Baxter Springs news., 1917-08-09
Organization and Methods En-
ployed In Preparing staff
of Life for Soldiers. =
One Million Fighting Men Require
1000 Bakers to supply NesdS-
"Frills'' eliminated While on
Active Service.

A. B. c, and D, and the units are num-
bered from / TO II. In peace times
there are nine units TO company, but
for war service this is increased to
u units q company. One bakery COM
pany Is designed to supply normally
a force of the strength Of division;
section, an infantry brigade, and a
unit, an infantry regiment Of war
strength.
The organization and equipment are
such that each unit, section or com
pany is complete In itself, 80 that Or
ders directing assembly may specify
simply the number Of bakery units,
sections or companies required at Il
given destination and the authority
TO whom to report.
The total enlisted personnel OF
bakery company is 81. OF u section
u and a unit 4. Thus for 1.OOOOO
fighting men about 1000 bakers will
be reotlired, the Bakers Weekly states.
Composition Of a Bakery Company
There is one commissioned officer In
charge Of company, his title being
assistant to the Quartermaster; there
Is also chief baker, with the title OF
quartermaster sergeant or sergeant,
first class; four assistant chief Dak-
ers one for each section, who are SER
geants Of the Quartermaster's corps; ;
there are II bakers who have titles
of sergeant or corporal, each one being
I'm charge Of q unit, and eight other
bakers for assignment to duty with the
company or with detached subdivi-
slons, according to the necessities OF
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
bakery and the training and discipline
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 the march.
The chief baker has general super
vision of the bakery company and the
field bakery. He keeps the company
records. prepares broadcast srate-
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 1t Is
up to him to see that the bread pro-
uced is Of the proper standard. He
inspects each run Of bread after 1t
is baked and before 1t is put In
storage.
Each field bakery receives from the
quartermaster general a complete
equipment, which includes, for ex-
ample, 432 bake pans, S6 folding bread
racks, 4 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 peac'
time is known as garrison bread. The
term field bread is applied to a type
of bread having a greater density, a
thicker crust and a consequent higher
capacity for retaining moisture than
garrison bread. Field bread Is intend
ed for consumption BY troops at a dis
tance from a field bakery. Garrison
bread is used whenever the troops are
not more than days journey from
the bakery.
Seven runs Of garrison bread can be
made in the army working day, insur-
ing a 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 16 hours, which
is an average days work in the army
field bakery. Seven runs will produce
zoos pounds q unit each day, or 1908
pounds for an entire company at war
strength.
An army division In camp ut CALVES
ton, Tex, for two years, composed Of
approximately 1900 men. drew on
the average about 5000 to 1900 pounds
Of bread a day.
The field oven In which the bread Is
baked is Of the portable, knockdown
variety. II will bake approximately
$500 pounds of issue bread, or 1000
pounds of field bread a day If operated
continuously.
Mobilization Of the 1000 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 win be required
to bake many other. things besides
bread. Rolls, cakes and sometimes
other delicacies are provided. for the
men when II is possible TO do so,