Show U. U S. S SETS RECORD IN MERCHANT SHIPPING WASHINGTON Aug 2 l Merchant 2 shipping cleared from ports of the United States in the year ending June 30 set a new record the allied blockade the closing of the fife Black Dlack sea and the withdrawal of German German German Ger Ger- man and Austrian merchant ships from trade Bureau of navigation reports made public today show the tonnage cleared was 25 of which 2500 0 00 ort originated g i noted in Intha the th oL United n 1 fed S States fate s an and d was foreign The previous high water mark was tons cleared In the year ear ending June 30 1914 J |