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Show U.S. TO CHARTER I DUTCH STEAMERS I . WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. Charter H by the United States government of J all Dutch steamers now held in Amer- ican ports has been decided upon by T ''M tho Dutch government in a provisional i jJ agreement just signed in London. The agreement provides charter for j ono round trip upward of eighty ves- H sels now in American ports. The ves- jj sels aro not to go Into the war zones m but five of the vessels will carry ma- 111 terlal for Switzerland and two will 119 take cargo for The Netherlands Over- 1 H seas Trust. m H It Is a part of tho agreement that ? H the ships shall carry 150,000 tons of 0 food for the relief of tho Belgians and at may be used for other voyages later l in American coastwise trade or else- M where, possibly to Java for sugar. glH |