Evening journal., 1918-02-19
TO keep SUPPLY OF
SMOKES GOING over
Army Officials Urge Steady
Flow of Tobacco TO
Soldiers
FIRST NEED OF MEN
NOW IN TRENCHES

Daily appeals are pouring in from
army officers, United States officials and
personal letters from the soldiers to
their families urging that there be no
interruption in the supply Of tobacco
and for our men at the front
There are now more than 800 news
papers and magazines cooperating in
the "Our Boys in France Tobacco Fund"
sending shipments Of tobacco and cigar
cites almost weekly TO France, where
10 is distributed TO the soldiers on the
firing line by the representatives Of
The Red Cross Every transport loaded
with soldiers that arrives in France
makes 10 necessary 10 increase the sup
ply Of tobacco and necessarily the con-
tributions 20 this fund must be in
creased
Both Secretary Of Mar Baker and
Secretary Of the Navy Daniels have en-
dorsed the splendid work being done
by "Our BOYS in France Tobacco Fund"
In fact. endorsement comes from all
quarters. Colonel Roosevelt Cardinal
Gibbons, hundreds % physicians and
surgeons on fact, many men and women
who under normal conditions would
deplore the use Of tobacco, see the
absolute necessity Of 70 and realize the
benefits derived from its use by sol
. ders on the firing line far exceeds
what they might feel IN time Of peace
would be a harmful influence.
4 recent article appeared In the sat
urday Evcnine Post by Elizabeth Fras-
or. entitled Following the Red Gross
. Hero is am extract from that article :
Colonel" ! asked what do Your men
need most 10 make them comfortable
and happy ." "TObaccoW hc replied
promptly. After that literature
Another writer in the same periodical.
Grace Elcry Claiming. who writes
from a war hospital. a. follows.
"The great joy OF life is The cigarette.
The world in which everyone is not
smoking has ceased 80 be imaginable,
IN there is anyone who Is not IT is
merely no save a cigarette for SONS
ponu Smoking. ono OF the calendar
crimes. for ms has lost all meaning
an relation 4 sane world may possi-
bly, again recover a viewpoint about
This habit. at present The reprohate
cigarette appears a. a good angcl-the
mlnimizer OF suffering, the giver ~ a
moments pleasure where one longs TO
give an.
Post cards and letters are arriving
daily giving ample evidence Of The APP
probation 0f the cartons sent across
hy "Our BOYS i'm France Tobacco Fund
For each p cents contributed - cents
worth ~ tobacco and cigarettes at re-
tail prices is actually delivered TO Q
soldier. There are no deductions for
expenses
This letter 20 Mrs Mckinney. ir
Brooklyn. shows the vital need OF
wholchearled support Of the "Our Boys
in France Tobacco Fund.
40 matter how well our soldiers are
paid. n tobacco Is not for sale II
France. they can't get it. You who love
a smoke, should help TO send it.
The family Of Police Captain Charles
r. Mckinney. OF the Rapelyea street
station. Brooklyn, has received one OF
the first letters from "a member of the
Rainbow Division Co arrive here since
ihe command len for France. The coin
municaiion. which is addressed 20 Mrs
Mckinney. comes from her son. Joseph
formerly a student in the POLYTECHNIC
Preparatory school and now a private
i'm Company A. i6Jth Infantry. formerl,
the Goth Regiment. " @. y. y. The let
ter bears no date. To follows:
Dear mother: have been on tn'
20 an Of The time since left you
Everything and everybody is on the g
an Of the time.
There is no stop 10 anything, but
nevertheless have suffered very little il
This long Journey. J have not lost
nights sleep, nor one meal, except Whel
was seasick. ] was sick twice 'an'
believe me some sickness. hope yol
are not worried about me. ] never wa
having a better time In my life and an
always seeing and doing new things.
"The only trouble i that haV
money but no cigarettes. The cigar
cites they sell here are terrible. The.
are either English or French make, am
nothina likc"-(herc the censor has de
leled four lineSl.
Tho following contributions 90 Ola
smokes fund are acknowledged today
Previously acknowledged ...... .S22iS =
Fred X Jackson. Marshallton, Del. 10
4 Friend NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. IL
James \. Ginns 1905 Boulevard. 100
Total go date ............... .S226O Z