Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 206, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 August 1915 — RUSSIA ACCEPTS EMBARGO, CHANGE [ARTICLE]

RUSSIA ACCEPTS EMBARGO, CHANGE

Agreement With United States Expected 4o Release Millions of Dollars Worth of Merchandise. Washington, Aug. 30.—Final acceptance by Russia of the egreemeet M .rr modifying Russirn emba .7a a;n;K, expoics to the United States was commvmicated to the state department today. Under the agreement all goods coming to the United States j from Russia will be consigned to the secretary of commerce, and will be distributed to the importers only when the secretary and v the Russian embassy here have been satisfied that the goods will not be re-exported to ene- | mies of Russia. • j Applications for export permits will ' be handled by the commercial agent | of the department of commerce in New York and the Russian commercial agent there. Bonds to guarantee against re-exportation will be required. The agreement is expected to release millions of dollars worth of merchandise, which American importers have been vigorously seeking. Hides and skins, furs, vetch seed and mineral oil are some of the most important products wanted.