The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-07
Messages From A. 4. f. Tell
Of Need for More Tobacco "a.
for the Soldiers. =
FOOD SHOW WILL HELL
Italian Troops Thankful for
Contribution-Fund Now
Nears S45O,0OO Mark.

| the soldiers. but not ALL and THE suN
Tobacco Fund is In receipt OF appeals
to Increase the gifts OF tobacco TO the
| Army of Occupation. The chaplain OF
the 1esth Infantry makes pathetic
plea for additional tobacco. He writes:
I'VE have no definite Information Al
| to the length OF our stay. After period
or activity at the front tho present re-
| taxation sometimes weighs heavily.
There Is nothing. absolutely nothing, to
| tako the place OF tobacco in being q
| help 10 the boys at such times OF course
We have started a school and we are
| constantly organizing entertainments.
! but they do not supply the place OF
plenty Of smokes. We are not ungrai,.-
| full for what THE SUN and its donors
have done for us, but our supplies are
still inadequate"
| The address OF this infantry regiment
Is A. o. T. rs. In case anybody Is In
clined to write. for noNt to their appeal
for tobacco comes the cry for letters
An Appeal for n Letter.
After thanking Mrs Josephine Daskam
Bacon for smokes her correspondent,
Private Harry w. North Of SIs S. c.
! Unit Ga. p o. al, adds in his mss,.
| sage: '1f You will not consider mo
rude am going to ask you TO do some-
| thing that Will he great favor. Would
| II he possible for me to hear from YOU
and could you drop me a line in your
| spare time? 1t Is terribly lonesome for
| US over here where we can't epeak the
language. and a letter from our Own
Country is truly appreciated. Please try
| to write me one"
, From George r. Schroeder comes a let
| Ire nj ~ tnN n
writes that he had been in tho hospital.
on account OF having been Gassed, since
| November >. and adds: But am feel
Ing very much better at present, and I
! hope I may improve so that ] can get
! back home to Anthol '', Kan. was in
the l0Sth Field sigma Battalion Corps.
! Thirty-th'rd Division. came over in
May and am glad OF IT, but now I'm out
OF luck. ! wish 7 could have a letter.
I have rect ived no mail from any one
since I came to France. Won't you write
me a letter."
italian Fighters Grateful. %
The New York RoHsttino della Scra
recently published this about the fund:
The New York SuH. when Ameri-, -.
oan soldiers began TO set out for the.
war. conceived the happy idea of es--
| tablishing a subscription for furnsh- -
Ing the boys with cigarettes and to-
bacco. This subscription. which con- =
tinues to grow. has already reached
the enormous figure ot Si27.072.S7~,
(Fehruary -. 1879. with which Il
| was possible 70 supply All the brave
, young fighters with tobacco IL they
| smoked. Among these were many
| Italian soldiers who in cards supplied q
with the smokes have returned many
| acknow Judgments to THE Sun To-
bacco Fund. thus recognizing the
great work this journal has done to e
alleviate the privations OF the fight-v'
Ing men of America. The Bolletthio .,
| della Serd has n long list OF italian
| soldiers fighting under tho American 81
colors who have been benrficiarles
| of the fund. II offers Its congra tula- --
| tons 20 THE SIN and expresses It's
! hope that the fund will continue to ~.
| Increase"
! The above 10 free translation from
the italian original. As further proof Of
the help given by THE SrN Tobacco
| Fund quotation is taken from tho
Paris Figaro in an account of the exc
cution Of the assassin Guerrero at YER
sailles, Before execution Guerrero aslicd
, for cigarette. but. curious to say. nons
OF tho attendants had one 4 court off,
Ger obtained one from an American
Army officer in a group Of English ON
GERS and American and english Journal
lists. The Figaro says: III donna Ia
cigarette demandee de LA Sun Tobacco
Fund" (The American officer gave the
cigarette requested, remarking that II
was one sent over by THE Sun Tobacco
| Fund.-
Food show TO Aid Fund.
The Brooklyn Food Show Will open on
St Patrick's Day with exhibits by
Wholesale grocers and packers. From
/ this show the tobacco fund Is to derive
/ a percentage Of the receipts. on the
opening might a dinner will he given to
invited guests and the press, at which
/ the band OF the Thirteenth Regiment, O.
! A C.. Lieut. Shoemaker leader. will play.
| Other nights Mario 10 Zito and his
orchestra will Furnish the music. The
exhibit will remain open until March 20
| A helated card dated August 10 has
! just come 20 Minnie Schulmsn. II 10
an acknowledgment from II. orr Rum
mers OF tho Fiftieth Battalion.
On February 10 Sergeant Alonzo Nc
| Cook, who was in an evacuation hos
pital. wrote: "As You request am
| gladly mailing this card TO tell you how
! thankfully | received some Of the to
| baCco which YOU donated to the soldiers
in France through TIVE sun Tobacco
| Fund. l thank you for your kindness
shown 20 tine A. Il. F boys 7 shoulc
be very glad 70 hear from You. and ~
! you write address me AZ A +. q. 767"
| Miss NJ. Farchili has received this
! card from Lieut.. Gutzan Of Br,dgeheat
| Supply Detachment. mailed February
! a. II am enjoying some uf vow cIglt-
rcttes and wish To thank you ever 50
murh FOR them I wish you and the
other donors OF THE SUN fund could 10
over in Germany to Sec how the boys
enjoy the smokes they donate"
! William knight Of Knight & Co. yes
terday donated $500 United Cigar
| Stores certificates 20 the fund These
VIII be sold and The money used In the
! purchase o! smokes 10 10 abroad to the
| soldiers.
How the Fund stands To-day.
THE SIN and THF EVENING Sun 500, 10
United Cigar stores boxes ............. r. OF N
Otherwise acknoW le-iged .... SIS "a n
New contributions. ...,..,.,,,,-.......... 1853
sn T",sl md y, i co. 90, g, $685. q
s,0ultc CisSr store. boxes - S.sors
Grand total ............ t.......... $40, s5S %
HOG PRICES TAKE JUMP.