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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-07
INFANTRYMEN REACH FRANCE

Marietta, Pa, June 7. = Word
reached Marietta of the arrival in
France of Charles Shellenberger
Lloyd Emswiller, Owen Mcfarland
John Sperla, all being members of
the infantry Sperla has been in the
service but two months.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-17
Socialists to Query
Two Bolshevik Chiefs

T EADERS Of the Socialist party,
IL aroused by the proof that
Lenine and Trotzky have been in
Germany's pay, intend. with the gov
ernment's permission, to cable these
gentlemen and ask them what they
L ave to say about it.
81 believe that it is only a matter
of fairness" said Edward F. Cassidy,
"that the other. side should be heard,
no mater what the charges may be.
The situation is so serious that
Lenine and Trotzky should be given
an opportunity to make statement
to the American people as to the
truth of the alleged disclosures,
which certainly will prove a great
shock to Socialism if they are found
true"
Julius Gerber, secretary Of the
New York local of the party. said:
II favor having the Socialist party
get in touch with Lenine and
Trotzky and ask them to say what
they have to say in reply to the
charges made against them. This
matter is a matter for the national
Office of the Socialist party, and the
national Office will in all likelihood
take action on it,"
New-York tribune., 1918-09-17

to number 10000, some 5000 were
killed and 1000 taken prisoner. The
others fled into the woods, and their
defeat demorallzed the troops further
to the cast.
Thanks to the skill of the Czecho-
Slovak engineers, the bridges on the
Trans Siberian Railway were repaired
before the retiring enemy had time to
rally. Consequently Verkneudinsk and
karlmskaya were occupied virtually
without fighting This accounted for
the unexpectedly rapid advance of the
Czecho-Slovaks to Chta and other
towns, which were found to be orderly.
The Red Guards. who regard General
Galda with the utmost awe, discarded
their guns and became peaceful citi-
zens. The civil population demon
strated their unfeigned joy at their
deliverance.
On August 10 at Troitskovasavsk
200 Magyars, who had styled them
selves "internationalists," surrendered
to Colonel Linevitch's detachment. The
trophies taken by the Czecho- -Slovaks
included four steamers, several barges
and a number of automobiles and
horses
If the Allies intend to combat the
German forces in Russia and to save
the Russians from falling under tho
German yoke it is absolutely essential
that troops be sent Immediately to tho
present eastern front along the Volga.
This is the opinion of General Gaida.
the commander of the Czecho -Slovaks
fighting on the Volga, who has arrived
here from the west
New-York tribune., 1918-09-17
Bolsheuiki Driven
From Sretensk to
Volga, Czechs Say

VLADIVOsTOK, Sept. (delayed).-
Bolshevism from Sretensk, in Trans
Baikalia, to the Volga, in European
Russia, Is dead. The Bolshevik leaders
in this region have been hanged or
have hidden themselves, while the mis-
led Red Guards who are arriving here
have renounced Bolshevism forever.
The peasants are returning to the fields
and the workmen are resuming work at
the factories.
A solid foundation is ready to be laid
to save Russia from German clutches.
The Czecho-Slovak leaders say. how
ever, that their forces are merely q
handful compared with the Austro-
German legions in Russia, and they feel
there are too many odds against them
to accomplish single-handed the task
of fighting and recognizing the Rus
sian army by force.
Four thousand Czecho- -Slovaks have
fought their way for a distance Of
more than $500 miles in three months
New-York tribune., 1918-09-17
Document No. I9
Counter Espionage at the Starha
January 16, 1919

