South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-16

Here is an editorial torn
from The News-Times and re-
ceived today from some one at
Camp Shelby, or mailed from
there, with the notation there
on, and on the back. Can you
enlighten me on the meanins Of
it? What is wrong with the
premises in the editorial """F"
The editor is in receipt Of I'll
blowing letter from Col. Freyel
auth. sent in reply. which make
reference 10 the editorii
D bring out such points as ma
ave been objected TO. 1t is sell
explanatory:
Headquarters 137th Field Ar
tillery,
Camp shelby. Miss.
NOV. y, 1917.
"Mr. John Henry Zuver,
south Bend, Ind.
My dear friend Zuver:
L received your editorial
caption The SolJiers Meal.
Also the remarks made on face
OF same by lead pencil. aud
the notation on back.
Il am at a loss TO know just
why your editorial should be
questioned in this manner. a
soldiers allowance for rations
is about ACC per day; as a rule
this is more than enough 10
maintain soldier for one day,
but however, there are times
when this is not quite enough.
for reasons that the market ad-
vances on food stuff. About
six months ago a soldier could
subsist on about soc per day.
while at present he needs about
Soc per day. This you know is
below the government allot-
ment, but however, the govern
ment expects the soldier TO
make a saving so that when
food stuff goes up, il will not
be necessary to increase the
allotment.
The savings per battery the
last month average from 500
to $500. This money is kept in
the battery funds and used for
food when necessary, which
will be when the place of food
stuff goes up.
Il note what you say in re-
gard 10 a camp in New Jersey
subsisting for one day on
about 24c, this can be done
when potatoes, sweet potatoes.
rice, flour, butter, coffee. etc,
can be had when the price for
these food stuffs is normal. but
however, this cannot be done
for a number of days.
1T IS we'll known that the
American soldier is fed better
than soldiers of any other army.
statements have been made that
large armies can subsist from
what we waste, this does not
apply wholly to the soldier, but
also 10 the civilians. this waste
however is being taken care of
in the army by strict supervi-
sion of the cooking by battery
and company commanders. In
my regiment however, ! am
pleased TO state that we have
this waste 10 nearly the mini
mum. for this reason we are
able 10 make large savings.
Battery or company comman-
ders are not allowed 10 pur-
chase food in the open market
which can be drawn from the
quartermaster. II is often the
case that food stuff can be
bought in the open market
much cheaper than the price
charged by the quartermaster,
which of course we cannot
take advantage of.
Hoping this answers your
question, 1 remain.
Very respectfully,
GEO. w. FREYERMUTH.
Colonel 137th Field Artillery"
Evidently at Camp Shelby, {
-as the case on the Mexican horde
ast year, there are those who thin
rmy life should be a sojOurn ;
waldorf Astoria, and always stan
eady TO throw out their harpOon
'ol. Freyermuth's letter. howeve
cts us quite at ease, and may We
ase the public mind, with refei
nee to our having exaggerated III
and plenty OF "Th
oldiers' Meal" which runs, quo
ng from the editorial as Col. Ere!
rmuth approves it:
Breakfast - Boiled rice an
1ilk. hot mullins. fried bacon, frie
otatoes, bread and butter, cone
r milk.
"Dinner-Puree of bean SOU
cast beef. stewed kidney bean
weet potatoes. tapioca puddinl
read and butter, coffee or milk.
supper - Meat and potato pi
ot biscuits, fresh apple sauc
read and butter. coffee or milk
POIITESSE OBLIGE.
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