The sun., 1918-09-19
SOLDIERS SMOKE
is WORTH MILLIONS
Privates HOFFMAN, and Wood
ard Testify to Value Of
"Sun' Fund.
BRINGS DREAM OF HOME
Seneca G.. Lewis Sends 800
Received From Sale Of His
Song "Georgia Land"

y
way in which to address SUN Tobacco
Fund contributor? 1t gives an indica-
ton OF what the fellows Over There
think Of the homo folks who are looking
after their comfort and welfare. Private
Alfonso Hofmann Of Ambulance Company
1877. 10th Sanitary Train. Somewhere
in France. sreets one Of the donors thus
affcctionately. and then says:
'-There are times when tobacco, such
~ you have sent overseas through the
SUN Tobacco Fund. takes the place Of a
warm fire and shelter and dry clothes
after many days and nights Of marching
in the constant rain or a cool drink of
mountain water after your canteen has
been dry many hours. or the tenderness
Of the stretcher bearers when they pick
I'D wounded on the field. But really
there is nothing to compare with 1t, for
it's worth more than a million dollars
over here.
Having read this much can you
imagine how much I appreciate your
gift? My only regret is cannot tell
you.''
"Millions" Too Mild.
Private Ira L. Woodland OF Company
X. 138th Infantry. also finds 1t necessary
TO talk In millions in attempting to de-
scribe his Joy at the receipt Of smokes.
He writes:
Many thanks for the tobacco. To
say II looked like a million dollars the
day Il was issued In the trenches Is too
mild an expression. We don't mind the
Huns with their high explosives 80 long
as the people In the States think enough
Of US to send over the cigarettes"
Private Virgil I. Mammontree, Com
pany X. 140th Infantry. Is another who
them in almost poetic fashion:
your tobacco received this date and
It Is with heartfelt appreciation that
drop you this little line. When all Is
still at night and that call that comes
between tattoo and taps is blowing-the
lonesome call to quarters-a fellows
mind goes back to the land he left and
the old folks there. Then It Is that one
likes to pull out his little sack OF
'makings.' roll one, and picture his
dreams in the smoke clouds that cur
up to the opening in tho little old
shack"
With such cards coming from the sol.
diers 1t Is no wonder that many gratified
contributors feel inspired to repeat theiI
acts Of well doing. Ono such is Mrs
Philip Rhinelander I'd. who accompanies
her latest gift with this note:
please ind enclosed SO for YOU
wonderful work. I have Just received
two cards Of thanks from France fol
tobacco sent through you and It seem,
to be 90 enjoyed and appreciated"
There are several other repeaters ir
this mornings list; for instance, Senecs
q. Lewis OF Jeanette, Pa, the genera
manager of the Pennsylvania Rubber
Company. From him has Just come &
check for 500. additional returns from
the sale of copies Of his latest song
Georgia Land" To Mr.. Lewis's pa
triotism and his enthusiasm for the worl
Of the fund Is to be credited nearl,
$4,000 which has been received for sol
diers' smokes since early last autumn.
On each copy Of Georgia Land" Is Il
be printed an affidavit from Mr.. Levi,
saying that he, through his publisher
Jerome H Remick & Co, has assigned
to THE SUN Tobacco Fund all royalties
accruing through sale of his compost
! lions, Columbia and Georgia Land.
and that all profits on the sales of thes,
compositions made through the branches
Of the Pennsylvania Rubber Company
located in various cities throughout thu
United States, are in their entirety for
warded to THE SUN Tobacco Fund"
Among the patriotic enterprises t,
which Mr.. Lewis il q liberal contributor
Is the Greensburg (Pa-) Dolly Trtbun
fund. the donations to which are sen
to THE SUN fund. From that source I
check for $3.50 arrived yesterday. bring
tng the total of the Tribune's remit
tances since early in July to $1.67S.25.
From the employees of the Kennel.
Valve Manufacturing Company Of FL
mira has come another weekly offering
result of the nickel campaign bein
carried on by the young women in tn
company's office.