Show CONSUL WAS INSULTED the un ted states flag hauled down at Alex andretta the united states flag over tae con ton eulate at Alex andretta asiatic tur key has been hauled down and con 1 sul I davis has it ft lit his post for beirut in consequence of a serious diplomatic incident alfing velch mr davis was insulted and by the local police it appears mr davis was accorn lanying an armenian who had been released from prison through the in tion of the american consular agents to a departing steamer when the police intercepted the party as faulted and insulted mr davis and despite the resistance of the consul and his attendant guards re arrested rearrested the armenian who it is claimed is a naturalized american citizen and took him back to prison mr davis immediately lowered the flag over the consulate and formally broke off relations with the turkish authorities by quitting Alex andretta leaving the consulate in charge of the vice consul A mob of moslems seized on the occasion to make a hostile dem against the consulate and against the christians generally |