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Show RELEASE OF U. S. : PRISONERS ASKED SECRETARY HUGHESSENDS NOTE TO BOLSHEVIKI ENVOY ORDERING ORDER-ING PRISONERS' RELEASE Eight or Ten Americans Are Now ' Held Prisoners in European Prisons; Pris-ons; Text of Note Not Made Public; Action Awaited. 1 Washington Formal demand for re. I lease of American prisoners in Russia Rus-sia has-been made on the soviet authorities au-thorities by Secretary Hughes. Tlio state department was advised Wednesday Wednes-day that the communication had been handed to the .soviet representative at Riga Tuesday by Consul Albrecht. 'he text of the curt communication dispatrlied July 25 has not been made public. It is understood, however, to be a brief insistence that the Americans Ameri-cans be released before there can be any thought of better relations between be-tween the UnitPd States ami Russia The action was taken in the name oT Immunity and because all a (Torts to secure the release of the Americans made through Dr. Nansen of the Red Cross have failed. What course will be taken by the United States if the soviet authorities ignore or refuse to accede to the demands de-mands was not indicated. The dispatch of the communication was timed so it would reach the Russians Rus-sians approximately at the same rime as the message sent by 'Secretary Hoover in response to the appeal made ! by Maxim Gorky. The state department's depart-ment's message is regarded officially j as wholly independent of the Hoover-Gorky Hoover-Gorky correspondence. 'There are now held prisoners in Russia eight or ten Americans. A larger number are believed to be declined de-clined within the borders of Russia sonjp of whom are restricted to limited areas. Cat Evidently Was Offended. I A yellow cat called Shimmy, of no particular breed, but lately a cher- ilshed mascot of the Aberdeeu (Wash.) Ifire department, left her home there suddenly. Shimmy, accordihg to the fire laddies, who hunted three days .without success for their vanished pet, made her nest In a cell of hose i which is used to wash the floor of the fire hall. On the morn, of Shlm- my's disappearance a careless fireman fire-man turned the water Into the coil. 'Shimmy was catapulted toward the ceiling and shot by the strenm of water wa-ter Into the street. The est has not j-et come back. |