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258 Sept.

15, 1911

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Daily News SERGT. CLIFF - HE KNOWS Chicago Hero Aids Salvation Army Drive and Tells Why. A tall young veteran of the great war in the khaki of the American army walked up to the county building booth of the Salvation Army to-day. A service brisque on his right arm indicated at least six months "over there." On the right sleeve a wound brusque showed why he was not there now. And on his left breast triumphantly shone the croix de guerre. "Dough for doughnuts for the dough- boys?" asked Mrs. Philip Bregstone, in charge of the booth, as she extended the collection tambourine. "You bet!" said the youthful veteran as he dug deep. "I know--believe me--I know. And if everybody knew they'd be handing out money to keep every man in France supplied with doughnuts, pie and coffee." The young man was Sergt. "Cliff" Loucks, son of Policewoman Anna Loucks, recently invalided home after being gassed. Sergt. Clif Tells His Story. Sergt. "Clif" told his story. It was the story of thousands of other doughboys. Fourteen hours of a winter's day and night he spent in a shell stormed trench near Chemin des Dames. Relief came after dawn. Sergt. "Clif" staggered back of the lines. As he came out of the trench the first to greet him was a se- rene young woman with a Salvation army bonnet. She tendered him hot cof- fee and fresh doughnuts. "Oh, man!" said Sergt. "Clif," "talk about turkey and plum pudding to a starving kid! Why that coffee and doughnut layout made a Christmas din- new look like a hashhouse meal." Hundreds of lassies smiled under their Salvation Army bonnets at the loop throngs in the first real day of the pub- lic drive to collect "dough" for dough- nuts." Since Saturday the woman's di- vision has obtained a lead of $22,316 over the men, under William J. Sinek, in col- lections. Sixteen booths were installed in the loop under the direction of Mrs. Geoge M. Shirk, executive chairman of the wom- en, and Mrs. Norval Pierce. "Doughnuts for the doughboys" was their cry. The booths were on prominent street corners, in hotel lobbies, in clubs and department stores.

To-Morrow Will Be Tag Day. The store booths are under the direc- tion of Mrs.

$500,000 "Dollars for Doughnuts" Campaign Opened Here.

(top right) Sentinel August, 1918

(middle right) Chicago Daily News, August 1918

(bottom right) Mrs. Philip P. Bregstone in charge of the county bldg + city hall booth for salvation army drive

(bottom middle) Third column, top of first page, Daily News, August 1918