Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-09-23
ARMY is SUPPLIED
FOR THREE MONTHS
Department Announces Men Cnuld
Subsist for That Time Without
Additional Receipts.
By Bud Fisher
oorr,spondsnr, A,oeialsd rf,.


Correspondence Associated Press
TOURS, Central France. sent q
The American army in Europe conls
be fed and clothed and all its crea.
ture comforts looked after Tor ihrss
months n not another pound NJ sun.
plies was secured. This was the
statement made here by officers o.,
the army quartermaster depari.
ment which directs this mammoth
wonk of supplies
II 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 In a comforting assurance. loo
this huge reserve will be kent nm
through the coming winter period 80
that the American soldiers warmth
as well az his fut1d and colthing viii
be fully looked after,
II IN a huge undertaking 10 feed
LeOe.O00 men even for n single DAY
"A million men scattered 10 a thou.
and points, In trenches. on battle.
fields and camps. along 800 miles of
front and for a depth Of 500 miles
And when are added housing and
colthing. and the period is extended
through the winter months. OF cold
and frost. with the prospect that an.
/ other million or two men may he
headed this way before long with
ehese elements one gets some idea
| OF the magnitude or the supply prob.
lem for a million or more mon
I Here at the center OF the systsu
\ where the receipts are regulated ard
the distribution made. there was an
/ opportunity OF learning some Of the
7 details Of how the system operaie,
1000. 900 Pounds Meat.
In the food branch alone. Il takes
over four million pounds of food
every day To feed the army. This
prodigious daily consumption n food
embraces 1000, 900 pounds NJ flour
baked into 1000. 900 pounds of bread
every dav, $3.50 pounds Of fresh
theef $4,000 pounds Of potatoes
| 100000 pounds OF sugar and $4,000
pounds OF tomatoes Tho pepper and
salt Tor single day is a. 500 pounds
Army coffee II roasted at the rate
OF 10000 pounds a day and Il takes
10000 pounds Of solldified alcohol 10
cook this coffee through the month
The beef r. the hulkiest produr,
used each day. and occupies daiv
space OF $4,000 cubic feet or about
the dimensions of business block of
SOLD meat. Flour comes next, re-
Touring $4,000 cubic feet ~ daily
space. and potatoes about the sam.
These are only a few Of the
main items But the llst runs an
through the many requirements N
the oversee army ration. with vast
quantities In each case Here are
some OF the other daily Items
other Items
Bacon. Q25.O00 pounds. beans
$4,000 pounds. rice. 30 coo pounds
onions, 100000 pounds. cyaporatet
fruit, 10000 pounds; fam 10000
pounds: milk. $4,000 pounds. Vine
gar, 10000 pounds: lard 40 ooo
pounds butter 3i.O0O pounds syrup
90, 900 pounds.
These being included In the over.
sea ration. everyone of the million
men Is entitled to his Fun allowance
and II must go forward 10 hin
wherever he Is, SO that besides me
vast dnilv stock there Ia the question
OF untaillnE daily delivery first BY
railways and camion trains and then
10 the individual soldier
often on the field or IN ne
trenches he is supplied from raf'
mites. OF huge thermos bottles carry,
ing hot food for eight men and
often. too. tho delivery I'M me
trenches ls bS the Yokon PACK ussd
In Alaska ard by the Hudson Fay
voynEeurs and Indians
Besides this 100000 pounds o'
food moving forward daily 10 me
troops, each man carries with nun
two days emergency ration nv,
pounds 10 the man, or an nddilona'
! 100000 pofnds Of food Tor an army
or I 900 600 men. or the cmergeng,
ration. carried on the back, there !,
outstanding every dav 2OOo wv,
pounds Of corned beef and 1000 wy
pounds Of hardtRck 100000 pounu'
Of sugar. g2,6O0 pounds OF roi,.fn
20. 600 pounds of salt and no'v'
Wounds Of solldfied alcohol Tor N'''
\ ing and cooking while on mnf'n