The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-18
WHAT IT TAKES TO
FEED A GREAT ARMY
Ono Meal Costs seven Hundred MI
lion Dollars and Consumed o.0O0,-
900 Pounds Daily.
FOOD VIOLATIONS ARE RARE
Gindy, Tobacco and Chewing Cum
We're Important Iicms In the
list ~ supplies.

1888 lost In wright on an average OF
22 pounds each, tho average Amor
can soldier NJ the end of the hRht.
Ing In 1918 weighed ~ pounds more
than no did when the solcctiFc sorv
ice eS' or his own yoltion brought
him into tho army
Thus the surCcss won bv the
srmys subsistence branch I'm tho
great war IN epitomizod I'm chapters
of the official war material his.
tory made public today by the war
department
Tho food problem NJ m army NJ
$1,000 Americans b. Nlaualikcd In
the history by considering tho force
M single man ana the entire wnr
period AS one dinner hour Artirlcs
somprited In the army ration hH-
aired these tremendous totals
Cost ~ one Dinner
Roast he,f 500 100000 pounds.
bacon, lb0,pOO 900 pounds flour
tbrond). 1000 600 600 pounds. but
ter. 1880 600, ulcomhrRprlnr H.
900. 900 baked beans lb0. 600. O00
pou ds potatuCa $4,000, 600
pounds onions 80 100000 pounds.
corn. hcauH and peas 80 900 coo
cans; tomatoes loO000.0Op cans,
pruncA. peaches ana appics Gor
UfNtfiA v " tNN'F FNuW runs FNHhTt
5b0, 900 00n pounds. coffee 7t00O-
600 pounds, evapornicd milk, 200,-
600 600 cans
The bin for this meal amounted
to s7?7 900. 900 to December !, 1918,
tho per capita cost having risen
from 4 cents In 1897 to IS In 1919
At tho time OF the armistice
American soldiers In France we're
consuming 2, ,0O0. 900 pounds OF food
daily. Moving this stupcndous
quantity over the a000.mile line of
communication was thu princIpal
obstacle To be overcome, This and
necessity for conserving cargo space
led directly IN the later months 10
the shipment OF dehydrated ycge-
tables 10 the American oxpcditionory
force.
The problems were solved only
by tho assistance Of the American
food industry" the report SAYS, and
while instances were found OF food
specifications being violated these
are declared 10 have bnen very few
and In most Instances not inten-
Tho FsmcrRcncy Ration.
The emergency ration OF tho
American soldier, designed 10 he
used only In cases OF extremity. wns
perfected during the war to consist
Of three cakes OF becf. prepared with
a bread comno,,nd of rro,ind cook cd
wheat, each cake Weighing three
ounoes. three one ounre cako. ~
chocolate, three fourth ounce fine
salt and one dram black pepper
A special ration was designed for
the use OF invalid soldiers. including
potted chicken, dried eggs, pudding,
stc
Importnncc attached To the supp,v
of fresh coffee for tho men is evi.
dsncad by the decision 10 shin the
bean n The green form ana hsve n
Yoasted near the fyopt This Ied 4,
the invention Of nortable ronsters
capable OF handling several tons n
day,
"Nothjnx that tobcaco has estab-
fished It's claim To n recognized Mace
IN the soldiers life," tho report aays
probably gb percent OF tho American
expedltionary force used the weed
IN ono form or another. Monthly
sh ments averaged 90 400 600
cigars and t26,000, 900 cigarets
Candy and Tobacco.
The soldier's sweet tooth was sat
isfIed by a monthly shipment Of
soc, 900 hounds OF candy during the
early mart OF the war. but thiz IN
creased In November 1918. to
1,3Ta,3OO pounds and In the follow.
Ing month tho war department made
candy n part OF the regulation issue,
one and one-hnlf mounds being ia-
sued 20 each man every month. A
close companion In popularity was
chewing gum, more than a.OnO. 600
packages a month being consumed
More than half OF the Fifth Ilh.
evtys loan would ba required 10 INV
for the clothing and uniform eauip.
age of the American army. one
chapter OF tho report gives n short
history OF the events which led the
soyernment finally IN tnkn oycr The
domestic wool ciip and to com
mandeer The output of practically
every factory.
lr.-re,.. ,ov statistics are siven OF
economies effented bv changes IN
dealvn por Instance elimination OF
iacIpgs nd evolets In trousers sawed
ar o0o ooo snd rsde.,ynlnp n, The
roat c,t ,he COS, ~ thcsc enrm,nis
az Oa6 ooO Exrer, cutting reAuood
,ho lcnnsp,rniiop NJ ,Io,h "a ioo ~
4. yI,J ANA savcb . ,oo ooe ysrds on
,hsVo,.I nracr cn,,nn t.1ttin. rro.
ducca ,or mo arr,,, .,ouiJ turpish +,
s,rin ,hrs. fact wIdc ana ,of uft,
rton, ,cnrp, ,o ,,r,n,e Ioyors
arnupa ,he r,,ntor
C,o,h,nc a, u,I,s
Innovations r@SuI,ins from abort.