Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1917-07-05


Department authorizes the follow
ing:
Supplies for a million men-a
years needs of everything from beef
to shoestrings, and from cots to
candy-is a measure of the task
which G. NJ, Gen. Sharpe's Office has
in providing for Americas new ar
mics.
Nearly 100000 tons of fresh beef
(397,638,240 pounds) is one item,
and besides that there is canned
corned and canned roast beef, total
ing nearly 100000 pounds more,
without including the canned corn
ed beef hash, also among the items.
All told, 343 different items of
supplies appear in the Quartermas-
ter Generals list of rations for issue
and sale of clothing and of equip
age. The figures given here are on
the basis of supplying soldiers locat-
ed in the United States, SO give no
help in computing additional needs
Of this country resulting from mill
tary participation in the war.
Forty-nine Items on Ration List.
Regular ratiOns Of Uncle Sam's
soldiers call for list of 49 items.
In it are over 29, 900 900 pounds of
coffee, four kinds of t4a, and over
$4,000 tons Of granuiated sugar; ov-
er 100000 gallons of cucumber pick
les; over 3,8OO,OO0 cans of black
pepper and cinnamon, cloves, ginger,
and nutmeg, totaling 81, 900 cana;
over 48O, 100000 pounds Of pota-
toes; over 55,2OO,OOO pounds Of on
ions; over S00,OOO,0OO pounds of
flour, besides hard bread; nearly L.
100000 gallons of cane syrup; lem
on and vanilla flavoring extracts; ov-
er 100000 pounds of lard, and over
100000 pounds of butter; canned
and dried fish, canned vegetables,
evaporated apples and peaches, etc.
Variety of Fare Possible.
The variety of fare possible in reg
ular rations is increased by list of
items for sale to soldiers at cost. rhe
sale list totals 165 items, largely
foodstuffs, but including also shaving
mugs, pencils, pins, pens, shoe polish,
letter paper (22,32O quiresl, 48,36O
pipes, 22,320 razors, toilet articles
(among which are 14S,8O0 cans of
talcum powder and 3,720 bottles of
toilet water), 11,160 spools of
thread, etc.
The ,foodstuffs in the.sale list in
clude canned mushrooms, a variety
of canned fruits. vegetables, fish and
meats, pickles, maple sfrup, ginger
ale, sauces, sausage, 305, 900 pints of
effervescent water, etc.
Twenty-nine Articles of Clothing.
Regular articles of clothing are
20 in number. These are figured on
initial requirements and upkeep for
the first nine months. Here are a
few of the items: Belts, 1000, ,000;
coats, cotton, 2,4U0,00O; coats, WOOL
en-, 1,270,O00; service hats, 1926
900; shoe laces, '7,200,000; over
coats, 1,675,OOO.
Equipage includes 80 articles.
Among them are -l3O,50O axes, 81
45O 900 blankets, $4,000 bugles; j, :
10000 cots, 1,44O,250 tents of sew
en-, kinds, over 100000 gross OF
buttons, 39,0O0,000 yards of cotton
cloth, etc.
Estimating quantities needed; is
only q step in the task of supplying
an army. Things must be bought
quality tested, contracts made, prices
determined, delivery-and then come
the problems of transportation, stor-
age, and distribution.
This shows part of the .country's
great war work, on which thousands
Of people are daily working TO
make the world safe for democracy" !"