Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-11-21

When Col. Frank b. MCCOY, now oil
the Both Infantry, was a captain, he
was at one time stationed with mis-
own and another company of the Sd
Infantry at place that was called
CaIumpit This is in northern Lu.
zon and on the Manila and Dagupan
railway and was all important place 70
the army, since il was there that sup
plies left the railway and started up
the Rio Grande Pampanga in cascoes
drawn by launches, for the stations OF
Arayat and San lsidro and other occu-
pied towns. AS It vas on the railroad
J the companies of the Sd drew their
own rations and ether supplies from
the fegimentaI depot in Manila some
80 miles away.
BY direction of the commanding or.
ficer of the regiment the bread COM
ponent of the ration was especially
/ ordered furnished from bakeries in
Manila and this arrangement was Tor
all Of the companies OF the regiment
as they lay scattered along in the
small towns on the Sd. and ID. as far
north as San Fernando, two stations
north OF Calumpir. Each day the bread
with other articles would come along
In car that hau been allotted for
that purpose and as each station was
reached the loaves would be unloaded
in quantity required. The plan was
an excellent one as regards simplicity
OF operation inasnuch as it did away
with the necessity uf .'commissarieS
at the many points, the regimentaI
conmissaFy in Manila attending to all
OF that work With much saving OF
time and clerical labor. But Capt
Mccoy did not like the bread that was
sent his companies 1t was made and
baked by Chinese in their own estab.
lishments In Manila under the old
army ARRANGEMENT of pound for
hound. which means that the baker
received a pound OF flour ana return
ed therefor pound of bread, the profit
to the baker coming In through the
flour saving as a Legitimate result OF
the water used in bread making. The
captain felt that his men could make
q better bread for the command If he
were authorized To draw his flour as
field ration and proceeded to make
request that he be permitted to draw
flour and be no longer supplied by the
so-ealled "regimenta1 bakery. This
plan, If approved, would also carry
with the issue of flour an issue OF bak.
ing powder, and baking powder could
with perfect propriety be sold, and
with q goodly financial return to the
company fund. The captain based his
request on the ground that his people
were Tin the field and that therefore
flour and baking powder was a proper
issue. His requesS met with the reply
.'the troops at Callmpit are considered
as in garrison and will therefore be.
supplied with bread, as the regulations
forbid the issue Of flour in garrison.
Now q large part Of the work of the
companies at Calumpit was loading sup
plies on boats that left at highly IT.
regular intervals for the up-country
towns. Frequently this work was to
be done at night and besides the stores
were kept in large sugar godown.
Ample lighting facilities were required
to handle, check and load these sup
plies and these facilities were almost
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nothing of the kind and candles was
the only illunainant furnished by the
other supply department.
Capt. Mccoy therefore forwarded a
request that his command be furnish
ed with kerosene oil for lighting pnr.
poses in lieu of the candles supplied
by the quartermaster department. The,
chief qnartermaster's endorsement on
that request read, 'The companies at
Calumpit are in the field and the regu-
lations prohibit the issue of kerosene
for troops in the field. Candles will
be used Like 4 good soldier the
captain made an Immediate estimate
of the situation" and decided upon a
plan of action That plan was to for
ward for the second time and together,
both of the applications, each of which
had brought opposite decisions. and he
erose-referred the twO most beaufiful.