The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-25
Americans Occupying Enemy
Country VIII Need Tobac-
co Just the Same.
AND CHRISTMAS COMING
100000 Men Will Remain in
Europe Indefinitely, So
tho Fund Continues.

Force will remain indefinitely in Eu-
rope, according to the latest plans. and
thus the work OF THE SuN Tobacco
Fund Is laid out clearly before the
donors. Perhaps some OF these have
thought it likely that all our soldiers
would be returned to this country at
once and the task OF keeping Germany
to her promises be left to the armies
OF our allies.
With this doubt as to the immediate
future of our troops in foreign SER
vice cleared up. 1t will be the aim of
every good patriot TO do his bit TO
make their continued stay abroad as
pleasant as gifts of necessities and
few luxuries can effect II.
almost in Germany" Ia the date
line of card sent to Mrs. Josephine
Daskam Peabody by Sergeant Gustav
Anderson. Quartermaster's Commits
sary Headquarters, Twenty-sixth Divi-
sion. And he goes on to say: Many,
many thanks for the cigarettes. 1
can assure you the boys In the Ameri-
can i. F. appreciate the generous
contributions of the many kind and
that your hearts are with us and we
feel IL an honor to fight for you ana
our country"
Psts His Faith I'm "The Sun" Fund.
Another soldier. who also Is al
most In Germany" for he is in Lor-
raine. Wagner G. s. Kerr Detach-
inent 18th Engineers. writes: I'VE
had almost hoped that before another
distribution of THE Sun tobacco we
should be back where we can buy all
the tobacco we need, in the good old
u. s. A, but for some OF us that day
seems to be long time of yet. Well.
never mind, for we don't fear that THE
Sun is going to forget us. Cigarettes
OF the American kind we like to smoke
are always scarce over here, and there
have been times when nobody could
get any. So 1. am glad to be in for a
share this time. and am not going to
worry about the future"
A private letter from Nancy tells OF
the extreme joy OF American prison.
ers returned by Germany at receiving
American cigarettes. These prisoners
got back with thousands of French,
came from the crowded camp at Linn
burg. Their sufferings and destitu-
ton Is another story, and the nurses
in the armories Of Nancy prefer to
dwell on their happiness over release
and because of the American comforts
they received at once. The greatest Of
these was something American to-
smoke. --l.-..,
Miss Olga Brandon, daughter OF Ma
thaniel Brandon Of 1872 West Seventy
fifth street, wrote the letter referred
TO. She was one OF the American
women who were summoned to help
in the organization OF reception and
evacuation hospitals in Nancy. q popu-
lous city OF Lorraine, thirty-five miles
south of Metz, almost as soon as
American soldiers took over the Toul
sector last April. She had had more
than a years experience in canteen
work in Bordeaux and famous old Car
cassonne.
Smokes Bring SmiIes.
Il am seeing here as l never saw
before the most distressing results OF
the war. Misery indescribable. The
American prisoners who haye been
released tell by their emaciated faces
what they have endured. They don't
like to dwell on 1t, and they are cheer
ful and even playful, especially after
we have given them something to
smoke. We are grateful to THE Sun
Smoke Fund, because II was possible
10 call the smile to their poor faces by
handing them an American cigarettel
Next week I go over TO the recep-
ton hospital, but know in advance
shall find the same spirit there. If
had stopped in Paris to work among
the French blesseS as 1 was asked to
do. / might be having a good time,
wearing my pretty dresses and going
out to dinner, but that life has lost its
attraction for me. I prefer this as be-
ing the real work for American
women. To help these poor boys who
were starving in German prisons get
back their strength, isn't that q fine
job? We've got to take care OF our
own boys now
Field Artilleryman r. ]. McLeavy
sends a letter to Mrs. Ida v. Enders TO
thank her for cigarettes sent over
through THE Sun. and he adds that
these gifts OF tobacco are more and
more precious az I'VE approach the
end of the scramble"
"Merry Christmasv From the Front
Private NJ. Nelson dates his card to
a fund donor October %, and ex-
plains that he and his comrades have
been getting q good many cigarettes
from the fund distributions lately.
We are always looking for smokes
and we always need them. If, as
everybody seems to think. this war is
over, we will be ready to smoke on
the kind friends In the good old ". S.
A. moro than ever. Wishing you a
Merry Christmas and a Happy New
Year"
w. w. Meehan, Fourth Division.
Signal Corps, Is another soldier who
feels that Christmas Is coming too
close to be forgotten. He wishes Anna
SlIwka merry Christmas and Happy
New Year. before he thanks her for
the tobacco she sent through the
smoke fund.
Sapper John ]. Moss, Fourth Aus
tralian Artillery Headquarters, writes
TO Sun fund giver to acknowledge
"the most acceptable gift anybody can
make a soldier, that's tobacco
With this statement oft repeated by
position TO know, nobody need be in
doubt what to send the boys for
Christmas and everybody will be sure