The sun., 1918-07-07
"Sure Filled Long Felt Want
Soldier Poet Writes From
Over There.
DIR. PEASE WRONG AGAIN
Words From Home and Abroad
Prove Worth Of Tobacco
to Troops.

You win and got 'em o. X And,
believe me. they sure filled long felt
want.
They bring a puff Of homeifkensss
that's mighty welcome in this
dugout.
Where, hemmed about by wars finesse,
dassen't even stick my mug out
Mere words are futile things where
with to express my gratitude, but you
have It. and the smokes will tighten and
make bearable many a weary hour to
come, We're busler than a worm hole
borei in an antique furniture factory,
SO must close. And
Though oamoufiaged. I pun.
My gratitude Is fervent.
Your smokes are THERE
I've said enough,
I'm evermore your servant"
And to another donor Corporal James
f. Whitson. A. p. 703. wrote:
Please accept my thanks for the
tobacco that I received to-day. 1t was
just exactly what really needed. All
the fellows are happy here tonight"
The same mail brought card in
which Sergeant Dan H. Gibson described
your tobacco donation as the most
appreciated gift that could be sent to
US from Over There-Amerca."
A Word From DR.. Pease.
Which reminds US of a little Joke
that appeared the other night. DR..
Cha rles G. Pease has again taken his
pen in hand-or did he dictate to An
netts Hazelton and indited q screed
IN which he deplores the alleged fact
that "our soldiers are having tobacco
forced on them and adds:
ITO keep silent in the presence Of the
undermining Of the efficiency of our
army and navy must of necessity con-
stitute a crime against the state and
the race"
Tobacco forced" on tho soldiers?
Ask Private Louis Swatkwicz Of Com
pany b, 1880 Infantry. who. in a card
TO one OF THE SUN funds supporters,
says:
the United States think something OF US
boys.
.If you have any more tobacco please
send 1t. wish you knew how hard 1t
IL to get tobacco over here. Formerly
when we got n cigarette we would divide
Il between u.s."
Undermining the efficiency Of our SOL
diers? It is the fervent wish of the
Huns that II our fellows at the front
become SO. Ask the Boches who fought
at Vaux and Hamel!
LOTS Of Thanks!" writes Sergeant
s. Monsky. machine gun company. 167th
Infantry, exclamation point and all.
you make things easier for us"
Is their efficiency being undermined
when things are made easier for them?
Or when the tobacco has the effect de-
ecribed by C. T. Hirshman, Of Head
quarters Company. Seventeenth F. A..
in this message.
May the tobacco and tho enjoyment
received from 1t help us on to a speedy
Yankee victory! We are here to fight,
and leave 1t to the boys Over Here to
nnish the Kaiser and his followers"
More Testimony.
Company A, l50th Machine Gun Bat
talon, is moved to say:
Just received tobacco from your do
nation. / will sure get q Boche for
you"
And here's testimony from Henry
W.ds Smith. Army Secretary. Y. M
c. A, stationed at Base Hospital 81.
In France:
Your tobacco received and given to
boys in this hospital. Many thanks"
BY the way, Arthur Gleason. a writer
who has been studying conditions at
the front for almost four years, has an
Instructive article in the current issue
OF the SURVEY, In the course OF which
he says:
There Is a group of persons at home
who are unaware Of the bitter tempta-
tons OF lonely men and who seek to
legisate Progressively for them.
ut is the Judgment OF military men
that tobacco Is interviewer with the
morale of fighting men. Deprive them
Of tobacco and the results are discon.
tent and home sickness. In tho face Of
the temptations Inevitable to q stag
camp 5000 miles away from home con.
ditions. It would be perilous to deprive
the men Of a minor alienation for lone
illness. idleness and wet weather.
The mental state of the soldier is
not to be comprehended by the man or
woman at home This matter of sup
plying tobacco to the fighting men must
be left to the judgment OF those work.
Ing with the soldier.
"The civilians must be generous
enough to give, with no strings to the
glft."
This is not offered by way OF argu-
ment, No argument Is needed. The con-
slant advance OF THE SUN Tobacco Fund
speaks for itself And DR.. Pease must
Aave his little joke. The soldiers say
they ne-u their smokes. and SO do the
commanding officers. from Gen. Persh-
ins down; so do the surgeons and the
nurses: so do the mothers and fathers
OF the soldiers. So say We all OF u.s.
So. Doc Pease notwithstanding, let 3
keep on forcing" tobacco on the fellows.
Tobacco q boon.
Is tobacco injurious to the morals OF
our soldiers? Ask the good women OF
the First Baptist Church in Williams
burg, This note came to the fund yes
terday from Mrs. Warren Foster Good
win, Of 6G5 st. Marks avenue. Brooklyn:
Enclosed you will find a check for
THE SUN Tobacco Fund for $74. Our
church has seventy-four men In service
aud the Big Sisters wish to help little
In your wonderful labor of love In send
Ing over comfort and help to our splen-
cid boys. We are trying In every way
to help them win the war and want
them TO know It,"
From Thomas Mccain. of sos Mon
mouth street, Trenton. came this:
Enclosed please find one dollar as
Fourth OF July offering for smokes for