Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-10-03
BIG JOB FEEDING DIR
ARMY IN FRANCE

| IOu It's. CENTRAL FRANCE
| The American army in Europe could
be fed and clothed and all its crea-
ture comforts looked after fer three
months if not another pound of sup.
plies was secured. This was the
statement made here by officers of
the army quartermaster's depart
ment, which directs this mammoth
work of supplies.
1t gives an idea of the vast stock
of reserve resources stored in the
miles of warehouses stretching from
the coast inland to the fighting line.
and ii is comforting assurance, too,
that this huge reserve will be kept
up through the coming winter
period so that the American sol
dier's warmth. as well as his food
and clothing. will be fully looked
after.
1t is huge undertaking to feed
million men even for single day
million men scattered to a thous-
and points, in trenches, on battle
fields. in camps, along 500 miles of
front and for u depth of 500 miles
And when are added housing and
clothing. and the period is extended
through the winter months of cold
and frost, with the prospect that an
other million or two 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
hn let vi htrf IN,
opportunity of learning some of the
details of how the system operates.
In the food branch alone, it takes
over four million pounds of food
every day to feed the army. This
prOdigious daily consumption of food
embraces million pounds of flour
baked into million pounds OF
bread every day. $4,000 pounds of
fresh beef. $4,000 pounds OF pota-
toes. 100000 pounds of sugar and
$4,000 pounds of tomatoes. The
pepper and salt for a single day is
42,500 pounds.
Army coffee is roasted at the rate
of 10000 pounds day, and il takes
10000 pounds of solidified alcohol
to cook this coffee through the
month.
The beef is the bulkiest product
used each day, and occupies a daily
space of $4,000 cubic feet. or about !
the dimensions of business block. |
of solid meat. Flour comes next. |
requiring $4,000 cubic feet of daily |
space, and potatoes about the same. |
These are only few of the main |
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, 225.00O pounds; beans,
5000 pounds; rice, $4,000 pounds;
onions. 100000 pounds; evaporated |
fruit. 10000 pounds; jam, 10000; |
milk, $500 pounds; vinegar. 10000 |
pounds; lard. 10000 pounds; butter,
g. 900 pounds; strip, 10000 pounds. |
These being included in the over
sea rations, every one of the million |
men is entitled TO his full allowance !
and it must go forward to him where
ever he is. So that besides the vast |
daily stock there is the question of !
daily delivery, first by rail
ways and canton trains, and then to |
the individual soldier
Often on the field or in the |
trenches he is supplied from mar
mites. or huge thermos bottles carry |
ing hot food for eight men, and often |
too the delivery in the trenches is |
by the Yukon pack used in Alaska |
and by the Hudson bay voyageurs
and Indians.
Besides this four million pounds
of food moving forward daily to the
troops, each man carries with him
two days emergency ration. five
pounds to the man, or an additional
five million pounds of food for an
army of a million men. OF the |
emergency ration. carried on the
back, there is outstanding every day |
two million pounds of corned beef |
and two million pounds of bareback. !
100000 pounds of sugar, 62,500 |
pounds of coffee, 10000 pounds of |
salt and 100000 pounds of solicited |
alcohol for heating and cooking |
while on the march.
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