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AMERICAN NAVY BEST FED AND BEST CLOTHED High Standard Is Being Main tained Despite High Cost of Materials. JOST IS SECONDARY MATTER Good Nourishment and Palatabillty First Consideration in Selection of Food ? Uncle Sam Goes Step Beyond Other Countries in Providing for Com fort of the Men. By JAMES H. COLLINS. Washington. ? A British nnval officer who has been doing teamwork with the American destroyers In the subma rlne zone said the other day: "There are Just three points upon which I would want to criticize Uncle Sam's sailors: First, they are too well fed; second, they are too well clothed; third, they are too well paid." "The best fed body of men In the world," our navy bus been pronounced, and the figures Just compiled for the nnvy ration this year show that the hijjh standard has been maintained, despite the rise In the cost of food ar ticles, with very little extra expense to Uncle Sam. War has added some complications to the task of feeding the navy, for the number of men has suddenly In creased from about 64,000 to more than 200,0<X), and hundreds of small patrol boats nnd submarine chasers have been manned by our sailors on duty In coast defense districts and elsewhere. Uncle Sam has been able to maintain his navy diet economically by large pur chases for the Increased forces. Uncle Sam feeds his sailors, not ex actly regardless of cost, but with cost always the secondary consideration. As Admiral McOowan, paymaster gen eral of the navy puts It: "Cost Is a by-product." What the sailor eats Is governed by the revised statutes, which specify the quantities of the various food staples which may be Is sued to each man In the naval service, and good nourishment and palatabil ity come first, with cost figured out at the end of the year after the men have been fed. Increase In Cost. The navy ration for 1017 cost .$?).440f> as against $0.37648 for 1010. These inystle decimals Indicate an In crease In the average cost of the ration of about 20 per r<*nt over the preced ing year. Statistics compiled by the department of labor show that there was an Increase of 10 per cent In the wholesale prices of the principal Items of food. Had the navy ration In creased In cost to the same extent, the outlay would have been slightly over $1,000 a day more, or $1,500,000 more on the year, which may be regarded as money saved. The navy's high standard of diet was maintained with economy by the rl d enforcement of the regulations prohibiting: the purchase of patent and proprietary foods; by closely scrutinis ing all reports of the survey of provi sions rendered unfit for use, so that all causes for loss could be eliminated ; by investigation In every case where ships operating under the same conditions showed a marked difference In the cost of the ration; by making cakes, pies, ice cream, and so forth, on board ship. Instead of buying them ashore; and by care in buying provisions at seasons when they were most plentiful, and the best prices could be obtained. The navy ration is as much a matter of pride to the ofllclals who have It In charge as are the marksmanship rec ords of officers of the fleet. Schedule of Week's Meals. Believing that the "proof of the pudding is in the eating," the navy submits a complete weekly schedule of meals served to the enrolled men on board a battleship at sea, the provi sions being furnished by a supply ship, so that this schedule may be taken as an illustration of what Is accomplish ed in feeding the navy under the most difficult conditions: MONDAY. Breakfast? Fried bacon, fried eggs, toast, rolled oats, milk and sugar, bread, butter, coffee. Dinner? Veal fricassee with dumplings, mashed potatoes, kidney beans, apple pie, bread, butter, coffee. Supper? Vegetable soup, crackers, roast ribs of beef, onion gravy, ginger cake. Jam, bread, butter, tea. TUESDAY. Breakfast? Fried bologna, fried pota toes. rolled oats, milk and sugar, bread, butter, coffee. Dinner? Vermicelli soup, crackers, mash ed potatoes, kidney beans, apple pie, breai. butter, coffee. Supper? Fried hamburger steak, fried onions, lyonnalse potatoes, cocoanut cake, fruit Jam, bread, butter, tea. WEDNESDAY. Breakfast ? Cereal. mJlk, and sugar, baked beans, tomato catsup, ginger cake, rolls, bread butter, coffee. Dinner? Chicken soup crackers, roast chicken with sage dressing, mushed pota- | toes, creamed carrots with peas. J*"lly lay. er rake, ice cream, bread, butter, coffee. Supper ? Salmon salad, mayonnaise d-fsslri*. baked macaroni and cheese, rice custard, bread, butter, tea. THUR8DAY. BrMkfftrt ? Broiled beefsteak, onion gravy, mashed potatoes, chilled sliced pineapple, bread, butter, coffee. Dinner? Breaded veal cutlets, tomato catsup, French fried potatoes, mashed turnips, mashed potatoes, apple pie, bread, butter, coffee. Supper Itullroad hash, tomato catsup, apple cake, hot rolls, bread, butter, tea. FRIDAY Breakfast? Grilled frankfurters, griddle cakes, sirup, fruit Jam, btead, butter, ! coffee. Dinner? Tomato soup, crackers, creamed codfish on toast browned potatoes, mince , pie. bread, butter, coffee. Supper? Roast Joins of be?