Show I. I l' l 7 E TEL TELEGRAM GRAM S SUNDAY Y MORNIN Feeding a Fighting Man for Eight Cents a Meal That's urns One of Uncle Un c le Sam Sams Sam's s 's Many Jobs I Sin Since e Armies Fight or Train On uOn Their Stomachs Stomachs Stomachs achs Soldiers Need Good Meals and Those Americas America's Soldiers Get Are Good How How- Army Cooks Are Schooled Staff Special WASHINGTON D. D C. C Sept 4 An arm army fights i ht on its Its stomach ch once one declared d a n. wise vise general and gent general ral and therefore therefore there there- fore tore during war or peace Uncle Sam gives a n lot of or thought to the thc big Job of or feeding his soldiers The boys bos in blue ret get t three big wholesome scientifically prepared meals meal a day day and and it only onh costs Uncle Samuel 8 cents per mea meal To do this the tho army maintains six training schools for cooks cooles Ono One In each arm army arm division of ot tire the country country- San Francisco Fort Rile Riley San Antonio Antonio Antonio An An- tonio Philippine Islands Hawaii and andIn andin In Washington Soldiers who wish to are allowed to tal take c the months four course While getting actual practice In cooking the men men are also taught how to select good meat ineat the chemistry of ot food values and the nutritive elements In various foods Th The graduates are assigned to di divisions divisions dl- dl I visions from which they came hut but now their salary is 30 30 a month with I hoard board quarters medical attention and i clothing supplied b by the government Thc They generally now become the pets of oC the rest of ot the soldiers s Everybody e lo loves los s cookie The bake bakery perhaps Is the most Interesting part of the cooking school for tor here in the early morning a a. squad of ot husky husk ma may be seen mach- mach ing the dough In working working- machines poking It into the huge opens or fishing fish fIsh- Jog ing out the finished loaves loa at the end end of a long Jong wooden pole Bread Dread for the lie arm army Is made In three kinds of or loaves The single loaf loat for tor officers rs the loa loaves cs in pans of or six Ix for forthe forthe th the enlisted men and a round loaf lont wel weighing four pounds called th the field loaf Jont b because cause when in active service the tho bread transports best In that shape The Tho barracks kitchen Js Is used use for forthe tho the pt preparation of or most of ot the food but there is Js also a field kitchen In which the cooking is done dono virtually Inthe in inthe inthe the open There the cooks to be are how to prepare an appetizing strength giving sl meal even with the tho thermometer thermometer thermometer ther ther- below zero Each soldier r only has an allowance of ot 25 cents cent's a ri day for tor his meals but buton buton buton on this amount they manage to get et meals day las in day la out that would make most civilians mouth water The They manage to tb do this by clubbing clubbing clubbing club bing their funds One man a sergeant ser ser- geant hrant buys hus In great s quantities so that the best of food Is Js obtained very cht cheap Thus the soldier can buy meat meat meat- the best on the market market for for about 1 11 cents a pound whereas the the average housewife would have to pay 20 cents for the same frame meat mat Staples are purchased in big quantities ever every foi tOt r r months while more perishable things are contracted for each montI month month- I f If you OU dont don't think life in the arm army is worth while for the man man who cares for tor his stomach read over the C following menu It is the sort of or 1 S j t t I r j jN N 4 1 iV Y t 4 S 44 F a. a 4 Ii c- c cI I 1 I 44 p 1 41 j 4 A. A f 4 Waiting for the tho dinner bell belli Above Uncle Sams Sam's soldiers lined up wait waiting ing for dinner Below army cooks preparing a meal moal on a field kitchen Thanksgiving day dar fare tare army cooks plan and cook for the ranks BREAKFAST Fried Eggs Bacon Potatoes I Apple Sauce Sauco Bread Butter and Coffee Coree SUPPER Fried I Liver Gravy r. Fried Bacon Chowchow Baked Potatoes Butter Buttel Bread and Tea DINNER Roast Turkey Dressing Cranberry Sauce White Whito Potatoes Sweet Potatoes Corn Peas Celery Gravy Lemon Pie Mince Pie Plum Pu Pudding Apples Grapes Oranges Bread Butter and Coffee Cottee I |