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Show BOLSHEVIKI SEIZE BIG BRANCH BANK Kussiaii Subsidiary of National city Is Taken Over by Trotzky Government. PETKOGKAD, Wednesday, Jan. 2. Tho Moscow branch of the National City bank of Now York, -which for several sev-eral days escaped the general order for the confiscation of all banks there, was seised by the Bolsheviki Saturday night, it. ,T. Dreher, the manager, was not arrested. The Petrograd branch of the National Na-tional City bank, which was seized by the Bolsheviki a Tvcck ago, expects to -arrange to take care of the linaueiat needs of American residents in a few days. The currency shortage in Russia Rus-sia is becoming increasingly serious. WASHINGTON. Jan. 3 News of the Bolsheviki seizure of banks in Moscotv reached tho state department today in diplomatic dispatches which, however, made no specific mention of tho National City bank's branch. NEW YORK. Jan. n. The Moscow brain-h of tho National City bank was established only about a month ago, officials of-ficials of the bank said today. They had received no word of its seizure. Mr. Dreher, the manager, had a half-doseu half-doseu employees. |