Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-03-05

II TIL" corporal answered.:
Il "Wcll. don't blame rnr. ! ddn't hak,.
il: somebody's got to get it. 50 shut
i M until ,ish out th"S. blinkin ra-
tiOns.'
II Then the corporal started On the.
/ jam.
Jam, three tins-applr one, plum
1.-TWO. Nineteen men. three tins. Six
in tin makes twelve men for TWO
tins, seven in the remaining tin"
| He 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 Il row 10y say
ing that he did not want an onion. and
] said they make your breath smell. so
| guessed would DO without one too.
The corporal looked his gratitude.
| Cheese. pounds, two"
| The corporal borrowed jackknifc
| (corporalS are always holrowing). and
sliced the chccsr--cach SlicinS bring
ing forth a pert remark from the on
lockers as To the cOrpOrars cycSiSht.
| ''Raisins. ounces. eight"
BY this time the corporalS nerves
had gone west. and in despair he said
that the raiSins were 10 hc turned over
| Ia. 4. f,,r ~ it,llItn t,tIllin,rl
This decision cliciird a little grOuS-
ing" but quiet WAS finally restored.
| biscuits. tins. one"
| With his borrowed iackknifc. the
corporal oprncd the tin OF biscuits. and
told every one to help thcmsrlv"s-no-
body responded to this invitation.
Tommy is fed up" with biscuits.
| Butter. tins. two"
| Mine in one. ten in the other.
Another rumpus.
| Pickles, mustard. bottles. one"
Nineteen names were put in Il steel
helmet the last one ont winning the
pickles. On tn" next issu" there wcr"
only Is names. as the winner is clim-
mated until every man in the section
has won Il bottle.
The rattle is closely watched. he
comes To gambling with his rations.
| When the issue is finished the cor
poral sits down and writes letter
honc. asking them if they cannot get
| 4 I,,,.p,l,nr f,f ~ I'li.,Dlrntl 10
have him transferred to the Royal
| FIXING corps where hc won't have TO
issue rations.
| At the different French rStaminct
in the village and at the cantccns
Tommy buys fresh eggs. milk. bread
and pastry. Occasionally when he is
flushed he invests in Il tin OF pears
or apricots. His pay is only shilling
n day, "a cents, or q cent an hour.
Just imagine. gent an hour Tor be-
Jiig 1,>t11Aa-.
getting rich out there.
When he goes into the fire trcncn
Gront linc,) Tommy's menu takes Il
tumble. He carries in his havcrSack
what the government calls emergency
or iron rations. They are not supposed
to he opened until Tommy dies Of star
walton. They consist OF ON" tin oi
bully beef, four biscuits. Il little tin
which contains tea. sugar and oXo
cubes concentrated beef tahlrtS).
| These are only to bc used when Inc
enemy establishes curtain OF shell
| fire on the communication trenches
thus preventing the carrying in oi
rations. or when in an attack body
of troops has been cut off from its
base of supplies.
The rations are brought up At night
by the company transport. This Is II
section of the company in charge Of
the uuartermaster sergeant, composed
of men, mules and limbcrS Uwo-
wheeled wugons). which supplies
Tommy's wants while in the front
line. They are constantly under shell
fire. The rations are unloadcd at the
entrance 10 the communication
trenches and are carried in" 10y men
detailed for that purpose. The quar-
ltcrmaSter sergeant never goes into
front line trench. He doesn't have
TO. and have never heard of on"
volunteering to do so.
| The company sergeant major sorts
the rations and sends them in.
Tommy's trench rations consist OF
all the bully beef he can eat. biscuits.
cheese, timed butter sometimes II
men to a tin), jam or marmaladc. and
occa asionally fresh bread ten To Il
Loaf. When it is possible he gets tea
and stew.
When things are quiet. and Fritz Is
behaving like n gentleman. which sell
dom happens. Tommy has the oppor-
tunity Of making dessert. This is
trench pudding" 1t is made from
broken biscuits. condensed milk, jam
little water added. slightly Favored
with mud--put into n cantccn and
cooked over n little spirit stove known
as "Tommy's cooker"
"a firm in Blighty widely advcrtiscs
these cookers as necessity tor TN"
men in the trenches. Gulliblc people
buy thcm--ship them to the Tommics.
who, Immediately upon receipt OF sam"
throw them over the parapet. Some
times Tommy falls for the al. and
uses the cooker in Il dugout 10 the dis
gust and discomfort of the other oc-
cupants.)
This mess is stirred up in n tin and
allowed to simmer over the flames
from the cooker until Tommy decides
that it has reached sufficient tglue-
like) consistency. He takes his bay
onet and by means Of the handle car
ries the mess up in the front trench to
cool. After 1t has cooled off he tries
to eat II. Generally one or two Tom
mics in Il section have cast iron
stomachs and the tin is soon emptied.
Once l tasted trench pudding. hut