Independence enterprise. (Independence, Or.) 1908-1969, December 21, 1917, Image 9

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Newspaper Page Text7 PAGE TSSESP glOHT PAOtS ZEPPELIN CAPTURED 11 ( '7 1 v ; r-; -u - ; I Two v!fW of tlio grwil iuw t lt 'iN-tln which wim hroiicht down irni-tlriilly unlnjurotl hy J'ri'tuli ai-tutur wlit'ii It wim rHumliiff from a rutd (imt Loinlon, It ciiina to srnuml nnr l!uurtKiiim m linlns. f 'AMERICAN NAVY FED AND High Standard Is Being Main tained Despite High Cost of Materials. COST IS SECONDARY HATTER feood Nourlihment ind Palntiblllty First Conilderatlon In Selection of Food Uncle Sam Coea Step Beyond Other Countrlee In Providing for Com fort of the Men. By JAMES H. COLLINS. UVhlriKton, A Irlllnh navnl ofneer fhi) lmi lifi-ii (liilriR t-nrnwork with ;tho Am. rli iin di'Mtroyorn In tho milima i'rinn otiP wild the other 1uy: "There nre luHt three miIiiIh upon which I I would want to crltlclzo Undo Sum's willors: Klrnt, thi-y nro too well fed; m-rmid. they nre too well clothed; third, they nro too well jmld," The hest fed body of men In tho world," our tmvy linn been tiroiioiinced, imd the figured Just eomillod for the imvy rut ton IhU yeur nhow thiit tho lilh Nturidiird has been nmlntiitned. deipltp the rise In the rout of food ar ticles, with very tittle extra expense to I'lide Sinn, Wnr Iiiin ridded Koine coinidlcntlona to tin- tusk of feedliiR the nnvy. for the miiiilier of men hii Biiddenly In- ereiixed from nhort OI.OIK) to more thnn nod hundred of amnll pittrol honts iiiul suliiiiiirltie rlmHers linve been manned by our nullorn on duty In const defense districts and elsewhere. Uncle Stun Iiiih been able to ninlntnln his nnvy diet economically by large T"r" chiiHcs for (he Increased forces. Tnele Sum feeds his Hallors, not ex actly regardless of cost, but with Pout nlwnys the secondary consideration. As Admiral Mefiownn, jiajTiiaster Ren crnl or the navy imls It: "C'ost la n I'.vproduet." nt tho Hailor eats Is Koverni'd by tho revised Htntutes, Which spi-elfy the qiliuit it ieS of tb! various food staples whlh may be Is sued to each man In the navnl service, find Rood nourishment nnd palatabll- I Hy come first, with cost llxnred out nt tho end of tho year after tho men hiivo been fed. Increase In Cost. The nnvy ration for 1917 cost 0.4-105 as iiRiilnst $0.37013 for 1016. These mystic decimals Indicate fin ln- 1 of about 20 per cent over tho preced- I Iiib year. Statistics compiled by the I department of lnbor show that there J was an Increase of 40 per cent In the 5 wholesale prices of tho principal Items I of food. Had the nnvy ration ln- i creased In cost to tho same extent, the I outlay would hnve been sllshtly over 1 1.000 n day more, or $1,500,000 more I on tho year, which may be regarded ns 1 money wived. , i Tho navy's high stnndnrd of diet I was maintained with economy by the flKld enforcement of the regulations I prohibiting the purchase of patent nnd I proprietary foods ; by closely scruttnlss- Intj nil reports of the survey of provl- t slonu rendered unfit for use, so that nil r causes for loss could be eliminated ; by Investigation In every ense where ships operating under the same conditions I showed a marked difference In the cost ! of tho ration ; by making cakes, pies, I 'o cream, nnd so forth, on board ship, i Instead of buying them ashore; and by care In buying provisions at seasons when they were most plentiful, and the 'est prices could bo obtained. Tho nnvy ration is as much a matter E pride to the officials who have it In j charge ns are the marksmanship rec- ' ords of officers of the fleet. ! Schedule of Week's Meals. Believing that the "proof of the i P'tddlng is In the eating," the nnvy . submits a complete weekly schedule vf i meals served to the enrolled men 'ti board a battleship at Boa, the protl- , wons being furnished by a supply ship, so that this schedule may be taken tut J.. n" Illustration of what is accompllsh- BY THE FRENCH .. lis' .... BEST BEST CLOTHED ed In feedliiK tho navy under the most difficult cnndltlotia : ( KONDAT. HriikfHM-Kr1il Won, fried tun, (mt, riilkit oats, milk and augur, bread, twiipr. cofr. Mnner-Wiil frtrnnne with dumplings, iiiimln-.l citnton, kidney tx-ans, gpiilo pie, tirpiol. tiutlnr, cofTe. fiujipur-VeitolRblB loup, crackir, rout nt of l)"if, onion gravy, ginger rake, Jam, trend, butter, tea. TTTESDAT, rtroaklmt-I'Vled hnlogna, fried pota toes, rollcil nal, intlk and augar, bread, hulti-r, mrfee. 