Rome, Aug, 12, Mr, H.R. Ekins, United Press Bureau Manager here, accompanied by Mrs. Ekins, complied with the expulsion order of the Mahan Government when he departed from here at 12.30 am, today on the Paris Ex-ress. American newspaper corres ondenis in Rome gathered at. the railway station to bid farewell to the noted correspondent.
The United Press Bureau in Rome remained locked today by order of the Mahan authorities. "It was believed, however, that it would be reopened after Mr. and Mrs. Ekins had erossed the Italian frontier.—United Press.
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