Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1918-07-28

Tho order continues.
Men Take Provisions.
90 Is necessary TO depart from the
beaten track. which has been fol
lowed 600 tho utilization of material
and provisions and stores from the
lrrup,d territory Hopes ~ the
utilization of captured food az RAJ
.Inn and thc distribution Ut fixed
portion Uf the provisions 10 the
'..huus troops have take nthesc pro
,Ialuu themselves and eaten them.
niHuut treating them as part o.
tl, authorized scale OF rations
"lu hI. way some units. which
have CHANGED 90 have the Oppurtun-
Ity t0 capuf, booty uf this dcscrip-
Iou have lived u abundance, while
others are suffering priyations. Fur
thor o. has uoi even been the troops
Boo lbo front hu, to whom this more
abundant supply uf food has fallen,
bul second Iu" troops train oche-
IONS and especially stragglers who
ar, osmug fbout behind the army
Oniccf- Iilnmrd, Too.
n has even happened that men
,ayp taken food without authority
and hy force from the stores IN the
military occupation and adminis,ra-
lion and. ] regret to say, some Of
flrors have not been ashamed 90 In
trrierr with che guard Boo the "Nccu
ZION of their duty and to insult the
lurlI. to whose charge the proyis-
ions Vor, entrusted " appears To-
Doc necessary Tor the supply officials
..U follow the first lime troops as
.lusoy ls possible and Co be- accom-
.aurd hy escorts uf cavalry or po-
lice 500 that important stores and
depot. may 40 least be- administered
by them with as little delay as pos.
tihlc
"lt our progress results m the oc-
upiuou of new area. this must be-
placed Iuder regular system nt cN.
p.uliauuu CO.. soon as possible Or
dor must hp maintained iu the VII
nr.s Dos entries and patrols The
TROOPS mus. Do, prevented and pro
Hibuod from making acquisitions iu
fb, fields Iud taking the crops The
I.np.. 5f H.m, are so short ut All
provision. necessary to lite that
,uHu.I ru never be- done 90 dimin-
I.H Oh. mount which they have 90
supply '0 fbr army iu the field.
Mould Economic.
Rapid and complete seizure aut
economic us' ut provisions may
lrHu uf capital importance for the
. continuation of tine operations
The ui1g'He iu the back areas. Of
which NHr Uu,hm complains, ap-
.lr Poo Hlt, become widespread
H.uuf orders issued 10y the com
mHHIrr uf tH. eighteenth and sec.
ri uui. opposite the British
pow" revealed aSr,sses which seen
almost Incredible considering that
fha sermn military machine has
.."H u f.rUu. for ts Iron di.cip
H. r-H HHs, been held zap AMI
'. euH NI.d and provisions car
I.| aNft Hl gangs of desperate sol.
"r intent upon satisfying theft
NWHtr. .... 81 they are shot Tor 10
MinN Mere Ted.
u.. fHe troops in the from
Don. R.U ted aud prisoners ~
,.H.t .s.H ruutuhutc this. bat IN
, '.r FL. puI, them with adequate
"r.t.IHr. fHr afiDus of the diyis
'w resting ur training boz the bach
Hr.ts fr. uI dueu tO minimum
tu. fU. amount dolci out TO eacr
uHI H.t Dr. NOT sufficient Tor hi.
ml need.
A. tH. orders issued on the de-
Hi.Hr. oi discipline have beet
lHu.tH1 Loo cuurteously mild Ian
.saEs Haiul iu effect more Of an
. gIHa than "a threat. as though IN.
.I-h.r command realized that tn
mer aer' BOZ a dangerous mood and
disciplined to submit to severe pun
.Hm.rf
While lun high hopes must not De-
based na these reports oi insuhordi.
nation 90 remains fact that tha
discipline ni tho German army 40
east Goa the western front. D. IN d
bad uas and The present defeat on
ths Marine does not seem likely 10
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