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Show SHOE PRICES CUT I ii mm. ENGLAND AND ITALY BENEFIT BY STANDARDIZATION AND CONTROL OF PROFITS. GOODS ARE ALL OF LEATHER Agricultural Department Estimates , 8 how Range of War Emergency Work Vast Amount of Food Sent by America to Allies, (From the Committee on Public Information.) Informa-tion.) Washington. There has already been a drop In the prices chugged by retailers for footwear lu England ' In view of the government's action In placing on the market standardized shoes made at controlled rates of profit, according to a report to the United States department of commerce. com-merce. At a recent exhibition of "wartime" boots 39 samples were shown, ranging from heavy boots for carters and laborers la-borers to shoes for ordinary street use, and children's shoes. ., Prices range from $2.06 to $6.38 a pair. The shoes are made entirely of leather and the retailer's price Is stamped on the sole. Italian shoe factories are manufacturing manufac-turing standardized shoes, using leather leath-er furnished by the government, which cantrols the system of sales to the public. In England, the manufacture of standard cloth for men's suits has made rapid progress, 24 patterns being included in the first goods shown. As now planned, provision Is made for 750,000 to 1,000,000 suits ready for delivery de-livery from June to August. The project pro-ject may later Include production of certain classes of, cloth for woman's wear. . ' ' Of the total of nearly $20,000,000 aRked for war emergency activities by the department of agriculture It Is proposed to use $3,000,000 for the purchase pur-chase and sale of seed to farmers for cash at cost; $6.100.000 .for the development devel-opment of the co-operative agricultural extension work In co-operation with the state agricultural colleges; $1,209.-655 $1,209.-655 for combating animal diseases, stimulating the production" of live stock, and encouraging the conservation conserva-tion and utilization of meat poultry, dairy, and -other animal products; $011,800 for the prevention, control, and eradication of Insects and plant diseases, and ithe conservation and utilization Of phint products ;-$2.3G8.-058 for extending and enlarging the market news service of the bureau of markets, preventing waste of food In Of the 3,082.949 persons called un- der the selective service act, 252,294. or 8.18 per cent mailed to appear for' examination, according to a statement Issued by the provost marshal general. This number, however, Included meii who had previously enlisted or been commissioned aud had failed to notify their boards, some who had died, ami many who were transferred to othe; boards but by mistake bad bvien carried car-ried on the books of their locai boards estimated at 100,000. Many of the remaining 150.000 were aliens, a number of whom left the country to enlist In their own armies. The statement estimates the number of real "slackers" at -not more thau 80,000, or an average of less than ten for each local board. Translations of editorial comment In the German press, made public by the committee on public Information, Include In-clude the following from the Berliner Tageblatt : "The terms of the ultimatum to Russia Rus-sia will please even the most unrelenting unre-lenting advocates of violence. It would be interesting to hear Hertllng, who accepted Wilson's second principle that people are aot to be bartered about ' from sovereign to sovereign, explain Just what differences exist between the political methods of the past and those of today. It may be conceded that today the German relchstag 1b Informed In-formed of coming changes, but not uc til the matter has been settled without with-out It We all hope this policy will bring peace and prosperity, but we cannot conceal our anxiety at the birth of these new states." Soldiers, sailors, or ihelr beneficiaries benefi-ciaries under the soldiers' and sailors' insurauce law need not employ attorneys attor-neys or claim agents to collect the Insurance, In-surance, according to the treasury department. de-partment. Circulars have lately been sent out by claim agents and attorneys offering to assist persons entitled to the benefits of this Insurance In collecting col-lecting their claims. The procedure for the presentation find collection of insurance claims Is simple. Blanks may he secured from the bureau of war-risk Insurance at Washington. The name of the person In service who was killed or Injured, and the relationship which he bore to the person making the claim, should be given. Germany's war leaders are using the submarine to prevent fulfillment of America's agreements to feed and relieve re-lieve European neutrals, according to a statement by the war trade board. It says: "A mass of cumulative evidence and Indications In the possession of the war trade board shows that Germany Is employing the submarine menace to prevent neighbor neutrals receiving any food or favors at the hands of the United States and Us associates tn the war, and to coerce these neutrals through starvation and political and economic dependence upon Gewnnny, quite as much as to strike