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Show SELL SURPLUS TO EUROPEANS "France and the other allies will need horses, and our horses will be sold for the most we can Ret. We will sell only those commodities which our iiruiy does sot need. "We lire unable to make nn exact compilation now of whal can be disposed dis-posed of, for that Is dependent upon the size of our new standing army of occupation. Wo are going ahead with the organization mid discussion of the preliminaries and so are familiarizing ourselves with I he problem. We will visit the bases and get a grasp of the mailer. "Our purpose Is to drive the bi'sl bargain and conserve tin? values for American materials on this side. If we see Unit the material can be shipped honie to grealer advantage than sold here, we will keep It. It Is a business proposition for our government." Vi' United States Material in France Will Be Disposed Dis-posed of. GET BEST PRICE POSSIBLE Commission Will Sell Warehouses, Docks, Hospitals, Engines and All Superfluous Army Supplies France Wants Our Horses. Paris. All siipcrlluous material of the American expeditionary forces, now stored In vast warehouses throughout France, will bo bargained off to Europeans, provided It Is found cheaper to dispose of It here than to transport it to the United States. Tills announcement was made by the United States liquidation commission, com-mission, which is holding conferences to determine what disposition should be made of the equipment. " The commission Is composed of Senator Sen-ator Ilollis of New Hampshire, Homer II. Johnson of Cleveland, O. ; Gen. Charles G. Dawes, and Judge Edwin H. I'nrkcr of Houston, Tex. Judge 1'arke.r has not arrived here yet. Europe Needs Equipment. "We will get the hist prices we possibly pos-sibly can for' all materials," said Senator Sen-ator Holds to the Associated Press. "There Is much equipment of the United States army which Europe needs nnd which we shall be glad if they buy. Our railroad equipment, in rails, locomotives and cars. Is Immense. Im-mense. France,' Belgium, Koumnnia nnd other belligerents and some neutrals neu-trals are in the market for this material. mate-rial. "Belgium already has asked for large numbers of our uniforms anil Automobiles, of which there are thousands thou-sands still to be disposed of In the most satisfactory way to give the United Slates the benefit of a good transaction. There are many difficult problems, such as Imposts, but these are matters for France. "Some of our hospital material also will be wanted hy the French. Hospital trains nnd hospital equipment equip-ment enn be used anywhere. Of course 'hospitals which nre fastened to the ground can hardly be taken away, and we will have to dispose of these to the best advantage. "Warehouses, docks and tilings generally gen-erally stationary nnd permanent will be subject to the best arrangement that can be made. |