The sun., 1919-01-03

week: one written to A. Token Worm.
seneral press agent of the Schubert The
etricai Company. by Sergeant S. Won
Mehren E Company F, 31sth supply
rain from Gondrecourt on the Meuse.
a .lttle city. typically French but now
supposed mostly of mud and dirt. Very
poor drinking water, but beer is cheaper
.nan any other place l have found in
france, and that helps some.
ro-day we got ninety cigarettes each
rom the New York SUS Tobacco Fund.
~ surely came in very handy. II you
ever $50 anybody econnected with THE
SVN tell them that we do appreciate
what 1t has done for the soldiers very
much.
Tonight a party OF us are going to
nave a swell supper We have bought
: francs worth Of steak and come French
oteaa and we are going to a cafe to
eet 1t cooked. There will be plenty OF
Deer and wine to wash II down. and
a'ter the whole our precious smokes from
THE SUN"
letter from a Lieutenant Of the
zSsth Aero Squadron describes the en-
ncsiastc reception accorded the Amer
leans as they entered Metz 81 was
among the first fifty TO enter the citadel
and the people gave us a glorious recep-
ton
We went through Pont-au-Mousson
and Metz the day the French advanced
into German territory. few DAYS age
went through Thaucourt, St Mihiel
ana Nerdun most of the towns are sim.
ply blown to pieces and desolation reigns
everywhere. We are now under orders
to go into Germany with the Army o,
Occupation
Meanwhile we have nothing TO dc
except smoke THE Sun tobacco. which
the fund supplies to us"
Thanks Added to Thanks.
The 352d Infantry. Company G. were
at Ribeaucourt. France. on December
~. and they write 'en bloc" to THE SuN
Tobacco Fund saying, "Merci Beaucoup
We are enjoying the smokes tonight
over here and every one is in the best
OF spirits"
From Gundrecourt comes the follow.
ing. written by F. f. Sharp, first ser.
7Sesnt OF Company c. 3l3th Suppl,
Train. addressed to the Knickerbockel
Field Club: The package OF cigarette.
donated by you was received by the mer
or this company with delight. Please
accept the thanks OF all and try to re.
alize that your gift gave us the best tim,
we have yet had In France"
Frederick Hermann OF Company r
3l3th Supply Train. also at Gondre
court, wrote to the smoke fund Cigar.
cites from you reached our organizat ior
yesterday and caused a great deal OF
JOY. They possessed an unusual intrin.
sic value because II has been more thar
, thirty days since pay day and our fund,
are low
4 letter dated December IS and ad
dressed to an editor OF TIVE SUN Is from
Herbert Asbury. formerly OF THE SIN
"A month ago ! thought that by thi;
| time ! would he roaming UP and dowr
that dear old Broadway and spinning
| lies slout the war. Now couldn't pre-
dict that I'll be home by the Fourth o.
July.
I've been transferred from Base Hos
pita, 10 at Limoges TO Base 104 at Bor
deaux. and am likely to sail most any
| time and eventually win reach the state,
broke but happy. for. believe me. afte,
| the Government gets through extracting
| a dollar day for board and other dol
! lars for other things and after the Frog
| have had their whack at one a shave
tails salary looks mighty sick"
How the Fund Stands To-day.
THE SUN and THE EVENING syN 5000 o
| United Cigar Stores boxes Inc udtns
special Sc of gross sales day.. I0fI3.5
Otherwise acknowledged. .............. 30s 4os s
New contributions .................... 3S 2
Total ................... ........... 1854 49, ;
| Shipped and paid for. 1877 3s2.N
| Cash balance ............. sTsA
| Received through the schultz cigar
stores ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ..'...'. S'os'o
Grand total Observation-Disclosures $40 $40 O.
II II. Hall. p. o. Box 7s:. ............ 500
| BENEFIT Hotel Ct Andrew CsdditionaO i7s =
| John r. Taylor. Waterto~n. y. Y. p o
Margaret Bufum Womsn's Home
companion ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ~
| kitty MOntrOSn .-r....-.,... r..a....... l."
city ,.l...........'. .....,..'......'''. 1000