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 February 26th, 1917

"Ott" Kann and Gilmore have just left the car. We have been enjoying a delightful afternoon tea together, consisting of sardines, petit beurre and Radiator Water Cocoa. The latter we made by running the motor fast for a few minutes until the water began to boil and then pouring it into a cup of prepared powdered chocolate. Aside from the mineral water flavor, it was very good.

On Thursday we had our first evacuation work. I rode along with Cook to learn the roads to the different villages in which the division is stationed. We drove to Brillon which is about eight kilos from Bar-le-Duc and finding no cases there we went on to Haironville where we picked up two assis (sitting cases) and a couché (a stretcher case). The latter was in bad shape and we had to drive back very carefully. We dropped all three cases at the big hospital in Bar, and then speeded home by the canal road.

I drove Number 148, the Supply Car, today to get the section ravitaillement from the military storehouse near the Railroad station. We were obliged to wait an hour and a half to get our rations