Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 150, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 June 1915 — LIKES CAKES FRIED WITH BOOT GREASE [ARTICLE]

LIKES CAKES FRIED WITH BOOT GREASE

to assisted by the writen reports of subordinate commanders serving under him. ▲ dispatch has to describe in detail every action fought, irrespective of Its magnitude, and also to treat of gallant or meritorious conduct of individuals or units. 1 To compose a dispatch is Ha* from simple, and many officers are quite unable to draw one up in proper form. They either become prolix or else fail to give adequate information. The dispatches of Sir John French, however, are models of what such reports should be. Most of the clerical work in the field is carried out by a special branch of the headquarters staff under the supervision of a Deputy Adjutant General. This officer is responsible for, among other matters, giving early notice of the prospective requirements of the troops in the firing line, the notification of casualties, the registration of prisoners of war, the custody of court-martial returns and documents and transmission of war diaries. In attending to all this quite an army of soldier clerks Is wanted.

German Soldiers in Trenchss Dig Kitchen Where Fires Bum Day and Night. Berlin. German soldiers in the trenches have discovered a new delicacy. According to a letter written by the cook off a company, the human moles prefer potato pancakes to any other dish the kitchen is able to furnish. They are bound to have their “puff; ers,” as they call them, and they are willing to forego the pleasure of chewing embalmed beef as long as they may enjoy the crisp flapjacks, consisting of mashed potatoes and something which tastes almost like lard. But, while potatoes are plentiful, three is sometimes a scarcity of lard. j So it takes the inventive genius of a’ cook to find substitutes for lard. One,' day when the whole company was) clamoring for potato pancakes and not ( a chunk of lard could be found for miles around, not even with the help of! a military searchlight, the cook espied > an orderly sergeant dealing out tallow for greasing the boots. “Halt!” the cook commanded, seizing the tallow. There were protests on the part of the soldiers. Boots should be well greased when the trenches are half filled with water. “Do you want dry feet or potato pancakes?” the cook demanded. “Give us potato pancakes, never mind our feet,” the answer came In unison. So the cooks firied flapjacks in the grease that was destined for boots. “How did they taste?” asked the captain after the last of the cakes had disappeared. “Fine,” every soldier answered, licking his Augers and rubbing the spot where the sipker had disappeared. . This particular company built a shel-‘ ter entirely under ground. It is about; 13 feet square and 10 feet deep. The roof consists of several layers of planks, earth and straw. It will protect the Inhabitants against anything but 21-centimeter shells. The trenches of the »French and the Germans in this section are about 100 yards apart. The villages in the rear of the German trenches have been entlrly demolished by French shells. The Germans have to £dlg their way In whenever they want to find anything to eat in the cellars of deserted farmhouses, now entirely In ruins. Still they find occasionally large quantities of wine and canned goods.