Counter Espionage at the Starha
January 16, 1919
To the Council Of Peoples Commits
sars: hereby bring to the notice of
the Council of Peoples Commits
saries that through our front, on the
personal permission Of the Supreme
Commander, have passed 100 Ger
man officers and ESQ non-commis
stoned officers, who proceeded to our
internal fronts; part of the German
officers have gone to the front in the
Don region, part to the front against
Dutoff and part to Eastern Siberia
and the Trans Baikal for the sur
veillance, and if it shall be possible,
to oppose the Japanese occupationary
detachment and the counter revolu-
tionary Trans -Baikal Cossack offl-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Official, +.
Arkipotf
Note-An odd comment gives inter
est to this letter. 1t is "An accusatlol
or a silly accusal for personal benefit,
signed illegibly. Apparently the lette'
passed through the hands OF some hon
est man not in the confidence of the
gang.
Have photograph of letter.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-17

the war ships the launches, small
fittings, copper and bronze parts of
machines, etc Would it not be the
proper time to raise the question of
selling to Germany these war ves-
sells which arc being stripped and
disarmcd?
Please communicate the decision
of the government. - Head of the
Russian Section Of the German Gen
eral Staff, o. Rausch; Adjutant, U.
Wolff.
Note.-Opposite first paragraph is
notation, "Ask Lornof Markin." Latter
was one of Trotsky's secretaries. OPP
poslte paragraph second, Markin makes
notation "Ask to Raskolnikoff" Lat
ter is commissar on naval general
staff, who conducted conferences with
German officers in Kronstadt in March
April and July, 1917, and an active aid
to Dybenko in stirring up the Russian
feet to revolt Do not know who
Lomkof is. The Importance of the first
paragraph as indicating the use against
America to which Germany intends to
put Russia is self-evident. The ludi-
crous picture painted in the second
paragraph at once intensifies the shame
of the ending of the fine new Russian
navy and discloses the German hope
of securing and rcfitting the vessels.
Have original letter.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-17
Poles to Form
Army to Fight
With Allies
Will Join Czecho-Slovaks
to Battle Across Siberia
to Their Fatherland
Oh The Aasocinted Prcsal

HARDIN, Sept 7 delayed "A
movement exceeding, perhaps, that of
the Czecho-Slovaks is being organized
by Polish officers to form a Polish di-
vision to fight in Siberia westward to
their oppressed fatherland us integral
units in the American army.
According to conservative estimates
an army of more than 100000 trained
mllltarlsts is Immediately available in
the regions Of Harbin, Nikolsk and
Vladlvostok. Large corps of railway
men also can be utilized if necessary
to take over the Chinese Eastern Rail-
way. The funds to be used in creating
the Polish army are to be considered a
loan to the Polish people or their gov
ernment.
1t is believed that if the Polish or
ganlzation is successful the Ukrain-
ians will begin similar movement
and because of the close relationship
between the Magyars and the Poles it
IS considered possible that many of
the Magyars may be won over to the
side of the Entente Allies.
The Poles are emphatic in declaring
'"0 .icy w NV lilIeiiu 10 ParClClpate
IN politics, and that their only desire
is to fight toward their own country
They have asked that they be promptly
granted recognition by the United
States government, so that they NAV
add their aid in opposing the spread of
German aggression, as we'll as win their
own freedom.
Entente Allied officials here see
three benefits to be derived from the
encouragement Of the Poles. First, they
say it would obviate the necessity Of
moving additional troops across the
Pacific; second, the Allied forces now
IN Siberia could be moved westward to
strengthen the Thurman coast expedi-
ton, ultimately bringing pressure to
bear on the Western front. and. third
that an army composed of Czecho-
Slays, Poles and Ukrainians would gal
vanize the Russians in action.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-17