*f, brown ! gravy, mashed potatoes, chill beans, peach cake, bread, butter, tea. SATURDAY. Breakfast? Boston baked beans, tomato catsup, coffee cake, bread, butter, coffee. Dinner- Breaded loin pork chops, mash ed potatoes, lima beans, sauerkraut, peach and apricot pie, bread, butter, coffee. Supper Veal curiie with chicken, boiled rice, hi*id pudding with sauce, bread, but ter, tea. SUNDAY. Breakfast? Fried corned-beef hash, grid- : ale cakes, sirup, bread, butter, coffee. Dinner Roast loins of pork, sage dress- 1 Inn, browned potatoes, stewed lima beans, | cottage pudding, lemon sauce, Ice cream, bread, butter, coffee. Supper? Cold sliced meats, potato salad, j French dressing, cold beans. Jam, bread, butter, tea. Matter of Clothing. In the mntter of clothing war has brought the nuvy even greater activ ity. This winter for the first time In tnnny years Uncle Sam's Jack tars re quire heavy winter clothing. For In the peaceful winters since the Spanish war most of our warships have spent the cold months in the West Indies, where chiefly the lighter summer clothing was adequate and the amount I of heavy winter clothing required very small. Take the old navy of 04,000 men, | Increase It In a few months to more than 200,000, and send It Into the chill, damp climate of the submarine zone off the British Isles, from latitude 20 straight up to latitude 00, and anyone can see that a whole new scheme of clothing Is required. Just the other day the navy was compelled to Issue a statement on this point to discredit rumors that Its nen In northern waters were Inadequately clad and that thousands of patriotic women would have to knit sweaters, socks, mittens, and other heavy woolen garments for them. Nothing to It! Admiral McOowan started knitting sweaters early last spring, when the first division of destroyers was sent to European waters, and as a clothier and furnisher for the navy he has been able to set a pace which left volunteer knitters far behind months ago. The navy's new scheme of winter clothing is on a scale of magnitude, variety, and fitness far beyond anything that could be attained through volunteer effort, commendable as the latter may be. Keep Jackies Warm. End) sailor serving In European wa ter s will have an outflt of special clothing designed not only to keep out the cold, but also wlndproof and water proof. Careful studies were made of the heavier winter clothing worn by sailors. In every allied fleet, and also I the special warm adjustable garments used by aviators flying at altitudes of 15,000 to 20,000 feet on the western front, so that the American sailor will not only be as dry, warm, and com fortable as sailor ever was, but will have the freedom of movement and ah- J senoe of the sense of weight enjoyed by the birdmen. The winter outflt consists of a wlndproof suit with hood, ^ the outside of which Is made of Imita tion leather and the Inside lined with sheepskin with the wool left on. His feet will be protected with heavy arc llcs to be worn over ordinary shoes, and If he serves on a destroyer these will be replaced with heavy?leather sen-boots. His hands will be kept warm with heavy woolen mittens, and underneath he will have heavy woolen undershirts, drawers, socks, and finally a thick woolen blanket overshirt with an additional hood. This Is the stand ard winter outflt for general use, and every condition of service ami weath er will be met by every type and weight of garment designed from the sailor working on deck In ordinary cold climates to the special outfits for navy aviators. Free of Charge. Uncle Sam has not only adapted every good Idea In winter clothing found In other navies, but his added Improvements to his own. and on top of that Is Issuing these winter clothes to the men free of charge for their use as long as they are exposed to weath er where the regulation navy uniforms are not adequate. Getting this winter clothing ready in time, upon short no tice, and the disturbed conditions of wool supply and factory facilities brought by the war was a man's sized Job. The navy has a clothing factory In New York city where It Is able to sup ply the fleet In ordinary times with everything required In the wny of win ter uniforms. But when this factory was expanded to the utmost extent It could not provide emergency winter garments for the navy In war. So a great many contracts were placed with outside factories for overcoats, blue uniforms, and special garments. Even then there was difficulty In obtaining materials, such as raw wool and uni form cloth, and It required vigilant scouting of wool and textile experts to dig up the supply and see that the navy standards of quality were ad hered to. Once the navy has Its clothes, it can and does Issue them to the fighting men on a system that Is as liberal and flexible as any in the world. No Red Tape About It. There Is no red tape about clothing the fleet. The ships get their supplies of clothlr.g for sailors without requisi tion, everything being figured out for them by quantities based on thw r?c ords of the bureau of navigation with ten per cent added on so that there will surely be enough of everything. With an item like mittens 50 per cent surplus Is furnished. Home idea of the magnitude of the navy's clothing business may be gained from ttie following contracts awarded by tin- navy department since war began: Cotton socks (pairs) 3,500.000 W?