From the News

A letter has been received during the past few days from Cpl. Noel Clairmont, whose home is in Valleyfield, Que., but who was captured by the Germans during the raid on Dieppe and made a prisoner of war, telling of the food served in the German prison camp.
He tells of the daily and weekly. menu and believing it may be of interest to the readers of the Gleaner, we publish the menu:
Dally, except Tuesdays and Fridays: 9 ounces of bread, one square of margarine, two ounces of German sausage twice a week, one ounce of "liverwurst" on Monday, one ounce of cottage cheese on Sundays, a bowl of turnip, cabbage or potatoes as may be provided, every noon a kind of soup. From time to time at portion of sauerkraut.
Cpl. Clairmont says "I eat the bread and the margarine, but my stomach refuses the soup and the sausages. It is a good thing that we receive the parcels which the Red Cross sends us. We do not receive anything from the Knights of Columbus, nevertheless, they have the right to send parcels, being a registered organization for the "help of soldiers."
It is quite evident from this letter that the boys who are prisoners of war will receive with pleasure all that can be sent to them by the intermediary of certain organizations known to the German authorities. It is also quite clear that these parcels are necessary to keep up the morale of these boys and help them overcome the disappointments of being held in the German prison camps. The many little items that can be sent will go a long way to supplementing the rations allowed and perhaps help to maintain their health standards.