The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-08-14
THEIRS IMPORTANT SERVICE
One Million Fighting Men Require
1000 Bakers. to Supply Needs
drills" Eliminated While on
Active Service.

pany is designed to supply normally
force of the strength of division;
section, an infantry brigade, and
unit, an infantry regiment of war
strength.
The organization and equipment are
such that each unit, section or COM
pany is complete in itself, so that or
ders directing assembly may specify
simply the number of bakery units
sections or companies required at
given destination and the authority
to whom to report.
The total enlisted personnel of a
bakery company is 81, of a section
II and unit 4. Thus for 100000
fighting men about 4,0G0 bakers will
be required, the Bakers Weekly states.
Composition of a Bakery Company.
There is one commissioned officer In
charge of a company, his title being
assistant to the quarterlnaster: there
is also a chief baker, with the title of
cuartermaster sergeant or sergeant,
first class; four assistant chief bak-
ers, enc for each section, who are SER
geants of the quartermasteF's corps
there are II bakers who have titles
of sergeant or corporal, each one being
in charge of a unit, and eight other
bakers for assignment to duty with the
company or with detached subdivi-
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the case; 80 assistant bakers, who are
corporals or privates of the first class |;
two cooks for each company and two
other cooks or general police make up
the total enlisted strength of a bakery
company. =
The commissioned officer in charge
of a bakery company in the field is
responsible for the operation of the
Of the personnel. He Is Responsible
and accountable for all the results
also, and can consider his work well
accomplished when the men are well
supplied with good bread both in camp
and on tile march.
The chief baker has general super
vision of the bakery company and the
field bakery. He keeps the company
records. prepares broadcast state
ments, and is general custodian of the
supplies.
The chief of each section is respon-
sible for the general efficiency, clean
Illness, ETC., of his section, and it is
up to him to see that the bread pro-
duced is of the proper standard. He.
inspects each run of bread after it
is baked and before it Is put in
storage.
Each field bakery receives from the
quartermaster general complete
equipment, which includes, for ex-
ample, 432 bake pans, SO folding bread
racks, ranges, and such other minor
articles as axes, brushes, buckets, cans.
hatchets, fire hose, measures, paulins,
scales, scoops, dough scrapers, etc.
Field and Garrison Breads.
Bread used in the army posts in peace
time is known as garrison bread. The
term field bread is applied to type
Of bread having a greater density, a
thicker crust and consequent higher
capacity for retaining moisture than
garrison bread. Field bread is intend
ed for consumption by troops at dis
lance from a field bakery. Garrison
bread is used whenever the troops are
not more than a days journey from
the bakery.
Seven runs Of garrison bread can be
made in the army working day, insur-
ing production Of 1872 pounds Of
bread to the unit, or 1914 pounds to
the bakery company at war strength.
In making field bread, 1t is possible
to have seven runs in is hours, which
is an average days work in the army
field bakery. Seven runs will produce
ZOOS pounds unit each day, or 1905
pounds for an entire company at war
strength.
An army division in camp at Calves
ton, Tex, for two years, composed of
approximately 10000 men, drew on
the average about 5000 to 1900 pounds
Of bread day.
The field oven In which the bread Is
baked is Of the portable, knockdown
variety. It will bake approximately
$500 pounds Of issue bread, or 1900
pounds Of field bread a day If operated
continuously.
Mobilization Of the 1900 bakers
who will be needed for an army Of a
million men will take place gradually,
being regulated according to the ne
cessities. Army bakers will be required
to bake many other things besides
bread. Rolls, cakes and sometimes
other delicacies are provided for the
men when It is possible to do so,
though when the army becomes en-
gagged in active field service the "frills"
are eliminated in favor Of substantial
food.