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Show I TO PROTECT ARMY STORES PROM INSECTS. Millions of dollars' worth of food and clothing intended for use over-1 seas and stored in the government warehouse at the Bush terminals. New York, will be protected from damage by insects through arrangements arrange-ments whereby the war department will use the knowledge on stored-products stored-products insects in the possession of the department of agriculture. The stored supplies originated in all parts of the world, and are likely to contain insects that will multilpy and cause great damage in storage, par- j ticularly during the summer. To search out and treat infestations in the early stages may save millions or dollars. Dr. B. A. Back of the bureau bu-reau of entomology has been placed in charge of the work, in co-operation with the war department. |