The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-12-26

have scee IN Europe also get ms
mcals here. tarec marks for breakfast
Eve for dinner and four Tor supper
That il almost three dollars a day fol
bcsrd which is pretty reasonable in
This country Eggs are one mark
each. sugar " marks a pound. and
bread IL marks $500 a loaf OF
course. loaf is not like our loaves
II is round and enormous. Ii is all
the lad Of the house here can do "a
lift one OF them. The color Of the
bread Is a dark brown, but il has a
fairly coed taste, especially when
+ fresh.
The food we get In our company
kitchens is remarkably good, consid-
ering our rapid advance and the diff
Guilty Of transportation. ] do not know
what they vii give us for our Thanks
giving dinner, but il will not be turkey
and cranberry sauce. II is not permit
ted TO write anything about our
menus. The censorship is strict on
that point. Anyway, every man gets
plenty to eat and more Of variety
than would seem possible under the
circumstances. take my meals at my
billet in order to get some real home
cooking and ! sure am gettig 1t. For
dinner yesterday, the old lady got me
pork outlets, potatoes, (roasted), peas.
carrots, bread and sort of apple
pudding There is none better to be
had. For breakfast she gives me cof-
fee, Il think it is chicory), jam and
bread At night she usually gives me
potatoes, an omelette, jam and bread.
That is really high living for this
country.
AT first the people here at my billet
were shy and kept away from me.
They were used to German officers and
could scarcely believe their ears when
| told them it was all right for them
to eat at the table with me. The old
man was most surprised because | did
not have an orderly with me to unlace
my marching boots when | retired.
Now, however, we are quite chummy
and he smokes my cigarettes without
the slightest embarrassment.
The scenery in Luxembourg is won
derful. This country ia supposed to
have the finest roads in he world and
| can easily believe it. There are
miles and miles of road with never an
uneven place. The roads are not hard
like asphalt, nor are they soft enough
even to get dusty. | am told they are
built down many feet and that it has
taken years to perfect them to such an
extent. The forests here are as well
taken care of us are our lawns. There
is not single dead limb lying on the
ground We have marched through
miles of forests and have never seen
a dead limb either on the ground or on
a tree. II is in these forests that the
nobility used to come for their boar
hunts; also the scenes of many of
Grimms Fairy Tales were supposed to
be in these forests. In all the taverns
and wine shops here, are pictures tax
en- from those scores.
We have no snow yet but it is very
cold. Snow usually comes early in
December. trust by that time we
win be comfortably situated in the
city we are bound for. We expect to
remain here until peace is signed any
way and possibly longer If the war
does not break out again, think we
ough to get home by next fall.
There is one other officer in this
regiment from Vermont, from Bellows
Falls.
The Vermont organization that
came overseas with no longer exists
and the men and officers are scattered
all over this country. / have seen no
one from Bennington since | left
Zebra Graves in lie Mons, France. |
do not know where any of my former
regiment were assigned.
We all look forward to getting into
Germany Then we can see just how
the people do feel. It is quite possible
some interesting experiences await us
here. A defeated German may still
DC treacherous. | will write again
after we have become settled on the
Rhine
EDMUND p. HOWE.
Is lieut.. Co. A, 23rd L. S. Inf,
An frican Expeditionary Forces
(Keep Your Pledge -
LANDGROVE
Mr.. and Mrs. Allie Towslee took an