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Show Thousands Stand In Line to Buy j Army Foodstuffs CHICAGO. Aug. 18-Many thousands; of householders patiently stood in line, today at two downtown apartment 'stores awaiting their turn to purchase! army surplus stocks of foodstuffs, i Hundreds of extra clerks were neces-sary neces-sary to wait on the customers of Uncle Un-cle Sam. There were long lines on the sidewalks when the stores closed for the day and It was estimated that 2ft. dun sales had been made. The sale ( will be continued tomorrow at ten department de-partment stores located In different parts of the city I Postmaster Carlils will begin the delivery de-livery of foodstuffs by parcel post Thursday. District Attorney Charles F Clyne said today that he would demand prls mi terms and not fines for the pun-Ishment pun-Ishment of food hoarders and profiteers. |