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Show GRLEKS IGNORE II. S. PASSPORTS Rob American, Beat and Threaten to Kill Him and Finally Order Release. London, Jan. fi. 4 a m News from i Athens quotes passages from a note presented to the Greek goernment I on December 24 by the American min-i min-i ister, detailing the case of an American Ameri-can citizen, Ilassll Saffls, who was arrested ar-rested on December 2 as a revolution ary by Greek soldiers. The soldiers are said to have ignored Saffls' Amer lean passports and to have taken 3545 francs from his pocket, although after examination he was liberated As quoted, the note describes how Saffis left his dwelling to buy food when he was seized, despite his protestations pro-testations and the production of his passport and taken before a high officer offi-cer who refused to hear him and or-llered or-llered the soldiers to take him away. Saffls soon realized that he was being be-ing taken out of the Ity and from Jests exchanged between his escorts and various passing patrols, realized that he sas about to be executed. He implored his guards not to put him to death, and. according to the dispatches, dis-patches, ho was forced along with blows from fists and the butts of rifles until they were outside the city when an orderly overtook them and ordered or-dered Saffls to be taken back to the barracks. Here ho was examined by several officers, who, being convinced of his nationality, ordered him released. re-leased. According to the dispatches, the American note stated that Saffis was in no way concerned with Greek poll-tics poll-tics and was about to Btart for America Ameri-ca when arrested. The legation do-laved do-laved taking up the matter with the government, tho dispatches nay, until convinced of the truth of the man's story and now asks for the restitution of his money and an official inquiry. nn |