New Britain herald., 1916-07-28
GERMANS UNMOVED
 BY CZAR'S ADVANCE
Men in Trenches Are We'll Fed,
 Happy and Confident

With the German Army on the Riga Front July 25. By Courier to Berlin, via London, July 2S, 5:O5 a. m.-The Russian efforts to break the German lines at various points on this front, which the Associated Press corre- spondent has had an unusu llly favor able opportunity of inspecting person. ally in the last few days, have neither affected the front, nor-what is per haps equally important-the morale of the German troops.
 The correspondent has viewed the great sectors of the front, from south of Kekkau to a point well south of Friedrichstadt has stood in the trenches amid the devastation of drumflre of but a few hours before, and has talked freely with the men engaged. He also has mingled with the troops behind the frnt and has en- deavored in every way possible to find some indication of a falling o in the morale of the fighting spirit.
 At one barrack the commander said to the soldiers: Here is an American newspaper correspondent. Tell him all he wants. I am leaving him here alone and shall not try to find out what questions he asks nor what you
 
 other officers then left the barracks and the soldiers answered every ques- tiOn put to them with the utmost frankneSS.
 No Anti-Amcrican Feeling.
 The correspondent, who had been cautioned that he was likely to find much anti-American feeling among the troops, put questions designed to (1 the men questioned declared they knew nothing of the existence of such feeling. One soldier summed up their attitude as follows: Some Amer ican ammunition is being used here but that is a political question and we do not know much about politics We don't hate anybody. We don't hate thhe Russians. It is war. and we are here to fight and we are going to keep right on fighting until the enemy has had enough, whether it lasts one year or ten.'
 The men were well clothed and plainly well fed. The day previously the correspondent inspected a division commissariat and obtained from the l ouarternas ster a list of the rations h. l oui1ies among the men confirmed this l list in every detail. The daily ratiOns , follows: Bread (unmXed with potato i four), 75O grammes; meats, 250 erammes; greats, 125 grammes; but |. ter, 65 grammes; coffee 25 grammes; . salt, 25 grammes; tea, grammes; sugar. IT grammes; cheese, 25 7, grammcs: wheat flour 75 grammes. , There are two meatless days weekly; ] on one fish is substituted and on the , other stewed fruits with rice. When the water in the trenches is bad, the tea and sugar rations are doubled. Two cigars and two cigarettes are is- sued daily to each man. In addition every battalion has it's own canteen, where cakes and canned fruits, etc, can be bought.
 Satisfied With Rations.
 A number of the men were asked l if their ratiOns were sufficient. None was found who did not express com plette satisfa ctiOn. The soldiers were openly amused when informed it had been reported abroad that their rations had been cut down and that they were often forced to go hungry, The only ratiCn reduced is that of bread, and this reduction was made long ago because it was found that the men were unable to eat more than the quantity now allowed This ration l