1 (Inner Vornileelll mup, cracken, miuih ed potatoes, kidney benne. apple pie, brea.il. butter, roffee. So ppcr- Filed liambiirger eteak, fried onlone. lyonnuliie txitntooa, cocoanut cake, fruit Jnm, bread, butter, tea. WEDNESDAT. Rrenkfant - Cereal, mlllc. and sua-ar, baked benni. tomato nitup, ginger cake, roltn. bread butter, coffee. Pinner Chleken aoup, crackora, roaat ehlrken Kith saa" nreaalas;. nuiHtied poU' toea. creamed carrota with pea, Jelly lay er rake Ice cream, nroaii, uuiter, conee, Hopper Salmon lalad, mayonnalae dreaiilnK, baked mararonl and cheeee. rice custard, bread, butter, tea. THUnSDAT. Itreakfaat - Broiled beefateak, gravy, inaalied potatoes, chilled r.Tilp. tiread. butter, coffeo. onion sliced Plnner-Itn-aded veal cutleti, tomato n Fieiu-h fried potatoes, mnehed turnips, niiixhod potntoea, apple pl. bread itiotf.r. roffee. Rupper-ItHllroad bnah, tomato catsup, appla cake, not rona, orcuu, uuuo., FRIDAt llreakfast-Orllled frankfurters, srrtddle enkea, alrup. fruit Jum. oreuu, uu., r.i .Tnin sniin. rracKera, codllKli on tmiKt browneu poiuiuw, .i....- pie, bread, butter, coffee. Huppcr-Uonat loins j, brown gravy, masneo puiai"", beans, peach cake, Ureaa, umo i, .. SATURDAT. Ttrenkfa"t--noPton bnked benns. tomato jirenKi.i.i K,,ii,.r. coffee. catHtip, entree r. "-. ' . Unner-Ilreiidod loin pern h'i. ...... limn. Inmlis. sMuernnou, ,,.t,,. nno hiii ii-i'i -- . , ,.,,ii,i Rnnner-Ve:il currlo WHO i-nu i", riwTread pu-MInK with sauce, bread, but- tor, tea. SUNDAY. BreaUfaat-Frled corned-W die cakea, alrup, frena . D,"ner "n,. .tewed lima boans, riaddlnjontoi, sauce, .c. cream, "rlS meats, potato salad, r. ""Jr Venal,., cold bean9, Jam, oreao. i' i butter, toa. r nf Clothing, lYICInw - - .. ir,tiiinff war has In the maicer ,,. 111 ' .,: ven trreater actlv- brought ine " first t lty. This winter for the flist t "' Qnm'a .Tnck 1 X w'intcr c,th.n, TTor In ?he PC ceful winters since the Spanish war most of our warships have spent the "oZ months in tho West Indies where .chiefly the lighter summer clSng was adequate nnd the amount of heavy winter clothing remilred very TSL-fhl old navy of 04,000 men, . Lit in a few months to more Snnd iltlntothe chill, , rfimatp of the submarine zone fraSt up to latitude CO and nnyon can see that a whole new scheme clothing is required. Just tho other day the navy was compelled to issue a statement on this to discredit rumors that Its men f northern waters were Inadequately toSrrr!S 7st dlv sion'of destroyers was sent to Sop an wafers, and as a doth let able to set a a The u" ?. " I.- i wnrl months ago, naSrn w eof winter clothing and fitness far d yon" nteer could be attnineoiyi&- VV' 1 .Will -i t-"ll'f'" effort, commendiihlo us the lutter ! may be. Keep Jicklea Warm. Kuril millor nerving In European wa ter will hfivo an outfit of special clothing dcHlfjrniid not only to keep, out the cold, but nlso wlndproof and water proof. Careful studies were made of tho heavier winter clothing worn by Hnllor In evt-ry allied fleet, and also the Hporlal warm adjustable garments used by iivlntonf flying at altitudes of 15.000 to 20,000 feet on the western front, so that the American sullor will not only be ns dry, wnrm, and com fort tilde iih HiiHor ever was, but will hnvct the freedom of movement and ab Kenco of tho HotiHO of weight enjoyed by tho hlrtlmen. The winter outfit ('oiikIkIh of n wlndproof