The sun., 1919-06-25
SOLDIERS OVERSEAS
EAGER FOR RELIEF
Messages to Smoke Fund Con-
tributors Express Hope for
Home Orders.
TOBACCO IS BEST FRIEND
Letters From Hamlets in Ger
many Tell Of Loneliness
More Aid Needed.

To Judge by the tone OF recent COM
munications to THE SUN Tobacco Fund
a great many American soldiers In the
Army of Occupation in Germany are
anxious to receive authentic news Of
what Is passing In Paris. Especially at
Coblenz and Trier have the boys held
their ears to the ground In the hope that
some news would come telling them
they were scheduled for an early trip
to America.
The soldiers in Coblenz have heard
of the plans of the War Department
to bring all Americans home as soon as
they could be replaced by a suff1cient
number of regulars, but they have been
SO often repeated without anything hap
pening that the men do not know what
to think.
Life in Coblenz. however. Is not really
q hardship. In half a dozen letters to
| smoke fund donors enough has been
admitted to show life to be rather pleas
ant than otherwise. 1t Is true that
Major George Cockrell. Assistant Pro-
vost Marshal, has kept as close an eye
on the doughboys as he does on the
Germans who like to steal American
food and sell It back to the soldiers and
also traffic In cognac and other for
hidden things, but the soldiers have had
several diversions in Coblenz for their
free hour. In the officer in charge Of
the billeting office the soldiers have had
a sympathetic friend who Is ever ready
| to consider changes Of billets when good
excuses are given.
In Thieves there are bail games nearly
every day and improvised dances have
been frequent. The presence Of flying
corps has added to Treves's gayety.
Tired of Life I'm q village.
| In the small outlying places of Ger
many are many soldiers envious of the
billets of their comrades In Coblenz
and Trcves and other cities. One SOL
der writes: III there is anything
duller in Gods green earth than a
village Of Germany in peace time don't
send me to see -"
! Private Francis Englehaupt of Com
pany b. Twenty-sixth u. S. Infantry.
First Division. writing from Humid
sanger, Germany. to w. J. McAneny. a
donor says: II am happily placed
here and as soon as my tobacco wants
, were so generously supplied by means
OF your contribution to THE SUN To-
bacco Fund 1 hadn't wish to crafty
except the long standing one to be sent
| home. AS long as we have to be abroad
1
than in France. The people do moi
bother us any, and as a matter OF fact
they are polite, SO much SO that I car
hardly think they know we were fighting
not so long ago. These people all want
a lasting peace and I wish We could
hear 1t was settled. for we fellows want
| to go home. I have been over here 6yeI
| a year."
The Morrstown Club will receive sew.
10 In
dated as late as the second week ir
June. In these cards there are little
touches and characteristic remarks OF
the kind noted above. and It is cas-,
to say that Private Engelhaupt is al
| most alone In his contentment witt
Germany. Others write that they ar,
anxious to get out OF the country al
quickly as possible. The thanks of tn,
| soldiers Ia given without reserve to tn,
club and to THE SUN Tobacco Fund fol
the tobacco gifts which have reache<
them lately.
To~Dick and Ramsay fund donors
First Class Sergeant r. c. Davies writes
from Rimaucourt. France:
II was all In before your smokes
came and were delivered to me by TIL
SUN Tobacco Fund to issue to the boys
1t seemed as IL was never going to ge
home again, however. much they hav
talked about being quickly relieved.
felt pretty blue. 1 can tell you, all las
week, and didn't know what allied me
Now l know 1t whs the lack of tobacco
Thank you and thanks to THE SUN 70
all your and their kindness to US boys
l Tank Corps Send Thanks.
On June 6 the Tank Corps, whose pos
Office in Germany Is 716. sent a car,
over to the clerks Of the New Yorl
Central Railroad saying: 1.-THE Tobacco
received from you through the courtes
OF THE SUN Tobacco Fund was particu
larly welcome because there hadn't beel
a smoke among US for many days. W.
were all looking for somebody to com
TO our aid. because II pay day did com
around we would not know where to blu,
! tobacco. Sure enough. the good oil
SUN showed up. as 1t always has. whel
We were beginning to despair and W
are all right again. Thanks all round.
Lieut. James Denny of A. P. o. 727
France, writes to the Up. G."sGolfers o
Detroit to thank the club for an "abun
dance of cigarettes and smoking to
hacco passed out among the men by you
bounty. which gave them JOY and cheer
We are happy to express our thanks 4
you and to THE SUN Tobacco Fund, t
which you contributed"
From E. d. Davidson, who was a
iieVres' france, the biggest OF tn
American cantonments. May 20. come
this message to a fund donor:
Your gift through THE SUN Tobacco
Fund was issued to uH to-day at dinner
Please accept my thanks and those o
the men who shared your kindness"
In the list OF new contributions vii
appear a donation from Francis Enge
} of Elizabeth, N. ]. II was delivered Il
the shape of a collection box brought Il
to the fund by Mr.. Engel personally.
How the Fund Stands To-day.
THE SUN and THE EVENING SUN 81. oeo. 4
United Cigar Stores boxes. ........... 72a07
Otherwise acknowledged ............. s2i us o
New contributions NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. l0.i
Total $40. .ss.1
Shipped and paid fOr......S40l, go 81
Shsh pAnhce ..''''....''''' AbS.0
Schultz Cigar Stores boxes. 3ss6l.t
trano totu .'..............-.........t ,4ts.1