The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-10
SMOKES GIVE CHEER
TO TROOPS ABROAD
Messages to Fund Donors Tell
How Army Of Occupation
Spends Its Time.
TOBACCO AIDS WOUNDED
Men in Educational Centre
Send Thanks to Many
Contributors.

A card from Corporal Oakley Skoggs
OF Company A. Sb7th Infantry, acknowl-
edglng receipt of cigarettes and tobacco
In Germany April IS, gives some inter-
esting information of the way American
soldiers in the army of occupation are
passing their time. He writes:
81 wish our friends at home could see
US now we have SO much time on hand
tn get through that we spend n good
part of 1t shining up our accoutrements
until we begin to look like show SOL
ders very different can tell you from
the way we looked when we sailed away
from America and quite as much 30
when we were fighting In France.
1.-The reason of this, or one of the
reasons, is that before we came to Ger
many We were equipped with the best
Of everything that the A. E. F. had, and
that means everything that an army
could wish for. The Germans have had
their eyes opened to the fact that Amer
leans are pretty smart soldiers SO far
as appearances go. and I guess they
saw pretty we'll that tho A, E F. was a
dangerous bunch to go UP against
We are billeted at Bergil. and the
French army of occupation isn't far
away with headquarters at Mainz. We
see a good deal of the French soldiers
and like them pretty well. They like
US too. apparently. but they like our
cigarettes better. One thing we have
done besides win the war, and that Is
we've killed the taste OF the French SOL
diers for their national tobacco They
won't smoke II now unless in despera-
ton. but they're all the time on the look
out for our tobacco and cigarettes.
You might tell this to other donors
n THE SUN Tobacco Fund after we're
all back home they might take over the
French army. Ell, WHAT
Many Cards From Germany.
Other cards arrived yesterday from
Germany addressed to fund donors.
among them Jerome DanEig and the
First Assembly District Woman's Demo-
cratic Association. To the latter Corp.
r A. Jeffreys of Company E, s15th
Engineers. writes from what he calls
Deutschland" saying that tine smokes
the women sent made a hit.
II am a Texas Democrat" he writes,
"and my home when I am home Is at
Mission. Texas where am a publisher
and printer. I, like all the rest Of the
boys, want 10 get DdCk nome. can
cay that I'm homesick: I'm a little
too old for that and too case hardened,
but despite the interest In things around
here I would like to be starting back.
Many thanks and 'merci' for the
smokes
c. Ruppe and Helen Fenton will get
a letter dated April 90 from Private
Charles F. Brown, A. p. o. TIC. He
writes:
Dear friends: I am ward master
OF a ward in Hospital Centre-Kerhuan
and have just passed a distribution of
THE SuN Tobacco Fund, donated by
you, around to the boys this morning.
They have asked me to write and tell
you, IL l can what they think. They
are highhly pleased of course, for the
need Of tobacco has been great and
there have been days when we could
get none. So you may feel certain that
you have made us all happy. My home
address is Wolf Point. Montana"
Guards from Coblenz show that the
soldiers there are finding plenty of
amusement, including dances and horse
shows. The last horse show was held
shortly after Easter and II attracted
many English and French officers.
Soldier Breaks Into Verse.
A member OF the 1s6th Flying Squad
ron has sent this from Trier tTreves).
Germany:
America looks good to us.
Better far than Russia,
So let's pack up and get back home
With a good-by to Prussia.
The Ninetieth Division Educational
Centre at Troben-Trarbach. Germany.
has been fortunate in getting many car
tons OF tobacco through THE SUN fund.
and II has sent messages of thanks to
Jerome Danzig. II. w Tyler A. E. Lent,
Mrs A. G. Anderson and Dick and Ram
say. The boys at school at this place are
expecting orders to start for home
June l.
At Ehrenbreitstein, which is the prin-
cipal advance post on the right bank OF
the Rhine, American soldiers are learn
ing how soldiers lived in medieval times.
This is a German citadel OF great age
and offers more spectacularsliving than
eny other part of occupied Germany.
There are modern conveniences. like beer
cellars and moving picture theatres, 80
the Americans feel as II they were bridg-
ing two ems OF the worlds history. In
writing from there April Is Mess Ser
geart Stevens said:
The good old United States tobacco
tastes good wherever we get 1t. but down
In the caverns OF this old Jail It Is the
best ever We have never been without
smoke since we marched in here last
winter. thanks to THE SUN Tobacco
Fund"
From the Provisional Convalescent
Battalion at lie Mans come these two
cards addressed to the employees OF
Lssberger & co. Sergeant Fred Nc
Carly writes: I'VE received your gift of
tobacco, and we are certainly appreciat-
Ing the good smokes II gives u.s." The
ether card is from Private Oscar n.
shiren: You could not have sent me
anything like 80 well as the smoking
tobacco it was Just what 1 needed to
Keep up my spirits. and you must know
that ! appreciated 1t very much and
thank you heartily. II you write over
put on your letter A. p. o. 1862"
Also from that camp came the follow
ing card to Thomas Oaks sent by "A
grateful soldier, James r. Beck" who
writes: II received your very welcome
present OF smoking tobacco and want to
thank YOU very. very much. as 1T came
In extremely handy at the time. We were
our ~ tobacco. so the boys doubly APP
lre0ia'ed your kindness, 1t Is also very
peasant 10 have the knowledge that you
people at home are still thinking OF us"
How the Fund stands To-day.
THE SIN and THE EVENING SUN $1,000
I''d Cigar Stores boxes. T2,O97 81
WHTrN.s" aoknowledged. ,............ 3ls,3l6, o.
'e" contributions. ..........,......... l.00l. 90
Total sas7 t16 m
Sn.pp"t and paid for. $685., ss1a
sasl ba!anoe ............. 2,052.l0