The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-16

the Isl bar, but I got nvs cups Of
wine. This was because I was food
man." so had to get the rations for my
squad, bring lunch ana dinner from
the kitchen when ready and servs tho
wine. After filling up tho cups I found
Ave left. Casey. Colin. Heffele and I
gave our pancake maker of yesterday
Ave francs "a dollar) TO buy eggs.
Hour. milk. uga and butter to make
more. Bought two eggs myself. 4 tents
each, to have soft boiled. Everybody
was eating eggs. Never saw 3 many
egg omelets ~made-jam omelets. ONO
let's with onions and green's and every
known kin Of omelet. Bob Souberan
came in during the afternoon with some
fine wine. igs and cakes.
April Sunny. Manpuvrs drill
from A. NJ. till 10, led BY the
Major. Work On oad at /. bat the
Adjutant sends the to get wood for
the kitchens. Fin Casey in the woods
busily painting. having just received his
painting materials from Paris. Re-
ported that Austria has sued for peace,
but nobody believes II.
To March with the hand.
April March ordered for I p. NJ.
and We have the band. This Is a well
come surprise. as Il Is tho first time
since We reached the front Except the
day we were reviewed by the General).
OF course the band has always been
with us, but II has never played a
note. One OF tho buglers Is in our
section, ar Arab. fifteen years service
but his bugls has been only an unused
dead weight. A band Is a fine inspira-
ton on a long tramp. We march
atty minutes and rest ten and were out
three hours. Near our second stop on
the outward march we saw a field
whore there must have been some ter
rlble fighting. II had a marsh below 1,
and a preclpltous hill above.
on the field were three abandoned
ammunition wagons. evidently German
as they were painted grayish blue
Everything In the German army seems
TO he painted tina color. even preserved
meat ans. There were also the bodies
Of two automobiles (also light blue)
Tho stencil at n point VAS terrible
II came from the marsh. where dozens
Of bodies were accompanying. In the
evening Sweeny came rushing into oiI
barn to say jess willard had knocked
Jack ohnso out IN the twenty-sixtt
round. l wonder II ne was ~strinstns
us.
April NO wine with to-dAy's "a.
lions. l wonder why, Presumably
some dictionary has got drunk anC
4 caused n row so every one IL punished
II so. for how many days? OF 10 tn,
sugar refinery for a hot bath. nearl,
eight miles round trip. The country II
a beet sugar country. The crops wer,
not gathered as the land was In tn,
fghting area 20 long, Tho farmers ar,
picking Il now, but the beets are al
worm eaten.
April s--The vino mystery II solved
II was not up TO standard and wal
refused. We got preserved meat 60
very excellent quality instead OF fresi
meat for the same reason. II was 1udget
inferior. All OF which goes 10 SHOW
what great care Is taken in supply
ing us.
frnd my rife to-day as a gentl,
hint that my TURF OF sentry go wa
over. II worked all right az the cor
poral turned out, | AVE been at tn,
front since october and never have
fired at a German, ! have seen n Ger
man, which is more than many OF u
can say. He was way up on the hill
ard just stepped out 10 take n peer
snd during a patrol I have heard thre,
Germans pass the word OF warning a
our approach. hut did not see them
, That's all | have had to do PERSONAL,
with Germans, and that will give 20,
AN idea of what trench war means.
During the day you must not Ar
so as not to wake up those who ar
asleep after night duty. Ard so for tn
nirht, woe he to the man who Are
his gun Not only does he hear abou
il from the sergeant-major, sergean
and his corporal, but also from tn
rest of his section, Al first somebod,
was always seeing something at nigh
and blazing away, then everybody aloni
the line would take II up and raise tn
dickens, hut now We have settled dow,
to wait Till there Is a real cause be
fore shooting, and n standing Joke Is
"Why on earth did YOU shoot? Don
you know you are liza BILE 10 hit a Dutch
man? Cut the shooting out