Show tv iLY REPORTED 0 HECKLE U. U US U.S. s. s y of Haul Hal Hauling l 1 n American Amer can Hag Bag a Is' Is s' s y Scon Scouted ted Jan 22 23 According to ort made mado public here today by Information bureau of or tho the thoom theom om of or the thc Sorbs Serbs Croats and nes no a Serbo vessel the tho a the American flag anda and g a navigation license issued by naval nO commander In the tic WILS seized at Jelsa January Italian forces who hauled down flag laS and carried off the under Italian colors spite of or tho flag and papers In said saM the bureaus bureau's statement nt rn of or the tho Italian troops ja a ordered tho captain of th thes es ves- him to the military post rho ho was l kept ept un under el arrest st for hours hours During During- this time time timet tho the then n commander Informed his s In Start Starl Grad Giad it ad Vec- Vec who arrived soon oon with armed fa is The They seized the vessel down the American flag tIne and left letl leftari Arl ari Grad flying the Italian col- col J 1 Is sho shown n b by shipping 3 to tD have ha been an Austrian ves- ves HS tons gross cross l' l register Ister built bunt at l atIn In Jn There are arc no records records-of or cent movements ments i t lent ent Doubted Circles Ington Jan Neither 23 23 Neither elther the thc thenor nor navy departments had reany rc- rc any rany confirmation of ot tho the report- report lion on of or the I Italian lIan ras ae al expressed d that Roar Admiral commanding tho ho American in the Adriatic would under any n Stances stan es havo issued such tuch a a. aper per per- described His authority po o might well bo be questioned of- of reald and no record could beof bo ho hoof of an Incident which could be bed bed bed d aa ns a pr precedent American y y is granted ll only to ships un 0 o 1 ers It was declared Niblack was recent recently 0 ore oro or- or o e command th the tho American forces Adriatic He has a n number ofIne of oi pine me Ine chasers and somo sorno destroy destroy- other light vessels Most reports re- re ports t to the department indi- indi nt at h he Is at Pola re-I re z t |