The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-26
RETURNED TROOPS
PRAISE sun FUND
Say They Came to Rely on It's
Free Distributions of
Tobacco.
COME IN TO BUY SOME
Disappointed When They
Find Shipments Go Direct
From Factories.

A group OF a dozen private soldiers
drove up to the office OF THE SUN To-
bacco Fund yesterday morning in a
laundering, khaki colored truck and
asked for smokes. The spokesman OF
the party FASTENED to say:
I'VE don't want EN- for nothing. you
seej we want to pay for 'em. because we
wouldn't take anything away from the
boys still over there. but we thought
perhaps the fund would sch 'em to US
at wholesale prices"
And suiting the action to this explana-
ton each Of the men dug down In his
pockets and pulled up various coin. 1t
was with regret that the fund had to
come out with the old explanation that
no tobacco was kept in stock at its
offices; that in fact 1t rarely saw any
tobacco except such as might be sent in
under Misrepresentation, and that all THE
Sun fund smokes went abroad straight
from the factories. and had always fol-
lowed this course.
Offer to Help Fund.
The soldier guests took their disap-
pointment philosophically and offered>to
NOhbipbko oohlo VI TIC IIlOn6y IneY MAO
meant to lay out In tobacco for them
selves to the fund. but this offer. while
appreciated. was declined with thanks.
Then the boys told some Of their ex-
periences on the other side when smokes
meant even more to them than they do
now in this land Of plenty.
TT / had ever had a second shirt I
would willingly have bartered It many
times while / was in the trenches" said
one, land as q matter OF fact, did
trade of lot Of junk on various occa-
sions for a pipeful OF tobacco. This was
back in the summer OF 1918; later THE
SUN fund got to us oftener. and while
We were often short. We were never
driven to extremlties after September
And besides. after having shared In =
couple of SUN fund distributions we fell
lows began to expect THE SUN to come
along with smokes about as we were
getting down to dust. and you bet. al
though 1t may have kept US waiting for
day or two, 1t never failed to get
there
That's right" said ther group in
chorus. THE Sun got there always, and
we're for THE SUN all the time"
The last seen OF the funds enthusiasts
tic visitors they had been tempted into
a nearby candy shop.
In what high estimation the returned
soldiers hold THE SUN Tobacco Fund is
fully seen by the desire they all share
to contribute to It, for they say that no
body Of men ought to be willing to keep
It going SO freely as the soldiers them
selves.
The fact that we were cheered and helped
by THE Sun Tobacco Fund all the time
we were over there makes US anxious to
do what we can for the boys still left
In Europe"
This is virtually what all soldier WIS.,
itors feel and say. And they usually
add that the action of THE SUN Tobac-
the armistice which closed up 30 many
institutions designed to help the soldiers,
commands their highest admiration.
SO 10 does that Of the soldiers who are
still in the Army OF Occupation In
various cities and villages in the Rhine
Valley. They are beginning to realize
that they are soon to be brought home.
but in the meantime they wish To get
their thanks over to THE SUN Tobacco
Fund. II is JuN possible that some
Of the funds most recent soldier cor
respondents are hoping they may be
supplied with tobacco to serve them Oh
the voyage home.
Private C. II. McCarty who wrote
to fund donor from St. Nazaire on
the eve. of sailing for home certainly
appreciated the good smoking tobacco
that THE SUN fund had filled his pouch
with for smoking on the ocean trip
He says:
ITO get this tobacco now as We were
wondering how We were going to smoke
on board ship Is certainly to get \ life
saver. Pay day is some way off. and
few OF tho boys have any money. &c
It seemed that our hard lines would
be to beg or borrow smokes all the
way over or 60 without We wish &c
thank you for this latest gift, which IL
sure the best sift Of all We have had"
Writes His Appreciation.
"A few words to let you know that
received ration OF cigarettes from YOU
through THE SUN Tobacco Fund
| writes another soldier in Germany t.
another donor. 1T was appreciated by
myself and many others who are no
likely to be here much longer to re-
ceive any more donations We are SURF
that we shall start for home soon
Thanks to THE SUN which has been OF
good and true a friend to US In need
None of US boys are going TO forge
that paper In a hurry"
The employees of Lissberger q Co.
| who were faithful donors during tn
early days of the fund. will receive I
letter from a group of soldiers nov
stationed at Andernach. Germany. I
says under date of June s:
I'VE have Just received a package o
genuine old Bull and We wish to ga!
while thanking you most cordially TO
this welcome gift that We appreciate
the motives which prompted It and the!
do the clerks OF the firm great credit
II It had not been for gifts like these
which are necessities not luxuries to u
soldiers. we should have had q har,
time OF It. Many thanks"
First Lieut.. Roy G. Gillon writes ais
from Andernach saying:
| "The boys here are sure now tina
they will soon start for home and ar
intending TO save some OF the Tobacco
which was Issued to them In larg
quantities to-day by THE SUN Tobacco
Fund to be smoked on their way home
I do not know whether they are wis
or not in believing there is sufficien
smoking tobacco to last them until the.
start for the coast and get on the trans
port. but It will not hurt them to b
saving OF this precious gift ! wish I
thank the donor as we'll as The SUI
fund for the kindness exhibited towar,
tho men,"
| Second Lieut. William II. Haines o
the Sixteenth Infantry writes fron
Rossbach, Germany, to donor Mrs Rob
ert Baittger as follows:
Thanks for the iabac' which came a
q most welcome gift TO the men Of Com
pany G. There had been a dearth o
the weed for a week or more and tn
lack OF It was noticeable in the men
carriage. Now they are jaunty an
happy and comfortable again. so won