Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-02

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the military camps under tie War De-
pa vtment. S66 at Fort Mcpherson, At
lanta Sj7 at Fort Oglethorpe, near At
lanta. and 7O7 at Fort Douglas. Utah.
In last July II cost the Government
35 cents a day to feed the Germans in
camp at Fort Macpherson and Fort
Oglethorpe and 30 cents per day each
man at Fort Douglas Utah. The aver
age daily cost per capita for feeding
them since then, as stated today by
Major J. $. Jones, United States army,
In charge of the prisoners. las been:
August, SO cents: September. 81; Octo-
Der. 3S: November, 81; December. 35 y.
and January 36 cents.
There are 2I65 Germans conhnec IN
the civilian internment camp at Hot
Springs, ". G.. under direction of the
Department Of Labor. The civilian pris-
oners interned for several weeks at
Gloucester. ~ j., ncnr Philadelphia.
were recently transferred to Hot Springs.
The cost of feeding these men on the
ration prescribed by the food admin
istratior is 40 cents per day each. DE
partnent OF Labor officials In charge OF
the camp stated today.
Compared with the average OF thirty
seven cents a day each to feed the Ger
mans In the military camps under the
War Department. which Is asserted to
be twice the food necessary, and forty
cents per day each to feed the German
civilians on the ration prescribed by tue
food administration. said to be hall the
nutri,iye value of the army ration. II
costs shirty-nine and one-half cents
day to feed the American soldiers In the
army camps and at the front. Thirty-
nine and onc-half cents day was said
by the War Department officials TO pe
the actual cost of feeding each man III
the army for the fiscal year 1918.
Doctor Taylor was surprised to hear
that 1T is costing forty cents day 10
proyide the food schedule he had ar
ranged for Hot Springs. In rearranR-
ing the ration he had made substitu'
tions in several instances with view
to reducing costs In addition to the
quantity to be furnished, he SAID. ror
instance. he had substituted oatmeai LOT
rice: oleomargarine for butter and M
creased the potato ration III oruer 10
CONSERVE bread. Perhaps the Labor De-
nartment had not adopted his recon-
| mendatlons for reducing the ration, ne
suggested, or there Is costly plan oi
buying. ,a
department of Labor officials said
that Doctor Taylor's recommendations
! had been carefully followed. One hign
! official OF that department said the oniy
! change made by Doctor Taylor was 10
Z, reduce the quantity Of meat. Doctor
Taylor said this assertion was incorrect
as he had made changes all along the
! line.
when asked why It cost forty cents
! to feed the Germans at HOT springs o'
a ration said to be half that suppneo
the men at the military camps at thirty
! seven cents, Labor Department omcis,s
said the War Departments hgures oic
lot include labor. transportation any
other overhead charges. when wouio
amount to probably 10 per cent. wniis
| the forty cents spent by the LABOR De'
partmcnt represented the total COSTS
: Another reason offered was that me
War Department had an orsanizatioI
for feeding the men thar Is as old ~
the army, and that purchases are macs
4 m large quantities TO feed i.eoo.o1.
men. while the Labor Departments tsst
M feeding 2i65 men IS a new departure
and consequently somewhat more ex
pensive. ,...a..,. y. :,
Numerous complaints were Jrlade iss'
1 November that the German civilians IN
Il tsrned at Hot springs wers uvirk o.
j fho fat OF the land ard eating Tow
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