Advices from Washington tell of the completion of negotiations under which the United States Shipping Board has turned over seven combination freight and passenger ships to the Robert Dollar line. They will operate in a round the world service through the Panama Canal. Continuation of the service for five years is guaranteed! under the sale contract. The new Dollar service is said to be unique in shipping annals. Starting at San Francis-ce, its ships wil] touch at Japan,
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