El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-02

practically perfect I have had con-
NerSat1OnS with hundreds Of our sol
dlers, and 7 have never heard any
complaint as to food or medical serv-
ices; but that is almost all ] can say
IN favor of the material side Of our
equipment in 1914.
An originating nation such as
yours is not likely to follow blindly
even the latest results OF applied eX-
perlence In war yet believe IL
would be well at the outset If you
did so, and made your material in
alrplaneS guns. rifles. motor trucks
and all the rest approximate as
closely as posi- bic those used By the
English and the French. so that At
the outset parts might be inter
changeable, so that you could begin
the experiment with the latest sue
cesses TO guide YOU In the vital
matter Of automobile trucks you have
nothing TO learn There are thou
sands OF American trucks in every
theater OF the war, and they have
done splendidly.
What An Army Needs.
II you bring an army to France
or Belgium you realize, I suppose
that you viii have 10 bring with il
half the mechanics OF, let US say. a
town like Bridgeport, to carry out
me necessary construction repairs
You viii have to take over whole
french towns for their residence. OF
build miles Of nuts for them The
army behind the army in modern war
is an army in itself.
The equipment, dispatch and con-
slant reinforcement OF an expedition
airy force such IS yours. whose near
est home base must be some three
thousand miles away, IS some under
taking; but wAhad q harder task in
the case Of BOer war, nearly 20
years ago, WIZ our home base was
some 1000 miles away. We then
learned a good deal about transport
by sea and land
What One Soldier Costs.
The fine American lad who will
swing down your New Y Ork streets
ono his way 10 the transport viii
Drohaply cost you, apart from his
pay, at least $50 a week. Ours. who
are operating near home. cost Us from
$50 10 s35.
But the boy with his rifle and his
uniform and his enthusiasm is only
the beginning OF him; the rest OF
him IS some tons Of stuff that has
10 do with him 7 will enumerate
some Of the tonnage he requires.
Let US talk first about his food. ]
imagine the American soldier, like lie
BRUSH and the Canadians, will not
be content to exist upon the soup.
bread, cheese, meat and red wine Of
the trenchman- / think he viii prob
2Dly not prove TO be such a good
cook as the Frenchman. I think he
. limited beef. pork. bread and biscuit.
All these things viii have to be
brought from home. for we in Europe
I have only just enough for ourselves.
II you bring mules and horses. you
VIII need to bring hay also, for We
. have got none for you, and the
amount Of hay your boys horse viii
consume Will surprise you.
The American Boys Baggage.
In addition 10 your boys food and
nH 10 Sc 70
clothing, which I dare say We can
provide, though we can do nothing
in the way OF spare harness. Think
OF the tonnage involved in his
machine gun. his spare rifle. his re-
volvers and their ammunition. his
steel helmet and other protective
armOr.
Think OF his boots. In one excep-
tiOnal section Of the Italian army,
with which I sOjOurned the boot
ration was u pairs per anuumi Your
boy viii have to bring with him all
the latest kinds Of American boot
making and boot repairing machin-
cry You viii require a boot plant
Tor the utilization Of the waste ma
terial. at least as big as the Pennsyl-
Yania railroad depot
Think about his spades for digging
and his pickaXes; the tons OF barbed
wire and OF corrugated iron for the
roof Of his hut; the oil stoves and
electric stoves. What. too, about his
Washing Is that TO be done in
France. or sent back homer Our army
is equipped with the very latest steam
iaundries on scales that daze one.
The amount Of washing required for
q hospital OF 1000 beds is a surprise
to the civilian. In one OF our series
Of hospitals We have $4,000 beds
Caring For the Boy.
But your boy wants more than
these things, in addition 70 his hos
pital which you viii have TO bring
with you and erect. Has IL ever oc-
CURED to you that ne must , be
amused2 He must have moving
pictures. talking machines. books.
magazines. home newspapers. each OF