The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-11-09
MESS COOK BIG
MAN OF ARMY
Even Company Officers Have to
Be Considerable to the New
Autocrat.
NOBODY "BAELs HIM OUT"
Any Kiets or erunbIIn1 Against the
Worst Cock Are Made In Private
and Out 81 His Earshot-
Werd 10 Final.

n Field Headquarters. American Exp,
Z ditionAry Forces France.-whe's n
sreat hero in the estimation Of the pr
"A Yates in the American army asks III
rnan interested In the psychology Q
soldering.
The commanding general. Q
course Interrupts his companion. An
noyed Al the apparently foolish q1es
4 ton
Nav. not him I amt never seel
him even.- replies private, kIckin.
his hobnaIled shoes into the turf.
Your captain, thea suggests tbs
wise friend coming down sewers
ranks.
-Aw, he's All right and we're al
Ways there to salute him. hut there's
others says the private.
How about your top sergeant, q
veteran .noncoEn, With rough talk and
3 strong rightT- ASKS the friend. losing
confidence
Were all for him. bur there's Others
just IS good as him too" Insists The
private,
Put rs next. who's the boss Of the
companyf- the first queStioner insists.
The cook. who elsey7 chorus hah
dozen.
That's the kero--the company cook
writes Junius B. Wood. in he chicago
Daily News The cock may be hot
and grouchy. his uniform rreasy apd
his eyes red from smoke. but he Is the
most respected man in the mess. That
Is, II he Il good cook. Even If he
isn't good cook. indeed Is 4 very poor
cook. which Is unusual for our srraT.
nobody -bawls him out 70 his face s.
they might even do 10 sergeant ra6 lor
who isn't much Of a scrapper. Anvil
sieks or grumbiing against even the
worst cook are made IN private and out
81 his earsbot
Say, cook. gimme another helpIn' Of
he stun gullIonT asks a soldier.
coming up with his tin mess KIT
'eoured clean with hunk Of bread 81
ID traces OF the first helping of stew. /
No seconds. tonight.- replies the I
aeSs sergeant.
~Aw. be a good fellow. I'm nearly !
sarye1- begs the soldier.
Sotlin' dom. some u the fellows
avent got here yet beat it, .
Mess Cook 10 Bosa 2
American soldiers are always hungry r
I'D lstand-in with the mess COOK 4 O
lniFalent TO one with the inndIady's
lughter II you want the second piece n
pie BE Il the company aufocraf. b
1ybody who has suddenly dropped =
to 9 strange company about mess N
ne knows thst the chances Of dining h
u though he may be obliged 10
1af on the ground. hold the mes In
tie II one hand and feed with the ",
ier. are better n the first caH Il In
oe on the ness sergsant than n itfs
de on the captain The captain
'sibly eats on table made ont Of an m,
bon Certain formaiities. however. ies
observed among of1cerN The CAP N.
may not always volunteer as host.
II 10 not good form to invite your- frn
. adj
Say. sarg any chance Of cumming j
'e coNf - good formula or
Always can scrape the old pan for 10
1ngry man" Is bis usual reply. nv
Don't want to crowd You. and st.,
emit mess kit ether you say. ma
Guess I've got an extra one around tor,
M you up all right he says. and hal
eat -
ne American army eats well but n hall
res closely. RatIons are drawn for dow
-tiy the number Of men and the inc
I number Of days that they are to 4
II Is up to the mess sergeant and ron,
cooks to see that everybody gets ther
share Of everything and that moth inc
g left over. That means close fe- asse
with only his eyes and a big cir.
n to measure by. men
Not Too Many cooks chin
r each infantry company Of 2Os per,,
there are mess sergeant and stru,
cooks Under the old oreanlza-
there were a sergeant and three m q
for a company OF 153 men and 80
rs The way 1t works out M to n
de unit is: Corr
Bat Pe~s-