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Show Would Abandon Old Posts. Y. ' A S H I N G T O N , May 31. Renewal of the recommendation to congress that the old army stations and poets in the south and west, most of them relics of pioneer davs, be abandoned, is understood to be planned bv the war department. The department would utilize some for hos- ! pital or other government purposes and sell the remainder. Armv officials say maintenance of these posts not only has been disproportionate-v disproportionate-v expensive, but has weakened the ef- i fort to organize an efficient army by scattering the various elements through- ! out the country. i . |