The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-27
I,lO5,0O0 YANKS
WENT TO FRANCE
THROUGH ENGLAND
Army Formed Solid Stream
From WharfS Of Liverpool
To Shores of France Where
Ships Were UnIOaded. -
BY GEORGE T. BYE.

BY GEORGE TN6YE.
LONDON, Nov. %. (Reciprocal News
seryice)-At the time of the armistice
LlO5,O OO American soldiers had landed
on the shores Of Great Britain and had
been carried by train and boat to the
theater Of war in France.
So efficient had become the dispatch
ing Of these troops that frequently the
first columns from a convoy OF trans
ports would have reached the shores OF
France while the last columns were
marching down the gangplanks at Liv-
erpool docks.
Long trains were run right across
This ttme 1t was impossible to avert
hrief delays. The cross-channel trans
ports which sailed at night might have
u he put back into Southampton be-
cause of reports of unusual submarine
activity, 1t VAS therefore necessary to
provide great rest camps to act as res
ervoirs to hold troops until it was pos
sible to move them.
A huge camp was provided by the
British at Liverpool known as Notify
Ash camp. Many al American regiment
stayed at Notify Ash until congestion in
southern England was relieved and they
might move or either to the boat or to
n Of the numerous rest camps around
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camp at Winchester, including Morn
Hill camp and Middledown. Codford.
Hursley Park, Romsey, Abingdon Park
and others.
Liverpool received more United States
troops direct than any other port in
Europe, Glasgow, Plymouth and Ports
mouth also saw American d~lsembarka-
lions.
5 All food for Yanks in Great Britain
was provided by the American base
section in London, excepting the first
c~pntingents. They came supplied with
five days %rations, doled out to them on
Decentralization hut split up among eight
men. For instance, one man would car
ny the timed beef for the eight,
can opener If those eight men became
mixed up on the train, one or more
OF them went hungry or didn't get a
complete meal unless other comrades
divvied UP.
Canteens were run by the American
army at all camps so that no matter
what hour of arrival at a camp, day
or night, the men would he given hot
coffee and sandwiches, 1t was not true
that they were Immediately dependent
Upon the British for this temporary re
freshment, AS soon as it was seen that
the five-day rations scheme did not
work out properly, the base section in
London obtained authority from Wash
tngton to alter the arrangement, and
Individual food was thereafter dlstrib-
Hted on board ship.
The food supplied to the troops was
bought from the British government in
hulk orders to be proportioned among
the men. For example when the United
states navy gave notice to base section
a certain convoy would be due at Liver.
pool on or about a certain day, food foi
a fha Ennurfa nnrnhnr nf man ne @ ord araf
from the British army service corps al
the same time that a tentative order
for trains was made. The navy ther
gave "a hours notice before the dock.
u ing of ships, and the orders were con.
81 firmed for immediate delivery.
The rations supplied the A. Il. F. il
Great Britain were exactly the same II
quantity as supplied in America anc
France. This daily ration per soldier
Was obtained from the British arm,
Service corps.
Bread, Is ounces.
Meat, IL ounces.
Sugar, two ounces
NJ Coffee, one or IS
Tea, ~ ounce
Salt. 4 ounce.
AFron local navy and ARMY canteen
the following vas obtained daily TO
each soldier:
Bacon, three ounces +
Fried fish, six ounces.
Potatoes ~ ounces.
ia IDried beans, two ounces.
IA Butter or margarine. one ounce.
Fresh vegetables five ounces (wheI
R~vailable).
Jam or dried fruit, three ounces.
MIX, one ounce.
Cheese, two ounces.
Pepper, 1-30 ounce.
* Mustard, 1-50 ounce.
Construction gangs working at har,
labor for eight hours were given ]
unces of meat, and the same increas
wac allowed troops at various times s.
employed, If authority were obtained.
The British Tommy received only /
! ounces of meat and other daily supple
in equally lesser proportion. BritisI
coal was supplied to American camp
IN almost unlimited quantities, while tn
Tommies shivered over a few bucket
fula because of knowledge that tn
American required much more warmth
There was an instance of Yanks SNUG
ling coal and food to Tommies in ada
cent camps.