Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-07

ury warrants totaling $1,O22,000. In
November, up to Monday, the 26th.
he estimated that he had passed the
81 100000 mark, with four days left
to go.
Understand that this more than
81, 100000 a month represents mere
ly money paid out by Lieutenant
Wilson. 1t does not include the
value of vast quantities of Govern
ment equipment which pass through
the camp quartermaSter's hands to
the men, for every penny's worth
of which Major Schell is account
able, but for which no cash is paid
out.
Pays Troops Each Month
Lieutenant Wilson is responsible
for the paying of the troops in camp
every month. His August payroll
was $16,250. His September pay
roll, with the number of men in
camp increasing steadily, was, also
in round numbers, $272,000. In Oc-
tober he gave out 1861, 900 to go over
the pay table. Up to November 26
the payroll showed $725,000 owing
for November pay.
In round numbers, Lieutenant Will
son has paid out $2,000,000 to the
troops at Camp Logan since August
23 as wages, if November pay is in
cluded.
1t costs the nation from $50 a
month up to pay a soldier his wage.
This is the heaviest single item OF
his upkeep.
The next heaviest repeated item of
cost is food for the soldier-in the
Army term. subsistence.
In November it cost the War De-
partment $12.85 to feed each en-
listed man for the thirty days or the
month. An allowance of 42.S3 cents
day is made to the mess and OF
each unit for each enlisted man.
Can officer has to pay for his own
mess.)
Food Costs S13,7O5.60 Day
There are few more than $4,000
enlisted men at Camp Logan now
1t is costing the nation $13,7O5.6O a
day to feed that many men, or
SAIL ,16S a month of thirty days.
The commissary is now merged
with and is part of the quartermas-
ter corps. Each mess sergeant is
credited with his monthly allowance
per day per man. The rate changes
each month to keep abreast of fluc-
tuating prices of foodstuffs. lie
draws from the commissary what
ever he needs for his company or
battery mess and has it charged
against him. There are certain
amounts of certain foods that he is
REQUIRED to draw. Beyond that he
can use his own discretion. III he
is careful he can feed his men well
and still have a small balance left at
the end of the month, to be taken
in cash and put into the company
fund. Most mess sergeants at Camp
Logan succeed in doing that.
Captain Clarkson Galleher is as
sistant camp quartermaster in charge
If subsistence at Camp Logan. He
has the largest grocery trade in Har-
ris county. He paid one sugar bill
not long ago that set the War De-
partment back $16S,OOO.
Captain Galleher spends some
money for foodstuffs that he buys
direct. He handles far more in
comestibles that come to him on in
voice from the big commission sup
ply warehouses, for which he is
charged, but for which he has only
to pay in issue vouchers, not cash.
However, the cash he paid out in
October, for instance, totaled SlO2,-
O54.32. Most of this was spent In
Houston.
captain GaScu III ShuI &c VI
Forage for Camp Logan's four
legged population runs from S,000,-
600 to 100000 pounds a MONTH
Captain Hagen, in charge, states.
Last month 100000 pounds of
hay and 100000 pounds of grain
were fed to the animals. This month
there will be nearly 10000 animals
in camp, Captain Hagen says. There
are horses and mules in about equa
numbers.
Each mule is allowed nine pounds
of grain and fourteen pounds of hay
per day. One hundred pounds OF
straw for bedding is allowed pei
animal per month. A horse is al