The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-04
AMPLE SUPPLY OF FOOD
8 TO WARD OFF SUFFERING
Department. Prepared
:, to Sec That No One Goes
Z. hungry.
thirty DAYS RArIoNs ASHORE
aFunston's Aides Investigating Exccs-
~ sivc Prices and Discrimination
= Against Americans BY Shopi<cepcrs.
nY CHARITIES MICHAEI.soN.

il CHARLES MICIsAEI.SoN.
- Vera Cruz. May 5.-"Gencral Mas
may maintain land blockade against
~thc food supply until Mexico freezes
over Tho quartermasters department
""tll see that no American man. wom-
IAN or child, Americans. foreigners or
natives go hungry" said Captain w.
N. Noble. depot quartz rmaster of GEN
-rrai Funsion's brigade to-day.
We have thirty days full ta;ions
ashore from 10000 persons. The sol
sdicrs. marines and civilian attaches
number only 10000, and more rations
arc coming on every transport from
The United states. The food is OF the
best grade and as fresh rs Is obtain
able tn New York City. We have To-
Gated and arc ready to seize 1T any
-minrie 200 tons of corn. which the
natives make into tortillas by grind
s!nc ii with pestlcs and mortars We
San reed native for - Mexican cents
Gay. This Was proved yesterday,
when we fed 100 political prisoners re-
leased from the prison at San Juan
The qnartcrmas,er's department has
since November 1912. embraced the
comrlissary and ray departments Can
t'in Noble maintains n shop rs fully
tQn'ored as any department store In
the IN rgest cities, as far as the as
s"ntials OF life are concerned. I, has
me FULLEST supply OF household u,en-
E!'S ana supplies. and the articles in
e'ocN include even scented toilet soap.
soiN cttam and manicure supplies.
uFtnei'nofc there is no red tape; one
can simply 20 to Captain Mobiles store
20 10 the counter. which consists -,
t'erS OF boxes arranged in aisles So
ieci ne goods. sign receipt and have
me OH sent home to be submitted
out-of-Door nnkery,
me ouartermaster'c department aIso
ne IL
inlnd the iiring line, to furnish ,ho
tFoops with fresh bread daily, as far
front as the advance base. From there
On BAREBACK is the ration.
- me quartcfmaster snid to-dnv. "1,,o
nave Twelve complete ovens tho ,n,xi
ttuun possible output of which is 336
poc Two pound loaves daily We also
MAKE war bread in four-pound loaves
win an inch thick crust, which will
Keep fresh FOR two weeks. ana ,vb,ch
,'N"is me product of the best American
housewife We have thirty davs' oour
ana yeast ahead. and in case OF ncces.
SHY we can mill our own -four. make
yeast and continue uniptcrrun.a, 80
ing.
- Captain Lucien Ioldbrook and Quar-.
termasters Sergeant Dunno have do
-Vised an equipment that Captain Hold
orook toured Europe in an effort to
improve, but was unable to find any
nrmy system that could comnarc with
pits were dug. brick forepot built
ovens mounted and 5000 pounds of
bread baked an issued. The sanitary
conditions OF the bakery are Ideal The
product is piled in four collapsibIe
racks screened. shaded and we'll ven
tilated."
= The high cost OF living follows tho
nag. General Funston's aides are to-
my investigating the excessive prices
of food stunis and the discrimination
against Americans by many shopkeep-
ers, The militaT: authorities propose
to thwart these practices.
The post-oiiice has been taken over
BY United States Postal Agent H. NJ
Robinson who. with corps OF assist
ants, has set about establishing the
Office on a standard basis.
Position for Kerr.
Former Governor Kerr will probably
bN attorney general OF the new Mill
tary government under General Fun
ston, and have much the same duties
rs ~ present. He had not much au-
tho!rty nor honors. and despite his ac-
ceptance Of dismissal, there is no oucs-
tion that Kerr is much disappointed
he had planned elaborate changes all
looking to the actual Americaniza
lion of Vera Cruz he had the teach
ers Of the public schools called to n
meeting anc he meant to force COM
puisory education lie had civil no
nee project 10 cmancipate the people
from The military oppression of the
ola system, and he meant to be him.
sell court of appeals from turisdic-
Won OF minor courts with Mexican
judges. English was to have been
taught In the schools. supplementary
10 instruction by natives, who were TO
he retained wherever found comm.
tent
era cruz IS deemed 70 have ALREADY
me Dcsi educational institution In tho
Republic under Tranidad Mathematical
Il famous superintendent wh.r was 10
'c'a'nea. Kerr had promised hll