The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-21
SMOKES IN TRENCH
AIDING TO WIN WAR
Graphic Letter From Captain
Armour Tells Effects, of
"Sun" Funds Efforts.
on LAST LAP TO $35O,OOO
Park Avenue Hotel Party to
Be Big Event-Many Block
Parties Do Good Work.

On the last lap OF that drive to $780,
900! good gain yesterday carried
THE SUN Tobacco Funds total not only
over the s340. 900 line but more than half
way to the next thousand dollar mark
IT'S mounting steadily and consistently,
and our soldiers In the trenches are not
alone thankful but they are proud Of
the work OF the home folks.
The words Of praise and Thanksgiving
which come from Over There. coupled
with the glorious reports Of the opera
tons of our fighting forces. are all that
Is needed 20 keep the army OF givers
spurred on. and the impetus long since
gained in this great progressive move
: ment will be continued long after the
$3.50, 1000 top has been passed. The climb
has only Just begun.
Capt John w. Armour OF Company A.
iiUth Infantry. found a mere postcard
too small 20 hold all he wanted to say
aoout the fund and the smoke gifts which
he and his men received recently. Here's
his good lively letter to a contributor:
IN behalf OF the men Of Company A,
10th Infantry, I want to express our
sincere thanks for a quantity Of tobacco
which was delivered to my company to-
day (July 2O. II you are a tobacco
user YOU can realize the true value of
good smoke after you have been de.
prved of 1t for a week or SO.
AT present writing this organization
Is located on the very top Of a mountain,
holding a line OF resistance. For several
days we have been having cold, buster
ing transforms. Our particular sector
Is fairly quiet-that is quiet as compared
with some spots along the line. We get
few shells right along. and Fritz seems
to have a few machine guns in the neigh
borhood also a few 'roundheads' who
imagine that they are snipers (Which
they are not). but in general 1t Is quiet.
UNFOLDING Yankee Traditions.
81 might say further that this outfit
10 unfolding all the traditions of the
Yankee soldier when II comes to scrap
ping. The men are used to the hard
ships Of out of door life and We have
practically no sickness. but 1t IL mighty
when we are having bad weather. little
nghting and are out Of tobaccoi
ut would have done your heart good
to have seen the grins to-day when the
tobacco was sent down the line. II you
can imagine bunch Of men In tin hats
and dripping slickers, each with a grin
on his face from ear to ear. passing by
a sergeant who is solemnly dealing out
two sacks Of tobacco to each man as he
passes by. and then see him dive for a
sheltered spot where they can roll one
without the rain running the paper. then
the old question. Say, y'gotta match"
rtkA
picture all this to yourself then you
can realize how much the boys in the
trenches appreciate your donation to
THE SUN Tobacco Fund.
THE Y. NJ. c. A. has done wonderful
work over here toward establishing can
teens. even in the forward areas which
sell tobacco Dhen they con get It. But
tobacco is always scarce in the trenches
and there is nothing that can take its
place.
when the trenches arc full OF mud
and water and cold rain Is blowing and
the night is so black you can't see your
own wire and you have strained your
eyes and ears for two hours watching
lived by another sentry it's mighty fine
to sit on the edge Of your bunk in your
dugout and twist a pill before turning
In for few hours sleep.
viii close. with many thanks from
the company"
Dance Saturday mt Arverne.
R. and E. Diamond Of the Diamond
villa. Arverne. are sponsoring a dance
to be held there Saturday night for the
fund Tickets are 81 each and there
will be an entertainment before the
dance, which will begin at 7:3o\P. NJ.
The following residents OF the block
Of l14th street between Third and Lex
ington avenues have expressed their
favor in the matter of a flag raising and
block dance the evening OF August 81
for THE SUN Tobacco Fund: Philip L.
Caron, Morris Shenmon, Frederick Schla-