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Show ARMY CAMPS ARE . SOLD FOR $548,000 WASHINGTON", May 6. Sale of eight national guard and four miscellaneous camps for a total of I54S.00O was announced an-nounced to lay by the war department. The huyirs assumed all damage claims against the government. The sites of the camps were rented or le.i sed. and consequently no transfer of land was involved. Tho war dpai tment retained the hospital and principal stor-itfje stor-itfje facilities at each camp. The city of Montgomery, Ala., secured Camp Sheridan, Ala., and the state of North Carolina will take over Camp Polk, N. C. The other camps went to individuals and firms, except Camp Ken-drick, Ken-drick, N. J., which was withdrawn from the auction and is to be retained for the navy, nnd Camp Sevier, for which no reasonable bid was received. |