War Bread; a Personal Narrative of the War And Relief in Belgium
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And the city pays all. The restaurant keeper sends the bill to the city. Fine, eh? And we Germans eat and drink very much ! Everything is requisitioned. " " Do they pay even for champagne suppers ? " "Please?" " Does the city pay your wine bills ? " " Certainly. " "Don't the people object?" The Lieutenant drew himself up proudly. " They are Belgians; we are Germans. They make no objections. . . . Ah, here are your Scheins. " A soldier clicked his heels and presented three sheets of green paper,... duly filled out in longhand and stamped " Kommandantur von Antwerpen. " " Thanks, Lieutenant. Thanks especially for arrang- ing it so we can go to Brussels by auto. The English newspapers say you haven't many automobiles and no benzine. We appreciate your kindness. " 156 BELGIUM AS A GERMAN PROVINCE He smiled broadly. " So? You can see we have many automobiles in Antwerp, and we have benzol in- stead of benzine. We have potatoes for alcohol; we have coal; so we have plenty of benzol, eh? . . . A mo- ment, " he added.
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