The weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1918-1919, 1918-10-25
TROOP SUPPLIES {.
; MONTHS AHEAD
Army Could Get Along for 90
Days If Not Another Pound
Went Over.
VAST STOCK IN RESERVE
Held in Miles of Warehouses Extend.
ing From the Coast inland to the
Fighting Line-DaiIy De-
iiVerieS Made.

| fHdGCs
| TOurs.-The American army in En-
| rope could be fed and clothed and all
| its creature comforts looked after for
| three months if not another pound of
supplies was secured. This was the
| statement made here by officers of the
army quartermaster's department,
! 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 10 the fighting line,
and it is comforting assurance, too,
| that this huge reserve will be kept
up through the coming winter period,
! 50 that the American soldiers warmth,
as well as his food and clothing, win
be fully looked after.
Some Big Joo.
1t is huge undertaking TO feed d
| million men even for a single day--a
| million men scattered to Il thousand
! points, in trenches, on battiefeIdS and
| camps, along 200 miles Of front and for
| q depth OF 500 miles. And when are
| added housing and clothing and the
period is extended through the Win
| ter months of cold and frost, with the
| prospect that another million or two
Of men may be headed this way before
| iOng-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
| the distribution made, there vas an
| opportunity of learning some OF the
details Of how the system operates.
IN the f0OG branch alone it takes
| over 100000 pounds of food every
| day TO feed the army. This prOtii-
! giOuS daily consumption o. FOOD EN-
! braces 1,000 pounds of Hour baked
| into a million pounds Of brcad every
day, S75,000 pounds OF fresh beef,
/ S75,000 pounds Of potatoes, 2000O0
pounds Of sugar and 125,000 pounds of
tomatoes. The pepper and salt for a
single day is $500 pounds.
Army coffee is roasted 1T the rate
of 10000 pounds a day, and it takes
| 10000 pounds of soIljfied alcohol to
| cock this coffee through the month.
The beef is the buIIiieSt product
used each day. and occupies daily
! space of 5000 cubic feet, or about
! the Dimensions of i business block, II
! solid meat. Flour comes next. rCqUir-
ing 25,00O cubic feet Of daily space,
| and potatoes about the same.
A Few Daily Items.
These are only Il few Of the main
| items. Bus 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,G0G
| pounds; beans, 10000 pounds; rice,
| $4,000 pounds; onions, 2J0o0O pounds ;
| eyaporatcd frlif, .0,G00 pounds: jun,
| T0,GO0 pGundS; mills, o. 800 pounds ;
| vinegar, 10000 pounds; lard, 10000
| pounds; butter, 1900 pounds; syrup,
1900 pounds.
These bein" included in the over
sea T;tiOn. every one OF The million
men is entitled to his full allowance,
aaG il mist 30 forward 70 him Wdcr-
ever lie is. So that besides The ya@t
daily stock there is the question o.
I unfaiiing daily delivery, first by rail-
ways and cannon trains, and then TO
! the inGiVidua! soldier
Besides this 100000 pounds OF foOd
moving forward daily 10 the trOCns,
each man carries with him two days
emergency ration, : pounds 10 The man
i az additional 5,CG0,009 pounds e food
Tor On army OF Il million men. Gf the
emergency ration, carried on the hac%
there is outstanding every day 2,cVo,-
600 pounds 0f cCTned beef and 900
600 pounds Of hardtacls, 800, 0C0 pounds
of sugar, $3.50 pounds Of coffee, 20
coo pounds OF salt, and 100000 pounds
Of soliliicd alcohol for heating and
cooking while CE march.