Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-25

mate is here and it seems to be the
same weather conditions all the time.
one of the divisions leaves for the
front tomorrow. l do not eXpect to
&C along with the unit as | have been
asked to remain on duty here. other
wise 1 would go. 1 feel quite sure
however, 1t will be only a very short
time until | too am sleeping under a
machine or in some hole" Never
theless l am anxious to go.
The food in this country now is not
like 1t has been the past few months.
Unless you get an opportunity to buy
sweet chocolate you never would see
sugar. The people keeping house are
restricted terribly and | am not exag-
serating when | say that a family of
four are allowed each week a sack
Of flour no larger than a small-sized
glass. They may have one pound of
sugar a month and no milk unless
they are sick or have small children.
have seen the size sack of -four and
will send you one in the near future.
| asked a woman what she did with
her flour" and found "she made
gravy. Meat is nearly one dollar a
pound for the poorest kind, such as
horse steak"
Count Their Potatoes
1t is really funny to see the people
go so far as to count potatoes when
buying. Coal is $50 to 500 a ton con-
sequently that makes laundry expen-
sive. Also the little cakes you buy
by the piece one must pay 20 centimes
for. the size of our nabiscos, for they
contain 80 much" sugar. | have not
seen muffin or biscuit since
landed, only war bread and the kind
OF crackers made of flour.
have learned the French coins and
find there are so many coppers. The
larger paper money, such as 90 and
2Oe-franc notes, are funny square
pieces of paper looking like our pa
per advertisements for some show"
Wounded Very Brave
The suffering of humanity is beyond
description here. l carried a man out
of hospital train a few days age
who had both his legs Off, a bad cut
along his right side and one hand out
| or commission, and can you realize
| it-he never murmured. 1t was sur
| prislng to see how very brave they
are and yet wounded so badly they
shall never recover. The American
people have responded wonderfully
and the Red Cross work is beyond de-
scription. 1t certainly will do ar
awful amount of good to the people
| here for they have no money to put
up comfortable places along the bat.
! tlefront where the soldiers can go t
rest and read. Our Red Cross work
and money from the States will hell
| this very materially, and many can.
! teens are being placed all along the
| front. You may not believe 1t, bu
one can hear the roar of the cannon.
when you get twenty miles outside
| of Paris. and I have come to believe
that these artillery attacks cause rair
for it has rained great deal these
/ past few days while the offensive ha!
been going on.
This is the most wonderful place
have ever been-something new to see
every day; and If I had the time
! should like to see it all, but IL Is not
/ possible now.
1 have been in the "Invalides", seer
| "Napoleons Tomb" which is perfectly
beautiful and a most impressive sight
] for the wonderful shade of that blue
| light cast all around, with the lovely
! gold altar in the rear, gives a tone OF
! reverance that no human being coulo
ever forget. The stained glass win
dows at San Chapelle are the finest
have ever seen. and the Peri Lachais
Cemetery, the largest, is simply filled
with wonderful monuments.
l was glad to hear you received my
steamer log" and the rest will come
along in file, for I have written twice
each week since l arrived 1 hope tC
receive the papers soon and it is g
happy day when 1 get news. I sec
! the Philadelphia papers once in g
great while at Morgan's. 1 was glac
to get clippings you sent to me anC
did sincerely appreciate the kindnes.
conferred on me by our dear Marke
| Square Church people. l had a safe
nj Mt oil h,,t
hours, which 1 told you about
never realize / am so far away unit
| think of mail news" for il is al.
most the impossible" that 1 am $500
miles away.
| must run along now. Keep wei
and give my best to all inqulring
friends.
MEADE.