Show O EX WI n R Details of or or of limo tho Army ArlY for Fiscal 1 1 Year Washington ashington Nov NOA 1 IThe The report of ot Oen tien John Joll F P Weston Wel ton commissary general of subsistence shows that tince the total expenditures for tor the tho subsistence of the tho army during the tho fiscal year 01 were The rho he receipts from the sales hales of ot subsistence stores during the same ame period were 2 An in interesting interesting feature of the report Is II a t statement nt from Cot CoL Woodruff chief of ot the army In tho pines Ines In which stich he says During the first three thre months of the period covered by this coer ly report stores here had for tOI various anous causes become bome beco greatly aly reduced but owing to the grand response e made by the commissary argen gand gen gentral cral rl to every call from this office ChicO otc arid and the ho energetic action of or the tho purchasing commissaries in San Sm Francisco and New York this was wn speedily corrected and ond this division was as soon loon supplied as ss asno s sno no other army of ot its site sise has hM ever been supplied In the tho worlds history During the tM period coveted covered by this report the command to be b supplied ex cx tended tende from the great at wall vail of ot China e on n the tha north to the Island of ot Borneo Kouth and the lie tle Islands blands of at Guam on the tho east t There were 40 stations in tn this archipelago o besides the troops In tn China and the le prisoners In Guam In Iii addition additon to the CiO troops and 30 officers In this division the sub stub subsistence ant department supplied the dell deli del delicacies cacie for t r the tho th sick lck rations for tor 40 prig onera oner of ot war WA 1500 0 marines many of he stores for tor the navy nan rations for 1000 liO 10 civilian civian and sales stores gores for fat forthe to the th army amy navy nov and marine officers Philippine commission and attaches and Americans employed by b the he army and by the government In Its iti Is treasury post office orce Interior and de lIe departments metropolitan and native police po police lice lc scouts ut transports etc etc In other words wort nearly nearl 1000 persons occupying a country almost destitute of meat t and vegetable a and other othor food ro supplies suit suitable suitable able for tor Americans m Were sl ly I from a single base bue mites miles ant tant tnt After the stores torr reached reache Manila Mania they the bad had to bo be b landt landed and d in cal and ad were then distributed by b short hort railroads and than kl poled up narrow rivers rivera by wagons and ad carts eAr along almost got t wena roads rod by b pack mules mule and a cool coolies coolis 1 ies is over mountain trails often through lh a hostile bote country and aad 4 some same Bore of the te p its supplied supple wore ware more distant In Urns time our country from Manila danila anta than Is ii I th the ho capital cial ot ot o Cal Col Cl Woodruff Wort says cay 1 that tat during the tha thep p og covered coer by brUe tb It r npr x rt H HI I upon men on have beep been returned to the tho United States flate and anti about have havo arrived in inthe the Che Ue Philippines and that not a 1 single serious complaint has hal been received re concerning on con the food too supply There have havo been received re at the Manila de do deput put pot 1 pounds of ot ration articles aad 1 pounds of ot sales stores There Thel have haVI shipped from trl this da d pot pt pounds of ot ration articles and pounds of ot sales stores There has haa been some deterioration of ot stores due duo to poor por storage and ic conditions con tl Ions Col Woodruff refers reter to the charges against the subsistence de do department arid add takes akes Ike occasion to 10 say ny that lint such charges chartes wore were greatly greaty exaggerated and ho ln reviews roI e what has already been bec published concerning the losses by b dis dig dishonest honest and commissary sar sat gents gentl together with wih the trIals trial anti and con of ot those thole implicated He lie le de lIe defies dories fies ries Iles any Illegal purchases of ot cham champagne ch m agne and says that hut tho the purchase that were made were necessary for tor or sick and debilitated troops who purchased It I at 82 g cents CIU a pint Gen Westons report deals deal quite ex cx extensively with the Chinese campaign and quotes from officers who wh worn vero In that lint expedition to show that tl the troops s I were well supplied |