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Show Giiturd Pnichot Persona Don' Grata To German Military Chiefs Because He Is a Brother of the Wife of , British Minister London, April C. Germnny refused to permit Gilford I'lnchot, tho form cr chief forester of tho United States to pass through Belgium In ordor to enter northern Franco because he had been authorized by Henry Van oyko, United States minister to tho Netherlands to act as an American consular agent. The German authorities auth-orities said Mr. Plnchot was person no grata as American consular rep' resentatlve because ho Is a brothef of Lady Johnstone, wife ot Sir Alan Johnstono, the British minister to Tho Haguo, whose guest ho was whon at tho Dutch capital. Although Mr. Plnchot was delegated delegat-ed by tho American commission for rollef ln Belgium to act as Us agent in northern France, the' Germans did not reject him in that capacity. Ho friction botween Germany and tho American commission has been cro-ated cro-ated as a result of the Incident Mr. Plnehot and Mrs. Plnchot wcro met at the Belgian bordor by Gorman agonts and wcro taken to Antwerp whore they remained with mombors of tho commission pending further Investigation ot their papers by tho military authorities.; They wore not under arrest. Mr. Plnchot continues as a member ot the commission, com-mission, working either in Holland or In that portion ot Belgium still under Belgian control. m |