The evening world. Newspaper, November 21, 1918, Page 9

——— memmermammeerarmenmnrmemeenge rears rest ehre rtm IT ete I * 9 , BBs es eee ET LTT NT Te? UNCLE SIMS VAST. EFFORT FRANCE SHOWN BY FIGURES Outside of Nearly 2,000,000 Men and Enormous Stores, Building Was Great. AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS IN THE EVENING WORLD, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1918. AES tL th Vel “ - esting to note the supply, of some of the principal ration components on hand to-day, For iftstance, the ‘Americans have 390,000,000 rations of beans alone, 183,000,000 rations of flour and flour substitutes, 267,000,000 rations of milk, 161,000,000 rations of jbutter or substitutes, 149,000,000 ra- tions of sugar, 89,000,000 rations of | meat, 87,000,000 rations of coffes and | 113,000,000 rations of rice, hominy and other foods. There are requisites such as flavorings, fruits, candy and ‘potatoes in proportion, while for smokers there are 761,000,000 rations of cigarettes and tobacco in other forms. Army authorities point out that these vast necessary supplies for the army represent food economies on tho tionary Forces have done in the con- struction and improvement of dock- age and warchouses since the first troops landed. This work has been proportionate to the whole ¥ffort in other directions. Ten steamer berths have been built at Bordeaux, having a total length of 4,100 teet. At Mon- toir, near St. Nazaire, eight berths are under construction with a total length of over 6,200 feet. These, how~- ever, do not indicate the magnitude of the effort of the engineer corps. In this phase of improvement to French ports great labor has been expended in dredging operations, re- pairing French docks and increasing railway terminal facilities. Ware- houses having an aggregate floor aera of almost 23,000,000 square feet have been constructed. 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Dis solve it in water and comb it through the hair, Full directions for mixing + | | ment of French ports increased facilities to such an extent that even if the Germans had captured Calais and other channel ports, as they had | planned, the Allies’ loss would have been strategically unimportant. ‘These figures serve in a measure to show the magnitude of American ac- complishment, and the great machine in in operation to-day as the American 34 Army moves forward into German territory. and tse come in each box. “You need not hesitate to use Orlex, as a $100.00 gold bond comes tn each box guaranteeing the user that Ortex powder does not contain silver, lead, zine, sulphur, mercury, aniline, coal- tar products or their derivatives. FRANCE, Tuesday, Nov. 19 (Asso- ciated Press)—The extent of Amer- fca’s military effort in France at the time the armistice was signed 1s shown by statistics which now can be made public. While the stupen- dous figures are in themselves amaz~ ing, it should be. remembered they show only a part of the great effort made in men, money and material. On the morning of Nov. 11 the part of the people at home. Without such economies the work would have been virtually impossible, nor would the Americans have been able to Promise certain of the Allies great assistance in meeting their require- ments during the winter. It t@ difficult to describe in exact figures what the American Expedi- | COATS AND fRESSES gummy and leaves the hair fluffy. 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