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Show Government to Cell Transports Washington. Flvo historic vessels of tho United States transport service, tho Shurman, Sheridan, Logan, Huford' nnd Crook, aro to bo sold by the government. For moro than a quarter quar-ter of a contury theso vrsaols have ploughed the wators of tho seven seas carrying tho fighting men of Undo Sam to, tho far corners of tho earth from tho tlmo of tbo Spanish-American wnr down to tho world war. They havo carried relief to stricken com-mun'tles, com-mun'tles, and through them tho win department has maintained military contact with Alaska, Porto Rico, tbo Philippines, Cuba, Hawaii, Guam and tho expeditionary forces In China oni Kuropo. |