Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-06-24

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War Department d Is lgaln Expert.
inellRg .Wlh. The Food d.
The Common Soldier.
sIufF made In A PACKING HOUSE
Evolution Of Old Indian Travel Food
Of Corn and buffalo Meat as Emer-
aency Food--one Tin contalna
Days supply For the Soldiers Of
Uncle sam.

' S55 IsEAYENWoRTH, KAN, June 90.
g. The war; apartment does not want
its soldiers to eat anything they do
not know the co,nponents of, but
because '-all of the soldiers ut Fort
Leavsnworth could not be given
transportation to go to Kansas City
and visit one of the packing honses
where the army ration is being pre-
pared, it sent to that place a dele
cation Of seyenty-hye officers, infan-
try and cavalry captains and lleuten-
ants, members of college and signal
school TO make an investigation
Other officers in charge of the par
ty swelled the number to eighty
six. The latter came from fort
Riley, San Antonio, Tex, and some
from as far away as New York.
In one of Kansas City's packing
houses the government lis having
prepared an emergency ration for
troops in the field In all 235,0O0 ra-
tons are to be made
What the Cans Contain.
The party visited n building in
which sixty men aud women we're
( working with machinery especially
designed for the purpose OF prepar.
ing the rations and putting them
in long Tin cans. Each can contains
three cakes Of bread.and.meat com
ponent, that are compressed under
a weight of 6,4OO pounds; three
cakes of chocolate, wrapped in tin.
/. foil; three-fouiths of an ounce of
/ salt and gram of black pepper for
seasoning. ais
The weight OF the can when filled
Is twenty-one ounces, and its con-
tents are sufficient to supply the
wants of soldier for one full day.
The rations are being put UP at
the rate of 1000 day, and are
being sent to the different army
posts throughout the United States
and in the Philippines.
Experiments Are Made.
The government has been expert
menting for years with an emergency
ration. But d few years ago the
troops at Fort Leayenworth were
forced to subslst on hash prepared
in, packing honse, and the cooks
were furnished with receipts for
putting 1t up in all kinds Of ways
so as to make it palatable for the
men, hut they could not disguise
the fact that 1t was hnsh, and the
soldiers did not take to it at all.
Then experiments were made with
chocolate alone, and troops made
forced marches with this as their
only ration. While 1t did them no
great harm, 1t was decided to give
them something besides the choco.
late, aid for this reason the new
ration is being tried.
Officers who represented the United
States army in the East made notes
on the emergency ration carried by
the Japanese troops. This consist
ed Of rice and dried fish. But an
officer who did duty In the Orient
Is of the opinion that this newest
ration will be in general use, refer
ring to it is an evolution of the
Indian ration of parched corn and
buffalo meat.
Food For Long Marches.
Some time in the near future or
as soon as all of the troops are sup
piled with the new emergency ra-
ton, troops are to be given It and
s then sent out on long hikes 1t is
not improbable that they will use
It on their long marches, which com
mence Jily 15. IS.
ss On that date the order is to be
9giysn hys the President for the con-
esntration of the, army at about sew.
9 EN- different camps, but troops al
the different posts do mot know when
they will be given the order or
where they will go. y 4. IN X
SIS The order has stated that nothing
shall slgtaint them not even, target
3 practice; at; which most OF the army
.is employed during Jiine. This time
very ! little money Is to be expend-
! ca for railway transportatIon M
The troops at Fort Leavenworth
sasill, 1T iis thought, so to Fort Riley,
and all will be required to cover
1.-THE 200 miles on e foot or horse
4 back. .s35 4. Fl II Il
81 Low Pay For clersymen. 81
The Reverend Al. G. Pucher. III