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Show GERMAN BORN fc MUNICH. Tuesday, Dec. 24. (By tho i v- Associated Press) A group of Ainer- X icans of Gorman birth, who have been S jin Munich throughout tho war, unable y I to secure American passports, met last )' evening and drew up a petition to J ! President Wilson asking for quick food relief for Germany and also assistance j In communicating with their friends and relatives in tho United States. 1 Tho meeting was marked by ad- dresses by those who favored asking ;! bluntly for passports since all are de-sirous de-sirous of going to America but It was decided to postpone the request until . ; later. The meeting considered taking I ; steps toward getting in touch with other Americans similarly situated in Germany, especially a colony of native ' born Americans in Munich who have ( 1 refused to actively associate with the German -Americans. , ) All such efforts have thus far been ) frustrated by the police who haTc re- fused to give the addresses of Amer- , ' icans residing here. Appeals to adver- . ; tlsements in newspapers have also ! proved futile. jr oo |