New-York tribune., 1908-10-11
HOT. FOOD ON
THE FIRING LINE
SOUP OR STEW WHII,
THE BULLETS SING
Fireless Cooker, Rolling OUen ~,
Travelling Kitchen Assure Fuu
Stomachs for Fighters and
Mdrchers.
From The Trtbuns R-r.a,, :

IFrOn1 The Tribune
Washington Oct 10-Hot food IN -.
is one OF the important advantages gsfr.5 Aas
fighting personnel in the progress yVbfoL - 20
Gently attended all things and methods -
Time was when the soldier who was sI 10y
from his garrison or from anything Ike 'oa 1'oa
nent camp was obliged to subsist On ba-s.
and even IN the Civil War, when car7Ds --.-1<
taolshed. the individual soldiers prospsr.5 q, -
way OF subsistence only in proportion IN -. = ns
unes Of the forage. II was altogether -, U'E
OF lottery. and the hot food consisted - - 17~
visions TO bo found by the way and cooks5 = pro pro
open over fire made up Of wood za+ba-.1 - - ne
soldiers Now there is necessity for m - as
nance upon chance- Hot food IN abundanr, -,
De furnished the soldier IN the field and - va
men the long thin Ine'' IN tia nrs,sDs1 . as
enemy; indeed. this will be possible IN +b -. y 'as
and activity OF actual battle. Il "a So
the military conmissary that he has sxtans.s -. !"
means OK garrison subsistence In Eay yrbt.s -
meets the mobility Of an army A1H
The problem Of furnishing palsta5Is no. f,oS a.
soldiers on the battlefield has been solved FOR r,.
Sans troops by the Introduction IN tba 1'
sistence department OF a number cf inz.rt--- 'a-
vices which overcome the difficulties :, :
portadon, one Of the serious factors So -
pedes an army and IN the past has s.1-,, ),
enlisted members Of the satisfaction OF r.. -
10 which they were accustomed at the za-s,.-
mess hall One Of the improvements bas -
transportation OF meat and vegetables ana -. -
dspensabie baked beans and coffee at +bs .ts,-
are being prepared for issue The first heat :. 80
articles OF military diet Is applied beho-s +b -
Is begun The food is placed IN ar +s,L.
ceptaoes usually Of capacity sufficient IN eo,..t,
the radons for company for one meal and ..
cooking is completed by the retained beat q. 49,
food BY this means hot food can hA 60 . 1D'
20 the soldier no matter how remote ba ma, :
from camp OF by what perils he Is s,Irroun5a5 :
long as the hreIess cooker can be carried "a ~.
front ~
Another device which has contributed IN tbi, a
nirabls system IS the knock-down oven s7d a,
companion outfit. the collapsibgs cooking rama
1ach or thesa Is an apparatus for baking n coot
ing which. when transported nav bs +at.- 80.
and put into small space They are readily .s..-
bled and can be erected with little p-eusration =
the case OF this type OF oven and ranSe boWsvs-
some time Is lost in the operation os preosrfnz N.
food. which cannot be undertaken until the bak.pg
and cooking outfits have been erected
No difficulty attaches TO the rolling ovs,p
which. as the name implies. IS an oven mounted N
waeeis- By this means bread can be bakfnz xsTs
the wagon Is following the troops. with the s-
tainty that fresh bread will be provided ~ IA
time the troops reach their camp or wherever thar
may De under conditions which require them "a y,
up with the least possible accommodations
The latest device which has been purchass.
abroad with a view TO its trial by arr7v ~ b,is.s,
oflcers IS the marching kitchen which Il .
large receptacle mounted on TWO wheels OK a Ca
pactty 70 contain enough soup or stew 70 sup,ly
large command The construction OF such 4,
vehicle viii Permit Il 20 go wherever an aai-sl
may travel! and as IN the case Of the rolling oven
the soldiers remote from the base OF food scp5v
may have their steamfng soup or hot stew. Tha
in itself furnishes agreea5Ie and sustaining
Diet under circumstances which II might be sE
pectsd would defeat any effort to furnish BOT food
70 the soldier
There are those who find a close relationship -
tween good food and military success TIE co.
der who IS well fed, who is satisfied with his Do
visions and who realizes that uude- the most sxa
ing conditions OF warfare he viii ze- hot sou.
vegetables fresh from the heat. a slice of nsEy
roasted meat. steaming coffee and fresh brssi
should make the best fighter.