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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Oct 07, 1917

Page

9

No Food Waste At Army Training Camps Paraphrased Plan

Washington reports a War Department plan to curb waste in Army cantonments hosting over two million men and in embarkation camps. Food will be prepared by trained mess cooks, with sanitation and contracting controls, and garbage to be processed, baled, or sold. Savings run into hundreds of thousands and even pork production from allocated garbage is projected.

Washington War Department Food Administration Secretary of War National Army Army Chillicothe

Government waste incineration savings proposal

A proposal argues that incinerating waste to ash, fertilizer, or seeds would waste valuable materials. It estimates installation costs at 700000 dollars and annual operating costs around 505000 dollars. Including government revenue from wastes, the first year net saving would be 1707840 dollars.

German Denounces Kaiserism and Its Frightful Methods

A Washington D C writer attacks Kaiserism and German propaganda, condemning German papers for backing atrocities. He argues the moral degradation of Germany and calls for ending Hohenzollern influence to protect democracy, likening the prodigal son to a fatted calf.

Germany America Belgium Bernstorff Hohenzollerns

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