Show officer explains explain 8 W S red aed A ed cross cros sales only perishable second hand and surplus stock being disposed of WORKING IN 17 COUNTRIES shipment of further relief material from the united states to europe continues in a large way one third lofrance to france paris because many inaccurate repents of large sales of american red lied cro cross s merchandise have appeared in the last few weeks red cross headquarters in paris has issued a statement explaining that the only materials ilitch have been sold are certain acm perishables second hand equipment surplus stocks and articles which N aich can no longer be used for direct relief work either in r france rance or in eastern europe the total sales of surplus and second hand material by the amerlean american lied cited cross in europe will aggregate not more than francs says a the red brossy while the val value ue of the relief material distributed in ill europe during july and august alone amounted to more than franes francs work in 17 countries the american red cross Is now conducting operations in seventeen european countries the relief material distributed in france mainly in the tha devastated dIstri districts ets since tile the armistice Is valued at more than francs while in the same period other european countries have received more than francs ot of similar supplies including not only medical and surgical material but also clothing do thing food barracks etc such sales as have been authorized in france have been conducted conduct through the american red cross liquidation qui dation board the official clat statement says regarding this material unexpectedly heavy expenses of vork tn in poland and the balkan states and the he beginnings of f new relief ac tivit les in western and southern rus sia made it advisable to turn these stocks into cash to assist the relief programs as well its as to save certain of the accumulated stocks from total tota loss I 1 i supplies still come of all the relief material in the american red cross warehouses on may alay 1 one third was set aside for distribution trib ution in the devastated districts of france the distribution of this material is still continuing and will continue for months to come while lc the he sh shipments of relief material to the in eastern europe are on oil a i constantly increasing scale and inisi ill cont continue liwe for many months in the meaL tInie the shipment ot 01 further relief material from the united states continues in 1 a I large way and we have recently received notice from america of the early shipment of supplies valued at aft francs |