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Show oSrCH JEWELS Germs Torn From Images; Bejeweled Crovns and Necklaces Taken MOSCW, April 12 (By The Asso-' lelatod I'ress). In the midst of thol campaign of requisition of church' treasures, tho famous chapel of thoi Iberian virgin in Red Square at iho gates of the Kremlin, has been enter- od by robber, who secured jewels valued val-ued at 5,000.000 Kold rubles by strip-, ping some of the most sacred ikons In, Russia of their diamonds and pearls and taking bejeweled m-cklaco'-. crowns and other valuables. Tin; robbers cut a bole In tho roof! of the chapel the night Of April 7 and, descended into the church by moans of a rope ladder The Jeweled copy of in most holy Iberian ikon, brought to; .Moscow In L'f-48 from Mount Athos. and befor. which Innumerable emperors emper-ors paid homage every time they passed pass-ed Into tli Kremlin, was stripped of all its jewel-, and also partly def.oed. the tiny chapel, which has always been tin mecea for the devout of the orthodox orth-odox faith, was strewn v.iih broken lamps and other sacred furnishings which the robbers apparently were unable un-able to carrj off with them. hen the news of the robbery gain-: ed circulation, the chapel was. thronged throng-ed with crowds of the faithful who uttended a special service. |