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Show DEPARTMENTS SEEK SHARE IN WAR FUND WASHINGTON, March 17. Requests from various departments for a share of the president's special war fund to make up deficiencies caused by the failure of appropriation bills in congress have been forwarded to President Wilson. One request re-quest was in behalf of the war risk insurance in-surance bureau. While house officials declined to say how much money was left in the $100,-uou.ooo $100,-uou.ooo fund, doubt was expressed ' that the balance would be sufficient to meet even the needs of the war risk bureau alone. |