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Show TENTS AND ife FOOD NEEDED I l jap. I ' ilwkj Renewed Flood Condi- 1 tions Causing Further fwi; Distress , j flier! ' i .1 Washington, May 1. Food and hel- ajred ter for 160,000 people probably will b 1 have to be provided by tho war de-. Wk I partment for another month as a re- R I suit of tho renewed flood of the Mis- ji 'fnl.Jjl siSBippi river. Tho destitute are bei J joa. i ing turned oor rapidly to local com- ' M Jwk jj mlttees, but reports to the army on- jliLJ N glneers indicate that the daily av. lv"1, fl erage to be served with "plantation f , ear U rations" b tho commlbsary depart- t . k jj ment continues to bo about 160,000 r'r"29 ' and the -cost is ?10,000 a da R , 'fl Secretary Stlmson estimates that r? i additional" appropriations of $500,000 I 1 for the commissary department and. rnirt- , $ln0,000 for the quartermaster's do- lk , partment will bo required to cover re- lief work expenses To dalo the quartermastors have j spent ?277.140 for forage tents and - IC boats, whiol tho commissaries have ""See spent ?236,000 J oo |