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Show COPPER SHIPMENTS 8EIZED. Great Britain Notifies the United States of Its Intention to Seize Contraband of War. Washington. Groat Britain's intentions inten-tions to solzo goods which may bo classed as conditional contraband of war specifically destined for Germany or Austria, oven whon such shipments aro curried In American ships and consigned to neutral porta, was announced an-nounced nt the state department Wednesday hy Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, tho British embassador. Tho embassador called to explain dispatches stating that two cargoes of copper shipped from tho United States to tho Krupp gun works In Germnny via Holland had bcon seized and diverted to England. Ho said it was believed the copper was to bo used iu tho construction of torpedoes and that It enmo distinctly undor the classifications of conditional contraband. contra-band. Paymont for the full value ot tho cargoes has been remitted to the American shippers nnd it is understood under-stood a similar course will bo pursued In such casos in the futuio. |