State history. World War. Army. General. 1919-10-05

That 500,000 pounds of sugar are in storage at Camp Lewis, being held against needs of the army in Siberia, the Philippines, Hawaii and Alaska, was disclosed here today in a telegram to a local wholesale grocer from Ralph P. Merritt of San Francisco, former food administrator of California and now h...

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Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1919
Subjects:
Northwest history
World War 1
United States army
general
sugar
Camp Lewis
Tacoma
Washington state
food shortages
food distribution
Northwest
Pacific > History > 20th century
World War
1914-1918
United States. Army
Pacific
Alaska
Siberia
Online Access:http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/80209
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Summary:That 500,000 pounds of sugar are in storage at Camp Lewis, being held against needs of the army in Siberia, the Philippines, Hawaii and Alaska, was disclosed here today in a telegram to a local wholesale grocer from Ralph P. Merritt of San Francisco, former food administrator of California and now handling the sugar situation for the government.

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