The sun., 1919-03-21
'HOMEBOUND TROOPS
REJOICE AT SMOKES
Distribution of Tobacco Just
Before Soldiers Sail Brings
Flood of Thanks.
CALL FUND "LIFE SAVER"
"He9rtfelt Pleasure to Know
We Have Fine Friends in
U. ST." One Writes.
CALL FUND "LIFE SAVER"

Tobacco Fund for including them in
distribution of smokes. To get tobacco
at that time Is unexpected and unhoped
and a delight.
The men who are thus supplied with
tobacco remember their tobaccoless state
when they sailed from some Atlantic
port" and had stoically resolved to en-
dure a similar privation on the way
back. A different state OF things ac-
counts for the lyric note.
John NJ. Barringer was at Bordeaux
on March waiting for a boat. and this
Is his card of thanks: THE cigarettes
that were given to me by THE Sun
Tobacco Fund were a life saver. you
must believe me, for they were, as
have often heard It expressed. the first
tailor made cigarettes / had seen In
some time. am from Statesville.
". c., and hope TO be home by April 1.
also hope to be able to do good turn
for THE Sun Tobacco Fund when I get
back home again"
Another note from the Bordeaux EN-
barkation Camp was written on March
by Sergeant Leland A Cochran of Com
pany b. 106th Supply Train. and con-
tains this message: We are glad to
acknowledge THE SUN smokes, as here
-tofore we were under the impression that
our favorite .makin's' were issued by
Uncle Sam. We wish to thank you all
for this kind donation. and assure you
that 1t will make the return voyage
twice as enjoyable"
Thanks From Hospital.
And from Nantes comes this card by
Private L. J. Elliff, who was in Evacu-
alton Hospital % when he wrote it, but
hopeful OF an early voyage westward.
He says: I'VE boys are enjoying the
smokes which. we understand. have been
sent to us by friends Of the boys and
of THE Sun Tobacco Fund. We want
to thank everybody very much Here we
are. waiting TO be returned to the dear
old United States. and we are very anx-
ious to hear that we are to sail soon.
II any friend OF THE Sun has time
kindly to drop me a few lines / shall
be grateful. as good news from the States
is always appreciated"
From Evacuation Hospital 2l6 comes
this letter from Private George Forth
Il am writing a few lines to let you
know that we received some tobacco
from THE SUN Tobacco Fund. and II
we still had some fine friends back In the
United States who think OF us. You
may not be aware that the opinion pre-
walls that we are a little bit forgotten
by some people who were keen about US
q while ago. But guess that is NOR
bid fancy engendeeed by Inconsistencies.
We really do understand the circum-
stances have changed. With the gift OF
tobacco from THE SUN all is changed
as If by magic. A good smoke makes
US all smile. and We forget about our
pain when We are able TO pun II away.
So we send you our thanks for your kind
ness. We expect TO come back to the
good old U. S. A in short time and
that thought keeps us up. Best regards
and good luck from all the boys"
Private George V. Adams of the Quar-
termaster's Detachment at Camp Gent
court No. in France is just In receipt OF
his first bit OF SUN tobacco, as he writes
THE first issue OF THE SUN Tobacco
Fund Is TO be made to US to-day. 1t will
be issued with the various organizations
rations and In equal amount TO the Regu-
lar Army allowance. With many thanks
from the boys who are about to enjoy
the good smokes"
Fry Kehaya gets a card of thanks
from Capt. r. o. Mills OF the Medical
Corps Of Base Hospital %, which Is
situated at Rimaucourt In France. near
the Rhine zone. He says: Many
thanks for this token Of your spprecia-
ton OF patriotism and duty. II Is greatly
to our satisfaction to get tobacco now
that the war Is over. for we feel that
our friends are with us still in spirit. I
am thanking you for the boys and per-
sonally."
Soldier deeply Grateful"
Corporal William Lichtenstein OF
Quartermaster's Depot 2, Base Section I.
was at Nantes, France, on March and
wrote TO a fund donor In care OF THE
SUN: II wish to thank you, New York
SUN. also the donor for the tobacco
] have just received: I can assure YOU
that I am deeply grateful I am very
sorry that ] cannot thank the donor per-
sonally or direct by mail. as am sure
she is worthy that much consideration.
Perhaps you will thank her for ma
Thanking you again for your generosity"
To Seneca G. Lewis comes the follow.
ing message from Samuel A. Smith. Jr.
II received your present OF tobacco and
was very glad as there Is nothing like
n good American smoke
Guard s. II. Longhunt OF Base Hos.
pital 100 sends this over: "Just had n
package of Sun tobacco and beg to say
that II was sure fine and arrived lust in
time, as I was entirely out OF smoking
tobacco. SO you see You have aayed nv
life. Please write and tell me %if,t they
are all doing in America, for Il seems as
II We wouldn't be getting back there very
soon"
Another card from the Same base
reads as follows: The guards OF Base
Hospital 120. A. p. O. III, send their
most sincere thanIA> for the cigarettes
received from THE SUN Tobacco Fund"
'Merci beaucoup." is all that was
written on n card dated February 2s at
Rimaucourt. France, besides the names
OF Curtis 8. Hinkley of Maine, G. f
Reed OF Ohio and l.. Fisher of Missouri
II was addressed to fund donors, the
Federal Shlpbuilding Company
And 20 go back to the boys who are on
the eve of returning home and get, to
their joy, tobacco which they can smoke
on the voyage here is another such wit
ness of surprise and pleasure written 10
THE Sun Smoke Fund at bordeaux on
March by Sergeant L. A. Cochran Of
Company b. l06th Supply Train: I'VE
are pleased to acknowledge recei,t Of
this card and to let you know that we
Rave received some of THE SUN smokes
Rest assured that we are glad to dis
cover the true source OF our tobacco as
heretofore We had been thanking others
for IT, Kindly accept our thanks for this
Donation"
How the Fund stands To-day,
THE SUN and THE EVENING SUN. ,5ooo m
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