| Show stop Husti ine to the front chicago aug 4 impending peace negotiations have caused a cessation of the efforts on the aart of the war department part ment to rush supplies to the front upon the fall of santiago and the debarkation bar kation of an invading force tu porto rico arrangements were made by col in charge of the the department of the lakes or the purchase ot vast quantities of rations a large amoust of which were forwarded to the seaboard the increasing prospect for early peace however renders unnecessary the amount of subsistence planned for and the are being held at the division headquarters abre the big eix story building ie filled from cellar to earret with hundreds of cases of soldiers diet ready for shipment in case a sudden torn in debould result in more extended military operations |
