The sun., 1918-10-20
ST. MIHIEL VICTORS
SEND SUN CARDS
American Soldiers Who Won
Glory There Thank Donors
Of Smokes.
A SOLACE TO WOUNDED
Latest Notes and Dated Mostly
From U. 8. ozone of
Advance"

Inc nfSt crop Oh inc OCtOper posi-
cards from the soldiers in France il
in. They arrived a day or 30 late, but
since some Of the fighting men write
between firing. as It were. and on the
line that Is rapidly and surely pinchins
the Germans of from Metz, a little de-
lay in acknowledging THE Sum Funds
work in supplying them with smokes Is
excusable. These soldiers have few
other things to do besides write.
st. Mihiel Is going to be q great
name in the history Of this war be-
cause of the wonderful bravery and
pertinacity shown there by American
soldiers. So the cards that were written
from there were eagerly picked out
from the others to be FIRST read and
FIRST published.
Appreciated BY Wounded.
Herbert o. Foulk writes one OF the
st. Mihiei cards. addressing 1t to Mrs.
Robert Boettger. a Sun fund donor.
He Is OF Troop Train Sc. His words
are nonchslant enough:
Dear Madam: have put out sew
eral cartons of cigarettes to the boys
.
sent to us by THE SUN and containing
your card. Il want to thank you for the
boys. for the cigarettes were surely ap-
preciated by the wounded men. Every
one Of them felt better and were surely
encouraged when they got your gift.
And In all cases 1t was the first thing
the boys asked for"
The last statement IL one that has
been made to THE SUN Tobacco Fund
by a cloud OF witnesses including. be-
sides the soldiers themselves. their COM
Nine out Of ten of the wounded. as
soon as they can speak make one re-
quest:
For the love Of Mike. gimme a
cigarette
The smoke fund Is happy to see that
cards are beginning to come back to
donors who in their easerness to hear
from the boys began to grow FESTIVE. It
sometimes takes a long time for GER
tain tobaccos to get to their objective.
but not always. There have been
interim between the gift and that card
Of thanks" And there have been in
stances where the gift was made as
late as February. 1918 and the people
who gave then are only now receiving
acknowledgements
II should be remembered that THE
Sun Tobacco Fund can not control this
situation. 1t Is glad. however. to know
that in hisNrecent batch Of cards ara
some from grateful soldiers to the Wool
Club, Democratic Cluhyr Hotel Breslin,
Rubber Association, Pekinese Club.
Aloha Club. Hudson Bindery. and to
Arthur Guy Empey. Sophie Tucker,
Bert Walton. Lou Freedman, and other
clubs. societies and individual donors.
Patience! Everybody entitled to a
personal word from our soldiers will
get II in good time.
Something to be noted In the new batch
is that the formula 50 long universal.
that vague address. Somewhere In
France" is being superseded by this one
Zone OF Advance" The fund likes the
innovation because It signifies progress.
a going forward, toward Berlin!
Under the new heading Sergeant Rich
ter and Private Adams Of Aero Squad
ron "a write, dating their card Septem-
Der Is: your smokes came this morn
ing and we cannot think of anything
you could send US that could be more
appreciated. They are especially well
come Just now and this IL why: we
have been unable to obtain any smokes
for some time. not since we were on this
zone. and so they were real life savers
Many thanks for your gift You are
doing wonderful work and don't let any,
body stop you
Glad Folks "Aren't Quitting."
Now what do they mean to convey by
the last half of that last sentence:
Don't let anybody stop your" Is it
possible that the boys have smelt out
the German propaganda that is being put
out to stop this and other important war
work.
Private A. E. Thorsen of Aero Squad
ron 500 thanks THE Sun for tobacco
and says: GLAD to see that the folks
back home are not quitting"
In the same vein of thought writes
Corporal B. c. Steet Of Second Company,
Twentieth Engineers, under date of
October 8 I'VE know the people back
home are behind US and we long to get
back to the dear old United States, but
don't let them make a mistake. for we
mean to stay with It until We have es-
tablished a safe and permanent peace"
Yes II Is sure that the boys over there
are perfectly aware OF what the enemy
is attempting. that is. a cessation of
everything. including the sending of to-
oacco, until they are safe Cor think
they are) behind their Rhine defences.
II wish the donor could have seen
the pleasure these cigarettes appeared
To give the patients in a camp hospital
where they were distributed October J."
This Is what Z. Phillips. Y. NJ. c. A
Annex. writes TO donor Senator Wads-
worth, Jr.
George L. Daley and Charles ]. Nc
closkey. the former Of Scranton, Pa,
and the latter of New Jersey, and both
Of Medical Corps 3. 1880 Engineers.
write q significant card I'VE received
your carton Of cigarettes to-day from
THE Sun and they were very welcome.
as we are in a position newly occupied
by tho Yanks on the western front. Ny
pal. C. J. McCloskey. and have a dres-
sing station here and wo distributed the
butts' as far as they would go. We
nave the Boche on the run"
Private ]. Hyman, who wasn't per-
mitted to give his company. Is a New
York boy, whose home is in 255 WASH
ington avenue. He sends a card to
THE Sun saying. Very many thanks
Tor smokes received at a most oppor-
tune time. 1t was impossible to get
any anywhere until yours came. Being
a New Yorker / am especially thankful
and assure you Of the appreciation of
all tho boys"
More Appreciation.
Private Allen ID. Nankervls. Interna-
uonal Ordnance Depot !. says: TITS al
ways big day when SUN tobacco Is Is
sued and that we are cared for with
such interest in the States is a Joy. We
would Ike TO show our aDDraciation 10