It was confirmed here today that the Italian luxury liner 'Rex' was allowed to pass through the Strai's of Gilbraltar without submitting to the formalities of Britain's contraband control, The vessel was returning to Italy from New York, The Allies are contemplating a large-scale scheme to make contraband control in the Mediterranean so flexible as to remove all cause Óor the grievance that the Italian press so bitterly criticizes today—that Italy's very independence is infringed by Allied control measures. This adjustment is to be on such a scale that unless the recent anti-Allied campaign carried on by the Italian heavy losses, German units which
Reuter. tempted to cross by a ootbridge.—gitat at Chalon-sur-Marne. A part at- bombs on a civil and maternity hos-
of the township of Vitry-lo-Francois press has other motives than those proclaimed, relations between London and Paris, and Rome, should improve.
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