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Show oo WILL FLY THE AMERICAN FLAG' New York. Dec 27. The Red Star liner Kroonland, which has sailed for three years under tho Belgian flag will henceforth fly the stars and stripes Sailing today for Antwerp, the ship Is In command of an American Ameri-can skipper, with an American flag at her masthead The reasons for the change are not specified by the owners, but it Is said that the pending completion of the Panama canal has somothlng to do with It. The Kroonland's sister ship, the Finland, will alao return to American Amer-ican leglstry within a few weeks Probably both will later enter tho Amorican coastwise trade between PaHric and Atlnntlc ports 'm the Panama canal. |