The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-16
FOOD WASTE Big
IN FRENCH ARMY
Meat, Bread and Rice Often
Thrown Away Says sun
Correspondent.
10000 MILES OF WIRE
Speciai Correspondence 10 THE srS.

Speci1i Correspondence 10 THE SrN.
PARIS. April 27.-THE suns corre-
spondent with the Foreign Legion writ
ing on April ~ says:
II have been trying to figure out how
ments along the whole western front.
1t certainly may he averaged at ten
times the length of the trenches. and
three times as much for the criss-cross-
ing so that il the whole front Is put at
500 miles tsnd 1t is probably nearly
6O0). II would mean $4,000 miles. There
are from three to eight lines OF de-
fence. Taking 1--WE as an average, we
have $4,000 miles. and II the Germans
use as much. II means $50. 900 miles OF
wire. The stakes used for supporting
the wire are about as far apart as they
are high.
TIE number OF trees used up IL enor-
NOUS for not only must these stakes be
found but beams for trenches. shelters
and fires. our section tnominally go
men, generally ten below that number)
uses about two trees a day for the
kitchen. At first trees were cut down
without any care. but now we have ca
pable forestcrs with us to direct the
cutting.
some OF the things about the war
that would not occur TO the ordinary
thinker are that there are thousands Of
men on the firing line, who have been
there for months and never fred a shot
or seen an enemy.
wartime Dentistry.
W have skilled dentists to look
after our teeth. l was supposed to 60
to one yesterday by appointment for q
second visit. but failed to go. When l
went to-day re could not attend to me.
being too busy with appointments. but
gave me a date for May 3 and I. As
regards tooth-pulling. there Is no
trouble II can be done at any time, as
in every army, but skilled treatment has
to be arranged for as In a city.
we car buy wines, including ham
payne. very cheaply. but no rum or
spirits can be bought. We can get n
liter OF good wine OK pints) for 10
cents and a bottle Of champagne for 60.
we have six days OF the firing line.
six days rest at Curry Observation-Disclosures
Gin the rear). then six days In tie re-
serve trenches. six days more rest at
Curry again, then the same all over
again. When at rest. We have practi-
cally a barracks life. We rave to stay
In the village and cannot go to the next
village or town tonly half a mile and a
mile away, without permission.
we do eNercise-drilli ana ma
nQuvrestjust as In barracks. This was
not SO at Tire beginning, when we had
to make defences' nut Tor the last TWO
months II has been a regular barracks
life. Even IN the hrst lines ana the re-
serve lines there Is not much WORK now
adays. The last time l was on the re-
serve lines all j mad 10 DO was one
tours work in getting rations Tor the
section and two hours guafu uuts' inc
rest OF the time l could SIT IN the sun
and write.
There is no dril IN the reserve
trenches AMI only one section on guaru
for the whole mpa On the nrihs
line every one rs on guard IN poSn
these trenches there ~ DANGER Oh oeihs
shelled so that one Is Always uhuer .
Sreat tension.
AT We are ho'
absolutely safe as u is NOT OUT OF
iahee. Inc enemy sheiieu ShduoaIoes
the next village. haif a mile away tnree
days ago. killed ana wouhded III
They have continued she!lins SINCE OUT
! have not heard the result
ma
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