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Show REQUISITIONING OF ALL LARGE SHIPS WASHINGTON, Sept. 28. Every American merchant vessel of niore than 2,500 tons dead weight capacity available for ocean service will be requisitioned by tho government October Oc-tober 15, tho shipping board announces In a statement giving tho charter rates at which tho vessels will bo taken over. American ships available for ocean traffic total slightly moro than 2,000,000 tons, but some of thorn already al-ready havo been taken over for tho array and navy. In most Instances, c. cept whero required for actual government govern-ment service, the ships, It was said, will be turned back to their owners for operation on governmont account, subject at all times to any disposition the shipping board may direct. Tho rates announced will cut sharp- ly tbe present charier and ocean freight rates charged by American vessels. ves-sels. It is the intention, it is understood under-stood to apply them later to any foreign for-eign ships chartered by tho United States. The chartering will be in th I hands of shipping board's chart' nag commission, which Welding Km; ot New York has just been named to |