The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-11-15

Iours.-Ihe American army In Eu
rope could be fed and clothed and al
it's creature comforts looked after fol
three months If not another pound o.
supplies was secured. This was thu
statement made here by officers Of TIL
army quartermaster's depa tinent
which directs this mammoth work O.
supplies.
1t gives an idea Of the vast stool
of reserve resources Stored IN the
miles of warehouses stretching from
the coast inland to the fighting line
and it is a comforting assurance, too
that this huge reserve will be KEEP
up through the coming winter period
so that the American soldiers warmth
as well as his food and clothing, will
be fully looked after.
Some Big Job.
It is huge undertaking to feed a
million men even for single day-a
million men scattered to a thousand
points, in trenches, on battlefelds and
camps, along 300 miles of front and for
q depth of 500 miles. And when are
added housing and clothing and the
period is extended through the win
ter months of cold and frost, with the
prospect that another million or two
of men may be headed this way before
long-with these elements one gets
some idea of the magnitude of the
supply problem for million or more
men.
Here at the center Of the system
where the receipts are regulated and
the distribution made, there was an
opportunity of learning some of the
details of how the system operates.
In the food branch alone it takes
over 100000 pounds of food every
day to feed the army. This prodi
gious daily consumption Of food EN-.
braces 1000 pounds Of flour baked
into a million pounds of bread every
day, $4,000 pounds of fresh beef
$4,000 pounds of potatoes, 100000
pounds of sugar and $4,000 pounds Of
tomatoes. The pepper and salt for
single day is 1880 pounds.
Army coffee is roasted at the rate
of 10000 pounds day, and it takes
10000 pounds of solicited alcohol tt
cook this coffee through the month.
The beef is the bullziest produc
used each day, and occupies a daily
space of $4,000 cubic feet, or abou
the dimensions of business block, OF
solid meat. Flour comes next, requir
ing $4,000 cubic feet Of daily space
and potatoes about the same. !
A Few Daily Items.
These are only few Of the mai
items. But the list runs all through
the many requirements of the over
sea army ration, with vast quantities
in each case. Here are some of the
other daily items: Bacon, 225,0Gt
beans, 10000 pounds; rice
$4,000 pounds; onions, 100000 pounds
fruit, 10000 pounds; jam
10000 pounds; milk, $1,000 pounds
vinegar, 10000 pounds; lard, 10000
pounds; butter, $1,000 pounds; syrup
10000 pounds.
These being included in the over
sea ration, every one of the million
men is entitled to his full allowance
md it must go forward to him wher
ever he is. So that besides. the vast
laily stock there is the question OF
daily delivery, first by rail
Ways and canton trains, and then tt
he individual soldier.
Besides this 100000 pounds of fooC
moving forward daily to the troops :
ach man carries with him two days :
ration, 5 pounds to the man :
n additional 100000 pounds of foot
or an army of a million men. OF the :
ration, carried on the back
here is outstanding every day 2,O0O,'
90 pounds of corned beef and 2O00,'
90 pounds of bareback, 100000 pounds F:
f sugar, 62,500 pounds of coffee, 90 +:
90 pounds of salt, and 100000 pounds /:
f solidif1ed alcohol for heating an6 :
ooking while on march.