"TOMMY'S" THREE MEALS A DAY
food: transport excellent. ' •London, March 12. "Eye-witness," describing the feeding of the armies, says: "The excellence of the work of the supply columns lias .been shown. There has not been a single day, except during a retirement, when food has not reached the men in the condition of importation. The country, has been requisitioned, the inhabitants readily placing : cattle, forage, wheat, and. vegetables at the disposal 1 of the soldiers. "The soldier has bacon for- breakfast, bread and cheese for luncheon, hot meat and-vegetables for dinner, and ■ broad and jam for tea. Soup, extra tea and sugar, and oigarettes are served to the men in the trenches, and tobacco is provided twice a week. This ■■'.'is thb first, campaign in which there Jia3 been no, grumbling regarding the • quantity" and quality of the food. The • most serious complaint is that plum jam is too frequently issued."—("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.)
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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2409, 15 March 1915, Page 6
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