The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-11
THANKS FOR SMOKES
TELL SOLDIER HOPES
Fighter Writes Of Need for Re-
construction at Home to
Help the Boys.
FUND TOTAL IS S415,228
Contributions Come Steadily
From Many Sources to Send
Tobacco cover There"

Reconstruction at home Is urged as
necessity by soldier who writes
to THE suN Tobacco Fund from
Somewhere In Germany" His let
ter. dated November Fl, reads:
I'VE were all surprised. with the
exception OF a few, that hostillties
ended so soon. Most OF the boys,
while we saw victory ahead. Judged
that We would win It early In 1919.
Now that the war Is overland few
OF the people back home win ever
know how full Of horrors was this
combat their lmaginations not stretch
Ing beyond the trench aspect OF 1t
what do you think we boys are say
ing to one another as the certainty
dawns on us that we will all be going
home some time? II is that we are
going back to a world In which, IL 1t
has remained as It was when we left
1t. we ourselves will be strangers
for We have changed"
Talk about reconstructlng France
10 natural enough, and the Job will be
done thoroughly by the French them
| selves assisted by our big hearted
Americans. But there must be re-
| construction at home too or we will
| never flt In again. Don't you see that
at first we will be spoiled, petted and
praised, and then the country will
grow weary of us. That's human ma
| ture. We're not worrying about what
must come. All we want ia a chance
to live in the old environment after
our new ideals. So there will have to
be a process OF reconstruction all
around.
How Smokes Are Appreciated.
THE American people have been
wonderful, never for a moment losing
faith in us. They saw that we had
everything we needed. When the
Government left us lacking anything
| along came a great newspaper. THB
Sun, and It held out the chance to the
Americans to make us even more COM
Portable and confident that we had
our own folks behind US by sending
over the luxury Of tobacco, That was
great gift to the soldiers, and how
they appreciated IT.
1T ia what THE SuN Tobacco Fund
has taught us of the fidelity OF our
people that makes us believe the re-
construction will begin, and that we
who are now become round pegs. will
not be asked to At ourselves into the
square holes we got out OF to 20 to
war. THE SrN's attitude to lis wasn't
patronage, but friendly have n
cigarette attitude. what we want
from our families and friends Is just
chance to settle down naturally as
reconstructed men In a reconstructed
country. II the latter wants to do
something for us I hope 1t Will do II
in a way that doesn's commit It or us
to an unnatural attitude. Treat us
as THE Sun did. that's the way"
Capt. Donsld Lyle writes: kindly
accept my sincerest thanks on the part
OF the l1O5th Air Service Replacement
Squadron for the consignment of Gig
arettes and tobacco which was re-
ceived yesterday. There was sufficient
to furnish 242 men with packages OF
smoking tobacco and six packages OF
cigarettes each. Sixty seven cards re-
ce!ved with the shipment have been
distributed among the soldiers. who
will return them with their individual
expressions of gratitude"
Thanks Go to Actress.
Sophie Tucker, n liberal contributor.
will receive several OF these messages
Capt. A. b. Clayton's note TO her says:
1.-THE tobacco was received with many
thanks by the men Of Headquarters
Company, Forty seventh Regular In
fantry, who hope some day to once
more pay four bucks a seat at the
Palace to see Miss Tucker and her we'll
beloved act. SO don't be surprised II
SOHO day you hear a voice call out
aboyo the general applause, saying.
Tanks fer de terbacker. Miss Tucker. "
Major Marshall A. Hunt.
Nineteenth Aero Service Squadron,
writes to the Bankers Trust Company
in care OF THE Sun: "A large guam
titt Of gift tobacco. kindly donated by
the Bankers Trust Company of New
York and distributed by THE Sun, has
been received and given to the men
OF this company. Coming at a time
when ready mades' were Impossible to
secure I'm this vicinity the cigarettes
we're heartily appreciated. on behalf
OF tTle men WON w
extend TO you our thanks"
Il wish to thank you" writes Ser
geant Robert F. King tn Ian Freed
man, FOR the tobacco We received
from you through the courtesy Of THE
SuN Tobacco Fund. Although the real
fighting Is over our work continues
the same as ever. and smoking IL one
OF the real comforts we all enjoy.
These few words are only half OF what
we think OF your kindness In remem-
boring the boys"
wv. p. and H." are credited in new
contributions to-day with the proceeds
OF the sale OF Ave War Savings
Stamps, amounting to S7s.S5. Good
| friends of the fund send this explana-
ton: ION october 10 we sent the
fund 800. being the proceeds Of a sale
of $50 Liberty bond, for which the
purchaser was persuaded to accept
| s25 In cash. The bond was sold and
out OF the S26 profit we bought hvs
War Savings Stamps. which cost
S2ilb. These were sold for SIS, 30 the
net result Is t7s.s5 for the fund"
The Motor Club party OF Monday