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Show JAPANESE WILL TRY ACCUSED SAILOR TOKIO, June i. Following exchangee hetween tha American embassy and tha foreign office, it haa hen decided that a local Japanese, court shall try John K. Atkins, At-kins, a sailor of the American cruiser Saratoga, who fatally wounded John I, gaunders. a bluejacket of tha New Orleans, Or-leans, during a fight at tha A merles n naval na-val hospital In Yokohama last ftunday. There haa been a question of Jurisdiction Jurisdic-tion on tha theory that tha hospital was on American territory and accordingly tha case was ona for court martial. American rnmpltance with the view of the Jspene ov-nmnt In the matter i appi-e'-lwtd 1 |