ter Re0olutiom and Pogroms, No
II, Petrogrod, February I'D
SPECIALLY SECRET - PER-
.SONAL :"
TO the Peoples Commissar on For
cign AFFAIRS: Our agents investigat-
ing thc Italian Embassy. |. f. Mae
roV, lmenltski, and Urov followed nm
the ambassador and conducted -
sealch OF him in the street. with a
contlscation. Documents rcrard;rn
relations with German diplomats an5
the special papers Of the ambassador
to the Allied ambassadors. mcntioned
by you, were not found. In order to
mask the attack several articles
listed IN the protocol furnished hv
Iomrade lmenitski were taken from
the ambassador. - o'''
he watch on the British and
american ambassadors and tho Sow.
M piah Mlnlster has been intensified
ne supplementary observation noin,
on the British Embassy has hoen as
tahlshed in the Marble Pala,e Vs.
lieutenant Becker and member of
me central executive committed If
lhe Council of Workmen's and SoI-
diers Deputies. Frunze.
Vn the French Embassy. on Tho
n rcnch Quay, house No. 8. Comrado
ietcrs, member of the central excc1,.
''Ve committee of the council etc
'h the North American Embassy
oopScrvatlon OBS has been established at
uhrstatskaya Street, house No. o3
apaf[mcnts Nos. l and 4. In the lat
Yer comrades Goldberg and Spitz-
ocrg carrying on the observation
,hetY successfully. Telephones have
neen installed in the above mon-
oe o,ened me-, places; General management
81 oa 'he surVolllance has been intrust-
"a "a TO Alfred Won Gcigendorf
tomm,ssar tan,, u Mitopovich; for Secre-
tary K. Ractsk.
y Note The marginal comment h,
! io'zkys secretary, Markin. is "roj
10y up: Most of the names in th;s
lel'er' including the signatures at ond
az az uhfamlllar Peters. placod ~
.Harse ,;i OF French observation is a Let.
us'i sailor. active and able. a formo,
tLs'ufn' tha Of England The robbery ot
into In i,allan Ambassador took n1acc
l"'e IN the evening on a lighted fro.
quehtco central street, and was dav,e
s,s"SaIlon. Tbc observation noint o.
tno American Embassy was vol,o" ~,
apartment house almost onnns; se',1" Nv
ta After got this information
huI .es'ed ,he watch, and always saw .
do"' "u ol hand retrcating from win.
uuw; uuos+ put ! doubt if the Watchers
pronted 1a much by studying the visitors
to the embassy. e VIC N''''orS
"aVe photograph Of letter.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-17

To the Commissariat Of Foreign
Affairs: According to the ncgotia-
tions between the Russian and Ger
man peace delegations at Brest-
Litovsk, the Russian section of the
German General Staff have the honor
to request the fastening of the de-
parture Of agitators to the camps of
Russian prisoners Of war in Germany
for the recruiting of volunteers, who
will be sent to the English and
French troops for the purpose of OBJ
servation and peace propaganda.
simultaneously, the staff requests
the following sailors to be sent to
Germany: Shishko. Kirshu, Matviev
and Dratchuk. They will receive
special instructions when travelling
through Brest- t-Litovsk.-Chief of the
Russian Section German General
Staff, o. Rausch; Adjutant. U. Wolff.
Note.-This request was referred tc
the commissariats on military and ma
val affairs. A marginal question asked
by E. P. (probably Polivanoff): Is
"Dratchuk at Black Sea-" He was at
Sebastopol and may not have been@ent.
The others went, visited the camps fol
war prisoners in Germany, anf then
returned to Russia. Shisko in February
was Commissar of the Naval College
in Petrograd
Have photograph of letter.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-17
Document No. II

(Com"'assdr for Combating the Conn,
ter Reuolution and Pogroms, No
So January s, 1913, Petrograd.)
10 the peoples Commissariat for
foreign Affairs: The plenipotentiary
comm'ssar for combating the coun
ter revolution and Comrade Antonoff
request the commissariat for foreign
afa'rs to issue passports for going to
denmark to the following comrades,
who are going to the Allied countries
TO conduct peace propaganda:
To England are going: Comrades
Adolf Pavlovich Ribba, lila Julie
vich Uritski, Vladislav Antonovich
Dashkevich.
10 France: Rimma Lvovna Orlovna,
Vladimir konstantinovich Schneur.
To America: Isai Borisovich Kahn,
Mark Vlasievich Gritsker, Sofia Ar
turovna Mack.
All the named comrades will visit
at Copenhagen the premises of the
staff, where they will receive neutral
passports Cor the trip to the named
countries. At the disposal of the dis
patched will be placed the necessary
means for combating in the press
with the imperialists of England,
France and the United States Their
confidential addresses will be trans
mitted to you later on the arrival of
the named comrades at the places of
their destination. Authorized COM
missaries: A. Shilinski, +. Zubcrt.
Trotzky indorsed this note
ITO be urgently executed. L. T."
The plan of peace propaganda cam
paign r. the Allied countries is plainly
outlined. These Bolshevik- German
agents will preach international Boil
shevism and will charge the countries
at war with Germany with the very i'm
perialistic offenses Of which Germany
is guilty. This also was the method
used in Russia by tie Bolshevik- Ger
man press in attacking the United
States, England and France. In the
formula oe this propaganda imperial
ism relates not only to territory, but
to business enterprise. The agents
listed above likely sought entrance un-
der different names. They and the
centres from which they work should
be recognized, however, by their words
and their works. The commissars who
sign are members Of commission for
combating the counter revolution.
Have photogra phs of letter.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-17
Document No. %
General Staff Of the High Sec
Fleet, No. 70, January 10, 1879
VERY SECRET


