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Show 'AUSTRIANS' STATUS UNCHANGED BY WAR The declaration of war against Austria-Hungary iill not cha nge the status of the citizens or subjects of that country, and such persons not being included in-cluded in the term "enemy," postal savings sav-ings and deposits in other banks are not liable to seizure and will not be taknn into possession by the alien property custodian, cus-todian, according to information received yesterday by the local post office. Under the trading-with-the-enemy act the test of enemy character is one of residence and not of nationality. The alien property custodian, therefore, will take itito his possession only the property prop-erty in this country held for, or on account ac-count of, or for the benefit of persons who are actually resident within the enemy territory. |