Arizona republican., 1919-01-11

for the army goods by direct purchase. Some material is being bought back by the manufacturers who sold it to the government. For instance, where a dry goods manufacturer has con- centrated his output on the army at a low price, he may wish to take back his unused goods in order to secure greater profit by sale to private firms, and so that he can deliver goods or dered in quicker time.
 After the preferred classes have been given the right of purchase, the re- mainder of the surplus stock is to be sold at public auction and by sealed bids. Auctions, the Office of Purchase and Storage announces, will be con- ducted on a cash before delivery basis, and positively no credit will be given. All proceeds of sales go into the United States treasury. So far, the amount turned in is not great, as only wool, harness, and horses and mules are being sold at auction.
 The horses and mules, of which there are 44,455 to be sold in this country, are offered at various camps and remount depots. The harness and saddles offered are new and are re- ported in great demand because of the high quality of the army leather goods. It is not likely that there will be many uniforms put up for sale to the public; but according to the Office of Purchase and Storage, therf is no reason why a civilian cannot wear a pair of army boots, as they are not a | distinctive part of the uniform of t.,u 1 United States army. Even an army coat robbed of it's buttons and insignia | is not technically part of the uniform. | The enormous quantities of food l held in storage by the war department 1 are to be kept entirely for the army except small amounts which may be 1 sold to war relief organizations. As 1 a twelve inch gun could be of no use 1 to 8 civilian except possibly as war
 souvenir or a front yard decoration,
 and as the army rifle is not suitable l for hunting, no guns will be sold at | public auction. The war department l expects to keep all guns, except those
 scrapped and sold as junk. All ma
 terial which had been collected for the purpose of salvage and not re-
 claimed. is to be sold as junk, chiefly
 to junk dealers.
 Supplies held overseas are being disposed of by methods similar to 1 stated that some parts of uniforms i have been sold by the overseas depart , ment to the Czecho- -Slovak and other | armies in need of clothing, and that
 other extra supplies are being disposed of to war refugees through recognized relief organizations.
 In spite of it's vast surplus of suF,- plies, the army is still buying certain
 kinds of food and a few other items which the quarternaster department neglected to provide on its usual gi- gantic scale.
 The army and navy are organized along such different lines that tho | navy has no need for a grand house
 cleaning in order to return to a peace
 basis. In the first place, the nav!
 does not expect to follow the army.
 example of shortening it's roll to one
 tenth war strength. The navy's 800,
 900 war strength will shrink to 330,00 , and stop. according to present plans
 The bulk of navy supplies now on han'
 can be kept indefinitely for these S5o 000 men. so that the usual periodica ; navy sales of unserviceable goods vii