The sun., 1919-03-30
Cigarettes Keep Troops in
Spirits When Confined to
Billets by Rain.
ALL TELL OF GRATITUDE
"Thanks on Behalf Of a Lot
Of Us for Last Donation"
One Yank Writes.

In the sense that the half was not told
nor ever will be now. During the ex-
citing times OF battle. and sudden death,
Il lie n matter OF Indifference whether
the sun shines or the rain falls. All
little things are lost in the big event
Now In France and Germany a rainy
day or succession of them counts in the
comfort and well being of our soldiers.
These conditions add TO their homestck-
ness and discomfort that they are left
in Europe while others OF their fellows
are coming home to be feted and enter
tanned. Tho slow passage of time Is
notorious during wet spell In camp.
Our soldiers are not OF the complain
ing kind. and when they say a word
about the wearisome nature OF their
duties abroad in French billets or en-
camped in Germany they do so with
whimsical accent which shows that
they get some fun even out Of physical
discomfort. How many OF the boys
have rung the changes on that legendary
sunny France? What they are see
ing of the country In its woebegone
legend into joke.
KID" Davies of Brooklyn IL with
the clan from dear old New York."
and this Is what he writes to the Lone
Star Boat Club, a fund donor. as every
body knows, from "Rimaucourt, Haute
Marine. Sunny CID France. The ex-
clamation points are his. 'Merci beau
coup to THE SUN Tobacco Fund. We
are having wonderful time confined
to billets by Censor Rain. but thanks to
your cigarettes we manage to survive"
Much Rain. says Moisture.
Private Adam Moisture of Railroad
Division %, who was at Gievres
France on March 9th seems TO be named
appropriately for the country. 1t rains
In that part every other day. He says
20 and adds: I'VE didn't mind the mud
and water in the trenches before last
November as we do the weather now
II seems like France Is putting some
back home It is some JOY to sit around
for the best part OF day thinking what
we would like to be doing home, There
are SO few things to do when the
weather Is good. and when the weather
IL bad there are none of these left.
What We do Ii to sit round and NOPE.
Then ID the time when. II you saw Us
change to happier soldiers. you would
know what THE SUN Tobacco Fund does
to US. as II comes up with its little old
Rifts OF tobacco. .. Give ,ns a eigarstts.
whether we make It ourselves or get It
ready made. and we are n different lot
OF men. THE SUN has done more for
us than its namesake In the sky, whom
We SO seldom see. Thanks on behalf
of a lot of US for the last received
donation"
John C. Baskoffer in Embarkation
Hospital 2S sent a line over on March s
to Miss r. NJ. Burns. saying: 81 re-
ceived a package of cigarettes to-day
thanks to your donation to The Sun To-
bacco Fund. Sentiment did not win the
war. It was people like you who put
their shoulder to the wheel and worked
and gave to their utmost that did the
winning. One was such a little thing in
this war. i realized that when l got over
here in France but / did what could.
Thanks to the earnest and hearty devo-
ton OF you people back home we feel as
II We can stay here as long al we must
although we are all OF Us longing to
come home. The French girls are very
clever entertainers and they have made
hits with many OF our fellows but the
majority of US boys love the American
girls and we know We can believe in
their high Ideals. We hope they are
waiting for US. It is tough staying over
here on that account, but SO long as We
can believe the girls are waiting there
and as long as We get proofs OF this
sent through the Sun smoke fund we can
keep going. Thanks very much"
boys Keep Plugging Away.
Private A. Hoist also wrote to a
woman donor from Gievres. and his letter
confirms what his comrade writes II
n that the tobacco gifts sent to them
through the women OF this country prove
that a warm welcome Is to be theirs
when they do come homo. So the boys
keep as busy as they can at monoton-
Gus drill and other daily duties without
particle OF romance about them and
smoke the tobacco sent over thankfully
and trustfully.
Mess Sergeant r. ]. Hottinger of
Company D, 144th Infantry. wrote to
Jerome Danzig on March 2: referring
TO the gift Of smoking tobacco. same has
been given US by THE SUN Tobacco Fund
and on behalf of the boys am extending
our heartiest thanks. It Is Joy to get
tobacco from nome Sor two -Teassnss FIRST
because we need the smokes and second
because II proves that however long we
are kept over here we shall not be for
gotten by the home folks
The Hamilton Club will receive this
card from six American soldiers. who
acknowledge It's receipt In military
fashion. Records OF Department Fort
Bouguen Casual Camp 3. s, 10. to the
Hamilton Club in care OF the New York
Sun Tobacco Fund. New York city. g.
q. A. /. returned. acknowledging receipt
Bull" Durham. 2. Tho following men
desire to express their appreciation OF
your gift: Reg. Sergeant Major Keimpe
o. Feenstra, Mass. Sergeant Willard
Morrison. Ark. Sergeant Elias l.. Gar
rett. Mich. Corporal Alton A. Sherwood
Mass, Corporal Frank NJ. Greer. Ky.
Private r. W. Williams, La.
Sergeant Claude L. stephens OF Com
pany d, 1880 Machine Gun Battalion
(tho Fighting 36th) sends a letter OF
thanks 10 Morris Kinney. one OF the
largest individual contributors the fund
has had. in which. among other things
he says: "I have given the tobacco
around among the men OF my platoon
and they are all smoking on you and
blessing you for the blessing they have
got 1t is a blessing to get tobacco un
expectediy like this and the donors OF
THE SUN Tobacco Fund have given vi
many instances OF IT"
Mess Sergeant Frank J. Hitchin wa.
ut Bordeaux. France, on March 2, wher
he was appointed to send the thanks
over for tobacco and, cigarettes received
nv the boys OF Division Headquarters
Fortieth Division.
Just out OF Smokes.
"I was out OF smoking when I re.
ceiyed my share OF your gift" writer
Corporal John " dsruand. Jr. to .