Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-11-14

stomach is just as true today as it
was hundred years years ago.
The subsistence Division Of the
Quartermaster Corps sees to it that
the forces incamp here in the United
States do not lack the best food,
but the real passion of that depart
ment is the American Expeditionary
Forces. The motto of the Subsis-
tence which feeds the
army is Eve never Sleep One
afternoon a little while ago an
order came about five o'clock for
24,000,000 rations. Within "a hours
the entore order was placed, and the
supply was well under way. $4,000,
90 rations would give 100000 sol
diers three meals day for four
days
The needs of the men in the
trenches and on the firing line are
given most careful consideration,
and every effort is made to serve
hot meals. Under barrage fire and
gas attacks, however, hot food can
not be carried forward To meet
this difficulty sealed containers are
provided, holding sufficient food for
% men for day These contain
ers are absolutely air. tight to pre-
vent poisoning of food by gas, since
food tainted by gas causes death.
these containers are "a dry, hard
corn bread, corned beef,
hash, roast beef, salmon, sardines,
salt, sugar and coffee that is solu-
BILE in cold water as we'll as in hot,
together with the necessary can
openers. The container weighs 107
pounds and is cleverly camoufaged.
An emergency ration correspond
ing to the Iron ration of the British
troops has been worked out by the
Americans. This is the ration that
is carried over the top, and is used
only in dire extremely. 1t consists
of ground meat and wheat pressed
into cake, also a block OF sweet
chocolate. The cake can be eaten
dry or stirred into cold water If
boiled few minutes in three pints
of water it makes nourishing soup
or in one pint Of water a palatable
porridge.
No chances are taken on our
troops going hungry because of sub
marines or through accident or mis-
hap. If not single boat load of
food landed in France for three
months the huge reserves we have
there now would take care of our
men.
Every inch of available tonnage
space has been utilized to put these
mighty stores of food in Europe,
and successful efforts have been
made to supply our forces with
freh vegetables from the allied
countries. AS reinforcing measure
16 million pounds of dehydrated vege-
tables have been contracted for by
the United States, for use in emer-
genty only.
| No losses at sea or failures of
crops in allied countries can deprive
our soldiers of their necessary pota-
toes.
The United States army is not
only the best fed and the healthiest
army in the world, it is also the
best paid. The private soldier re-
ceives base pay at the rate of one
dollar day which is ten times as
much as the German soldier, nearly
three times as much as the British
soldier, and twenty-five to fifty
times as much as the Italian SOL
der Oou Sergeants receive $l27
a day, twice the pay of a British
Sergeant, more than six times that
of French Sergeant, and between
three and four times that of Ger
Sergeant.
The General in the American
army, which is the rank of General
Pershing, receives $SS3.33 per
month, twice the pay of a German
General and a little less than twice
that of French General, but less
than the base pay of a general in
the British army, which is 1880 a
month. A Northumberland in the
American army gets $3.50 a month
while the same officer in the British
army gets $3.50; the other ranks OF
officers in the American army re-
ceive pay at higher rate than
officers in other belligerent coun-
tries.
! Base rate of pay per day of en-