Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-22
FINE EATS FOR
CAMP MEADE MEN
Fresh Farm Prcducts Come in
by Truck From Bay
Boats.

Camp Meade, Admiral, Md, Aug. %. -
Soldiers are living ON the fat of the land
here in the heart of Maryland at n time
when "fat of the land means all that ~
most wholesome and toothsome This
diet, composed TO such great extent
of fersh provisions, has been made possible
by the Camp Produce Exchange, operated
by Lieutenant John ID. Iversop, of the
Depot Bigade. There IS plenty Of water
melons all the time and these costs at an
average Of 20 cents each The freshest
of tomatoes, picked within hundred
miles or less of the camp, are on hand in
abundance Mt price So cheap that it
suggests the days long past that house
wives hope will come back All other
vegetables, fruits fish and poultry arc
obtained at such prices that il IS possible
10 serve o feast every dav that few men
could afford even IN thor prosperity as
war workers before being called 10 the
colors
The low prices arl the fine produce
are the result Of aggressive methods
The camp trucks aro ~ Baltimore before
sunrise taking over often the whole car
goes Of the small craft that come up
Chesapeake lihh from the fertile farms
of Maryland and Virginia Taking a
boatload at once on hnard ap army truck
eliminates many charges that the nvrr-
age consumer has Ia meet and i nsures
ircshcr produce than would be possible
by any other methods
The fresh diet - adding To the health
of the men II means Iust the kind of
TODD best for ANYBODY nt thIs season
In the early days Of the camp this was
not possible \ few mess srrgeants
managed to get Some hargains from
farms. but II was not often enough to
please the men and n time whei the
truck farmers had most ~ sell # was
necessary to fall back on canned good
or other unreasonable foods
NrW uEtD o. MILITARY rotIcE.
Colonel John ] Bonliace has been
named head Of the military police, Lieu
tenant Colonel Emmett K Harris, the
new division machine gun officer, will
take an advanced course of instruction
a Camp Hancock. Augusta. Ca
Mrs, Shirley Shancr, soprano. of
Pittsburgh, Is paving n second visit 70
Camp Meade The soldiers enjoy her
singing SO much that She has decided
to make n second tour Of the camps
Some Of the men who were dumped in
the ocean by Gcrmanv's ruthless sub
marine warfare are here learning how
10 fight and get even There j. one man
here who will probably prove a hard one
10 drown il there Is any more 81 the
submarine trouble IIeis Edward Schall.
Of Philadclphia. who was a half-miie
swimming champion
Sergeant Thomas Patrapoulos. who
owned a cafe in Hazelton, Pa. fought IN
The Greek army IN two Balkan war;
lie was made lieutenant
\ strong military atmosphere Will sur
round the great Win the War for free
don" parade of the labor unions. Viii
will take place Labor Day. Monday Sep
tcmber , \ company Of soldiers from
Camp Meade will head the pageant of
workers, while two battle planes of the
War Department will hover over the
route OF the pagcant
Colonel Townsend Whelen. who was
the division ordnance officer of the 18th
Division has returned ten .rarily 10
direct the training OF the Lafayette
Division, now being organized under
Major General Jesse Mel Carter Col
onel Whelcn is now 4 member of the Cen
eral Staff As a member of the Training
Committee he has been assigned to make
tour of the cantonments where divi-
sions are being formed, to see that the
training of the rockies Is along the
proper and most advanced lines
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