The sun., 1919-06-21
LONESOME SOLDIER !
BEGS FOR LETTERS
SAYS He Has, No Relatives to
Write to Him In
Germany.
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APPEALS TO "SUN" FUND
Other American Doughboys
Urge Donors to Drop
Them o Line.

somment that while an appear was hrer
.,.n,,v made IN Il for letters 70 be |
xri,ten and sent to the soldiers IN thei
Third Army, neither name nor address
h.a ever been supplied for that purpese..
while the fund knew that the ccrre-
,nouden, was mistaken. II did not ccn-A
,rosict her. but furnished list Of names
.,a addresses Of a. few OF the soldiers
vho had asked for letters II continues
his work by printing a letter which
arrived yesterday from Sayn, Germans.
The ,oomplete address OF the soidter VINO
wrote It. Is this George = Csssat
Ambulance Company !, Unfsd Stases
Army Post once 7to. Germany He
writes:
q, oroupation in Germany. The other
aav our company received some tobacco
with A card enclosed from THE SUN
Tobacco Fund stating that Mrs> Anna 4.
BROWN paid for this particular Donation.
Now, as for myself. 1 do not smoke nor
use tobacco In any form. but gave the
tobacco to my comrades who. 40, ana
Who were very happy to get II.
He Has No Relatives.
~ have not single friend or rela-
tive 10 write to, and thought perhaps
n would please the donor Ill wrote
little letter Of thanks to Mrs. Brown 10
thank her for her kind work. I do 80.
for. although, am not benefited by the
donation, wish to express the heartfelt
thanks OF the boys who were. 4
an return"I would like to ask you to
vrite a letter or two to lonely soldier
nov. one who sometimes feels that ne
IL OF little use, especially At NAH times,
when the rest Of the boys receive letters
and he never does.
~ have written once before TO donor
Of THE SUN Tobacco Fund making the
same request, but although have
waited long time. / never receives .
reply.
$50. II you wish to benefit another
soldier and In other ways than by send
ing him tobacco. for. splendid as that
is, ne does not get any good Of it} Just
send a few lines OF cheer to me. Hoping
to become your friend.
Here, then. is a specific case which our
critic may take hold OF and feel that she
is sending exactly what this particular
SOLDIER wants. His appeal doubtless will
touch home to the. donor who 10 men
toned, but others may write also to
Cassata, feeling sure that their letters
will be welcomed. ....
smoke is a mans best friend,
writes Sergeant Jack Collier Of the Tank
Corps. He was at Brest when he wrote
II and the date Of his card is June 7.
This familiar slogan has not been heard
often since the armistice. though before
the truce 1t was frequently written. and
no doubt It Is as true now as at any
time. In fact the testimony or the
soldiers cards shows that the truth Of
It is as unmistakabie to-day as II was
at any time in 1917 or 1918.
Private. Tony. Kiersehke Of Company
c. Second Machine Gun Battalion. First
Division CA p. o. 729). addressed a
letter to Miss NJ. Bresched. fund donor.
from Dresden. Germany. June .. He
SAYS:
II am dropping you a few lines to let
you know that I got two sacks OF the
tobacco that you donated through THE
SuN Tobacco Fund. This statement will
not give you any idea of what the gift
meant TO me and neither will my words
Of gratitude, ! fear; nevertheless do
thank you many times for II.
Twelve Miles From Coblens.
Dresden 10 about twenty kilometers
nom Cobenz and we have been sta
toned here all winter. II is a small
and sleepy place, with everything In the
way Of living quite different from any
thing We Yanks have ever seen. and
in consequence we feel very far from
over there That Is the way we speak
Of you folks at home in America.
DO you think you could find time
TO write few lines to me here? Per-
haps 1t Is great deal to ask after you
have made me so happy too with your
gift through THE SUN Tobacco Fund
but l sure would be glad to hear from
you"
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Pinchot will receive
card written in French thanking them
for donation OF six dozen package,
of Cigarettes through the smoke fund by
Tn Poilu Francois" He later signed
his name, which Is Julienne Raymond
Genie; SO Rue Gambetta, Nantes. France
Sergeant Paul o. Brice says thing
Pertinent TO what was written q few
paragraphs above, 1t Is this:
L find that nearly ALI the boys whc
get tobacco from THE Sun not only writ,
10 the donor whose name Is printed or
The card, but they save the name anc
address, hoping they will get som,
iurther word and may thus begin a cor
respoHdence. IL probably never occuri
TO You people back home that we ar,
anxious for personal news OF what Il
happening there and are really hupgr,
TOR anything in the shape Of d card OF {
letter so long as It bears the United
States stamp"
Sophie Tucker, who has given NOR,
DEMENT'S to THE SUN Tobacco Fund thar
any one on the honor list and who re
Gently opened her summer season IN tn,
Paradise Room at Reisenweber's. will
Eet card written June 3. at Rinnaucour
'haute Marne), France, by Gus Bowers
VINO says mis- home town Is Nokomis
III, He writes thus: ~
After little over a years servfc
mere We have at last arrived at this con
eentrauon camp preparatory to starting
Ior nome. We were given your paclag
OF tobacco today. for which please ac
espt our heartfelt thanks We tende
mem 10 you sincerely and to THE Sun
Ionacco Fuad. .-..
AS little matter Of fact that MIA,
interest you I want to say that whei
ufs distribution turned out to consist o
more smoking tobacco than cigarettes
ue boys made requisition for som
corhcoo pipes and got them. 30 II 20
IA" US you would be surprised TO motto
now many OF the boys ara smoking tn
COD Instead OF so many cigarettes. w
are Truly grateful to you as donor an
20 THE Sun for getting the smokes owe
How the Fund stands To-day.
THE SUN and THE EVENING SUN. 100
nHhteh tlgar stores boxes ..,.... -. "a o97 4
.ofr"lse acknowledged. -, 80 e,rr.yy s1l 90
~'e" contributions .