Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-18
Regarded With the Same
Interest as We're the
Spending American
CiUilian.
BY JAMES, IL. COLLINS.

british naval officer, who has been
doing teamwork with the American
dcs,roycrs in rho submorin. xono said
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di.rs arc rcga,I.1 ,,,,h 80
,or.s, as was Tho .n.nd;n, Ameri,,,
civilian.
The best fed body OF men in the
world our navy has been pronounced
and the hgures jus; complied for the
navy ration this yea. show that tho
high standard has been maintained
despite the rise in tho cos; Of food ar
ticlcs. with very littl. extra cxpensc
to Uncle Sam.
War has added some complications
10 the task Of feeding the navy. for
the number Of men has suddenly in
creased from about $1,000 to more than
200. 900. and hundreds OF small pa,rol
boats and submarine chasers have been
manned by our sailors on duty in coast
defense districts and elsewhere Uncle
Sam has been able to maintain his
navy die, economically by large pur-
chases for the increased forces But
there have been difficulties with the
small crews OF patrol boats because
Inadequate galley and messing fac!It-
tics have not favored the economical
issuing and cooking ot rations posi-
bic on major ships. and an unusually
large ailowanc" for subsistence has to
." made on this type OF navy craft
,oS,C SECOND<ny to>SIDID ,,r,n>.
FIGURED AFTER MEN ARE FEN
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b,nroduc, wa, ,h. .,,i,or .
governed h,. Tho p.,.isod
which snocjfy M. o,,ap,;,i,.
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bocn fed.
The nav. ratior .or i.l ,. so..,=
AS a-aius, so2-c,s Tor i.,. .-,
mystic decimals indicate an increase
III Tho average cost of the ration OF
ABOUT :" per cent over tho preceding
ear statistics compiled by the Dc
partncnt "t Labor snow that there was
an in""eas" OF !" per cent in the whole
SAFE prices "t tn" principal items OF
root f"d the navy ration increased
~ COSY Z" me same extent, the outlay
"o"iu nave been slightly over $1,000 a
n"i more. or - 10000" more on the
lar. which may ht regarded as money
s"''"'
'hc n"N! hich standard OF diet
"aS maintained WITH economy by the
r'sid enforcement OF ihe regulations
P'"h'n'tinE IN" purchase OF patent and
proprietary fooua; h!' closely Scru'ini1-
ING an reports "i inc survey OF pr"Ni-
"'o"S rendered uhht lot use. :" mat all
'""scS 'or loss c"uio be eliminated: H.!
'''H Sa''"h Iii ever! cas-" Wherc ships
h'ih1 uhdeE INC same conditions
showed niarke" adherence III tn" cost
VI VIC ration pE maKlhS cakes. pes
''e ga VI. ana SO ior'h' on board snip.
oi "u''ne thch' ashore ara by
III ""!'hs provisions at seasons
At. !" ''t's Wei" most p'eh'hu'' an" inc
49, p''c '""'o "c "otalhc"'
hEt ONES FIGHTING FORCE FOR
MAINTENANCE or RATION
The navy ration is us much "a matter
OF pride to tho officials vino have !; in
charge as arc the marksnausnip
records TO officers OF the feet. The
payma ster-scncral's bureau is not con-
sidercd fighting force but il ANYBODY
attacks the navy ration with a view. to
decreasing it's nutrimcnt or toothsomc-
ness. that bureau becomes a fighting
force at once. II will fight To protec,
the ration. and it has fought vigor-
ously in this cause since war was de-
clared, as witness the following cx-
tracts from introhurcau order 212:
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