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Show VICE CONSUL IS NOT ACCEPTABLE Newly Appointed American Official Turned Down in England Because of Pro-German Pro-German Sentiments. Nottingham, England, Jan. L9, via London, 10:30 a. m On account of letters written by him and published j in a newspaper at Lincoln, Neb.. John L Outright, newly accredited American Amer-ican vice consul at Nottingham did , not take up the duties for which ho came io this city, but returned to London. Mr. Outright departed from Nottingham alter be had been informed in-formed by the mayor and other city officials that he would not be acceptable ac-ceptable as vice consul because his newspaper letters were regarded a6 expressive of pro-German sentiments. I Before coming to Nottingham, Mr Outright served as American vice consul con-sul at Coburg. Germany. While there he wrote the letters to which the Nottingham officials took exception .Mr Cutright is a son of John Cutright, editor of the Liucoln Star and former-lj former-lj private secretary of William J. Bryan. The son, a gradutte of the University of Nebraska, had been in the consular service only a few months |