suit with hood, the outside ,f which In made of Imita tion leather mid the Inside lined with Hheopskln with the wool left on. Ills feet will he protected Willi heavy arc tics to he worn over ordinary, shoes, and If hn serves on a destroyer these will bo replaced with heavy leather Kou-bootH, Ills hands will be kept warm with hoavy woolen mittens, and undi-rneiith lie will hnve heavy woolen undTHhlrts. drawers, socks, nnd finally n thick wool on blanket oversblrt with tin additional hood. This Is the stand ard winter outfit for general use, and every condition of servlco and weath er will he met by every type una weight of garment doslgned from the nallor working on dock In ordinary cold climate, to the upeclul outfits for navy aviators. Free of Charge. Uncle 8am has not only adapted every good Idea in winter clothing found In otI.cr ntivles, but bis added Improvements to his own, and on top of that la lasuirn? these winter clothes to the men free of charge for their use as long as they nro exposed to weath er where the regulation navy uniforms are not adequate. Getting this winter clothing ready In time, upon short no tice, and tho disturbed conditions of wool supply and factory faculties brought by the wnr 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 tne wny oi win ter uniforms. But when this factory was expnnded to the utmost extent It could not provide emergency winter gnrments for tho navy In war. feo a irrent many contracts were placed with outside fuctorles for overcoats, blue uniforms, and special garments. Kven 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 nnd see that the navy stundnrds or quality were ao. hered to. Once the navy has Its clothes, it can and does Issue them to the fighting men on a system that is ns imerai and flexible as any In the world. No Red Tape About It There Is no red tape about clothing thP fleet. The ships get their supplies of clothing for sailors without requisi tion, everything being figured out for thorn bv Quantities based on tne rec ords of the bureau of navigation wun ten ner cent added on so that there will surely be enough of everything. With an Item like mittens 50 per cent surplus Is furnished. Some Idea of the magnitude of the navy's clothing business may be gained from the following contracts awarded by the navy department sines war began : Cotton socks (pairs) 3,500,000 Woolen socks (pairs) 600,000 Shoes (pairs) 700,000 Jors0ys -m Pnttnn undershirts 3,000,000 Nainsook drawers .1,400,000 Handkerchiefs 'W a iic nnn it., II, towels Blankets co0'000 Heavy undershirts B00.000 IJonvy drnwers l,uu,t r.ith enris . . . . 450,t Silk neckerchiefs 340.000 Hovei fnnlrs) 300,000 r r.,0 ..ntrsi 300,000 tin,.iwi t-.vMls for white uniforms fvards) 6,000,000 rnn donim for dungarees overalls), (yards) 3,000,000 Heavy ennvns for sails, awn hammocks, cots! etc. (yards) 4,000,000 ,eua enwrs 400,000 neavy overcoats 250,000 1-1 no cinth for shirts ana junker, (yards) WJOO Trousers cloth (yards) ..... .1,250,000 AMERICANS IN GERMAN ARMY Enemy Forcing Sons of United State. Citizens In Germany Into Service. Copenhagen.-The German military authorities continue the practice of nutting into the army persons living to Germany who have lost their orig inal citizenship wltnout acyumuB an nationality. A new order says hat former nationals of foreign states, including former Americans, will not be employed with the front-line troops, Jut must serve in the armies of occu notion 6r elsewhere behind the front. P ih is applies to German-Americans who returned to Germany to live after he ng naturalized in the United States. Th" children of such parents are 11 Se to service in the trenches In case Soy have not completed the neces sary steps to obtain American cltizen- shlp" ' Family Tree In Window. Ada Miss.