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Show Americans Negotiate ' for German Vessels BUENOS AIRES, Tuesday, Jan 27 Dispatches from Rio Janeiro con- cerning the negotiations that have been in progress for the sale to Unit-ed Unit-ed States interests of the 45 German ships taken over by Brazil during the war indicate that the Brazilian gov-ernment gov-ernment will postpone Its decision un-til un-til France makes it "known whether she will exercise the option givon bv jH Brazil for the purchase of tho ships already released to France, which comprise a majority ot the total. The dispatches credit Kermit Roosevelt with representing a -subsi- jH dar.v of the American Internarional iH corporation as one of the negotiators. jH One of the messages reports that the jH North American interests have offered IH ?250 per gfoss ton for these ships. |