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Show PROVIDING FOR SOLDIERS. Dlds Opened for $1,500,000 In 8up piles for the Army. Now York. Dlds for $1,000,000 vorth of supplies for tho United Slntes army word opened nt tho army lulldlng hero on Monday. About toventy-flvo bids were received, nnd tho successful bidders will supply thu jrmy with what Is probably the largest quantity of supplies ever pur fchnsod by it nt ono tlmo, under pcnc conditions. Tito awards will bo mad as soon as tho bids havo been thor nughly cxnmlnnd by the depot qunr lermaBtor horo. preference belnd Riven to orders of American manufao lure. Practically everything thnl army mon need In tho wny of cloth ng and supplies Is to bo purchased, |