Show GERMANS UNA UNABLE TO SHIP GOODS Orders Totaling Given by American Business BusinessMen BusinessMen BusinessMen Men Entail Heavy Losses Berlin Au Aug American 28 28 American business businessmen men In Germany are taking the gloomIest gloomiest gloom gloom- iest lest view of ot the tiro fate of at great quantities ties tits of goods ordered In Germany German for tho American Christmas trade They say Bay that tho the loss of or these goods will amount to millions Orders totaling totaling- about for or such Buch wares as to toys s 's Bohemian glassware glassware glass glass- ware ware- bronzes Christmas cards and optical op op- op specialties had been placed pla-ced most mostly Of- Of I last st autumn for tor summer delivery It Is h Is stated this being the tho usual practice In order to give Ive American wholesale alc dealers an opportunity to place the goods value 1 Tho The and n. n articles become are vl all r to of ill a sea sea- n 1 ss unless jl delivered i Immediately Immediately i d ate a However the tho ho British order In council council council coun coun- cil although h not effective when the orders or or- orders ders der for tor tho tiro goods were placed pre pre- h such uch a. a A lc delivery American dentists who constitute ono one I of or the tho most numerous elements among the Americans In Europe also are are- suffering suffering suf suf- sur-I sur fering under the war Ivar situation This is Is 18 not on account of ot an any anti Amen can can feeling feeling- or an any slackening In the demand for r their services but because they the arc Vare unable to get dental supplies and artificial t teeth eth from America From the lighter side the tho order In council also I la is playing havoc with golf supplies Golf Golt balls and clubs are be- be Ing exhausted rapidly and ardent golf golf- lers era are objurgating England and plan- plan Ining nn an appeal to their fellow enthusiasts enthus enthus- I lasts In America n I t Neutral Shipment D Hold lip Up I Washington Aug 28 A A request for information as to the tho progress of or private private vate ate ne negotiations for tor the tho safe sate conduct lor of American shipments from Crom neutral countries was forwarded to London to today today to- to da day b by the British embassy sv Persistent reports that brokers In London were securing permits for tor such shipments have led to considerable activity b by the trade advisers of tho the state department department department depart depart- ment which has failed th thus us far tar to secure se secure secure se- se cure definite results The attention of oC tho the British embassy was called to the situation with a re request request request re- re quest for Cor Information The embassy was aas una unable le to clear It up and Instructions Instructions Instructions were sent to Ambassador Pa Page e at London to Inquire Into the matter He was told to point out that the state de de- de In Its unofficial negotiations n desired to tu secure the privileges now reported as being accorded to private Interests No o reply has yet jet et been re received re- re and the British embassy has taken talen up the matter directly with the London foreign office Hundreds of or American concerns arc are Interested In the delayed shipments an and man many of them have notified the de de- department department department that the they understood London Interests were securing permits for shipments Complaint was made mado toda today that Great Britain was holding up consignments of hides bought In England by American AmerIcan Amer Amer- ican tanners and already paid for tor The British embargo on hides would force Corce tho sale of these shipments In Great Britain at a substantial loss 1055 to the I American buyers and the tho state department department department depart depart- ment has forwarded queries to London |