The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-08-24

W wv uNit attuft W. VIII W W y
position 20 take an aggressive part In
the conflict. Take. for instance. the
task OF clothing and feeding the
navy. Few people realise what n
job this is--do no, comprshend what
is required. The nav department re-
Gently issucd lucid statement On this
subject which follows:
'Fscdiag and clothing the navy IN
one Of the big tasks OF the war. par
ticuiariy when IN THIS day Of high
prices the United states Is dcsermined
to keep up It's reputation Of having
the best fed, bes, eled navy in the
world
"with It's reserves and auxiiiarics
ne navy win 500 have a force of
100000 To provide three square
meals a day for this large number OF
men requires mountains Of food. Tho
principal items for n single month
are: Meat (refrirera,ed). S.5os.soo
pounds: -four. i%s5i.oeo pounds.
vegetables Cmostiy ~poiatoes) s.7ss. 2oo
pounds; butter. sso.soo pounds: coffee
'is2.oee sounds; sugar. Ls-s.D0o
pounds; heans white navy lee. 200
pounds: tomatoes. sf9.srt pounds.
corn. 25i.ooO pounds; snd mix tevap-
orated). go .ooQ pounds.
ITO furnish this food requires a
steady stream OF supplies to every
navy yard. training station. port. and
ship. Most OF the articles must be
arranged Tor long In advance. and
there must be no hitch or delay in
transportation or delivery. The navy
draws its supplies from many sections
OF the union-fiour. from the grain
centers: meat. from the packing
houses: canned vegetables end fruits.
from the places where the canning In
dustry flourishss; coffee and sugar
from the principal producing and dis
tributing points. All this must he
brought together at the ports where
Il IL needed to provision ships or pro.
vide ships or provide for the men in
training ashore.
Clothing the navy has been
no small undertaking. More than &c.,
ooo men have bee enlisted In the
navy and naval reserves since
war was declared. and to outfit these
the following was required: owe = e
200. coo; dress Jumpers. i00.-
900: blue trousers. eco. oo0; overcoats.
] 90. 600: blue caps 100. 600: white hats
zoo. 600: white undress jumpers. 3o0.-
300; white trousers. 4 10000; drawers.
nainsook. 100000; drawers. heavy.
100000; undershirts. heavy. 200. o00;
undershirss. light. zoe. 900; JERSEYS.
100, 900; watch caps. 100000: leggins.
100000 pairs; neckerchiefs. loo. 900,
Zoe. 600 pairs; socks. 500. 900
pairs; shoes. 100000 pairs; mattresses
10000; mattress covers 100. COO;
blankets. 200. 900; towels. zoe. 200.
can this is in addition to providing
for the requirements OF tbs men VINO
in the navy before the war was
declared. and clothing which IL sub
to much greater wear under
war service conditions than in time %:
peace has had TO be constantly re-
There probably will be a quarter
OF a million men In the naval service
before many months. and 10 keep them
in clothing vast quantities are re-
qulred and must be arranged for lorg
In advance. Here are some Of the
big contracts for future needs that
been awarded by the navy de
Cotton socks. $500. 600
wooden socks. 500. 600 pairs,
shoes. 100000 pairs: Jerseys. 10000
cotton undershirts. 5000. 600; main
sock drawers. 1900, 000; %handerker-
1000. 900; bath towels $50 200.
blankets. 500. 0O0; heavy u~ndershirts.
500. zoe: heavy drawers. 500. 900.
watch caps $50. 900. silk neckerchiefs.
$40. 900: weOien gloves. 500. 600;
.leggins, 400. 000 pairs; bleached twiiIs
for white uniforms, 5000 coo yard0;
blue denim for d%ungarees toveralls).
.s.Ooo. 600 yards; heavy canvas FOR sails
awnings. rover hammocks, cots etc
4, 600 900 yards. mattress cover 900
.000: heavy overceats. 100000; H.
ounce cloth for shirts and jumpers.
4 see. 900 yards; trousers cloth L.
ESQ. 900 yards.
"This war only one Of the many
tasks of the bureau OF supplies and
accounts resultant from the war.
speaking OF how Il has been perform
ed. Rear Admiral McOowan, chief ~
cha, bureau and paymaster general IT
the navy said;
when war was ceclared recrui =
poured into The navy at the rate o;
more than a thousand a day. From
every naval station came the call for
uniforms. blankets. and all the various
things needed by the thousands.
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