The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-06-28

-isaisfns. osines& sight."
by tAis tims the eorpoFaix nsrves
bad soss west, and 10 despair hs said
that the rslssns were 10 be saraed over
tn the eook fer -dux" tpinn pntdintl.
This deststoa elieitsd q little ',ErouS
Tag" hut quiet wss nnARy restored.
"Biseuits, tins. one"
With his borrowed taekknlfe. tho
corporal op~n~d the Tin nj biscuits. aud
told everyone 10 help thetaseaves--ee-
body responded 10 this inystatiSa
Torrmy In "'frd vp" WITH bascastx.
"Buttsr. tins, tive"
~Nlbs In one. tea In the ether"
Another rumpus.
Pickles. mustard. bottles, one."
Slaese~n Hsmss we're put In a sses
helmet. the last one out Winning tia
pickles Ou the next Issue there were
enly IL names. as the winner IL eiirnI-
mated until every man In the sectloa
has won 4 bottle.
The rsssie In closely watched, becauw
Tommy Is suspicious when II cones 10
gambling with his rations
Al the different French rsssminess
I'm the village and at the cante~as Tom
my buys fresh eggs, milk. bread sad
saassrs,. 0eeassaaslly whea .ha, II 1asA.
he Invests In = tin Of pears or aprs-
cots Hss pay In easy shilling = day
- ceuts. or q cent an hour Jus, imas-
Inc, 4 s-at al hour for being under
nre--not much chance os getting rich
out there.
whra he goes into the Ere srsnch
tfront Incl. Tommy's menu takes .
tunshir. He carries III bis he.ss~aek
shat the government calls emergency
or Iron ratloas They are not supposed
TO be opened until Tommy dies Of star.
walton. They coasts, Of one tin OF
bully beef. four biscuits. title tn
which contains tea. sugar and Ono
cubes tcuheen,raied beef tabless).
These are only TO DO used when the
eaemy establishes curtain Of shell
Sire on the communication breaches.
thus preventing the carrying In" Of
ra;ions, or whea In an attack 4 body
81 troops has been cut of from Ito bass
al supplies.
The rstioos are brought up at night
by the company transport, This II Z
section Of the COMPANY In charge II
the qunrtrrnAsser sergeans. composed
of men. mules and llsnbcrs two
wheeled wagons). which supplies Tom
mys wants white Ia the frout lima
They are constantly under shell nre.
Thr rxtious nr- unioes!-.. :, sh@ ~.
trance TO the COMMUNICATION trenches
and are carried In" by n,~n detailed
for that purpose The quart-rmastcr
sergeant never goes into the treat.line
trench. He doexnt have to. and hare
never heard Of one volunteering TO
do so.
The company sergesn, ina jor sorts
the ratians and sends them In,
Tomnty's trench rsticns consist NJ all
the bully beef he can eat biscuits.
cheese, timed batter (sotnvtIme~ II
men TO tin) Jam W marEns,ade, and
occasionally fresh brad tten 10 q
Loaf, When II Is possible be gets tee
and stew.
When thiags ARE quiet, and Fritz n
behaving iiks a gentleman, which sci.
dom happens Tommy has the oprcrtu.
nifty AZ making dessert. This u
"trrnch padding" II Is made from
srr&ncf s%e.,sts, eonaensess MILK. ;,xuss-,
y little water added. ~ilrhtis. favored
with mud--rnt into ennteen and
cooked ever little .r!ri; stove known
~ "Tommy's cccker."
"a arm In highly widely sivrrtises I
these cookerS as necrs~isy FOR the /,
rnra ia the trvueheS GeuIithle peeyH1s |
buy theEB--shlp them 10 the TommIsA I
who Immediately uron receipt Of same |
throw then ever the rsrap~t, Soroe-
tines Tomsuy falls for the sd aud |
uses the cooker In a dugaut to the dis
gust and discomfort Of the ether c> 1
cupsntsl
THIS mess Ia stirred un ia . tin and I
allowed 10 simmer over the flames /
from The cocker antsl Tommy decides
that Il has rSached sufficient (glnelike, /
He takes his hr ycnst and I
BY means Of the handle carries ihs |
:ssess w In The freat trench 30 cool, |
After II has cocls~i 81 he tries te e~t IL. /
Generally oaae or twe Tesusnies In .
SEXTON have cas-. -lran xtamaehs ans
he tin liz s'Nan emptied oace | TASTED
'rsnca pudding hu. oaly eacs.
In aitsiticn tc the regular raticu IN
rae Tanf1y uses smother chaaaei -
sniar-e his rarnu.
In the English papers = Lonely
'esG.es~ coluHn is raa, This Ia FOR
he soldiers At the f-cet who arr sur
sssed 10 be xithar; frs.ads or rsia.
ives. They write to the papers ard
heir nsna~s are prhtsshess- Giris aud
souoea In Engisad answer theEa, ans
'ead out rarcvis q feoStstrfs, ciss,
eIteS candy. etc. | have known .
'iogselyT sssitiier Ia receive - many ~
I've p&rceis and eleven letters Ia ees
rees.