Connecticut western news., 1919-07-10
ONE WAR WORKER
 TO COMPANY
A. E. F. stock-taking finds Y. M. c. A. alone averages secretary to every ITO men,

Paris, May.-Although the tumult and the shouting have died over here, and the captains, having assisted in effecting the exit of the kings, are themselves beginning to depart, the American program of war with the A. E. F. "carries on" with in- creased resources and effectiveness.
 The other day the A. E. F.. took stock of the agencies from the home land that are serving the doughboy. The stock-taking was preliminary to the newly instituted General Head quarters program for co-ordinating the work of these agencies to the best advantage of the men. And the results are Illuminating.
 With approximately 1,5oQ,0 ,0O0 dough. boys still in France and occupied Germany, there is now one Amen- can war worker over here for every 150 men and one hut operated by an American war work organization fol every 900 men.
 The totals as given in the resume for all the war agencies, exclusive or the American Red Cross, are 9,Glo men and women workers and 1,65G huts. Of the total number of work CTS, S,350 are representatives of the Young Mems Christian Association, leaving the overseas war work strength of all other organizations at 1,26S. Of the total number of huts, 1907 are operated by the Y. M. c. A. and the remainder, 40, by all other war work agencies.
 Incidentally the stock taking showed that everyone of the Ameri- can agencies has increased its per sonnel in the five months since the signing of the armistice-the Y. M. c. A, for instance, having added 726 workers to its strength. This in crease is attributed to the recognition, both by the military authorities and by the executives of the various agencies, of an increased need for war work among the men, now that the concentration upon the objective of victory has been eliminated and eagerness to get back home is inten- sified, with weeks and even months of waiting ahead.
 With these resources at hand the General Staff of the A. E. F. has un- dertaken to supervise and regulate the service given to soldiers by the auxiliary organizations. General welfare officers are to be appointtl, one to each combat division, each similar unit of the Service of Sup plies and each higher headquarters. Their duties will be to supervise ath- letic and amusement programs; de- termine the proper disposition of huts, restaurants and entertainment halls; recommend establishments where recreational facilities are in adequate or where there is duplica- tion of effort, and to notify war work agencies of the locations of all units. They will decide whether there are too many or two few war workers in their territories and, where neces- sary, will obtain details of non-com- missioned officers and men to aid the war workers
 The welfare officers will have juris- diction over free distribution of food and supplies by the various war work organizations. Indiscriminate giving away will be discouraged, and free distribution will only be countenanced when ordinary comforts and facilities for the men are not available, espe- cially for sick and wounded and for troops in transit or otherwise sepa- rated from the usual sources of sup ply.
 The Y. M. c. A, which is operating 1,600 huts in France, is said to have expended half the amount which will be available to it for use in France. It has operated the canteen service at a loss. With the army taking over the canteen service, however, the ex- duced.
 Some idea of the expenditure made for war work in the period which passed with the institution of the pro- gram of coordination is shown in the record of the Y. M. c. A. This or BdulLdIlOh held AhNOSSSo YNboONtOSN tas overseas huts and their equipment up to the first of the year, with an aver age maintenance cost of more than St0,0OO a month. 1t gave away in combat areas, from last May to the end of November, goods valued at more than $700,000 and its Christmas gifts to the doughboys last year rep resented a value of more than half a million.
 Its loss in the operation of can teens, done on borrowed capital, was $600,000. It has expended $1,750,000 for sporting goods for free use of the soldiers. It has leased and operated 37 chocolate and biscuit factories. and seven sawmiIls in France to meet the needs of the work. It has distrib- uted more than $3,o00,000 worth of
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