Show ALIENS MAY BUY UI U. S. S WOODEN FLEET WASHINGTON ASHINGTON W Oct 9 Sale Sale of the governments government's emergency built fleet of wooden ships to foreign buyers buers was under under un un- der consideration tonight at the shipping shipping shipping ship ship- ping board but definite action probably will be deferred officials said un until II President Wilson appoints the new board created by the merchant marine act Built at an estimated cost of a ar r deadweight ton three attempts to sell the ships to American buyers buers rs have re resulted resulted re- re I suIted In only four offers the offers the highest at about 12 a ton ton for for the fleet neet of or steamers aggregating more than I deadweight tons The rhe only alternative left it was asserted was to dispose of them abroad I Sale to foreign buyers would require tho the act approval of or five lve members I of oC the shipping bO board rd |