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title: '"Our Boys in France Tobacco Fund": "Come on with the Tobacco and We''ll Smoke the Kaiser Out"'
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/our-boys-in-france-tobacco-fund-1917/
description: A smiling soldier in campaign hat is drawn in charcoal-style lines, with the soldier's own words as the slogan, a pun on smoking the Kaiser out.
section: Collection
---

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# "Our Boys in France Tobacco Fund": "Come on with the Tobacco and We'll Smoke the Kaiser Out"

A smiling soldier in campaign hat is drawn in charcoal-style lines, with the soldier's own words as the slogan, a pun on smoking the Kaiser out. The tell is the donor-to-soldier exchange: the soldier is made approachable and personal, and a return message by mail is promised in exchange for a gift of tobacco.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

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## Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
"Our Boys in France Tobacco Fund"
Headquarters: 25 West 44th Street, New York City

"Come on with the Tobacco
And we'll Smoke the Kaiser out"

Each Soldier Who Receives a Package Promises to send a Message
to the Person Who Bought it for Him.
You Get Your Thanks by Mail from the Men in the Trenches.
Every Dollar you give buys $1.80 worth of Tobacco for Our Fighting Men Abroad.
```

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