Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1918-07-12
FOOD WILL WIN THE WAR" is A RELIGIOUS AS
WELL AS A MILITARY CREED AT MICHIGAN
WISCONSIN CANTONMENT.
CUSTER HEALTH The BEST IN The UNITED STATES
Cleanliness the Last DegeeSory of How Meas Sergeanta
Are Made From All Walks of Lfe-Laundry and Refrig-
Grafton Plants Have Important Part in Sani-
tation Program.
Administration
Divison)

Camp Custer, Battle Creek. June
25-One OF the most popular and con-
sequently successful pieces OF Ger
man propaganda scattered broadcast
in this country was the story that the
food saved through the regulations and
appeals of the u. S. Food Administra-
ton for the Army and our Allies was
carelessly If not criminally wasted
when it reached the army kitchens.
Considerable of the damage of this
propaganda has been Offset by the per-
sonal visit of thousands of parents to
the different camps, and environments
of the United States but enough OF
the idea is still prevalent in the coun-
try to warrant j. w. Hallowell, Of Mr..
Hoover's personal staff, to direct Food
Administrator George A. Prescott, OF
Michigan, to detail one Of his organi-
zation to visit Camp Custer and make
an official report on the food condi-
tions, paying strict attention to the
garbage waste and conservation OF left
over food stuffs.
Custer Adheres to Slogan"
In no place in America is more re-
spectful consideration given the u. S.
Food Administrators slogan Food
Will Win the War" than right here in
Camp Custer. Food is the first essen
ffa1 ~ onufhirO ~ fa i'm nnrtQnf
than camp sanitation, because without
food and plenty of it no army, or civil
ian population for that matter, can
maintain their peace and contentment,
much less their war morale. 1t was
Napoleon who said, can army travels
on its stomach" and no truer military
expression has ever been coined.
That's why it is just as necessary for
food regulation and food conservation
in both army and civil life to maintain,
by competent distribution, a proper
food supply for both forces, d.
viding the same in proportion
to the physical needs of each. The
feeding of a camp the size of Custer
Is a revelation in detail. For example
every man III Custer was allowed in
June 1877 cents for his days rations.
Few families could make the saving or
live as we'll as these mess sergeants
keep their men, and soldiers portion
- soUd is not to be compared with that
given youngsters in the average home.
The work of a mess chief is science.
They almost invariably come within
their daily official allowance but no
attempt is made to have a surplus, the
mess savings for the week being used
for big feed" on Sunday, sample
menu of a recent Sunday dinner be-
ing made part of this story to relieve
anxious mothers of any worry about
the boys Sunday dinner. OF course
the average big red-blooded boy true
to his finer qualities writes home the
cooking is not like mothers but be that
as it may, his food is at least scien-
tifically correct both as to preparation
and substance and as for cleanliness
the army kitchen has no superior in
the land for the only reason 1t is not
possible to make them more immacu-
late.
Must Pass Rigid Examination.
There are upwards OF $50 kitchens at
Camp Custer, all under the supervision
of Captain Dunno. Cooks and bakers
in these kitchens are given two
months of intensive training by ex-
perts and they must pass a rigid ex-
animation on food values and kindred