The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-15
OUR ARMY IN MEXICO IS
IN NO DANGER OF HUNGER
Soldiers Get Ample Rations by the Motor Truck Service
Superior Brand of Fresh Bread
Supplied Every Day.

only were tho men OF the expedition
being cared for, their animals were not
forgotten In the distribution OF creature
comforts and SOM of the trucks were
piled high with sacks OF oats and corn
for the cavalry horses n the pack
mules in the field.
'Commisssry Heavily Stocked.
Except that It Is in the open the COM
missary to-day In probably as neavily
stocked as is any general store In the
country, and u man connected with the
expedition in any capacity. except those
in the extreme front, need not 20 with
out the essentials Of good living.
II Is true there are nc luxuries. but
there il no dearth OF bread. bacon,
corned beef. fresh beef. potatoes. canned
vegetables. tobacco. clothing. such as a
man can use In the field. and anket
which are needed at this altitude but
which werc left behind when the order
TO cross the line was given under the
belief that Mexico WAS a semi-tropicai
country. The soldier or civilian who
could not live well under conditions IA
they exist hero to-day would have a
hard time of ii under amy circuin-
stances.
Ir addition to the hard bread issued
to men In the field away from the base
tho ouarterinas ter has had field bakeries
established at Columbus. at Colonaa
Dublan and this camp neal Navniqu'pa,
big field bakeries which turn out a
superior brand of fresh bread every day
in quantities sufficient to meet the re-
q%uire,ncnts of the men In camp. and
In many cases TO send to the men well
up In the front and who can be reached
by wagon truck or pack train.
This bread Is good, so good that the
fau =, hpSitnS IL, thu sprrCo r,nnupnta' mess
when AT the FIRST base preferred IL to the
! fresh bread frequently obtained from
the cooks among the Mormon wone In
ColoHia Dublan or Colonia Juarez. who
have fallen into the habit OF turning
an honest penny BY catering to officers
and men In camp who have money to
spend and who seek relief from the
sameness OF the prescribed daily sation.
Truck Service Improved.
The motor truck service Is not only
becoming better in point OF number OF
| trucks Included, but IN the quality Of
trucks themselves. The first trucks across
tho international lire were for the most
part memberships and were manne by
every type Of a~dventurer except those
who knew anything about operating and
keeping Va motion "A motor truck. The
result was small loads, slow time and
In too many cases temporarily aban-
doued machines.
This has been remed,ed. The adver-
turers who volunteered for truck driving
service hav. sith.r become expert truck
drivers or nave been retirci to civil life
from which they you never have been
taken but for the urgency.
The roads between the border and the
several bases were not the best to begin
with and the vast tonnage which has
been dragged over them during the past
tire" weeks has not had a tendency to
improve them. They are c~onstinually
under surveillance by the engineers and
are being kept In such condition as TO
MAKE, possible the hauling OF TN. heaviest
possible loads.
There are several trails between CO.
lprla puhlan and Columbus. one Of them
L. followed as long AZ 1t is passable.
Then Il new route is FOLLOWED Will. the
Engineer Corps makes the needed re-
pairs. when ano<her shift is made While
the maintenance of AN %adcquat. gasoleus
supply is an item which requires the best
thought of the Iuartermaster's depart
mont. II is said that II is not such a prob
lem as Is NolVe In keeping up the ON
mi>s.ry by means 81 wagons
II is an established fact that a wagon
load OF food will lie consumed by i's
driver. lis mules and its guard IN ten
DAYS. This means that tho surplus which
may he taken from = Wagon requiring
iivr days from the point Of supply to the
point of delivery and four days in which
10 return for another load would he SO
! small a. tr mtk, IN. number OF wagons
In s,~vic. many times the numbeY OF
! trucks needed.
The trucks VIII negotiate IN two days
. distance which a wagon could not