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Show U. S. HIGH COMMISSIONER IN FAR EAST RESIGNS CONSTANTINOPLE, July iByj J The Associated Press) Colonel il-llani il-llani X. Haskell the American officer, i who has been high commissioner of I the allies to Armenia since July, 1919 ' I has resigned that position Ills resignation resig-nation will become etteetlve vvnen tuo I British evacuate Batum. Tho British who apparently are! preparing to leave Batum before July is, have blow n up all the fortifications on the theory that Batum snouid b a freepprl arn! open town In Georgian ! terrltory j The Bolshevik embassy in Tifiis. consisting of forty -eight persons pio-flded pio-flded With many expensive American, 'automobiles, have requisitioned the best house;, in Tlflls The embassy Is actively engaging In propaganda wor-. |