South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-18

TOO clothed. third they well paid"
After nearly three years Of war. during which
Europe knew not the familiar American tourist OF
peace times with his fat pocketbook and character
istic spending disposition kind Of tours, has
arrived iu tine American sailor and soldier. vaose
general scheme of diet. clothes. and liberal
compared with that Of the allied lighting men that
soldiers regarded with the same in
terest as was the spending American civilian.
The best body in the world" our navy
pronounced and the figures just compiled for
the navy this year show that the high standard
has been maintained despite the rise in the cost of
articles with very little extra expense 70 Uncle
war has added some complications to the task of
feeding the navy. for the number Of men has sudden
~ about $4,000 TO more than 100000
and hundreds small patrol boats and submarine
chasers have manned by sailors duty in
defense districts and elsewhere Uncle sam has
been able maintain his navy diet economically by
have difficulties with the small crews of patrol
inadequate galley and messing facilities
of rations possible major ships. unusually
large for subsistence has TO be made this
COST SECONDARY CONSIDERATION
Uncle feeds his sailors. not exactly regardless
cost. always the secondary considera-
As Admiral MCGOWAN. paymaster general OF the
navy, puts II. by-product" What the sailor
eats governed the revised statutes. which specify
quantities of the various food staples which may
oe issued TO each man the service, and good
uourishment and palataoilty come hrs, with cost
Inquired out a the year after the men have
The navy ration 1917 $o.44O5 asainst
sos764e Tor 1916. These mystic indicate
increase of the ration OF about 20
percent over preceding year statistics compiled
ID, The department oil labor snow that an
increase percent the wholesale prices OF the
principal food Had the ration Increased
m cost 10 the same extent the outlay would have been
slightly 5000 day more, $l,5OOOOO more on
the year. which may be regarded rs money saved
high standard OF diet was maintained
with economy by the rigid enforcement OF the regula
prohibiting the purchase OF patent and pro
pretary foods by closely scruunizing ali reports of the
causes could be eliminated; by INVESTIGATION
in every where ships operating under the same
conditions showed marked difference IN the cost OF
the ration ny making cakes pies, ice cream, and so
forth board ship. instead Of buying them ashore
by buying provisions at seasons when they
most plentiful and the best prices could be OBJ
RATION MATTER OF PRIDE
The navy ration is much a matter of pride TO the
OFFICIALS who have charge the Workmanship
records officers of the fleet. The paymaster gen
erals is not considered lighting force but II
anybody attacks the navy ration with a view to de-
creasing tcothsOmeness. that bureau
lighting force at once 1t will fight to pro
tect the ration. it has fought vigorously in this
cause TIE declared as witness the fol-
lowing extracts from intro-bureau order PIP:
For some time past the number OF unsolicited mod
thcations proposed be made in specifications for
provisions the navy has progressively increased
-ood many people appearing labor under the i'm
presson that the navy is only just beginning to ex
pertinent along commissary lines
while Just the opposite is fairly well known 10 DC
the fact it seems not amss 10 state here few de-
tails to that there may be possibility OF
this important subject
The present specifications have adopted after
the medical officers the navy the animal
tVu9 irteIIeent source OF information known TO he
dsnteresedy working solely for the best interests
the United States-every effort from other
being accorded scant consideration Or none at all
wherever commercial packages could adopted
they have been, and when standard specifications
common use shore could be used without lowering
the quality food. such action has usually
taken. But, due climatic causes and comparative
ly warm storage spaces and various other circum~
stances. conditions in the navy are vastly different
from wha; they almost anywhere else and it re-
uuires and the most critical watehulness
insure that whenever any change is made. the
must be IN the direction OF standardizng up
1Inionizing down
III Is accordingly directed that no modification Of
any specifications having any reference whatever
any article provisions the shah hereafter
tie even considered until Cor. rather unless) the
shan have submitted 70 and shall have received
the sanction OF the paymaster general Of the navy
4 SAMPLE WEEKLY SCHEDULE
Believing that the proof Of the pudding is ia the
earfner the navy submits complete weekly SEIZED
-le OF meals served TO the enlisted men board
.atIeshfp at sea. the provisions being furnished Dy
supply ship that this schedule may be taken as
u, Illustration OF what is accomplished feeding the
NV under the most difficult conditions:
Monday.
rreakfast-Fried bacon fried esgs toast. rolled
oats milk and sugar, bread. butter, coffee.
rinner.-Veal fricassce with dumphngs, mashed po-
+stocs kidney apple pie bread, butter cohee.
Supper.-Vegetabe soup. crackers roast ribs Of
-sef onion gravy. ginger cake. jam bread. butter,
E5reafastFried bologna fried potatoes. rolled oats
milk and sugar. bread, butter. coffee
Ifuner-V ermicen soup crackers. mashed potatoes.
tidrev beans apple pie. bread. butter, coffee.
Silpner-Frled hamburger steak. fried onions lyon
aise potatoes coconut cake. fruit jam, bread butter.
Wednesday.
Breakfast-- Cereal. milk. and sugar. baked beans.
tomato catsup ginger cake. rolls bread butter coffee.
Dinner-ChicSen soup. crackers, roast chicken with
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