The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-10-14
An Episode
OF the Russian
Revolution
B, WlLLARp BLAKEMAN

members went out One-SOmeuu
two-at a time In order that tb
should not attract the attention of I
police. A couple emerging from i
building went together down the sire
Peter" said one to the other In
undertone
What is 1t, IvanT
I'VE have a traitor among US, spY
OF the government, who has joined cur
circle to betray u.s.
Heavens. What can we do to cir
cumvent him?''
1T will be impossible without max
ing sacrifices. | am going to the chief
of police to denounce him as traitor
to the government, one who pretends
to serve it while betraying its secrets
to the circle. But viii not be believed
unless / betray several of our mem
bers at the same time"
But they will be sent TO Siberia"
I'VE must contriye to get them OF
before they go, and If that is impossible
we must attempt rescue"
"A rescue! Impossiblel'
Eve shall see"
Ivan Demizorf the next day was
| closeted with the chief Of police. He
named four men who were plotting
| against the government, including the
| spy, and recommended that they be
confined In room on the top story Of a
certain building. window Of which
could be seen from windows Cd the
opposite side of the street Other con-
/ spirators,' he added. will learn where
they are, will communicate with them
| and can be arrested" The chief assent
ed to the plan, the arrests were made.
/ and the prisoners were confined as sug-
i gested.
Spies were set to watch the opposite
/ side Of the street, and If any one was
seen making signs to the prisoners the
police We're to be informed. The men
were held several days, but no one was
seen to be communicating Not only
did the spies become tired of watching
and consequently careless, but those
guarding the prisoners relaxed their
vigilance. It was hoped that they
would all go to sleep at the same time,
but they did not. Finally Ivan Demi-
zorf confessed to the chief Of police
that his plan was failure, but It was
agreed to leave the prisoners where
they were one day longer. If at the
end of twenty hours no other fish
were hooked the four men We're to be
sent to Siberia.
! That night at s o'clock a man OF
dark complexion. wearing a red fez.
was seen to enter the building where
the prisoners were confined. About
half past 8 a woman with long stride
went in: later negro and still later q
man in Montenegrin costume. The
last of these persons passed In at 10
o'clock, and none of them were seen to
pass out.
: In the morning when the relief
guard went to the building they found
the door of the room where the prison
/. ers had been placed locked They call
ed and were answered by the guard
within and told to break down the
) door. They did so and found the guard
! bound and gagged, while the prisoners
were gone. They told the relief that
during the previous evening they were
set upon by number of men dressed
In different costumes, who had sue.
ceeded in snatching their guns, had
overpowered them and taken away the
prisoners.
: The man who wore the fez, first en-.
D tering the building, was Ivan DENT
!. zorf; the others were members OF
; the circle of which he was a member.
They concealed themselves in different
parts of the building. and near mid
/, night the negro who was so black that
{ he could not be distinguished in the
!. darkness, crept up to the top story,
2 where the prisoners were confined, and
peeping. saw that of the four men com
: posing the guard at the door three were
]. sound asleep. and the other was doz
Ing. Returning. he reported what he
had seen, and the rescue party, headed
by Ivan Demizorf, crawled up the stair
case. On reaching the top Demizori
{ awaited his opportunity, then made Q
! dash for the gun Of the man who was
!. nodding
!, One Of the other men of the rescue
party got the gun Of man who was
asleep without eneountering any re
sistance. but the two remaining res
cuers were obliged to fight for the 9th
er weapons. However, 1t was not q
= minute before every guard was cover
ed by a gun In tile hands of rescuer.
, Demizorf opened the door where the
/ prisoners were confined and found
them all awake and intensely interest
ed In what had been going on out
side. There were now double the mum
Der opposing the guards, and their gum
9 had been taken from them. Ropes and
gags had been brought. and the frs
thing done was the insertion OF tn
; latter Then the guards were bound
i laid ON the door. the door locked, am
@ the rescue party departed with tn
J. prisoners.
II The three bona fide members of tn,
: circle made their escape across thi
g border. One remained IN Germany
= the two Others went to America. Dem
= fzorf did not dare face a suspicion b
having had a hand in the rescue
though he had been well disguised. s.
he made of for parts unknown. al
f44rnad nm IN the T-uffad States u,har.