Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-03

guaranteed one good, sustaining meal ! day, It consists of strong soup, a large portion of meat lmore than a pound to man), with potatoes or army bread. This bread is made ot rye flour, mixed with bran, and is immensely nourishing.
 Tn the morning a generous allow ance of strong coffee is given, with sugar in it, no milk, and a good ppF- tiun of bread. This morning bread is rye bread like that used in every Ger man household. The evening meal is an uncertain one. If the army is marching they go without food at night, but in camp or on the railroad g. portion of meat and bread is given. is opportunity, Each man carries in his knapsack two cans of emergency ration, which is a prepaEation Of meat flour and potatoes.
 Only Used in Extremity.
 These are only to be used in great extremity, if a soldier is lost or if he gets separated from Sllis company and has no immediate prospects of finding food. He must be without food three days before using this ration. When the army is in the enenay's country and cannot obtain fresh supplies Of meat, etc, then the field kitchen uses it's emergency ration supply, 4 Ger man officers has told us that the army has enough 'corserven' Gas they are two years. Think of the brains that have planned for and equipped 6.200,- 900 men. Think of mobilizing such a number so that in one week all are ready for action. If another call comes for volunteers 100000 more will be in readiness. Many of them are al- ready in barracks and under military training. In all 10,00o.000 men. We are most profoundly impressed. Such strength. such efficiency. such unity, has never beeD seen before.
 Two letters from the United States in twelve days. They were dated July 22, and both were registered. They came unopened and were stamped with the word Freigegeben' in big letters. 800 Wounded Arrive.
 August 12-News came late last night of a. sharp engagement that has taken place at Luneville, on the French frontier. The French were repulsed, but the Germans suffered heavy losses Muhihausen fight have already been brought here.
 "Senthing interesting occurred at the American library yesterday. 4 young German, Franz Wisner, was looking over the Tnagaziness ard came
 
 tic paper iI which were pictures and a description of 3. new French Zeppe- lin warship. Wisner took the paper immediately over to the yT1inisteriun1 and 1t was received with the greatest interest. They sent word to our libra rian that they would be extremely glad to keep the pictures in order to make reproductions and drawines from them. And tl,ese they will send to all
 parts of the army. The French have [ Teen so eXtremely secret about theil i airships that the Germans have very 1>litt1e information about then. Sc ! these pictures are material aid "DaiIy Paper" Launched. "For the first time yesterday our lit l tie paper, American Notes in Munich | appeared as a daily. It was Dr. Bis. l sells idea to have a daily publication | of 1t and he consulted Elbert F. Bald l win, an American editor about it. He l approved very much of the plan an6 ! has offered to take entire charge of it 1 By this time the 5000 Americans ir | Munich can keep informed of the daily events, all authentic war news beine 1 translat ted and put into condenset form. The paper will appear every | evening. A number of young col | lege fellows have volunteered to dis. 1 tribute it. It sells for 20 pfennigs z l copy. Whatever money there is be. | yond the running expenses, Of th< I paper, is to be applied to the Rex 1 Cross fund. I will keep the paper. on file and send them to you when
 can.
 French Prisoners for Harvest Field. | August 13-Munich is quiet as on, ! could wish, quite different from tn. l reports we have of Berlin. It is mos
 uncomfortable there for all English
 speaking people. The mob elemen
 cannot distinguish between Englisl
 and Americans. so it Is really unsaf | for Americans to appear on tn
 streets. The German government fl | doing all it can to protect them, anS l we heard today that 1000 were to b,
 sent from Berlin to Rotterdam oi l special trains, where they were tt
 await boats to take them to Amer, l ica.
 ''The first prisoners of war to reacl | Munich are thirty Frenehnen, who ar,
 to be brought here tonight Most O
 them will be put in the fields to hell