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Show oo MUST RETURN I MEN TOAMERICA , I Mule and Horse Tenders Taken Tak-en to Europe and Left Stranded Must Be Provided For. London. April 22, 11:58 a. m. The board of trade has taken vigorous I steps to prevent the abandonment in England by steamship companies of American muleteers and hoec -testers who are coming over now m large numbers with shipments of army horses. During the early months of the war hundreds of Americana who crossed on the horse boats were left stranded strand-ed in England by the steamship lines, which advanced various debatable debat-able reasons for not returning the men to America. R P. Skinner. American consul general in London, laid the facts be- fore the board of trade a month ago. f The consulate was at once advised to refer all stranded horse and mule f tenders to the board with the result that all such Americans are being cared for Furthermore. Mr, Skinner i has been advised that British steam- ship lines have been instructed to pro- vide return passages to America, re- f gardless of alleged contracts. j |