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Show (300 SOLDIERS ARE PUT UNDER ARREST LOXDOX, Aug. 23. Three hundred soldiers, belonging to "Warwick, Berkshire Berk-shire and Gloucester regiments were arretted today at Southampton for refusing re-fusing to obey orders to embark for France. The soldiers, who had been on leave, are, for the most part, veterans. They objected to embarking .because thev bad heard thev would be sent to the Black ea after their arrival in France, whereas where-as they had received promises that no one would be sent to Kussia unless he volunteered. The men are quartered in a public park. Perfect order prevailed. A war office statement touight says that, the men vi-re being sent to Turkey, not to Kussia. |