Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-19

the Caucasian army. In which case
they will also doubtless be Joined by
the Rumanian armies. which. accord
of the German staff, enters into the
calculations Of Kaledin and A1exef.
Assassinations Arranged For.
/. Documents 80 and 50 show clearly
that the bolsheviki. under orders from
Gen. Won Boehlke Of the Germau staff,
had arranged for the assassination OF
counter revolutiontstaL Men were
given power ''to deal with individual
counter revolutionists." The follow
ing are the documents referred to:
DOCUMENT 80.
Maj. Won Boehlke-
Esteemed Comrade: bring to your
notice that our Finnish comrades
Hakhia. Pukko and Enrot have ad-
vised the commissar for combating
the counter revolution of the follow
ing facts:
/. Between the English officers and
the Finnish bourgeoisie organizations
there are connections which cause US
serious apprehension. = 4
q. In Finland have beensSinstafled
two wireless stations which are used
by unknown persons who communi-
cate in cipher.
3. Between Gen. Kaledin and the
American mission there Is an I'M
doubted communication, of which we
have received exact information from
your source. and therefore most
careful supervision of the American
embassy is necessary.
These reports must be established
exactly Our agents are helpless.
Please excuse that I write on the Off
this, sitting here at the commission
at an extraordinary meeting. Ready
to service. r. ZALKIND.
DOCUMENT 80.
VERY SECRET.
To the Commission on Combating
the Counter Revolution: The 23d of
January. at the Stavka. there took
place a conference at which there par
ticipated Maj. Won Boehlke, assigned
from Petrograd. 1t was decided. upon
the insistence of the German concult-
ants. to send to the internal fronts
the following persons. furnishing
dividual counter revolutionaries.
To the Don: Zhikhorev. Rudnev,
Krogultz and Ernest Delgau.
To the Caucasus front: yassiH
Dumbadze, Prince Machabelu, Sevas-
tianov and Ter-Baburin.
To the LIST Polish Corps of Gen.
Dovbor- Menitsky are assigned DEM
bitsky, Stetkus, Zhimittis and Gfsman
Be so good as to take all measures
for the quick assignment and the ade-
quate furnishing of the assigned per-
sons with money, reserve, passports
and other documents.
Senior Officer PETER MIRONOV.
Shooting En- Masse Authorized.
Document No. 40 is a communication
by the chief Of counter espionage of
the Russian general staff. 1t cold
bloodedly authorizes the shooting en-
masse" Of Polish troops who have sub
mitted to the counter revolutionary
propaganda. This interesting commu-
nfcation, signed by Commissar Kali
manovich, is. in part:
The situation which has arisen was
discussed on the 18th Of January at
the Stavka in the presence Of Maj. Won
Boehlke, sent to the Petrograd branch
of the German intelligence bureau,
and 1t was there decided:
/. To take the most decisive meas
ures, up to shooting en- masse, against
the Polish troops which have sub
mitted to the counter revolutionary
and imperialistic propaganda
2. to arrest Gen. Dovbor-Menitsky.
3. To arrange a surveillance of the
commanding personnel
4. Sent agitators to the Polish le-
gions to consult regarding the Polish
revolutionary organizations known to
the committee.
S. On learning Of the counter revo-
lutionary activity Of Polish officers to
Immediately arrest them and send