The sun., 1919-03-29
FORGOTTEN SOLDIER
CHEERED BY FUND
No Pay Nor Mail Received by
Hero Recovering From
Gas Attack.
PLEA MADE FOR LETTER
Capt. Rickenbacker's Lecture
VIII Contribute to the
Smoke Cause.

Statements that appear like exaSsera-
tons Of fact frequently are incorporated
| In the letters from soldiers who write
to donors to thank them for support
OF THE SUN Tobacco Fund. Harold
McAlpine writes to Miss Miriam Pincus
that he has not been paid IN six months
and also has not received any mail for
six long months.
1T makes a fellow feel pretty blue
when he doesn't hear from his folks
and friends. SO I was glad for many
| reasons when was the lucky chap TO
get the package OF smokes you sent
over TO a soldier boy in France'"
Isn't II hard not to believe that this
soldier has rnssnifed the time that he
has been kept waiting for his pay and
does II seem possible his folks and
friends have neglected him 30 1ong7 He
goes on to state the circumstances which
! mako the neglect Of family and Gov
eminent more incomprehensible. 1T re-
ceived the box of smokes when was
In hospital recovering from a gas at
tack. I am now travelling with a show
! made up Of casuals from Base Hospital
slo. Ted stronss Dixie Flyers of the
| A q. F.. vaudeville circuit"
1Ho huurobd tnht Will roaCn MN ne
gives rather difidently as Amusemunt
Section, q. I. A. p. o. DIS. Possibly he
will get letter from the donor to whom
his missive IL readdressed or II may be
others interested in tho American SOL
der still abroad will take pity on his
Loneliness and write to him.
Sergeant Ray Walker Of Company A.
142d Infantry "a. p. o. 1857 10 another
soldier who makes a bid for a letter.
He writes on March 4. from Percy
((Yonne), France, saying: 1T want
70 sec II I can't get a letter from the
States; I don't get many. and any way
1t 10 spring here. the flowers the begin
ming to bloom and the trees are putting
out buds and . we'll, you know the
adage about what a young mans fancy
turns to at this season. am not going
/ to bore you with long letter for sup
pose you haven't much time to waste on
mere soldier, I know. though. that you
have at least thought of us collectively
Tor Issued a cartoon OF smoking to-
oacco to my platoon this morning and I
know you donated the money to buy It
to THE Sun Tobacco Fund.
Plea for q Letter.
Follows his plea for a letter: Now,
please, II you have the time to spare
write to me; can't tell you how much
encouragement we get from letters from
our own people. II cheers and keeps us
up almost as good as the tobacco. i am
- years old. 81 feet tall. have light
brown hair and blue eyes. and I'm
Irish"
f. r. Negls, mess sergeant Of Pro-
visional Regional Replacement Depot.
A. p o. ?1s. sends to THE Sun Tobacco
Fund letter from Toul, France, dated
March and asks that thanks for to-
bacco should be sent to the following
donors: Dr. John A. Harris. Stanley &
Patterson. Helen Massenat, freight traf-
nc managers ONCE n. Y. c. R.R Seneca
G. Lewis, ReneGranger. L. p. Rider men
OF Post & McCord Thomas Oaks, F.
Hubbard. u. p. W,nne Company, James
McCreery. Miss N. Fairchild, New York
Coal Dealers. David NJ. Meyers and John
Curley. The letter. which is meant for
all OF them, reads "On behalf OF some
200 of the boys in khaki connected with
the medical mess Of this camp | wish
TO thank you and each one of your mem-
bers for the tobacco and cigar cites which
we have received. We all wish we miKht
be privileged 10 step into the Office of
THE Sun In Good Old New York to-
day to thank each one Of your donors
personally for this most welcome Gift"
From Ltgnieres. France, comes a let
ter from Sergeant L. A. Goodman of
Company X. 1924 Infantry. dated March
5. which says We were issuing to-
bacco to the boys this morning. thanks
10 THE Sun Tobacco Fund. As a matter
OF fact we would hardly he able to stay
in this blooming country II THE SUN To-
bacco Fund should forget us"
Tobacco donated by the Deaf Mutes
Union League was shared by the follow
ing benefciaries OF Company n. Tooth
Engineers. who were at La Guenche
(Cher). France. when they signed their
names: Leigh l.. Reynolds. Edward p.
Meyer Christensen, Robert ]. Rallou, p.
7. Emanuel, p. 4. Rogers. Milo Klobasa.
Harry Chronister Joe Snkula, Victor
Dvorak. Thomas j. Waldron and Robert
\. Cappell.
From Serrigny tYonne). France. Ser
geant Fred H. Sauer OF 1890 Infantry
Supply Company. Thirty sixth Division.
writes TO THE Sun: please permit me