Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-03-26
Weekly War News Digest
STORIES OF ACTIVITIES AND CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT
THE UNITED STATES BATTLE FRONTS
FROM WAsHINeToN.D c.
England and Italy Reduce Shoe Prices

There has already been a drop in
the prices charged by retailers for
footwear in England in view of the
governments action in placing on the
market standardized shoes made at
controlled rates of profit, according to
a report to the United tSates depart
ment of commerce.
At a recent exhibition of wartime
boots 80 samples were shown, rang
ing from heavy boots for carriers and
laborers to shoes for ordinary street
us, and children's shoes. Prices range
from $2.06 to $6.3S pair. The shoes
are made entirely of leather and the
sole.
Italian shoe factories are manufac-
turing standardized shoes, using leath-
er furnished by the government,
which controls the system of sales
to the public.
England the manufacture of stan
dard cloth for mems suits has made
rapid progress, "a patterns being in
Guided in the first goods shown. AS
now planned, provision is made for
100000 to 100000 suits ready for de-
livery from June to August. The pro-
ject may later include production of
certain classes of cloth for women s
wear, with a gradually widening range
of production under government
Standardization.
Agricultural Department Busy.
OF the total of nearly $20,00000C
asked for war emergency activities by
the department of agriculture it is
proposed to use sS,000,00O for the pur
chase and sale of seed to farmers fol-
cash at cost; s6,100,000 for the de
velopment of the cooperative agricul
tural extension work in cooperation
with the state agricultural colleges
$1,269,655 for combating animal dis
eases, stimulating the production o
live stock, and encouraging the con
servation and utilization of meat
poultry, dairy and other animal prod
ucts; $911,300 for the prevention, con
troll and eradication of insects an,
PAAAi1 NioCooCct anu lllt COnotl
and utilization of plant products = 50
36S,95S for extending and enlargin
the market news service of the BIT
reau of markets, preventing waste O
food in storage, in transit or held 70
sale, giving advice concerning tn
= market movement or distribution c
i perishable products, making inspe,
tions and Qualifications regarding tn
condition of perishable agriculture
i products, and gathering informatio
: in connection with the demand fc
and the production, supply, distrib,
ton and utilization of food; and 81
. 0S0,9S0 for dealing with the farm Il
'' Dor problem, enlarging the informs
tional work of the department, prin
/ ing and distributing emergency lea
{ let's, posters and other publication
and extending the work og the burea
of chemistry, the bureau of entimc
- ogy and the bureau of biological su
vey.
W Few Men Called Fail to Appear.
s OF the 3,OS2,949 persons called u
Is der the selective service act, 1929
IS or S.1S per cent, failed to appear f,
examination, according to a statemel
issued by the provost marshal ge
eral. This number, however, include
=. men who had previously enlisted
!. been commissioned and had failed
- notify their boards, some who hi
y died, and many who were transfer,
&c to other boards. but by mistake h;
- been carried on the books of the
u local boards-estimated at 100000.
D Many of the remaining 10000 we
aliens, number of whom left Il
o country to enlist in their own armie
il The statement estimates the nul
10 Der of real "slackers' at not mo
ID than $4,000, or an average of lie
j. than 10 for each local board.
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