>olen socks (pairs) (MtO.OOO Shoes (pairs) 700.000 Jerseys 750,000 ! Cotton undershirts 3,000,000 ' Nainsook drawers 1,400,000 1 Handkerchiefs 4,000,000 Hath towels 950,000 Blankets 600,000 Heavy undershirts 500,000 Heavy drawers 500, 000 Watch caps 450,000 Silk neckerchiefs 340,000 Woolen gloves (pairs) 300,000 Leggins (pairs) 300,000 Bleached twills for white uniforms (yards) 6,000,000 Blue denim for dungarees (overalls), (yards) 3,000,000 Heavy cunvas for sails, awn ings, covers, hammocks, cots, etc. (yards) 4,000,000 Mattress covers 400,000 Heavy overcoats 250,000 11-ounce cloth for shirts and Junipers (yards) 1,500,000 Trousers cloth (yards) 1,250,000 HONORED BY BOY SCOUTS j i To a little girl of twelve goes the honor of winning the medal offered by j l he United States boy scouts for pa triotic activities. Little Miss Paul ine Henkel of New Yorif was present ed with the medal before an assem blage of 5,000 boy scouts in uniform at the land battleship recruit In Union | Square, New York. The little girl [ has sold $25,000 in Liberty bonds through a personal canvass, has been ! knitting for the ?soldiers and sailors I for the past six months, and has | formed flag clubs in public schools. AMERICANS IN GERMAN ARMY Enemy Forcing Sons of United States Citizens in Germany Into Service. Copenhagen. ? The German military authorities continue the practice of putting into the army persons living in Germany who have lost their orig inal citizenship without acquiring tier man nationality. A new order says that former nationals of foreign states, including former Americans, will not be employed with the front-line troops, but must serve In the armies of occu pation or elsewhere behind the front. This applies to German-Americans | who returned to Germany to live after ' being naturalized In the United States. | The children of such parents are li able to service In the trenches In case they have not completed the neces sary steps to obtain American citizen ship. SAND BURR KILLS RANCHER Gets Into Throat While Victim Is Shocking Corn ? Operation Comes Too Late. Sioux Falls. S. D. ? The accidental drawing of n sand burr Into his throat caused the death of Clarence McClel land, a prominent Fall River county rancher. Vv'hlle shocking corn n sand burr be came fastened to one of his fingers. He attempted to extricate the sand burr with his teeth. It became loosened Just as he took a deep breath and the sand burr was drawn Into hts throat. Fie could not dislodge It, and was rushed to a hospital, where an opera tion was performed, but too late to save his life. Family Tree In Window. Ada. Miss. ? The Klinger family tree is on exhibition In a locul show win dow. giving the ancestry of that fam ily from 1705 to the present time. Adam and Eve Klinger were horn In 1705 an* 1700. twelve children being born to them, from which sprang 1, 900 relatives. Slipper Time That's the coziest time of the whole day for father. Slipper and pipe and a book ? and the Perfection Oil Heater to keep the drafts away and add an extra toueh of com fort. 'Hie Perfection is good-looking, sturdy, reliable, and inexpensive both to buy and to operate. Now used in over 8,000.000 homes. Fill it with Aladdin Security Oil, clean, clear burning fuel. Eight hours of comfort from a gallon. STANDARD OIL COMPANY tNew lcr?f) Washington, IX C. BALTIMORE Charlotte. N.C. Norfolk, Va. UD Charleston. W. Va. Richmond, Va. Charleston. S. C. Give Good Books tor Christmas Presents See 1 he Herald Book Stores Assortment it* .r. l ^r. k.c rg jp f 1/ u R Flour, the best at $11 per Barrel. Cotton 30 cents per pound. D:y Goods, Notions and Shoes at 25 per cent off. I OUR SEMI-ANNUAL 25 PER ( ENT REDUCTION I - E I m BEGINS FRIDAY MORNING DECEMBER, 14th. \ ? r Here is another splendid opportunity for our friends and customers to save money. RUM17MRI7P* The More You Buy UMIIMVIDLjU. The More You Save. And^Here s Another Big Proposition: We will allow 30 cen.s per pound for Strict to Good Middling cotton ON AC COUNT. Do not miss the chance to settle up at once lor the offer is subject to be withdrawn at any time. Our stocks of Dry Goods and Groceries are complete for the Holiday Season and for a limited time we will sell a limited quantity of our Best Flour at $1 1 per barrel CASH. Here's where you come in again. Don't miss these bargains. They Are Wonderful Come and Bring the Family, Especially the Children. Ashley Home & Son " THE HOUSE THAT PROTECTS YOU" Clayton, - North Carolina
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