The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-18
SONG by REQUEST"
ADDS $50 TO FUND
Sophie Tucker Responds and
Increases Her Contribution
to SO, 300.
TOTAL NOW rs $429,159
distribution Of Smokes Keeps
Pace With Movements Of
Soldiers Abroad.
TOTAL NOW rs $429,15t

srN Tobacco Fund After the regular
programme at Reisenweber's last Satur-
day night one of the audience in the
sophie Tucker room asked for one more
number. but Miss Tucker declined be-
cause she was tired and the hour late
when the request was backed by a gift
q, $50 to THE SUN Tobacco Fund Miss
Tucker gave way and permitted the pur-
chaser to select the song It was How
Are You Going to Keep EN- Down on
me Farm After They've Seen ParreeT'
This item will appear in to-morrow's
new contributions. making Sophie
fuckers total contributions to the FUND
more than $4,000.
owing to a typographical error the $50
contribution from Major Johnston de
Forest. so Broad street, was entered in
The new contributions OF January % as
s. The total OF the contributions cred
ted on that day was correct.
Soldiers writing from Germany and
towns OF France on the eastern frontier
seem TO have made up their minds TO
patiently await events and try to be as
comfortable as they can make them
selves until there is really peace in
Europe. The soldiers are sending more
cheerful letters and all of them say the
great need is tobacco--not the German
kind but tobacco from America
Fund Keeps Up with the Boys.
THE SuN Tobacco>Fund kept up with
Us. and the issues were pretty regular
after the first week, but as We expected
TO start back home as soon as the new
4 +. T. got to Europe We were extrava-
giant The Germans think we've got lots
Of money and try to sell us certain
brands for so cents a pack as a matter
Of fact most of us are broke and couldn't
buy them at the New York prices. We
he frI l,ar lr xx-tII
appreciate that the enemy Is trying to
get rich quick on US poor boys" This
Is an extract from a letter written by a
corporal Of the 314th Field Artillery, in
schoenecken. Germany.
Adoph Zierenberg, whose home ad-
dress Is 1870 Greene avenue, Brooklyn.
IL another soldier who finds his comfort
has been greatly added to by the re-
ceipt of Sun fund tobacco. He writes
Many thanks to the person who has
given me the great pleasure OF some
home smokes and to the smoke fund
that made 1t possible for the gift to
reach me. I am in one OF the base hos
p'tals here now. but I hope to see good
old New York ere long"
The men of Post & McCord received a
quantity of cards In the latest soldiers
mail. Corporal Joseph S. Duffy OF Com
psny II. 325th Infantry. writes: III
YOU could have eeen all the boys pufiin z
away at the cigarettes you sent you
would appreciate how thankful we are
for getting them"
one Message From Many.
Another card to the same donors
reads: ACROSS 5000 miles of sea and
and comes a gift from you. more
appropriate time for its coming could
not have been chosen. and we as the
rscipients of this welcome gift thank
YOU" This Is signed by Sergeants FLEET
cher z. Lewis and Harvey I. Rulurs and
Prvates W. A. Toll. ]. r. Wesley. W. B.
Mclean Of Supply Company. Sixty-fourth
Infantry.
Battery D. si4th Field Artillery,
pooled its thanks to a contributor. The
message says: your kind donation OF
Tobacco Fund was issued to the per-
sonnet OF this organization, for which
We are very grateful
The Hospital Train OF Base Hospital
Sc sends three stanza poem TO Mr.. and
Mrs. II. Connolly. contributors to the
'lnd.
D. Constantakis. Company c. 107th
Infantry. writes to Mrs B. Siegel: IT
am dropping this card to you with hearty
thanks for your offering OF cigarettes
through THE SUN Tobacco Fund for
American boys In France. We received
Your tobacco when II was much needed
and Il vas like present from home. We
passed the holiday season very quietly
In this village (Deutiville, near Chau-
mont) and We are all anxious to know
Ssen Te shall go home. I am from Bos-
Ton. and believe me. dear lady. when l
ee that town again It will be the hap
plsst day of my life"
Seven soldiers in Evacuation Hospital
ne clerks of General Sessions with their
hanks for cigarettes.
Long life and a gay ife' Is the wish
Corporal Thomas II. YouDson. Com
Nany NJ, l59th Infantry. to Frank Tin
'ey; Many thanks for the tobacco that
vas handed out to US here by THE Sun
Tobacco Fund. We are in Convalescent
lamp A. F. 7so."
From Sedan comes this card to the
sigma Pl fraternity: Tho season G
5'eet!ngs and many thanks for the
nokes. They were Just what needed
70 this deserted country. Regards and
good luck Private w. .. Hughes of
'7mpany II. Fifteenth U. s. Engineers
Private Grady Cook writes to Miss
Minnie A. Smith from Base Hospital
20 May ! be permitted to thank you
'or the tobacco received recently? Every
soldier here is duly grateful TO THE Sun
smoke fund, which has so splendidly as
s'ed In procuring US comfort"
How the Fund stands To-day.
HE sun and THE EVENING SUN 5000. o
Wted cigar Stores boxes. T10T.S
'hsTTise acknowledged. 14.s9.s
haT contributions. ..s.................. 4s5.S
Total sssa. 4e1 O
ssgP.d md paid for 1851 ,ssss
81 lie CEar siores SoIes..'.'...... 1907 6
Grand total .;i:s. 15s. .
No" contri buttons are.
'a'garst &. Fitzgerald. 1853 Ocean
A'I'NA4NI n. fs.V
''d Corner Club party az Palm Gar
.~l PARTIAL, December l9........... 1000
Fso'!pe department A. NJ. SUM-. 10
n memory Of George Lieb, Jr.,.,.... 800
pyyH'e 40. lS'....................'... ~
hoNsFy Wynnthewavs............ e.s
'',Ehs OF the Auditor OF PASSENGER
5'c0lnts office New York Central
io'cpb Kohnstamm,, s. Park place. 100
THREE PRISONERS ESCAPE.
'heged burglars Get Out OF CsE,
In Newark Court.
Tier having failed to effect an escape
OH la' Newark jail three weeks age
'i'e men successfully got free from
ms'.cFE cage In room adjoining thu
seIf1d' court In the Newark Post Oftic'
n4Atir2 yesterday. They we're waitins
10 plead ID Indictments charging then