The sun., 1919-05-07
Such n letter Ia apt to serve as an Of
couragement to others.
Regulars Are Faithful.

Such letter 10 apt to serve as an en-
couragement to others.
Regulars Are Faithful.
To-day's list Of new contributions Is
mainly made up OF regular contributors
friends who have been faithful to tho
soldiers cause from the day the Fund
started on Its much needed work. The
fact that an armistice put a stop to the
nshting last November did not dull their
minds to another important fact, which
was that however promptly this Gov
eminent might be able to bring back the
ooldiers to their homes. where tobacco
OF the kind they needed and liked was
abundant and within their reach, a
great many thousands OF soldiers would
have to be left in Europe for MANY
months.
One million OF men will have been
brought back by the FIRST Of next month.
but million will still be doing guard
cuty In Europe. These round figures
explain why THE Sun Tobacco FUND
should not be permitted to become
has BEEN" like so many things that
were started and which wound up with
the beginning and end OF the war. THE
SUN Tobacco Fund aimed to bring COM
fort and solace to American soldiers
abroad. 1t did not stop to ask during
the press Of warlike events whether its
tobacco was distributed to the front
lines only. but gave 1t freely to the rear
lines. to the men making railways, to
the men packing supplies to American
soldiers; in fact. whether fighting or in
rest camp. 1t continues to do this work
now, and from the messages that come
from France and occupied Germany the
tobacco gifts meet with the same re-
spouse as at first from the soldiers
Keep up the good work." they say.
I'VE need the tobacco as much as ever
we did. and II we didn't get 1t from the
smoke fund we often would be entirely
without It,"
Regular contributors appreciate this
appeal and they are keeping up their
good work. In the list to-day these APP
pear The Loan Star Boat Club, Joseph
Kohnstamm. Henry Bacon and the war
chest of the Barrett Company's en-
ployees
Help Educational Work.
The following letter was sent from
Germany to r. A. Bresee. Jr., by Edward
b. Gordon of Company A, s44th Machine
Gun Battalion, Ninetieth Division, whose
address Is Educational Centre, A. p. o.
ITO:
"Your tobacco has reached its destina-
The box of tobacco was set in the dining
hall and we boys we're permitted to help
ourselves. About 500 OF US are going to
school In this place, which 10 on the other
side Of the Moselle River from Saarbeck.
The latter Is occupied by French soldiers.
The towns are connected by a large
bridge and they are rivals.
Tobacco fllls US with as much comfort
and happiness now as II did In the fight
ksS IL.
but II Is fair to say that we need Il quite
as much as we did before last November
We should be in pretty bad way II
we couldn't count any longer on THE
Sun fund But we 10 still count on It
and It has never turned us down yet.
I'VE are of the Ninetieth Division and
we will be coming home about June !
Glory None of us would give up the
experience we have had for anything that
could be offered, but we are ready now
to come home. Ny home is Guthrie,
Okla.
THE SUN press room received a card
to-day mailed April 20 from A. P q.
7e1 as follows: ID Battery. S42d Field
Artillery, received n large supply Of your
tobacco. We thank you"
Private Louis Fielder OF Base Hospital
1923 "a. p. o. $50. France) writes to a
smoke fund contributor: I'VE had some
real comfort last night. April 10. when
each one OF us at dinner were given ciga-
rettes sent over by THE Sun Tobacco
Fund. There Is something about an
American cigarette that every other kind
lacks. I can't tell you what II Is, and
perhaps we only fancy so because II
comes from our dear land. Do you know
a wounded man in hospital gets some
very sentimental views about home and
friends he has left behind. A line from
one OF them and a smoke from THE Sun
brings these thoughts up. We'll we
smoked on you and thought how happy
we should be when all are well and
started back home. II cannot be long
now when we shall hear the good word
home! One OF the first things I intend
to do is to see THE Sun and tell II what
a good stunt was theirs when they got
up this fund Thanks to the givers and
to THE SUN"
A card signed by Raymond Delatour
comes from Chinay, town on the border
between Belgium and France. a little TO
the east OF the point where the Germans
broke through. II IL addressed TO "Room
2640" and ie dated April IS: Received
carton Of tobacco and wish to express our
appreciation. You sure know the way to
the soldier boys heart, We had not
smoked for a week till your gift came.
Don't let them fool you we cannot get
tobacco to smoke here"
How the Fund Stands To-day.
THE SUN and THE EVENING sun $500. %
United Cigar Stores boxes. y. ogT o.
Otherwise acknowledged. .,.......... 31s,n4l4
New contributions. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 600
shipped and paid for. $685., ss,e!
schultz cigar stores boxes .......'.... se.ss1 sO