The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-26
SMOKES STIR MUSE
RIGHT IN TRENCHES
Soldiers Burst Into Song in
Praise Of "The Sun, To-
baccO Fund.
An ANSWER TO CRITICS
Brooklyn "Eagle" Prints In.
spring Defence Of Soldiers
Right to Tobacco.

Under the influence of the smokes sent
them through I'VE SUN Tobacco Fund 4
lot Of our soldiers over in France simply
can't help flirting with TIE muses.. Give
car to this effusion by Corporal Glenn
Austin. which appears on a postal card
addressed to fund donor:
Your gift Of Bull
Has Just come in:
II gives us . pull
Midst battles din.
We thank you for the gift
And wish you lots Of Joys.
Twill give US Q lift.
The Soldier Boys.
Corporal Austin, II will be observed. In
versatile. He confines himself to no
particular form OF poetry. And the
smokes perform many functions. Besides
irving those who receive them pull and
q lift they have assisted in givins the
Huns a mighty backward push or shove
or thrust. as cabled reports from the
front in the last few weeks have made
known.
smoke Song to q Lady.
Private Howard F. Nichols Of Com
pany II, Seventh Infantry, 10 Q poet Who
Affects the Walt Mason style. Writing
To a woman contributor, he chants thus
Those smokes you bought Tor me
we're just as good as they could be.
They sent good cheer along the line and
made us eager for the Rhine. II Fritzie
knew that all the girls with little pretty
golden curls are helping us to win this
strife he'd yell 'Kamerad' and drop his
knife
You remember yet how all those bells
In your city hall the war news tells; of
how we held them on their dPive-thank
God, dear girl I'm still alive! thank
you very much indeed; for more than on
this card you'll read. You know like a
cigarette, but love you more, my little
pet
Then, having demonstrated how the
smokes touch the heart as well as the
mind and the stomach, Private Nichols
concludes in simple prose:
Please answer real soon. for I'm lone
some, as I'm in the hospital from the eff
feet OF gas received at the front several
days ago.
Not the least important of the services
performed by the funds friends Ia the
carrying OF cheer and panaceas to the
fellows In the hospitals. Lieut.. J. NJ.
Nible Of the Medical Reserve CORPS bears
witness to this fact In the following
card
Wish to thank you very much for
your contribution Of . box OF smokes
this day divided among twelve Of our
boys, who were brought In from the front
to a held hospital. from where this is
written.
"A smoke 10 q better ssdstive than
most drugs to those who are both In
,ured and exhausted. and can assure
you OF their appreciation"
New Use for ChewiaS Tobacco.
ssrseant Roy Raynor Of Company X.
Ifoth Infantry, took his life In his hands
when he penned this confession, but
read along to the end Of his card and
you'll see he is determined to inflict ter
fble punishment on the enemy:
Your tobacco received and heartily
DO we thank you. Next to our wives
and sweethearts. American cigarettes
and good old U. g. "A. chewing are the
best ever. Ny wife will probably try
Tor divorce when she hnds chew oc-
casonally. but when I tell her do so
tobacco juice just before Issuing him
about three inches Of cold steel she'll
change her mind"
There 10 q touch Of pathos in the
FIRST sentence Of this message from q
soldier who forgot to sign his name,
but remarks. II am from old Mis-
souri,:
IN answer to your gift, which was
received on the battle field. thank you
on behalf of my other pals who received
them also, but have since fallen. We
old not have any smokes for two weeks
I'LL yours came. and again thank you
Tor your kindness to us who are bring
ing peace for the world"
Not a mail comes from the other side
without bringing letters and cards of
thanks from some of New York's own.
Here's card from Private Abe Weiss
of Company l, Thirtieth Infantry:
Just received a box Of The SUN to
oacco and was greatly pleased with It.
as II Is very hard to get u. 8. tobacco
mere / am . resident Of New York city
and contributed money for the. cause
myself while was in the States.
You never can tell what Joy these
gifts bring to the boys who are In It
and fighting for a cause which 10 right.
With many thanks from all the boys
and myself. and only wishing that I'd
got THE SUN to spend a pleasant hour
with"
Suggestion for ME-. Schultz.
Corporal Leon cohn writes:
I am in receipt Of smoking tobacco
donated by you. for which ] am very
grateful Many, many thanks. am
with the 512th Engineers, Company B.
ana would like to hear from you, as
visit New York city quite frequently
and II nothing happens, would like to
uOI in 70 Lii