South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-24
LATEST U. S. NAVAL
SHIPS USING ALL
AVAILABLE SPACE
Also Provides Means of Giving
Officers and Men Comfort
able Quarters.

L. s. s. NEW MEXICO. FLAG
SHIP PACIFIC FLEET. LOS AN
GELES HARBOR. Calf. June 25.-
While American naval designers have
been striving for years TO make
every inch Of warship space effec-
tive when needed for lighting pur-
poses. they have not overlooked the
great human element OF making and
keeping the officers and men con-
tented by providing them with COM
Portable quarters.
On the superdreadnought New
Mexico one Will md the utmost care
has been taken 10 give every man
aboard a good home. He not sonly
has good place 10 sleep and 20 pass
his spare time. but has plenty of
good. wholesome food, an adequate
supply OF comfortable clothing and
the best OF medical care.
Because of the limited space for
the crew Of 1850 men. and because
OF the necessity OF utilizing this
space in the daytime for other pur-
poses, sleeping hammoCks have been
provided. These are comfortable
and easily kept clean. Besides. they
can be readily packed away.
The complement OF so officers have
cabins which are furnished with
steel furniture and desks. Senior
grade officers have wardrobes for
their clothing. But everything is so
compactly arranged in the cabins
Of ferr ffl1
There is not a pound of unnecessary
weight.
The crew dimes AT plain mess
tables. The officers have their own
mess. Food Is prepared and furn-
ished free 10 the crew by Uncle
sam. The officers have to pay for
their food.
Cleanliness Rules.
The crew Of an American fighting
ship is given food containing a daily
average of at least 1000 calories.
The average man could do a hard
days work on far less than that, ac-
cording TO experts. IL is said that
5000 calories would be a good daily
supply of food fuel But the Amer
lean naval men get the 1000 allow
ance on the theory that when they
need il they will have it.
The most scrupulCus care is taken
on the New Mexico 10 keep the food
wholesome and clean before and
while il is being prepared for the
messes The cooks galeys are as
free from dirt as IL is possible for
soap and water 20 make them. Every
cooking utensu is constantly under
the inspection OF many eyes. 4 cook
ne.er knows when he Will be called
upon 90 show some prying officer
Just what is going on In the galley.
Each man is given ration OF SIS
cents worth Of food a day. served in
three hearty meals. There are ex-
cellent meats. fresh vegetables. fruits
in season and eggs on the well bal
anced menus. There is no monoto-
nous sameness TO the fare.
Here are menus for two lays
aboard the New Mexico: Break asst
apple sauce. pork and bea-s. cat
sup. hot cornbread. butter and cof-
fee Dinner-bean soup. boiled ham
boiled cabbage and turnips Orish
stylel. boiled potatoes. mustard and
pickles. bread. butter and coffee.
Supper-Fried bologna. brown gravy
creamed onions. rice. Custard pud-
pudding bread butter. tea. Break
fast-Corn meal mush and milk
corned beef hash. catsup. two boiled
eggs bread. butter and coffee. Din
ner-Vegetab soup. pot roast Of
beef. brown gravy. boiled sweet po-
tatoes. aspars gus tips. with sauce;
mine pie bread, butter and coffee.
Supper-CoId sliced beef tongue,
sliced cheese. mustard. lyannaise po-
tatoes. pickles. bread. butter. tea.
Prepared in Electric Ovens.
IN the officers mess the food IS as
excellent in quality and as daintily
served as in any or the highest
priced hotels OF an American city.
SO II the reader happens 10 have
a son. A brother. or a sweetheart IN
the American navy. dc not worry
about his "eats" Unless you live
on the fat OF the land yourself. he
has your fare AZ least equalled and
perhaps beaten. II the boy IN the
navy r. under-nourished % IS be
cause ne has something wrong with
his "tnnards." as the saying IS down
east.
The food on the New Mexico IS
cooked By steam. or on ranges. with
the exception Of bread ard pastries
These are prepared in electric ovens