-The ICUnger family tree is on exhibition In a, local show win io giving the ancestry of that fain fly from 1795 to the present time Adam and Eve Kllnger were born In mB and 1738. twelve children being born to them, from which sprang 1, I pmrejattvga STATE NEWS I IN BRIEF. One hundred and eighty-seven acres of wheat land bought in August have just netted A. L. Douglas of Pendle ton a profit of 116,000. Residents of Milwaukie have filed a petition with the Public Service com mission complaining as to the car serv ice given by the Portland & Oregon City road and asking for a hearing. Albany high school may soon have to close its manual training depart ment for lack of instructors. Some of the instructors have enlisted and other teachers in the school are expected to do bo later. Competing with several private pav ing and contracting firms, Clackamas county won the contract for the com pletion of the roadbed from Coalco to Canemah by the State Highway com mission Monday. Hannes Fritz, of Huttulla, appeared before Deputy Collector of Customs Haudix at Astoria Wednesday, and asked to have his Russian passport vised so that he could return to Fin land. The request was denied. II. A. Johnson, said to have been the oldest white child born in Oregon, died at his home in Salem Monday. He was born in Marion county, March 3, 1849. He lived in Salem for about 28 years and for many years was Jus tice of the Peace. Chairmen and campaign managers for the Red Cross drive in every town of Umatilla county were announced at a meeting held in Pendleton Wednes day. Plans were laid for a Christmas drive that will start next Monday and continue for a week. Umatilla county's quota of members is 7500. That the Hammond Lumber com. nanv is to continue the construction of its logging railroad from beasiae, a distance of six miles, almost directly south, was the announcement made at the hearing before the Public Service commission and the county court on petitions to cross the road. The Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railroad, the Oregon Electric, the United Railways and the Oregon Trunk have petitioned the Oregon Public Service commission for an order to amend their demurrage traffic to pro vide for elimination of the average agreement as to coal and to change the free time allowance on all com modities from 48 to 24 hours. No price fiixng on wool is being con sidered or will be considered by the National Council of Defense, according to a wire received in Pendleton by a prominent Umatilla county sheepman. It is understood that this meets with their approval, though there seem ingly was a move, especially on the part of, middlemen, to have a price fixed that they might handle the prod uct on commission. Hiram L. Harned, of Baker, charged with uttering seditious statements, was fined $100 and sentenced to 60 days in jail in Police court Wednesday, sentence being suspended. Harned testified he meant no disloyalty, but referred to President Wilson as a traitor in order to start an argument. Witnesses testified that two of his sons had enlisted and he promised to refrain from future talk that might get him into trouble. Sheriff Geer of Lincoln county has received word of the finding of the body of Fred Hill, aged 14, on tne niga wav near Devils Lake. A trail of blood led to the brush about 60 feet away, where a gun was found. It is thought the boy shot himself accidentally. The death is being investigated. C. Manska, 45, was arrested on the waterfront at North Bend Friday and taken before Deputy United States At torney McKnight on a charge of hav ing contravened the federal law con cerning enemy aliens. He claims that he is fully naturalized, but could not produce his papers. An investigation is proceeding. Parole Officer Keller was designated by Governor Wlthycombe Friday to have charge of the squad of special agents stationed at Oreeon City to pre vent trouble between strikers and strike breakers In the paper mills there. The parole officer is instructed to work In co-operation with the sher iff and chief of