Month: October 1917

Tuesday, October 30, 1917

Heard that the French had lost 3 million men and that in the winter of 1915 sixty men were found frozen to death in one line of trenches; and at present they haven’t enough men to guard the front and keep a few men at different posts and change them at night to fool the … Continue reading Tuesday, October 30, 1917

Monday, October 29, 1917

A beautiful day. I was busy making two hundred donuts and was busy indeed, but at night I was glad because they went so fast. More Information The following section provides historical context and is not part of the original diary entry. Likely location: Demange-aux-Eaux, Meuse, France 📍 View this location on Google Maps In … Continue reading Monday, October 29, 1917

Sunday, October 28, 1917

            Bread got into the coffee urn. When I tried to strain the coffee it would not run, so I looked and found that bread had been put in the urn to save.             Scouring soap is scarce, and so we found a good substitute in a soft stone we found, and it worked fine. … Continue reading Sunday, October 28, 1917

Saturday, October 27, 1917

            Raining. A great day.             Made fudge and donuts, one hundred and sixty cooking seven at a time. They went in about one hour with about 12 gallons of coffee.             Had a very pleasant visit from a Y.M.C.A. man called Mr. Porter, from California. He had lunch with us. His hut is in … Continue reading Saturday, October 27, 1917

Friday, October 26, 1917

Could hear heavy firing all day.             Cleaned up our quarters and tried to make things more home like. Nothing new happened today. Had coffee at night. The men wait for it and certainly do enjoy it. More Information The following section provides historical context and is not part of the original diary entry. Likely … Continue reading Friday, October 26, 1917

Thursday, October 25, 1917

Raining and a very high wind.             Had breakfast and got busy washing dishes, towels, and scrubbed the tables. Made about one hundred biscuits, baking a dozen at a time. Making the fudge and keeping the fire going kept me busy. It took all morning. Ens. did the errands and was kept on the run. … Continue reading Thursday, October 25, 1917

Wednesday, October 24, 1917

            Raining.             Changed things a little. Made a kitchen. Put up a piece of canvas and a stove. The stove is about 24 by 24 by 12 inches and burns wood. This is the kitchen stove. We had two tables, three chairs, and a box that holds the wash basin and inside is the … Continue reading Wednesday, October 24, 1917

Tuesday, October 23, 1917

Had breakfast and then made fudge and washed towels and dishes. Adj. came with some things, a stove and other necessaries. Had dinner for five.             Then staff went to Paree with him, and we made donuts all afternoon. The gas plate caught on fire, and some of the boys gave first aid. No harm … Continue reading Tuesday, October 23, 1917

Monday, October 22, 1917

Today was spent in putting things in order and making fudge. Was kept busy. In the evening the boys came and enjoyed themselves very much. Had a very pleasant call from Colonel Murphy. He came to see the hut and spoke very good of it and said he would help all he could.             We … Continue reading Monday, October 22, 1917