The daily banner., 1917-09-24
NO EMBALMED BEEF
FOR CAMP MEADE
Alert. keen-Eyed Government ln-
specturs Condemn 40 Gases OF
Tainted Mea;--i'ut 10 kcry Rigid
Tests.

Camp Meade, Sept. 23-1here will
be=no emba lmed-beef scandal IN con-
nection with the feeding Of the SeN-
enty-ninth division of the National
Army. The first bad meat has ar
rived. 1t was not very bad. An or
dinary nose might have detected
nothing and an ordinary tongue
might have found the ltayor all
right. But the inspectors which the
War Department has on the Joo feel
their responsibility too seriously 10
let one little sniff and one little taste
suffice. They have keen eyes TO be-
gin with. Its the same keenness
that has won craftsmanship badges
for many officers and 'non-coms.
The inspectors took one look at a
certain lot of corned beef. Ihey
looked at more and more of 1t, and
began to frown. They gave that meat
an ugly, nasty stare-just The way
100 per cent American looks at the
fellow who wants TO know why we
are at war. That meat was con-
demned. There were 255 cases of 1t.
The folk back home may be sure
of .this-that the test for food here
is more severe, than any test an ardl-
nary housewife could apply. In the
first place, the testers are experts,
and in the second place, they are
keyed up to the top notch because
they want everybody who Is supply
ing food to the troops TO know that
Uncle Sam has not forgotten the
Spanish-American War
Every bit of food is purchased sub
ject to approval of the inspectors.
Nen are arriving in camp faster
than real cooks, even az $50 per
month, can be mobilized. Some four
fushers are to be seen in kitchens,
all .rdolled up in white coats, white
pants and with the white caps upon
their heads. Those who cannot cook
and cannot learn will soon be back
home. 1t can be said to the credit OF
thes selected men already here, over
10000, that there is no grumbing
and. that the men feel that 1t is un-
reasonable to ask for immediate re-
suits from cooks who are up against
such a tremendous proposition.
Even the cooks who bluffed their
way into Jobs, with few exceptions,
wiiI gain skill as they get exper;-
ence The bread baked in the huge
ovens is fine, and the meats that are
being handled are of the very best.
Fresh meats are delivered prompt
ly from 1.-The refrigerator cars to the
barracks, where Ice boxes were in
stalled even before needed. Refrig-
orators are here far in excess OF
present needs. The most rapid piece
of construction on this whole can
tonment- job was probably on the
refrigerator storage house and ice
plant This has been built from
ground to roof in two weeks. 1t is
one of the wonders of this wonderful
After all rapid construction is a
thing Americans take for granted.
The-main business now is the making
of soldiers. This is going forward al
a rate that brings constant joy 10
Maj. Gen Joseph E kunn- The Gei,al-- H.
mander. He gets around the camp
many times day in his automobile.
His keen eyes miss nothing.
What glorious sights there may be
in store for those fortunate enough
to be here when this great force goes
into maneuyers, fights thrilling sham
battles and lines up for reviews no
one can picture now.
one few who see it will ever forget.
Thousands of men, some with coats
OF and sleeves rolled up-just like
any fellow who is getting ready to go
into ftght-some with campaign
hats. upon their heads and battle
visions before their eyes; some with
whole uniforms and some with only
parts-all OF them for five full hours
are drilling, drilling and drilling
Ugly stubble, old sweet potato vines
and lweeds have been trampled into
pulp under the constant tread of the
men Through the deepest sand the
mensgo and over craters left by the
dynaniting of stumps.
The officers are proud indeed of
these men who have been selected te
carry the flag across the fields OF
France that have been blighted by
the Kaiser's men. There was a real
thrill for everybody when Phiiadel-
phia crowd arriving with suitcases
unfurled big flag at the station and
carried it waving to the far-off bar
racks assigned to this group. Others
arrived with little flags in the hands
of every man.