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Show L0HARS II ES GETS AID OF ARMY Report of March on Budapest Buda-pest Is Unconfirmed by Other Sources LONDON, March 31 An Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Paris today says It Is reported the majority of the Hungarian troops bavo rallied to the standard of ex Emperor Charles, who will march on Budapest. (Note There is no confirmation from other sources of the foregoing report that ex Emperor Charles c "n templates moving on Budapest. Direct Di-rect advices from Hungary so far havo not indicated any notable degree of support for the ex ruler from army circles, although it was said that in stopplug at Stelnamanger. on the Austrian Aus-trian frontier of Hungary, Charles had hopes of persuading the military forces there to support bis desire for restoration. Several army leaders who had appeared ap-peared inclined to place Ibemselves in the service of the former emperor were placed under arrest bj Admiral Horthy, the regent, semi official advices ad-vices from Budapest Wednesday declared. de-clared. It wss at first reported that General Lehar, who commands the Hungarian army forces at Stelnamanger, Stelnaman-ger, was supporting the former mon arch and would back his claim with tho troops of the West Hungarian army but later advices asserted he was supporting Regent Horthy. General Bellt6ka, tho Hungarian war minister, was quoted Wednesday as saying: "The former king is not supported by the troops. The army, as oDe man, is standing behind Regent Horthy.! Charles is a prisoner, rather than a guest at Stelnamanger.") or |