The Washington times., 1917-10-21
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CAMP MEADE, Oct 21.-Gen.
Joseph E. Kuhn. commander OF this
Seventy-ninth division of the national
army, is just as deeply interested in
the food that goes into the stomach
Of this army as any mother, or wife
who has written to him.
This army is just like any other
army IN producing its culinary kick
,ere. What a man thinks he writes
home to his women folk and they
without any reluctance and sometimes
without any waste of gentleness,
write to General Kuhn
The general in talking about these
letters gave his hand q wave to indi-
cate how big has been the pile OF
communications There is one thing
about the Camp Meade postoffce. Bad
news seems to get through freely,
especially II It is directed to those on
''tower hill"
Opens Kitchens to Experts.
General Kuhn was asked IL he
would be willing to permit a cooking
expert speak to the mess sergeants.
When assured that the expert is an
authority he said he would gladly
allow such instruction to be given.
The mesa sergeants may be called
shortly to q general conference on
army rations in camp, in transit and
on the battlefield.
Many visits have been paid by Gen
seral Kuhn himself to kitchens and to
mess halls. Officers OF companies also
do.this regularly, and to improve the
food from time to time, changing
Kitchen crews.
Many Of the mothers complain that
Johnnie is not getting just what he
used to be SO fond Of It is true SOL
dfers cannot have everything that
Tom. Dick, and Harry insisted on
having back home. This result is that
the food ts agreeing with the men
and they are Striving on IT.
49, Sans Pains In Tummy.
The Indigestion that used to arrive
about forty minutes after mothers
fritters does not arrive at all now,
although Johnnie writes home, often
With the idea Of hatterinE mother
more than with an intention of COM
planning that he misses those fritz
ters. True, he misses them-mtsses
the aftermath, too.
The cooking is being done In ac-
eordance with the wording of the
army cookbook and the new Cooks are
learning in a hurry what wonders are
concealed between the covers of that
culinary classic. The mess serreants
are the official buffers between ~.
kitchen and the mess hall. Tbev .r.
doing their work well, but thew bava
not mastered the Job anv noors Tbs
the men in the ranks have learned tba
whole war game.
The criticism OF food fs on n mar
with that Of morals. General K,,bn
Is hearing from moral experts,' NJ
are giving long distance testimonv ~
pulpits In Philadelphfa as 10 co1dJ-
tions in the cantonments. He soundI,,
conoehned those who, wearing the
cloth OF their high profession. ventnre
to make a general assault unoI tbe
army based on the behavior of some
individual they have heard about
Welcomes GUpIIfters,
The general is getting along well
With the Y. N c. A, the Catholic
priests, the Hebrew social workers1
and others who are here on The
ground Interested in morality. He "a
also willing to welcome here anv
others who think they are justified I'm |
. suspActnzzs that immortality prevAaits u
The worst that has occurred ac-
cording to some Of the guards has
been for some women to bring |
whiskey to certain men, and. this in |
a very few cases
A few guards troubled by this sus-
picion have suggested that women |
secret service agents supplement the
work Of the military police.