The sun., 1918-12-23
sun FUNDERS HELP
TROOPS KILL time
Boys Write That Smokes Are
Great Aid in Sustain
ing Spirits.
SURE CURE FOR THE BLUES
Many Christmas Anticipations
VIII Not Be Disappointed,
Thanks to Donors.

The smokers IN the army abroad
know, how to make Joyful noise when
they are pleased or displeased and THE
SUN Tobacco Fund has been In most
cases willing TO echo the noise. 1t is
certainly charmed to afford all It's
friends the oportunity to listen to what
the soldiers say about their tobacco
gifts on last Thanksgiving.
For their loud praises Of the fund
for supplying them with smokes on
that day are bound to be renewed
twofold when Christmas morning
dawns in the billets of the A. F.. f.
BY aid Of THE Sun Tobacco Fund
donors tobacco has been sent. it is
believed, In sufficient quantity to give
! every man OF them a good long
smoke.
But here is the addition TO the
Thanksgiving testimony: Private L.
c. Maloney. 3O1st Machine Gun Com
parry writes to THE Sun: "A word Of
greeting and appreciation on this
Thanksgiving day for your kindness
How did you manage TO get the
| smokes to us in the right time? The
| thought of having such friends as
you back home has helped the lads
| over here wonderfully, and now that
the dreadful war is over We are be-
ginning to look forward with pleasure
| to the day when we shall be back
! among you in the best land on earth.
Greetings to you for Christmas from
soldier"
\ batch OF Thanksgiving cards have
arrived from the Base Hospital 5s, all
dated November IS. This hospital Is
situated in Romaincourt. Haute Marine.
J. ]. Kelley and W. f. McGlade Of
18th Service Company write: I'VE wish
to thank you for your kindness on
this Thanksgiving Day. and we'll
smoke to your health and prosper ity."
Sure Cure for the Blues.
], Rhtnehart and ]. McDermott
write: Thanks for the good and
abundant smokes on this Thanksgiv-
ing. 1t gives us a chance to return
real thanks"
VIII Terrass gives his feelings
briefly: II felt a trifie blue, for who
wouldn't so far away and on Thanks
/ giving and not knowing how far into
Germany We might go before we final
/ ly start back home? Then THE Sun
( smokes turned up. Good-by to the
blues and willing to go anywhere and
| 10 do anything"
! Musician John Ffelden OF the Solst
! Field Artillery Band, who adds p.
! S. that he is a Rhode Islander, dates
his letter on November 80. He ad-
dresses It TO Fund Donor James Nc
Creery:
Il happened to see your name on a
| postal card which was among some
tobacco that you had sent to us
through THE SUS Tobacco Fund. II
was distributed 10 the boys while 1He
were under shell FIRE, and they were
! surely glad to get the smokes Be
ing as don't smoke I passed mine
! on TO my buddy And now that we
have licked the Kaiser we surely have
TO hand 1t 10 the folks back home
for helping us out again"
An Austrian private, ]. Burke of
the Forty-eighth Battalion OF the Aus
tralian Imperial Forces. was in on the
Thanksgiving smoke fund distribution
and was very happy that he was so.
He writes:
One OF your fine soldiers turned
over to me part Of the smokes as
he calls them which he received from
THE Sun newspaper. The cigarettes
did me fine, and l want to thank THE
Sun and explain how I butted in. You
see we are learning the language and
will teach the folks TO talk It when
We get back to Australia. If we can
teach them what fine comrades the
American soldiers are that will be a
good Job done, Accept my thanks for
a share in your Thanksgiving"
Smoke While They Wait.
Frank Thompson, whose employees
gave a ball for the smoke fund last
winter is In receipt of a number of
! Thanksgiving cards. Private Fromer
V. Sherlock OF Company C, Forty
sixth Transportation Corps sends
along a good one. simple and sincere.
I'VE boys have had lot OF Tobacco !
from you through THE Sun Tobacco
Fund and l only hope you have got
back a lot OF thanks from us. 1t is
not always easy for us to write, or 1t
wasn't when we all stood a chance OF a
shot, but now at last we have downed
the Hun and we are waiting around u
know just what is going to happen
and where we'll be sent. Along comes
more tobacco on Thanksgiving Day.
THE SUN is a wonder and so are you
and all the good people who gave
money to its fund. We know that we
will have tobacco on Christmas, be-
cause we trust THE SUN and you pco-
pie"
Thanks from n soldier boy on
Thanksgiving Day" writes Private
Harry Wooden of Company As, Trans
portatIon Corps. II am enjoying q
smoke as I write, and If it had MOI
been for THE SUN wouldn't be-"
Received the Tags on Thanksgiving
when the war is over, but they smoke
good, just the same, and I am enjoy
ing one now as I write. Cigarettes are
next to a soldiers equipment if you
want to know. I think ! will be over
hero some time yet, long enough tc
hear from you again, and I should bt