The Petrograd representative of
the supreme sea command has re-
ceived by wireless from Kiel orders
to propose to the Council of Peoples
Commissars to place at the disposal
OF our agents at Vladivostok, But
tenhof. Staufacher and Franz Wal
den, several steamships. On these
SHIPS must be loaded the goods indi-
Gated by our named agents and also
persons indicated by them. and be
sent as directed to ports of the
united States, Japan and British COL
onles in Eastern Asia. In case of
absence of free tonnage in Pacific
ports 1T is necessary to charter ships
SAILING under foreign flag. The OBJ
lect of sending the ships is to carry
to enemy countries agents. agitators
and agents s-destructors All the ex
penses and risk the Petrograd agency
Of the Supreme Naval Command
takes for account of the naval opera
tons fund.-Capta;n Lieutenant Ru-
dolph Miller.
Note-The Endorsement of Leninc's
secretary Skripnk is reported" The
active Eladivostok agents have been re-
1erned to previously. The threat of the
arr1@l of German agents through Pa
ciic pNrts is apparent.
aVeRhotOgraph of letter
New-York tribune., 1918-09-17
Document No. ri

(Gr. General Staff, Central Division
No. 759, November 1, 1917
TO the Council Of Peoples Com
missars: In accordance with an in
quiry from the German general head
quarters have the honor to request
you to inform me at the earliest pos
sible moment the exact quantity of
ammunition at the following places:
Pctrogard, Archangel, Kazan. Titlis.
You must also state the quantity
and storage place Of the supplies
which have been received from Amer
lca, England and France, and also
the units which are keeping guard
over the military storcs.-Head of
Department, O. Rausch; Adjt. U.
Wolff.
Note.-This is a request made upon 6
country which America. England ano
France still regarded at that date as
an ally.
Have photograph of letter.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-17
Document No. is
Counter Espionage, Stauko, ia,

Counter Espionage, .Stauhto, Janu
arg Fl, 1918. No. 9f5)
To the Commissariat of Foreign
Affairs: We hereby advise you Of the
arrival in Mogilev of the following
German officers, who are being or
deyed to England, France and
America
lanwold. von Weine, Pabst, Mayer,
Gruenwaldt and Baron Schilling.
They have been granted passports,
sent here by Commissar Trotzky.
Won Weine, with a Danish pass
port in the name Of Hansen, a mer-
chant of Copenhagen. is to proceed to
England.
Baron Schilling n ordered to the
United States of America with Nor
weglan passport In the name Of DR..
Joseph Brun.
Gruenwaldt has instructions to pro-
csed to France with Russian pass
port in the name of Ivan Kalnin.
he remaining persons are to make
Journey through Finland and Swe-
Gen, supplied with papers from the
herman staff. in order to follow up
'ne countr revolutionary work Of
countries allied to us.-Chief of
Nounterespionage Feierabend
Note-A young German who said he
was desertlng officer and that his
name was Mayer, sought the aid of the
embassy, the military mission and my
'el IN getting to America. He was a
e0oo-looking young Prussian, had lived
IN IN, New York, spoke English with very
''''0 accent. and claimed to have been
NO"Se''ed to the Presidents views on
p''se requisites. He said he had walked
'0'S the lines as a deserter because
'oula stand no more of German war
New-York tribune., 1918-09-17
Czech Fight Against
Oppression BRINGS
Japa1,'s S RECOGNITION