police. Two boys, giving their names as Davis, aced 11. and Wayne Fra- zier, who claims to be a year older than his companion, were taken in charge by Chief of Police Williams of Roseburg Thursday near the local rail road yards. The youngsters stated they were enroute from Tacoma to Grants Pass. Farmers of the northwest will be forced to handle grain In bulk because of shortage and high cost of sacks, de clared G. B. Hegardt, engineer of the Port of Portland, in addressing the state convention of the Farmers' Un ion at Pendleton. , He said Portland's $3,000,000 grain elevator will be ready to take care of the emergency for the nevt. harvest. Mr. Hegardt says the government commandeered 50,000,000 sacks to make trench fortifications. The farmers closed their three-day ses sion with a banquet. Governor Wlthycombe Friday re ceived notification from Provost Mai;, shal Crowder that the nominees se lected by him to serve both as mem bers of the legal and medical advisory boards in the coming draft have been appointed for Oregon by President wi som ' ; : '- ' : '' ' Max Haake; of Mar'shfleld, German engineer "on1 the 'gasoline schooner Roamer, was arrested Friday when on board the vessel by Deputy United States Marshal Frank Berry. Haake had been warned away from the water front several times, but returned and stayed aboard the Roamer. . , (t-e, if Vh "t4"4 1 I N" a place built, like Bethlehem, in many cases against the sou limestone rock it often happens that the existence of a cave where the house was to be was a great at traction since it offered a ready made, dry, above ground cellar as well as a specially suitable spot for the household animals and for a storeroom. It would 6eem that Jo seph was (it last able to get room in some such back portion of a house, and there, we are told, Mary bore her divine Son. A cave below the high altar of the Church of the Nativity is r.ow shown as the very place where this augusl event transpired ; a little re cess, shaped like a clam shell, its floor of marble wrought into a star In the center, bearing in Latin the words, "Here Jesus Christ Was Born of the Virgin Mary." A row of lamps hangs round the outer edge, the right to attend to them be ing a jealously watched matter, each of the ancient churches, the Greek, the Latin, the Armenian and the Coptic, having one cr more of these under its care. The evidence for this site is so jtrong that most persons accept it as sufficient, reaching up, as it does, to ivithca living memory of the days of the apostles. But even if this be an illusion the fact remains that in this petty village the Saviour of the world was made man for our re demption. No wonder that we read at the anthem of the angels, for surely nothing could draw forth the interest of the heavenly population tike the exceeding grace God was showing to sinful man. The scer.e of the visit of the shep herds is pointed out a3 on a rough Bope; f acinar the village, at some distance to the east, Bethlehem ly ing far above on its mountain seat, One can follow the shepherds in their journey to see the unspeakable wonder. They rould go along the rich valley of Poaz and then tip the terraced hill by a path still in use, nor is it uninstructive to reflect that, while simple shepherds were led by angr-ls to the manger, the high priest and the great of Jcrn Ealem, so near, slept through that most ilmstvious night of all history, quite unconscious of what had hap pened. b.i we know of it, and may God grant that if we cannot go with the stiepherda z: Eelhlebem vv-3 may one day go io ti;e right hand of Uorl and worship .him there, who that night lay a little child in Mary's arms. Dr. Cvr..i;ns:hum deikie. Perhitf the most heroic at- v: tempt to keep Christmas in conventional fashion under uii conventional condi tions was itr.l made by the late Lord Volseley, when a ycung officer, in the trences before Set?tepol during the , Crlrtiet-n i':ar sixty years