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Show BAKINGTHE BREAD FOR GIANT ARMY Organization and Methods Em ployed in Preparing Staff of Life for Soldiers. THEIRS IMPORTANT SERVICE One Million Fighting Men Require 4,000 Bakers to Supply Need "Frills" Eliminated While on Active Service. Washington. A bakery company at war strength In tho United States uriny Is dhlsllile Into four sections of three units each. Tho sections nro lettered A, R, C, mill D, and the units aro numbered num-bered from 1 to 12. In peaco times there are nine units to a company, hut for war service this Is increased to 12 units n company. One bakery company com-pany Is designed to supply normnlly a forco of the strength of a division; u section, an infantry brigade, and a unit, an Infantry regiment of war strength. The organization nnd equipment are' Buch that each unit, section or com-i pany Is complete In itself, so thnt orders or-ders directing iissembly may specify simply the number of bakery units, sections or companies required at n, given destination and tho authority to whom tu report. The total enlisted personnel of n bakery compuny is 01, of a section 12 and n unit 4. Thus for 1.000,000 fighting men about 4,000 bakers will be required, tho Baker's Weekly states. Composition of a Bakery Company. Thero Is one commissioned officer in charge of a company, his tltlo being nsslstant to tho quartermaster; there Is ulso n chief bnlrer, with tho tltlo of quartermaster sergeant or sergeant, first class; four assistant chief bakers, bak-ers, one for each section, who nro sergeants ser-geants of the quartermaster's corps; there are 12 bakers who havo titles of sergeant or corporal, each ono being In charge of n unit, nnd eight other bakers for assignment to duty with the company or with detached subdivisions, subdivi-sions, according to the necessities of the enso; 32 assistant bakers, who nro corporals or privates of tho first class; two cooks for each company and two other cooks or general pollco mako up tho total enlisted strength of a bakery company. Tho commissioned officer In chargo of a bakery company in tho field li responsible for tho operation of tho bakery nnd the training and discipline of tho personnel. He Is responsible nnd accountable for nil tho results also, and can consider his work well accomplished when the men are well supplied with good bread both In camp and on tho march. Tho chief baker has general supervision super-vision of tho bakery company and tho field bakery. He keeps tho company records, prepares bread-cost statements, state-ments, and Is general custodian of tho supplies. Tho chief of each section la responsible respon-sible for tho general efficiency, cleanliness, clean-liness, etc., of his section, nnd It is np to him to aeo thnt tho bread produced pro-duced is of the proper standard. He Inspects each run of bread after It Is baked and beforo It Is put in storage. Each field bakery receives from tho quartermaster general a complete equipment, which Includes, for example, ex-ample, 432 bnko pans, 30 folding brend racks, 4 ranges, and such other minor articles as axes, brushes, buckets, cans, hatchets, fire hose, measures, pnullns,-scales, pnullns,-scales, scoops, dough scrapers, etc. Field and Garrison Breads. Brend used in tho nrmy posts In peaco tlmo Is known as garrison bread. Tho term field bread Is applied to a typo of bread having n greater density, a thicker crust nnd a. consequent higher capacity for retaining molsturo than garrison brend. Flold bread is Intended Intend-ed for consumption by troops at n distance dis-tance from n field bakery. Garrison bread is used whenever tho troops nro not moro than n day's Journey from tho bakery. Seven runs of garrison bread can bo mado' In tho army working day, Insuring Insur-ing a production of 1,612 pounds of bread to tho unit, or 18,144 pounds to tho bakery company at war strength. In making field bread, it Is posslblo to liavo seven runs In 10 hours, which Is nn nverngo day's work In the nrmy field bakery. Seven runs will produce 1,008 pounds a unit each day, or 12,090 pounds for an entire company at war strength. An army division In camp at Galveston, Galves-ton, Tex., for two years, composed of approximately 12,000 men, drew on tho average about 8,000 to 0,000 pounds of1 bread a day. The field oven In which tho bread Is baked Is of the portable, knockdown variety. It will buko approximately 8.50Q pounds of issuo bread, or 2,000 pounds of field bread a day If operated continuously. Mobilization of tho 4,000 bakers who will bo needed for nn army of n million men will take placo gradually, being regulated according to tho necessities. ne-cessities. Army bakers will bo required to bnko many other things besides, brend. Rolls, enkes and sometimes other delicacies aro provided for the men when It is posslblo to do bo, though when the army becomes engaged en-gaged In active field service tho "frills," are eliminated la favor of substantial 'ood' ... , ,,,,-,,1 iimimi ii ,- |