Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-03-13

Slx lONvca or frcah hrcnu. each Ion
Of a different size. perhaps one out q
; the six being rs fiat as a pancake. IN
result OF an army service corps ma
placing a box OF bully beef on Il dur
Ing transportation.
Three tins Of jam. one apple and IN
other two plum.
Seventeen Bermuda onions. all dif
fcrcnt sizes
A piece Of cheese In the shape Of ,
wedge.
Two onepound tins Of butter.
A handful OF raisins.
A tin OF biscuits. or as Tommy CALI
them saw breakers"
A bottle Of mustard pickles
The "bully beef" spuds. condensed
milk, fresh meat. bacon and "Mncono'
chic ratlons' "a can filed with meat,
vegetables and greasy water), had been
turned over 10 the company cook 20
make n stew for next days dinner. He
also received TIM tea. sugar. salt. pep
per and -four.
Scratching his head. the corporal
studied the slip issued 10 him by the
quarter. Then In n slow. mystified
voice he read out. "No. 1 section. 10
men. Bread, loavcs. six" He looked
puzzled and soliloquized In n musing
voice:
"Slx loaves. nineteen men. Let's see.
that's three In loaf for fifteen men,
well. to make II even. four Of you'll
have TO muck In on one loaf"
The four that got stuck made howl.
but 10 no anvil. The bread was dished
out. Pretty soon from a far corner of
the billet. three indignant Tommies nc
costed the corporal with:
"what do you call this. loaf Of
breadf Looks more like n sniping
plate"
The corporal answered:
swell. don't blame me. didn't bake
e.; somebody's got 10 get II. so shut
up until l dish out these blinkin' RI
TONS"
Then the corporal started on the
Jam.
"Jam, three tins-apple one, plum
two. Nineteen men. three tins. SIX
In tin makes twelve men for two tins.
seven In the remaining tin"
lie passed around the jam. and
there was another riot. Some didn't
like apple. while others who received
plum were partial to apple. After a
while differences were adjusted and
the Issue went on.
bermuda onions. seventeen"
The corporal avoided a row by say
ing that he did not want an onion, and
said they make your breath smell. 30
! guessed would do without one too.
The corporal looked his gratitude.
"Cheese, pounds, two"
The corporal borrowed a jackknIfe
(corporals are always borrowing). and
sliced the cheese-each sliclng bring
ing forth a pert remark from the on
lockers as 10 the corponl's eyesight.
"Raislns. ounces. eight"
BY this time the cOrpOral's nerves
had gone west. and In despair he said
that the rnlslns were 90 be turned over
to the cook for DUR Opium puddIng).
This decision elected n little "grous-
Ing" but quiet was finnlly restored.
biscuits, tins, one"
With his borrowed jackknIfe, the
corporal opened the tin Of biscuits. and
told everyone 10 help themselves-no-
body responded TO this Invitation.
Tommy is 'fed up" with biscuits.
"Butter. tins, two"
"Nlne I'm one, ten In the other"
Another rumpus.
"Pickles, mustard. bottles. one"
Nineteen names were put In n steel
helmet, the last one out winning the
pickles. ON the next issue there were
only Is names, as the winner is ellmi-
mated until every man In the section
has won u bottle.
The raflle Is closely watched. because
Tommy is suspicious when II comes TO
with his ratlons.
When the issue Is finished the cor |
poral sits down and writes a letter |
home. asking them II they cannot get |
some NJ. Z. (member of parllament) 20 |
have him transferred to the Royal Fly
Ing corps where he won't have TO issue |
ratlOns.
At the different French estamlnets |
In the village and at the canteens Tom
my buys fresh eggs, milk. bread and |
pastry. Occasionally when he Is flush.
he Invests In n tin Of pears or april
cots. His pay Is only shilling a day.
"a cents, or cent an hour. Just imag-
Inc, cent an hour for being under
fire-not much chance OF getting rich
out there.
When he goes Into the FIRE trench
(front llne), Tommy's menu takes a
tumble. He carries In his haversack |
what the government calls emergency
or iron rations. Jrhey are not supposed |
to be opened until Tommy dies OF star
walton. They consist Of one tin OF |
bully beef. four biscults. a little tin |
which contains ten, sugar and Oxo !
cubes concentrated beef tablets).
These are only TO be used when the |
enemy establishes u curtain OF shell |