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Show EXPEDITE HEARING IN STEAMER CASE WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 Requeat of British claimants of the steamer Appam, now a German prize at Newport News Va.. to expedite hearing: of the case test-in test-in p the vessel's possession, was granted today by the supreme court, which set January S for argument. The court also refused earlier hearing of a- suit aeninst an Austrian shipping "line involving ricrht of foreign citizens to enforce en-force in American courts contracts suspended sus-pended by belligerent "trading with the enemy" decrees. In both cases novel and Important questions ques-tions of international law, American treaty obligations and diplomatic relations rela-tions resulting from the European war are before the supreme court for final decision. |