The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-01

( II was for this reason that ceaseless yiEsi-
/ lance was exercised by this Office with
/ the hearty SUPPORT and concurrence OF the
! division commander, to prevent any Illegal
/ disposition OF subsistence stores. Sucu as
/ Is liable to occur where such vast guam
I titles are handled in times Of war and
/ with poor facilities for handling. where
/ work has 10 be done nights as well as
/ days: where sales are being made To 50
! many irresponsible parties. where the
! market price Of all food products is about
1 double that charged by the Subsistence
/ Department and many unobtaiuable else
/ where at any price, thus presenting the
/ greatest possible temptation 60 pecula ton.
/ In November. 1901. al the request OF this
/ office. the provost marshal placed detect
/ ives upon this work, but nothing came of
! "On March II a rumor reached this Of
] nCe that an officer had received a rebate
! or commission. This was investigated by
/ Jnr assistant To the CHIEF cOmmiSSary
! and report substantiatiug the allegation
I was submitted by this office 20 the divis-
ION commander The officer has been tried
/ by court-martial and convicted
] Two other officers were tried and con-
Nlct'u-onc for shipping in from Calamba
| some % cases Of bacon. valued al $5Zi part
I OF the seized stores above mentioned. the
/ other for disUOsing Of the same. This
was q matter not connected with the Sub
! sistence Department. except that the ba-
con was taken from its stores
/ SIX cCEnmissaTy st-Eoauts were arrest
! cd. Three Of these nave been tried and
I contradictions for taking and disposiug
! OF stores 20 the value of 500 one for ak
/ ing and dispOsing of stores to the value Of
Si5, and one for taking and dispOsiug Of
stores 10 the value of $5p.l5. a total Of
$50 The other three. after being held
! for two months, and their conduct sub
3 Jected 10 the most rigorous examination.
I have been released
/ on March II this Office learned that a
party had said the chief COmmisSary WAS
[ occupying a house furnished him by a
/ contractor. This was at once reported by
/ the chief commiSsary I'm person 10 the
DIVISION commander, who had the matter
investigated. The real estate agent who
rented the house and the contractor
/ named both testified under oath that the
report was false, and IL was also in evil
dcuCc that the chief COmmissary was pay
ING 80, Mexican. per month for his resi-
. dcnce- One month later this rumor was
cabied all over the world as news and as
fact
The allegations that champagne was il
I legally purchased Ia February and March
was undoubtedly added 10 make the com
nlsSary scandal seem as heiuCUs as pos
Slbie- NO illegal purchases Of champagne
have ever been made by this office The
I purchase was ordered discontinued I'm De
CembeT last and not "a bottle purchased
thereafter None was purchased in Feb
ruary or March. though one small lot.
purchased months before, was delivered
I in February But however the purchase OF
champagne may be regarded I'm the United
States. business management which en-
abled our sick and debilitated troops 10
I purchase the best brands or imported
champagne at - cents per pint is not re-
q garled 10y line OF medical officers here as
sccEdalous. and there are today soldiers
on duty in the United States who. but for
the champagne supplied by the SubsisJ-
euce Department. would be resting in me
taIlic-lined casEets.
This office has every reason 20 believe
that III. efforts Of the DEPARTMENT have
( been appreciated, and that its affairs
have been conducted so as to reflect hon
OF upon the service and give satisfaction
to tn, officers and enlisted men who are
So dependent upon ITS sdcctsSIul manage
ment. and for whose comfort and we'll
being il is primarily intended
The thanks of this office are due for
the uufaggIng eXcTtious and loyalty NJ
( subordinate officers. especially the chief
/ cnmmissaricS Of the departments Of north
eTu and southern LuZOu, Majors Ni~keru
and RuthgrS. 10 whom credit Is largely
due for the success which has attended
the operations Of this department My
personal thanks are due to Major Z. J.
Billiard. Capt. II. f.. Wilkins. and Capt
| Thomas Franklin, who wcf-- IN turn as
sistants Ga this office, for faithful service
and intelligent hard work The services
Of the COmmlssary SergtaEts have been
iuValua BILE those stationed I'm this city
have worked every day in the week and
! often nights. that three fsll before great
temptation is regretted more 10y this office
than anywhere else. he clerical force
has been pushed almost To the limit of
human endurance. and while many lack
( cd experience. they made up for II In
zeal and long hours
Contrary to theory, practical demon
! etratlDU proves beyond doubt thar AmDTl-
can soldiers serving in these islands need
the fun amy ration with the adaillon OF
more SUGAR. The same amount OF first
class fresh beef is required as Ia Montana,
health cannot Doe maintained without an
abundance Of nutritious food carefully
prrpared The foreign population IN these
Islands ana the wealthy natives are luSt
as heavy eaters as are Americans besides
they use a great deal OF Scotch whisky
and red wine. The poor masses live on
rice and fish. but not from choice They
ar, auasmic and fun Of skin diseases as
the result OF an impOyeTiShiug diet Ma
tive scouts fed on the army ration soon
gpt fat. change IN appearance, and gain
strength. In a number OF Instances many
native prisoners of war. and other natives
convicted Of crimes. have been received
al prisons suffering from b"rrl-"erT or
of her skin diseases. The surgeons rec
commended the issue or the army ration,
stating that such diseases were the To-
suit Of au lmUpyariShIug diet OF rice and
FISH. These diseases seem 20 nave rap
idly disappeared under the benign in
Guensss Of the army ration
eft has been suggested hE some mot
rou1uauy comma uders or their mem that "a
special ration should De- issued American
troops serving I'm the tropics. but Uracu-
car demonstration does not support any
such opinions founded upon theory Com
uauy. troop. and battery commander rec
ommsud mo- change IN the ration except
| au Increase in the amount Of sugar and
D
The Subsistence Department also makes
report upon the relief afforded 10 the
} Galveston food sufferers and the iestifut,
miners transported from Nome. Alaska
/ 4 financial statement. showing the To-
sources expenditure. and balances of
the Department for the hFc1l year ended
June 90 1901. b. also given The total bal
-rge@ for the past year are aS follows
Amounts ia the Treasury To- the credit
Of the appropriation of the Subsistence
prua-tmeut June 30. 1gH S24ZS 545. 81,
larlouuts 10 the credit OF officers OF the
Subsistence Department and of officers
doing duty IN the Subsistence Depart
msut with the Treasurer. assistant treas
uryrs designated dcp0sitaTie7. and fiscal
agents OF the Government. and in their
personal possession. per the latest ac-
counts received TO June 30 1901 81 isl. BID 81
amounts refunded TO tho Treasury near
clos. " fiscal year 1901 but not carried
10 the credit Of the appropriations Iy
June So 1901. Sl2.l@, officer uut of service
81 yE5-g Total balances S3GlJI26 go"
s report Is made by Capt. s. w FOuu-
tain upon the emergency army ration
and the various experiments made A
large part OF the report is devoted TO "a
consideration Of these experiments
The rations of the troops Of all the
Powers are explained. gId the various
points I'm which they excel the American
ratiOns are especially noted.