The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-10-25
IMPORTANT WAR INFORMATION

Soldiers are fed and clothed by tn,
government. officers buy their owl
clothing and pay for their own food
During the fiscal year ended June 80
1918, the food for the army cost $425,
600, 100000.
Feeding the soldier from the time
he leaves home until he embarks for
Europe is subject by itself Feeding
him on shipboard and overseas, both
in camp and on the firing line, is an
other
A soldiers food for one day is call
ed a ration. This ration consists of
twenty-seven different articles, which
must be ready daily. and they are
ready. General Pershing reports that
no man in France has had to wait for
a meal when that meal was due, and
the same is true on this side.
The materials in the soldiers ration
will stand the acid test. Nothing sec
ond in grade is bought. Only the best
of meat is procured and it is handled
in central place in each camp by
| butchers; the cuts are thus used to
| the best advantage and waste of bones
| and surplus fat avoided.
Packers are required to can the
best variety of fruits and vegetables
I and the department has gone into
those states where the finest grade of
| tomatoes, corn, onions, peas and beans
are grown and has taken such por-
| tlons OF the crop as We were needed
for army use. Last August 1852, 800
pounds of tomatoes and onions were
furnished camps and cantonments in
this country; and. during the eight
months prior to June 5, 1918, about
10 100000 cans of tomatoes We're used,
enough to reach from the battle front
on the Marne to Linda, California, if
they were lined up end to end.
Dried and evaporated fruits form an
important part of the army ration
Approximately S0,000.000 pounds of
prunes, dried apples and peaches,
mostly from California, will be pur-
chased from this years crop and Cali
fornia will also supply about 100000
900 cans of apricots, peaches, cherries
and pears. The cherry seeds will be
saved for use in the manufacture of
gas masks. Prunes have an honor
able place on the soldiers bill of fare
1t has been proven that the prune has
food value, fruit value, tonic value,
and value as confection. Moreover
it has been recommended by the Sur
geon General of the army.
Lemon drops are the soldiers favor
ite candy and are made of pure granu-
lated sugar favored with an emul-
sion from lemon rnd. About 100000
pounds have been furnished the army
up to last August; this constitutes
ID per cent of the army candy supply.
At present the army is using ,250,-
600 pounds of butter and 100000
pounds of oleomargarine. AS the sea-
son advances and butter becomes
will be increased until the quantities
are about even. From the first of
January until the first of August, 1918.
more than 5OOOOO,O0O pounds of flour
has been furnished for army use.
There has never been a meal where
the soldiers did not have bread. Our
men in service here have used great
er amount of substitutes than the
Food Administration has asked of the
civilian trade.
Our soldiers in France have bread
plenty of it-made from one hun
dred per cent wheat.
Soldiers love coffee and want it
strong. Sixteen schools are in opera
ton here and in France teaching
them how to roast it and it is served
fresh each day. BY this method there
is saving to Uncle Sam of two cents
on each pound. During the first seven
months of the war 1,612,3S3 cans of
condensed milk were used, and to
August 10, 1918, 225,OOO.0OO pounds
'of sugar have been supplied.
1t costs the government about forty
five cents day to feed soldier. The
ofhcers pay about $100 a day for
| their meals. The difference between
| the table of the soldier and the officer
lies mostly in linen, china and service.
Here is a days ration taken at ran
dom from Camp Grant, Illinois:
Observation-Disclosures with milk,
coffee with sugar and milk, scrambled
\ eggs, fried potatoes and a sauce.
Dinner-Coffee with milk and sugar.
beef tongue, baked potatoes, peas,
bread and butter raisin sauce and
pineapple cobbler.
Supper-lced tea, bread and butter,
cold roast beef, fried potatoes. rad
ishes, onions and corn. Yours sin
cerely ANTOINETTE FUNK.
Director Sneakers Denartment