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

How many pounds have YOU galncd?'
Tnterned German alien enemies quar-
tered at the United states immigration
station, Gloucester. y. j., are asking
each other this question. Such queries
are heard after "A salad or Il dainty des-
sert has been eaten.
Not one of the 1870 German aliens who
cat. sleep. exercise read, play aud write
inside of the buildings at Gloucester
feels the pinch" Of the Government
campaign to rave food They will never
be able to say that America sought re-
prisals upon them by cutting down their
rations. Every dish served TO the in
termed men is prepared by a German
cnolS. and II Is also seasoned In accord
ance with real German custom.
The contract for feeding the German
alien enemies at Gloucester is held by
Mrs. Anna S. Palmer. 307 North King
street. Gloucester. Mrs. Palmer, who Is
seventy years old. Is imbued with pa
triotism. She believes that the 100 in
mates at. Gloucester shouldn't suffer for
the sins of others
Meats. good wholesome vegetables.
soups. bacon. beefsteaks, puddlngs and
other dishes are OH the menu that Is
served 10 the interned Germans. Eggs,
which are so scarce In Greater Berlin
1uSt now, are Nisst stTNtu 10 Tue I1lfis
In Greater Berlin the German Imperial
Government allows only one egg to a
person every two weeks. Al Gloucsste,
eggs are served twice week Each in
termed German Is allowed four eggs a
week.
70 feed the 1870 Germaus 1t costs the
Government about si23 a-lay, or approx
Imately about $500 "A moTNh. The Unite ed
States Government pays seYenty-tive
cents day for the food eaten each day
by men classed as captains or officers" "
These are the men taken from steam
ships that have been interned here. Tor
| members Of crews of ships that also were
interned the Government pays sixty-five
| cents day. OF the 100 Germans at
Gloucester. about 100 are captains or
| officers. The remainder are members of
| crews, while six were committed there
| by Federal authorities.
| The food given to the captains, officers.
members of crews and those committed
on suspicion of being guilty of spreading
German propa ganda Is the same. There
is only one difference-the captains aud
officers receive butter instead of oleo-
margarine.
Comparing some of the menus given
| In captiyes by the German Government
| In a detention camp at Diekirsch. near
Luxembourg, Germany. with the food
given to the men at Gloucester, reveals
az much difference as meal underneath
the roof Of some lobster palace" In New
York and in poverty-stricken home
The chief dish An Diekirsch until shor,
| v,hi,a apo consisted of "A dish known as
.bomlen." This dish consisted of grass
potatoes, rye. -four, rice and skins OF
vegetables, stiffened with sawdust
GET EXTRA HELPINds' ALSO
Investigation of the menu card fol
the a sermans in.erned in Gloucester toda,
disclosed that the men there were gettinf
nientv 10 eat and that there isn't II single
rs,,',,ia,nt from tho men, There are also
extra shelpings'' TO those who think thai
thew didn't have enough. Those who are
familiar with the dishes served to ths
,ou,dn't be fed better IN an oldrfashionet
boarding. houne. 4 \
\ wait seid today xhet the c'>aen ru's