The Washington times., 1914-09-11

n,cat sausIGr. ounces of rice or
ounces uf pulse or lIur or . ounce :
of potatoes, coffee, or tea s"-al III"
salt. ,
These y9riCus inGreoli"nts Ar" not
6olcd out to the men to cock Tor thehl-
selves. but the food train USES them I"
make stevS and TO be cooEeu III IN
ferent ways. and then Wh"h tae! 'I
cooked the men are served f-aCli
soldier has wnat is known rs a haNer-
sack ration and an cn''rS"ncN rati"n.
Al the end Of the day the men. lf
the field Kitchen has not .lrrl\'h; VIII
c,t out this hav"rsdck ration, and gel
ting in lutlc groups VIII ccok ihealS
Over fires they build.
With the Russians there IS again a
different system The Russian soldier
lives on brcad and stcws. Thc hcli
kitchen follows the army, and the
on hand when wanted, and the soldiers
srwavs haVa .StewS, coffee. or tea and
bread. The Stcws ar made of every
thing that is furnished Dy the govern
me nt-meat. beans. rict, anu lreSh
vegetables md fresh neat, waen ii can
be obtained from the district IN which
the troops are operating.
The SOldier also carries iii MS naNeT-
sack what is termed an emergency ra-
ton This cannot be touched except
when absolutely cut Of from supplies
and when the owner Is almost starving.
In the British army the soldier has TO
show this ration at each Inspection, ana
should il be missing he must explain why
it has been used. This ration consists
of cake weighing eight ounces, which
is made Of chocolate. desSicated eggs
and milk casein, and ii will be sufficient
to support q man for tWenty-1our hours.
A man can live on this food, but he
will not grow fat on II.
Germans Get Sausages.
In tho Germany army erbwurst is
ton. This is mixture of pea meal,
fat. bacon. herbs. onion. etc, put up in
the form of small Sausages. 1t is manu-
factured in government factories, and
the secret of its manufacture was pur-
chased by the government from the IN
ventOr for $4,000. 1t is not generally
liked, however, by the men. and its
chief value lies in the fact that it IS
more easily transported than most o.her
forms of food. and that it is very
easily prepared for use.
The French have an emergency ration
which is made of concentrated meats
and peas, and which can be very easily
made into soup. Dried peas and a
preparation of pea soup are also Csed
in the British army for emergency ra-
tiOnS and are used when hight, quick
marches are 10 be made
1t is generally conceded by all food
experts that the rationS of a soldier
should be as varied as possible and
that the men while actively in the
field should be furnished with meals
that will be as pleasing as possible
and in this way the British and the
United States armies perhaps lead
those of other nations.
1t has been subject of general COM
ment among army officers here that the
machine of the .ierman army has done
wonderful piece of work in feeding the
huge body Of men not lighting There
have been some lew reports that the
German soldier when taken prisoner ma 5
Compla ined that the army is i'll fed and
| that the men ar" starving. This. aC-
COrdinS to an army officer here, has
probably been a statement from some
men attached to the cavalry. These
divisions of cavalry are used for seoul
! ing and often work twenty-five or thirty
miles from the min body. These scout
in" parties travel as lightly as possible
! They carry just enough food to last
them until they get back or are tai.cr
prisoners.
Just how long the armies will be aSlc
to stand the strain they are now under
10 one can figure. The men in the field
are eating up all the food supplies and
those at home will soon be starving
This is particularly; the case where the
fighting has been serious. in Belgium
| IL the northeast portion Of France. OF
the eastern boundary of Prussia and II
Austria and the longer the war lasts
the more serious will b. the work q
| these in charge of u" feedin- % tn,
/ vast bodies Of fghtins 'n"n.