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Show SMOKE WEEK PLANS PUT INJIBBS Drive for Tobacco Supplies for Boys in France to Begin Monday. Were it possible for the American poo- 1 pie to rend all tho letters and niess;igt' of gratitude sent by men of the expeditionary expe-ditionary force in active service in France and to realize the im porta nee in the ir lives of the tobacco sent from home, the response to the appeal in behalf of the tobacco fund would be unanimous. in the vast number of letters of thanks two facts are prominent.: The men are able only seldom and with difficulty to purchase pur-chase tobacco, and It is hkfi in the ranks of necessities that maintain morale and cheer the men In moments of relaxation or of endeavor. f I Sol fliers' Smoke Week, which begins 1 Next Monday, under the direction of the Our Boys in Kra nee Tobacco Ku nd or- ; ganiza t Ion, should result in cheerful a nd universal contributions toward the com- I fort of the men who arc nrferiim their all for the folks at home. The acknowl- ; edgment of the receipt of the ;isl. remit- ! tance of The Tribune's Tobacco Fund, i states: 1 "Pen.sf Accept our thankn for your contribution of ?TJl."i.32 towards our fund. "Wo, npprechj t your co-operation and trust you will have a very auccenf-ful campaign. We a re recr-ivi ng very i n-teresting n-teresting lotlerfi from the boys in Franco who n re recipient s of our packages and they seem delighted t h the sinnkes." Jack Murphy of ' company, Sixteenth in fa nt ry, writ oh from Kra nee : "It IwlpK a whole lot to 'get a good smoke from home. II lets a I dlnw know that someone some-one ih thinking of cm over here. When a na m conva in cold a nd a II in, there Is Vothing that helps more than a good smoke. "Though wo all k now tbc. A mrrica n tobacco Is the best made we have tried many kinds yince we have been lure and you see wha t It im-a ns to us when we get some real tobacco. II has been some degrees below zero here, but that Is better than "the hwi of mud we had to put up vilh mi our arrival." M . 'abral of the Vaie .Mobile unit, back of the firing line In France, wriles; "The tobacco I receiver I on 'hri.".i mas certainly wa n a grea t t roa t . Tobncco is hard to get when- we arc mid I do hope this will not be the last you wml. We are happier when we have miioIoh and I am sure, you wish vis to be happy in spit e of t he wa r. " ( lout ri but Ions should be addressed to Tin- Tribune Tobacco Fund, Salt l,a'ke, Fiah. |