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Show ;. C, ISSUES REPORT ON WAR FUND NEW YORK. Aug. 17. Approximnle-i Approximnle-i (7.000,000 of the funds expended by te Kniehls of Columbus for war work urinir the year ending June 30 ivere avntetl to purchase of "r-renture com-jrta, com-jrta, ' ' which were distributed to the itn of the army and navy free of cost, ecordiny to a report on war activities I tho knights issued tonight. Among the comforts which were disputed dis-puted were 900,000,000 beef cubes, 16.000,000 ciRftrets, 3,750.000 pipes, (6,Sjl pounds of pipe tobacco, and ,000,000 pounds of candy. During the twelve months, says tho Iport, the knifhts received $17,000,-Kl $17,000,-Kl of the $2.1,000,000 allotted them in If united war work campaign, to 'hich was added $1,77R,401 which had fti collected by the kniehts prior to ie WHr work drive. lisbursenients re for activities in the Ignited States, 5,468, 0(50.79. and for activities over-!M, over-!M, $0,ri50,OS2.02, a total of $15,018,-13.41, $15,018,-13.41, leaving unexpendod balance of 7.112,1.11. 4fi. "The knights maintained overseas 125 ul and clubs of substantial size, and Quipped about an equal number of nailer clubs. Thirty-two clubs were laintained in Germany, four in Italy, ine in the British isles and one in jilwcrp. The knights 6ent 1075 workers over-!a. |