Mohave County miner., 1917-11-24

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 "It is accordingly directed that no modification of any specifications hay ing any reference whatever to any ar ticle of provision for the navy shall hereafter be even considered until Cor rather, unless) the same shall have been submitted to and shall have re- ceived the sanction of the paymaster general of the navy in person."
 Believing that the "proof of the pudding is in the eating" the navy submits a complete weekly schedule of meals served to the enlisted men on board battleship at sea, the provi- sions being furnished by supply ship, so that this schedule may be taken as an illustration of what is accomplish ed in feeding the navy under the most difficult conditions:
 MONDAY
 Fried bacon, fried eggs, toast, rolled oats, milk and sugar, bread, butter, coffee.
 Dinner-Veal fricassee with dump lings, mashed potatoes, kidney beans, apple pie, bread, butter, coffee.
 Supper-Vegetable soup, crackers, roast ribs of beef, onion gravy, ginger cake, jam, bread, butter, tea. TUESDAY
 Breakfast-Fried bologna, fried po- tatoes, rolled oats, milk and sugar, bread, butter, coffee.
 Dinner-Vermicel soup, crackers, mashed potatoes, kidney beans, apple pie, butter, coffee. Supper-Fried hamburger steak, fried onions, lyonnaise potatoes, coco nut cake, fruit jam, bread, butter, tea.
 WEDNESDAY
 Breakfast-Cereal, milk and sugar, baked beans, tomato catsup, ginger cake, rolls, bread, butter, coffee.
 Dinner-Chicken soup, crackers, roast chicken with sage dressing, mashed potatoes, creamed carrots with peas, jelly layer cake, ice cream, bread, butter, coffee.
 THURSDAY
 Brealfast-Broiled beefsteak onion gravy, mashed potatoes, chilled sliced pineapple, bread, butter, coffee. Dinner-Breaded veal outlets, to- mato catsup, French fried potatoes, mashed turnips, mashed potatoes, ap- pie pie, bread, butter, coffee.
 Supper-Railroad hash, tomato cat sup, apple cake, hot rolls, bread, but ter, tea.
 FRIDAY
 Breakfast - Chilled frankfurters, griddle cakes, sirup, fruit jam, bread butter, coffee.
 Dinner-Tomato soup, crackers, creamed codfish on toast, Drowned po- tatOes, mince pie, bread, butter, coffee.
 Supper-Roast Joins of beef, brown gravy, mashed potatoes, chili beans, peach cake, bread, butter, tea.
 SATURDAY
 Breakfast-BostOn baked beans, to- mato catsup, coffee cake, bread, butter and coffee.
 Dinner-Breaded loin pork chops, mashed potatoes, lima beans, sauer- kraut, peach and apricot pie, bread, butter, coffee.
 Supper-Veal currie with chicken, boiled rice, bread pudding with sauce, bread, butter, tea.
 SUNDAY Breakfast-Fried corned beef hash, griddle cakes, sirup, bread, butter, coffee.
 Dinner-Roast loins of pork, sage dressing, Drowned potatoes, stewed lima beans, cottage pudding, lemon sauce, ice cream, bread, butter, coffee.
 Supper-Cold sliced meats, potato salad, French dressing, cold beans, jam, bread, butter, tea.
 In the matter of clothing war has brought the navy even greater activ- ity: This winter for the first time in many years Uncle Sam's Jack Tars re- quire heavy winter clothing. For in the peaceful winters since the Spanish war most of our warships have spent the cold months in the West Indies, where chiefly the ightest summer clothing was adequate and the amount of heavy winter clothing required very small.
 Take the old navy of 64,OOO men, increase it in a few months to more than 100000 and send it into the chill, damp climate of the submarine zone off the British isles, from latitude 20 straight up to latitude 60, and anyone can see that a whole new scheme of clothing is required.
 Just the other day the navy was compelled to issue a statement on this point to discredit rumors that it's men in northern waters were inadequately clad and that thousands of patriotic women would have to knit sweaters, socks, mittens, and other heavy woolen | garments for them. Nothing to it.! Ad- miral McGowan started knitting sweaters early last spring, when the | first division of destroyers was sent to European waters and as a clothier and furnisher for the navy he has been able to set pace which left volunteer