The sun., 1918-09-17

rs. a."" 60 lHE SUN Tobbac0
unn' made an American soldier, far
frcn !-icnds and home, happy, not alone
TOT iHe E'ft Of tobacco. but for the
'housht that It brings with II that the
great American people, as n whole, are
HIN. VIZ" NV ""'e'
All can 10 Is TO thank you on this
caro- and ! am glsd that I can do that
'nuon' do hot think that VIC will be
.,eealns .o6acco from home much longer,
Ioi believe that We will coon put the
ermAns Out and In short time be
nome again TO get our own tobe eco"
mat IL hnc optimism. and everybody
hopes 1t Is true prophecy, but don't let
1t hold UP the donors to THE Sun fund
and give them the idea to stop their
contributions. The fund itself will give
que warning OF the final victory and Its
own magnificent conclusion.
Lieut.. c. G. Saulnier, Fifth Machine
Gun battalion. beat his own card COM
ing over by a week He has been sent
back to act as Instructor In a New Jer-
sey cantonment On Saturday night
Lieut.. Sauinier made a speech for the
Tobacco Fund at the great party given
10 IL on tho roof Of the waldorf-Astoria
and told OF the RED Of tobacco by the
American soldiers in France. The postal
card he had written TO SUN donor fol-
lowed him. Here 1t Is:
Many thanks and hearty ones for
your 'conchas.' coming at n time when
they were doubly welcome, for they filled
In lull between the big ones Seated
Mt the mouth OF my dugout I inhale
American aroma: we are a veteran or
ganization and anything smacking Of the
dear old U. s. A. is great dope.
"The sun" Doing Bit.
"1 know am expressing the thoughts
of all when say that you and THE SUN
are sure doing your bit. Gifts such as
yours are life savers and prove to US the
spirit that Is behind US at home"
Corporal John A. Crime OF Thirty
third Company. Sixth Regiment Marines.
says something similar. He says ne
writes "for the squad:
Gigs are LIE and life needs .pep'
life and pep together win battles. We
have hit 'em hard because we are sure
full of pep. and have the big and
glorious u. S. A. behind u.s.
Another marine, Of Eighty-third Com
pany. Sixth Regiment, says: I'VE have
done quite little fighting. and guess
you have read about 1t. But THE Sun
and the Gigs helped sure!" The writer
Of this is Private A. ]. Kreitsbender.
And writes Corporal Rib Lohse OF
Company B. 140th Infantry, to Mrs John
E. Alexander: MANY thanks for the
cigarettes; nothing like good old U. s. A.
tobacco. You should see what the French
call tobacco"
To NJ. J. Crispin writes Sergeant Murl
Corbett. from somewhere in France.
some time in July" and he signs himself
Of Forty-ninth Company. Fifth Regi-
ment, United States Marines: You may
have read something about our little
OUTFIT and wish you to know that your
tobacco came to us in the thick Of siren
uous fighting and 1t sure did help lot"
The marines have landed and have
the situation well in hand This is a
quotation from a card sent to THE SUN
by Private Walter F. Elsie Of Company
8, Fifth Regiment Marines, and he adds
I'VE did 1t since your tobacco came In
Chile Joins Contributors.
From Caldera. Chile. comes a draft for
500 with note from Mrs ]. II. A. Will
Jams stating that the money Is the dona
ton made by the American employees OF
the American Smelling and Refining
Company. We welcome. a new regular"
in the person Of Miss /. r. Grund OF New
Milford. N. j.. who says: THE fund Is
supplying a great need and would like
to help as best I can"
from the pupils OF the Fourth ward |
schools Of Warren Boro. Pa. and ex-
plains that they are a patriotic bunch |
and by selling old iron. brass. rubber and |
papers bought $50 Liberty bond in the |
last drive"
You never see a woman go in to buy |
tobacco for her husband in the United |
cigar stores but you notice that immedl- |
ately she puts the coupons given her in |
the box for THE Sun Tobacco Fund. Is |
that true Of all the male purchasers?
How the Fund Stands To-day. |
THE SUI and THE EVENING SUN $4,000
United Cigar Stores boxes, including
special $50 of gross sales day. se4g7s7 |
Otherwise acknowledged .........,... 260. 2l2S2 |
New contribut.oas OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. p7353 |
Shipped and paid for .s2ss.osols
Cash balance ............ 70 $3.50
Received through the Schultz cigar
stores .''''''.'.'''.'....''..'... Ss2Sio |
Grand 1854, s47s7
New contributions are:
Hotel Martinique party .....,.......... S7@ "a |
American Smelling and Refining
Company OF Caldera. Chile .....,.,. 100 90 |
Various members of the New York
Stock Exchange NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1919 |
Lola Seward Rogers Go Hillside road.
Miss l. X. Grund. New Milford. N. ]. 100
Pupils of the Fourth Ward schools
OF Warren, Pa.....,.................. 2no
Mrs. Augustus Peabody Gardner. 1890
Mrs. J X. o. Sherwood. Glen Cove.
Dominick Mangien. Daniel Liccione.
Tony Pappone, Joe Amelia and An
ge!o De Nisco aged to H.......... l.5o