The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-31

returned for q short rest, ana the boys
were delighted beyond measure to re-
ceive q donation OF cigarettes from you.
IL surely was the right thing in the
right place. Yours til the Kaiser
croass"
A New York boy wants the fund
friends, Post q McCord, TO write 70 him.
foi can get my address through my
mother at as5 East Fifty-seventh
street. He Acknowledges q tobacco gift
and prepares himself to send more
thanks next Christmas for more smokes.
The name Of the New York boy is Doug
las Caven.
Private Kerrisan IL another New York
boy who writes TO the same donors.
while writing you this card am smok-
Ing one Of the cigarettes you sent over.
hope will be able 10 see you some
time when I get back"
Private T. II. Dial OF Second Park
company says briefly but strongly :
When we forget all our troubles 10
when we are enjoying q good smoke We
are going to try TO get horne by New
Years, but u we fail we know, anyway.
folk"
Buoyed Them Up in hattie.
The same idea runs through many
cards sometimes Il Ia plainly put and
at other times the soldier thinks he 10
being subtle. They feel sure Of tobacco
Il they have to stay. and they are WILL
ing to stay until the job is done.
Corporal J. b. Upton of Headquarters
Company. Sixth Field Artillery. ad-
dresses his Dear Fellow u. s.-ers /!
Your tobacco did great work. on the ba.-
tlefield In the gigantic and glorious
struggle of July 1925, where there vas
little food and less water. but thanks to
THE SUN plenty of that life saver--to-
bacco. You are true blue
And here is line from r. W. Munck-
ier' who was In hospital when he
penned It. We were in the big push,
but are now in pretty part Of southern
France. Your tobacco takes away the
blues" He is First LNutenant, Thirty
eighth Infantry.
Edward K LeaYy writes: "Your gem
erous spirit 10 an uplift to the boys and
shows US In an intimate way how very
thoughtful our Americans are OF our
every need. with such a spirit Kaiser
BIZ cannot last long"
Sergeant Roy r. Richardson OF Com
pany A. 140th Infantry. says: Every
thing here 10 fine and dandy. We are al
trying our best to be home some time ir
January. but we know you folks will see
US through Xmas with tobacco. Eh7"
"a Subtle Something I'm Tobacco
There is q subtle something to TO-
bacco that a colder needs remarked
First Lieut.. 8. A. Sands Of Company c
Fifth Machine Gun Battalion. 1T wal
your tabac. old NEW York Sun, tina
made my division the talk in France and
In the States. l. can assure you thu
Swine. too. are doing some talking abou
US. Give Broadway my regards ant
remember we would all like to smoke OF
you again by Christmas"
Sergeant L. Tannenbaum gets o littl,
nearer to the Christmas thought in hi
note written to the Hotel Breslin. which
gave n party for THE SUN Tobacco Fun,
last winter. He Is OF Company b. Sew
, enth Machine Gun Battalion. and h
writes: TT was only little while ate
the holidays that your tobacco was dis
trfbuted. and I couldn't help wishing 1
. had come then. for there were a lot o
boys who felt pretty bad because the.
didn't have the smokes on New Years
We were away down In Lorraine thel
and we couldn't get any. I thought II
dropped you a few lines you might max
the holidays bit closer this year"
To fund donor Clarence Witches
Private J. r. Hudson sends GARD whicl
certainly paused somewhere on the way
. II Is dated July 20. The writer. VIII
belongs to Company A. Seventh Infantry
says this. which every impatient dono
ought to read:
'sShould some cards from the soldier
not be returned the donors should nc
4 be discourag ed. Circumstances will nc
, always permit an Immediate acknowl
= edgment and often cards are misplace
!, In the rush. Many thanks to you 70
. your tobacco and to THE Sun for taisin
" such FOOD care Of US. Best wishes I
q. you both"
A huge pile Of coupons received wit
: tobacco purchased from both the Schulz
a and United Cigar stores was brought
. 10 the fund. but the donor seemed to
= glad to hear that he might himself pr
. them In THE SUN fund boxes In thes
n places.
d How the Fund Stands To-day.
70 THE SUN and THE EVENING SUN 1900,
United Cfssr stores boxes. includ-
ing special per cent. OF gross ,
!. otSsrwise scknoxiedged . ............. .sa7s
:. New contributions .........,........... N'
II Total .......................,.......s Si ia.
q shipped ana paid for. .is,iSl.;
Received through the schuits cisas
stores ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ASz
!. Grand ,o,a, ........................ .,sn. a..
New contributions are:
:. Angus, r. Green, lss Crown st.. .
h Mr ssoo wv. W. Ros.i,sr and Mis-. w.
;. n. H. Rossiter. . Sanford av,
Eils Z; J!l,oa1 and Mabel d, GiI.on. =
o In memory Of 4. q. .R".........,.. :.
r. e. Lsr'on' A'syn' House. STATS a.
.. Men OF Purchase. westch.ssr Co. -.
:, N. Y. Observation-Disclosures. ID.
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