at the communications com-munications of Its opponents Germany's Ger-many's ostensible aim In proclaiming the ruthless submarine campaign. "Further Indications tend to show that the submarines are being used along similar dog-ln-the-msnger lines, to destroy neutral shipping without regard re-gard to its employment" Persons who send mall to members of tie expedltlonsry forces are particularly par-ticularly requested. In I statement Issued Is-sued by the post office department, to use Ink only In writing the addresses. Every piece of melt matter should als bear the name and sddress of the sender. Henry paper canvas, or cloth should be used for wrapping pnrkages. When canvas or cloth Is used the addres should be, written on a shipping tag. with the name and address of the sender on the reverse side. Given names should be written In full. Instead of Initials. The title erf 1 the addressee and the full name of the unit or orgnnlrjStlon to which he Is assigned as-signed should be added, it being sufficient suffi-cient In the way of further address to use the words "American Expeditionary Expedition-ary Forces." Over 141,000 In 5-cent Smiles ge coupons has come. In from the big camps to headquarters st the commission, commis-sion, on, training amp srtlvltles in Washington. . These. coupons represent admissions to theatrical events at the camps. Soldiers from the smaller towns j received their hook early, because of the prompt response of these places j when Smileage books were placed on j sale, and In many cases have used i them up. i DI,HI(ISjV a MKMMV v- lng advice concerning the market movement or distribution of perish' able products, making Inspections and certifications regarding the condition of , perishable agricultural products, and gathering Information In connection connec-tion with the demand for and the production, pro-duction, supply, distribution and utlll- satloo Jot food ; and $1,080,980 for i dealing with the farm-labor problem, . enlarging the Informational work of the department printing and dlstrlbut- j lng emergency leaflets, posters and ; other publications, and extending the-! work of the bureau of chemistry, the bureau of entomology, and the bureau ! of biological survey. j Statistics compiled by the food ad- t ministration show that the grand total of all food experted to the four allies the United Kingdom. . France. Italy port RuksIs from July 1, 1914, to ."lnuary 1. 1918. would furnish com-' j,i..ti. yearly rattnns for 5T.100.9W adult persons, with a surplus of pro-teln pro-teln CHpahle of supplying this portion of the diet for 22.194.570 additional ; men. j " Sinc'r the beginning of the war the , Tnited State has averaged to supply j the allies with food enough each year to support m.314..V2 . persons, snd with an excess of both protein and i fats sufficient for several millions more. The total exports of wheat and wheat floor to the three principal allies. al-lies. Russia getting hut a very small per cent of the whole, 'wers equivalent equiva-lent to abont M4.000.000 bushela. or an average of about 110.000.000 bushels a year. Of this total amount the United Kingdom got HW.Mfl.OOO bushels of wheat and 8.512,000 barrels oC, wheat flonr; France got T9.798.000 bushels of wheat and 5,42,000 barrels of , wheat flour; Italy 8T.1M.00Q bnshels of wheat and lJMW.OtO barrels of wheat rh.ur. Russia received only 130,000 bushels of wheat and 25,000 barrels of wheat flour. The toal exports of pork products were nearly 2.000.000,000 po""K venrly average of about 570.000.000 pounds. The total sugar exports were iver 2,2ta.lXKMKrt pounds, a yearly average of nhout V18.0O0.00. Of corn there w;is exported 23.3.12.000 bushels; ftnts. 207,9Sl,0OO; rye, 3.M7,000. Reports based on fitrurcs from the department of agricultural show that .iMtumry 1. KM1, the number of meat minisiU In the United Slates was 'grenter by more than 0,000,000 head !hnu It was January 1, 1917. The number num-ber of Inspections for slaughter Indicate Indi-cate a decrease lu consumption. The summary nhows the total num-..-r of cattle In the United States Jan-mry Jan-mry 1. 1918. was t;t,S.W00. an In-creasf In-creasf f 1.2 47.000 head over the sain !:iy the yenr before. Il.igs Increased -i.i"i"liiid, or 5.7 per cent The icrene In shii p was 1.2S4.000 head. I An Investigation for the purpose of ' Improving methods for prevention and ! control of communicable diseases, es- peclully near army camps, Is being I made by the United States public i health service. The work will relate largely to the standardization and preparation of serums. The first serum to he studied will be that UM-d.ln cerehro-splniil menin- gltis. which has lately been prevalent 1 in camps. Although linkers who ue less ihnn ! three Imrrels of flour and meal a 1 month are not required to secure food , administration licenses, a recent rule gives them the right to come under ! Ikrnse. - The new submarine fighters which are being built at the Ford plant will ; l.t; known ai "F.agles" and will con-! con-! stltute the Kngle class of boats. i The Mile of lVltlsh and Irish wool to I person other than those authorized by ' the government has been forbidden. |