Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-13
Our ARMY BAKERS
The Workers Who Make Bread
For Uncle Sans Troops.
A COMPANY AT WAR STRENGTH

II Has Sixty-on Men and Is Divided
Into Four Sections of Three Units
Each, With Every Unit Complete In
ltself-Garrison and Field Bread.
A bakery company at war strength
In the United States army is Invisible
into four sections of three units each.
The sections are Iettered A, Il, G and
-. and the units are numbered from
one to twelve. In peace times there
are nine units to a company. but for
wal service this is increased to twelve
units q company. One bakery company
is designed to supply normally a force
of the strength OF Il division; a section.
an infantry brigade and Il unit, an in
fantry regiment at war strength.
The organization and equipment are
such hat each unit. section or COM
pany is complete in itself, so that or
ders directing assembly may specify
| simply the number of bakery units,
sections or companies required Mt n
| given destination and the authority to
whom TO report,
The total enlisted personnel Of il bak-
cry company is siNty-one, of a section
twelve and a unit four. Thus for Il
million fighting men about 1000 bakers
arc required.
There is one commissioned officer in
charge of a company, his title being as
sistant to the quartermaster; there is
also Il chief baker, with the title of
quartermaster sergeant or sergeant,
first class; four assistant chief bakers,
of the qtartermaster's corps; there are
twelve bakers who have titles Of ser
| geant or corporal. each one being in
charge of Il unit, and eight other bakers
for assignment to duty with the com
pany or with detached subdivisions,
according to the necessities of the case,
tllirty-two assistant bakers, who are
| corperals or ~privates of the first class;
two cooks for each company and two
other cooks or general police make up
the total enlisted strength of a bakery
company.
The commissioned officer in charge
OF a bakery company in the field is re-
spolsible for the operations of the bak-
| cry and the training and discipline of
the personnel. He is responsible and
accountable for all OF the results also
and can consider his work we'll accom-
plished when the men are well supplied
with good bread both in camp and on
the march.
The chief baker has general supervi-
sion of the bakery company and the
field bakery. He keeps the company
records, prepares bread cost statements
and Is general custodian of the supplies.
The chief OF each section is RESPONSE
bic for the general efficiency, cleanli.
ness. etc, of his section, and it is up to
him to see that the bread produced is
Of the proper standard. He inspects
each run of bread after it is baked and
before it is put in storage.
Likewise the chief of each unit is re-
| sponsiRe for the work done directly
under his charge.
Each field bakery receives from the
quartermaster general a complete equip
ment. which includes. for example, 432
bake pans, thirty-siS folding bread
racks. four ranges and such other mi
nor a~:sticles as axes, brushes. buckets,
cans. liatcllets. fire hose, measures,
paulins, scales, scoops. dough scrapers.
etc.
Bread used i'll the army posts in
peace time is known as garrison bread.
The term field bread is applied to a
type of bread having a greater density,
Il thicker crust and a consequent higher
capacity for retaining moisture than
garrison bread. Field bread is intend
ell for consumption by troops at a dis
lance from a field bakery. Garrison
bread is used whenever the troops are
not more than a days journey from the
bakery.
Seven runs of garrison bread can be
made in the army working day, insur-
ing a production of 1912 pounds of
bread to the unit, or 1S,114 pounds to
the bakery. company at war strength.
In making field bread it is possible
to have seven runs in sixteen hours,
which is an average days work in the
army field bakery. Seven runs will
produce 1,00S pounds aunt each day
or 12,096 pounds FOR an entire com
pany at war strength.
The field oven in which the bread is
baked is of the portable, knock down
variety. 1t will bake approximately
$500 pounds of issue bread or 1000
pounds of field bread a day il operated
continuously. III cases of emergency
! the army bakers are obliged to provide
ovens out OF the materials which ma
tnre gives them. The bakery recruits
IRE taught how to make out OF
bricks, clay. sand or even ordinary
earth 30 that they will be able to bake
bread for hungry soldiers wherever
they happen to be.
Army bakers are required to bake
many other things besides bread. Rolls
1 cakes and Sometimes other d~elicacies
i are provided FOR the men when it is
possible to do so.-Baker's Weekly.
Care Of the Feet.
Women do not rest theE feet and
trent. them To air baths rs frequently
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