The sun., 1918-08-18
LIKENS A SMOKE TO
SWEEYHEART'S KISS
Soldier Says Yankee 'Baccy
Takes Place of Girl Left
Behind.
EVENTS TO AID FUND
Eminent Singers Eagerly Vol
unteer for Big Fete in
Sunken Garden.

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No. the American cigarette carries no
Spanish influenza bacilli. Sent to France
and delivered to one of our gallant
doughboys, It is laden only with Amer
lean cheer.
This assurance II given apropos of
letter just received for a SUN Tobacco
Fund contributor from Supply Sergeant
II. y. Cioughly OF Company @. 106th
Infantry, and also Of the warning lately
issued by DIR. Copeland. New York's
Commissioner of Health. regarding the
oscuiatory pastime
First for the letter:
The writer hereby wishes to thank
you for your most appreciated gift Of
cigarettes. I assure you 1t IL like n kiss
from ones sweetheart to have the ex-
IRENE pleasure Of smoking a cigarette
from dear old U. s. A."
DR., Copeland in his statement advised
against kissing except through n hand
Ierchief" The substitute which Ser
ssant Cloughly has found requires the
use Of no precautions, no camouflage
l. is recommended not only by the Ivy
,ner but by the medical advisers and
workers with the troops, as witness this
message to a fund donor from First
Lieut.. Ralph s. Stevens, Medical Re-
f.rve Corps. Somewhere in France:
Thanks and greetings from a North
Carolina doctor for the cigarettes.
know that I will enjoy them, as l am
% Am ri nfhars
are not very good. All our boys are
fine The Boches do not appreciate our
syMsm."
Increase the supply.
Of THE Sun Tobacco Fund, our gallant
danger laden as II il, are enabled to
receive what the supply Sergeant calls
lust as good and which the surgeon
not only recommends for others but
welcomes for his own use. so let's in
crease our contributions and send the
fellows a bigger supply than ever.
Five soldiers. r y. Howell, T. b
Be,cher. H. G. Martz, John X. Fraser
and J. C. De Wolfe. sign this card
Jointly:
Having benefited greatly by your
tobacco and cigarettes, It gives US great
pleasure to be able to acknowledge It
through this card. At present. being
actively engaged in giving some Of Bill
Hohenzollerns pets what for, ~ our
only diversion. without tobacco we
would be lost. 1t means good deal
more to US than you could possibly
guess"
"a Friend" also writing at the
'front.'" says: -
We wish to thank you very heartily.
as the gift Of tobacco has done its share
to hep in the various successes OF the
'Yanks northwest of Chateau Thierry
BY keeping them content"
Earl F. ingalls,, Company A, 32cd Sig
raj Battalion, writes:
When a fellow 10 dead broke and It Is
God only knows how far to next pay
day fellow like you who supplies US
with big contribution Of smokes Is. q
pal indeed"
Says Corporal Patrick F. Maccarthy.
Headquarters. First Pursuit Group. Air
Service:
We appreciate very much the cigar
cites SO kindly shipped US with your aid.
At times We are situated where the buy
Ing Of flags is beyond our power. Then
you find us a morose lot. Imagine the
Joy you kind people spread among u
by the sending Of tobacco"
Americans Best Of All.
no smoke Is as good as an American
ore" declares Private Ralph Saxon Of
Battery A, Fifteenth Field Artillery
I'VE have Just finished a big drive and
now we can smoke in peace till we want
few more prisoners and territory"
~ ~
Th.rtieth Infantry:
Just few lines to let you know that
] have received your welcomed tobacco
Gift. Giving you the real fact, I've got
enough now to smoke the Fritzy out.
surely appreciate your kindness and
an very glad that We soldiers are not
forgotten by you patriots whom We left
behind. Best luck!'
Acknowledging the receipt of smokes,
Sergeant W, F. Kraft, speaking for the
second Engineers. writes:
We realize the self sacrifice that this
sending of tobacco entails on the part
OF the people at home. to put aside their
own personal desires for the sake Of
men whom they have never seen. and
lor this reason we doubly appreciate and
prize the gift"
card signed Members OF Headquar-
tsrs and Supply Detachment. $500 Field
sgnal Battalion" reads:
There are few war workers whose
Efforts are more appreciated than those
OF you who send the smokes. Please
accept our sincere thanks"
Sergeant James j. Costello. 301st Ste
Vedore Regiment, A. p. o. 701, puts 1t
IN these few words:
I'm saying you can't go wrong when
. you take care of US boys"
what the Fellows, Think.
There you nave II in a nut shell. In a
oasketful Of nut shells, what the fellows
think OF the givers and their work, and
"hat the tobacco gifts are doing. Is It
any wonder that the fund total. rising
rapidly toward the S36o.o0o top. Ia al
mark?
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