's the use? The funds
work isn't over. anyway. Nor will it be
over until the boys are home again.
There were some wild people who In
dulged the dream that as soon as Ger
many saw she was licked transports
loaded with our soldiers would be headed
instanter tho other way. They have
learned few things about demobiliza-
ton since. and now the most optimistic
is aware that even IL peace is assured, II
the first regiments begin to come home
next spring things would be moving
fast In the opinion OF army men.
OLD Donors Speed Gifts.
It isn't winter yet. Between now and
.next March a great deal of water will
flow toward the Atlantic Ocean by way
OF the Hudson River. And in the mean
time is our army to be left smokeless?
Nobody could allow such n catastrophe
IN nd i,,,o 10 to.
ing to happen il TIVE SUN Tobacco Fund
remains as healthy and hearty and
eager for work as II is to-day.
The fund doesn't believe in looking
too far ahead. Sufficient unto its day is
the labor OF love OF that day. If II has
started on its Christmas drive betlmes
that is because OF the difficulties in the
way OF transportation II is not willing
10 take any chances of having the holt
day smokes arrive too late.
The old time tried and true donors
appreciated this condition the minute It
was mentioned to them, and they have
come up nobiy. The fund has taken
some big steps ahead: 1t is on the last
lap to 100000. and as soon as it
touches that point it will hit the half
million trail in real earnest Then a
lot OF new people, those who have al
ways meant to become members OF THE
SUN fund family" will be rapidly pulled
in For the fund wants the half million
before December /,
Occasionally soldier finds the post
card sent along with the gift OF tobacco
TOO small for his thanks and he writes
a complete letter. Such was the feeling
which animated Private John +. Mac
Donald. Thirty-third Service. Company
dachine Gun Corps. for he says to his
donor:
MY thanks for whole carton oil
cigarettes were so great that couldn't
ind room for their proper expression
pn small card I received them one
fainy day when I had completed the in
Festigstion of my low stock of tobacco
wonder IL you can imagine how glad
was to get n whole carton Dear
Friend. right then and there the world
eolI on brighter color. Do you smoke
] hope SO, for then you will realize Just
how I must have felt
You doubtless have read in the news
papers what an admirable reception our
American boys give the Germans every
time they can get them to stand W
gainst them, which is not often They
are beaten and know It, but they have
something up their sleeves and | don't
think the folks back home had better
look for US until after we are in pos
session OF everything which would en-
able them to prolong the war. They will
eventually have to give 1t all up. forts
munitions plants, fleet and army. When
they have done this Wen be able tc
start home, but when will that start
be made? 1t may be a year from now
Some of our fellows are thinking oil
being home by the holidays but that's
all bunk we'll be here over Christmas
and when we stop to think of whai
it would mean to give the job up be-
fore it is thoroughly done, why, were
content to stay. j tell you We are
glad 10 stay and do things for you PEG
pie who do so much for US. Imagine
private soldier with carton of Gig
arettes to himself! Thanks again fol
your kindness" ...
To Miss Amparito Ferrar, who sans
IN the Hippodrome concert for the fund
last season Private Nicolae Parvulescu
Of Ordnance Depot 2 writes: IRE
ceived many packages Of cigarettes do,
mated by you. for which am very ap'
preciative. The weather is stll beauti
full in this part Of France, and as for us
we do the best we can to clean up thost
Hunlike autocrats. / wish you a good
future"
Private Carl A. Swanson OF Second
Park Company sends philosophical de-
ductou on the Rubber Association o.
America, at the same time thanking i,
for a tobacco donation received through
= According to my point of view the
Il army of to-day, instead OF moving or
is stomach like Napoleon's. is urged
forward by the thought that after taking
'ts objective It will find mall and lot OF
good old smokes from home awaiting it
o Seldom do you find that man who IA
minus both Of these good things to be q
good soldier
Every morning our nurses give us
Cigarettes Furnished by THE SUN To-
bacco Fund" write the boys from ward
IA, American &c erai Hospital No. IL
With every puff our thoughts turf
honeward, which is a great help In get
ting well. All the boys in the ward send
CHEEKY message home TO keep up a
stout heart until we, with the aid OF ouI
allies, sing victory"
My corporals, men and myself wish
70 thank you" writes Sergeant Harold
u, Allen OF Headquarters Company 81
Ploneer Infantry, to members OF the New
YORK Stock Exchange, Tobacco Is o
IIesaver. especially in the trenches
Relieved Tobacco Famine.
Lieut. Poldie wrote October 10 u
donor Jacob Felbel that at daybreal
mere seemed to be no prospect OF any
hody in the company having a smoke
Then The sun cigarettes arrived "mos
Spportunely"
Corporal Al d. Hutton, Twenty-sixti
DIVISION, Veterinary Corps, had this Il
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