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Show POSH 110 BPEIlSiill U. S. Officials at SaU J Await Army Stores A structions. War Department Further Reductions in Food Prices. Blanks and instructions for u . of army foodstuffs to ne !i ' through parcel r,ost probablv Salt Lake before Modv press dispatches received h-' ' Block, assistant postmaster V 1 , department has made several in the price of articles as listen",'" : original price list recent'v 1' - here, Mr. Block said. H,Z'4 further .recessions will be mi.' market reductions occur. ' Eecent dispatches from TV,;, showed that the war depart,;';' ' authorized price reduction " beef from $2.13 to $1.90 ;,: l.' can; bacon from 33 to i ,. "i pound and No. 3 canned"''',:'' , A0 Ven 0thCT items. ,,;.'. ' to the dispatch, will h" rei! ; i portion. The dispatch said"t V ' . secretary of war had ap-Tj-'-i' ;'' policy of revising war depart-;- ' tations from time to time to ;;,'.;'' priee3 below those of tte ri;a " Vast Supplies Ready. J Following is a bulletin w".. "Washington: ""'i "The war department ar.-l t - . office department have arrarj-i"-.,'-' mall v inaugurate on Mocisv." i - '. . 1. a system for seliirg aid' 'C-' '. ing to the general pu:cie. ' parcels post service, the s-irt.'-" ' stuffs held by the war tie; ar:-"--"- : " "This wiil' be the largeit feTs, to the American people ever z:---'.; More than 5?,')0 agencies iviii 'j ..- ' lished to book orders anj iri3i- .' erics. The vast store of faiV -i ' the army will he n:a;e avtU;.,' j every resident in everv l,a::;;; -- and city in the United H''m. be offered at prices materaii-than materaii-than those at which similar ,-- '. ties are now seliing in the c.-z-;: .i market. "The food olered for sa'.f ":r a '-: war dc-jartment is in exceiie:: tion. As in the 'handling ci . mercial lines of canned foci. ta;i : occur ir. vhich a few ca:.? -jt juncture 1 in packing or h::-:: i:( ;eter;oration results, but f. : -have been four! infreoceitiy 'i . army stores. The meats n. from the best cuts obtainajie: :is'- tables are standard , . i All of the commodities w-----. luent insiected and prepare.; :: i: 3 -dance with army s; e cta::::. Plans Matured. "Plans for the i;.:, j.:--::: .: :'rj new lr.ethod of dis; osl;. ci phis subsistence have : ceo 3 at a series of eor.:'erer.? ' p.enedb t Crowell. ass:.tfis war; K. L . M'Tse. acf.n; c;:?:' : 1 sales: A. 1.. Mercer. ass;;:a:: i of s:iles: .Ir-n.cs I. B.a.-:-;e. :::."": -sistsnr postmaster general: VN'oo.i. sv: '"-rinteni'-nt o-f.r.-rsl z' 'l George La:i.::ok. .1.-.. chief v.n.-''-posto:Tice deiiartmer.t. Ordr 1'orr.s ar.i other c;'i . ouird bv the pteLue : 1 nuke the now plan r- ' famished bv the war departs! " -i a few days'. Foster exer.t oi :z- nte irnti-iuration o: th sp aac:' l uticu was neeessaty to j:y ur-o:T'l ur-o:T'l -e !". artnunt opportunity r-ir.structior.s r-ir.structior.s to the more .' postir.:it-:rs throut'hout States and t'urm-h the:-.: f.'rms. so that Tl.e ippcf; a::--el'..ise the stirr'.us ftv.i ::,-!:'.' would be siv on to a:! (::::-: - -Ur.it.- i Stat-s at the ss-r.e . ; The entire re?! en?:. -p -boosing of or.iers -r-'1, ';l ;V-.'; lv too.is will be as:rJ 1. rice department, i -c Vy-0 -p; , n-crt wiil re.p,:i::on t.-.e from the war do; artaioat .- carton lots only. Trices Are Quoted. TP- is! y .'. . ; slor.ic. i-o.n-.s. o'i'l t0.'.s' .t :U e .11 ' ' "ia"' .VKAT. -. . i 1 - Porf. ,vr-s..l. N'V I l!,.,-f. eeme.i. No I -. l;,.f. , I. -o. ! j;... -f. r'.,;';. ' " 1 ii'iVx ','orn'Al N-i ' lp;V !t H.'.se. c.vm-.i '.''r. p-i p-i P.i.-on In ffA'.fl Ti' 1 im;..'.. n ;- ' 1:;;": s,'K'"ie ;; ;; re.ns. sll. .:!.'- ' "' r.-in No. .' . .... no : .-nis T,.nv,:.v.. N.v :.' - T.-iv.it.M-s. V' 1 ; Toivato. "! no. r.i-.-.i n.. : ; r-.-m-k;:!. No i'i..vi'....No |