ago. lie on 3 his comrades decided ifmt the Christmas should be honored and that there f should be a plum pudding. If The "pvdftiig" was com- m pounded nf biscuit, grease $L a:id suc7i. fruit as could be ob- $ tailed, the ingredients being Sf vued in a fragment of a f$ Russian shell. Wrapped in a ciot.i, if teas ooiiea jor some hour, and a tasty reminder vf the great festival was ea- 'rf gsi'ly looked forward to by L the hungry offlcers. Butbefore t t.e pudding was considered M "nooked" orders came trans- M ferting Wolseley and his tent companions to a distant part of the works. Should they leave the pud ding until their return or eat it as it wast They were hun gry, and the latter course was decided upon. The "pudding" was duly swallowed, and away they went in obedience to orders. Late that night Wolseley was troubled with internal disturbances that ne cessitated the doctor's kindly ministrations. It seemed, said the future field marshal, as if pieces of Russian shell were rotting against each other inside. It was the only pud ding, the first and last, he ever made. , .... "Dun t pm Until fef My Love hath tent a gift to me, - T But though that gift I long to V 7 ee, jf The packefi label taya me nay "Don't open until Christmat f S3f aav-.If f Till Christmas day how long r to wan if SK And pine, yet hold inviolate fcrf j The tan, too strict for Adam's fU Ml, CW "Don't open until Christmas dayl" fcjf On Christmas day shall I le j here f To joy in that which now were dear? ft And must I heed these runes J fftof say, Ir K Erf "Don't open until Christmas -i f dayt" r 9 JSftottld Time, the churl, have f power to hold ? In chech each word, each f? deed of old I Through this decree of drear ? delay, r i&f "Don't open until Christmas f - 7J f For there he hearts and $ purses, too l&f Locked fast to Love the long V year through By that same word, which fools obey, Wi "Don'f open until Christmas gi; day" ..A' Ah, Love, the sages all allow M J The time for any joy is now I KJ Then charge me never more, I Pray, "Don't open until Christmas yt Vhz Golden Cbristmastide f 7NDER the far blue Syrian sky, Was born the Conqueror of, ueain, Who bore credentials from on high ; In Bethlehem and Nazareth. Then came the new and better times; One lone star signaled far and wide,'; And now we ring melodious chimes ' To mark the holy Christmastide. Come young and old from every side;: Come rosy maid and gentle swain, , It is the holy, Christmas tide That joyously we meet again. The holly hangs upon the. door. It is no time for work or woe. Koto jollity commands the floor, And joy comes with the mistletoe. Bring in the Yule log's ancient flame, The soused boar's head, a rich re past. Let sorrow go the way it came; Let care be to oblivion cast. The sweet clear' voices sound without Sackbuts and shawm make whole-' some glee. Twined is the boar's head round about With garlands rich and rosemary. , And now the foaming wassail bowl , Shall bring us comfort and delight. This is the sea- son of the soul, From golden morn to star ry night. Naught care we for the pierc ing cold, The drifted snow or rag ing blast, j For Christmas never shall grow old i From eons new or centuries past. . Quaint mummers mingle in the scene, Where pudding mates with ctirxst- mas pie. r The rooms are thick with evergreen, And happiness lights every eye. Let Fortunatus turn his horn , Of basket loads to famished need, For on this day the One was born Who knew no mark of class or creed. Then welcome, merry Christmastide, Another hour before we go. The rosy girl close at our side ' ' We'll kiss be neath the mis-, . tletoe. Deep, mellow bells salute i the air With benls"-" sent far i .: wide. ; Good will and joy go everywhere Upon the golden Christmastide. j Joel Benton. I The Sweetest of All. Christmas Is a jolly day, but let us not forget that It Is Christ's birthday and that to make someone else happy ta the sweetest tbfag of all.