Los Angeles, Aug. 2.
Reports that 182 "American pilots had enlisted in the Chinese" war service and that 304 had sought. to enlist in the Los Angeles area to-day prompted the United States District attorney, Mr. Plerson Hall, to warn that participation of "American Volunteers in a foreign war was a Federal offence.
"If there is suflcient reason to believe that solicitation is being ewrried on fo any great extent," he said, "there will be an investigation It! was worthy of note that Lie Gen, Russel L. "Hearn, a former of Gen Chang. Tso-lin, former. churian war-lord, Is at present in Los Angeles, It was' reported here. that hhis presence in Los Angeles was in connection with activities of the Chinese Air force—United Press, Later, he was successively Com-/mander-in-Chief at Portsmouth, First Jand Principal A.D.C. to the King and Admiral of the Flect—Reuter.
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