Turkish Prisoners in Egypt - A Report by the Delegates of the International Committee of the Red Cross by Various
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A second kitchen staff, installed in a separate room, prepares a special menu which the prisoners can have by paying for it. The commandant himself authorised the reservation of this kitchen to provide for such prisoners as possess ample means. Here is the extra menu for January 5, 1917: _Lunch_: Italian dumplings; roast veal; salad and gherkins. _Dinner_: Soup "parmentier"; fish croquettes; braised beef with cabbage. The meals are served at: Breakfast, half-past seven. Lunch, one o'clock. Dinner, half-past five. Three canteens furnish all kinds of commodities to the prisoners--ham, sausages, preserves, cakes, chocolate, fruits, wine, beer, etc. The prices are exactly the same as in the English army canteens. A shop, run by a Bulgarian merchant, is permitted for the sale of tobacco, cigars and cigarettes. Besides this there is a Viennese who makes cigarettes in the camp itself. On Christmas Day the commandant made a generous distribution of cigarettes to all the interned men at his own expense. They can also obtain at the bar tea, coffee and other drinks. In point of fact, we made sure that the camp administration has organised the commissariat in a manner that meets all needs. _Clothing._--The men arrived in camp in their own clothes. When these began to wear out the administration furnished a new outfit, which consists of two flannel shirts, two knitted pairs of drawers, a vest and |
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