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Show To Aid CaMIe Raising. Brand Whitlock. American minister to Belgium, notifies the state department depart-ment that he has received from the German military authorities a copy of an order issued by them relative to the exemption of cattle and their food from military requisition when imported import-ed by the Comite N'ational de Secours et d'Alimentation. Mr. Whitlock forwards for-wards the text of the order as follows: fol-lows: "In order to restore the breeding of horses and cattle, which through the military events have been disturbed, it is herewith ordered that stallions, bulls, and other male beasts used for breeding, as well as female animals ani-mals with young, and female animals of special value to breeding, also mares with foals, cows with calves, and other female animals -vith young, and lastly cows which have no more than two teeth, are exempt from requisition. requi-sition. "The above is made known to horse and cattle breeders by a proclamation, with the invitation that each procure apropriate male breeding animals ir cases where there are none or aol enough at Lbeir disposition." |