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16.-Recogni
tion of the Czecho- -Slovak forces as an
allied and beligerent army against
Germany and Austria Hungary and of
the Czecho Slovak National Council as
the authority having control over that
army has been accorded by the jap
anese government. This action, similar
TO that taken by France, Italy. Great
Britain and the United States, was an
nounced in a declaration issued at
Toxic September 9 and made public to-
day in all countries at war with the
Central powers.
"Thc Japanese government said the
note, "has noted with deep sympathy
and interest the just aspirations of the
Czecho- Slovak people to exact free and
Independent national existence. These
aspirations have consciously been made
manifest in their determined and we'll
organized efforts to arrest the progress
of the Germanic aggressive policy in
these circumstances
New-York tribune., 1918-09-17
Document No. rs
(G. &. S., Nachrichten Bureau, Sc

c.. G. S., Noch,ichten Bureau, Sec
''o" Il, Fcbruory 2s, 1919
Personal to the Commissar of For
clgn Affairs: According to my per-
sonal conversation with the chair
man of the Council of PEOPLES Com
mlssars, it has been decided to delav
,he departure of the Italian Embassy
from Petersburg and, as far as pos
s'ble, to search the embassy baggage.
vi us decision ] count it my duty
10 inform you-For the head of the
department, r. Bauer; adjutant.
Henrich
Note.-Across the top of the letter is
Wrltten oy Trotzky "Instruct," and
signed with his initials l.. r. 1t is here
set forth laconically that a German
offlcer of the General Staff and Lenine.
IN conference, ordered the search of the
baggage OF the ambassador of a coun-
liy friendly to Russia and at war with
germany; and that Trotzky gave the
instructions for carrying out the order.
~ clerk s note at the bottom is addi-
lonally specific: "To be given to
blagonravoH." The last named was
the commissar of martial law in Petro-
grad. The Italian Embassy train was
Sdelayed for more than twenty-four
hours when it sought to depart some
days later. Petrotf, Assistant Foreign
Minister, told me on March 2. with a
great show of Indignation. that "the
Italians had given diplomatic pass
port to the embassy cook" So. he
sad; 1t was right to search the train.
II they had better luck than they did
when they held up and searched the
Italian Ambassador in his automobile
al Almost IN front of the Hotel Europe I
dld not hear of it. Document 27 tells
of the robbery. '''''
Have original letter. No. 26.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-17
VERY SECREi

VERY SECRET
To the Commissar on Foreign At
fairs: At the request of the COM
mission on combating the counter
revolution of December II the in
tclligence section has the honor to
forward a list of men watching the
missions of the countries allied to
Russia:
The British Embassy is watched
by German scouts Luze, lehman,
Possel, Franz and Gezel; Russian
agents Ovsiannikov, Gluschenko and
Baliasin
The French Embassy is watched
by German scouts Sylvester, Butz,
Folhagen; Russian agents Balashev,
Turin, Gavrilov, Sadavnokov and
Shilo.
The U. S. A. Embassy is watched
by German scouts Strom, Buchholtz,
Fasnacht, Todner; Russian agents
Spitzberg, Sckolnitzky, Tarasov and
Vavilov.
The Rumanian mission is watched
by German scouts Suttner, Baider,
Wolf; Russian agents Kuhl. Nitikin,
Zolotov and Arkipov.
The Italian Embassy is watched by
German scouts Kuhlder, Won Geze,
Coin and Burmeister; Russian
agents Salov, Alekseivsky and Kuz-
min.
These agents must fulfil all in
structions of the commission for
combating with counter revolution,
sabotage, looting. etc.-Head of de-
partment Agasfer.
Note.-The German. Major Lubert
{ Agasfer, see Document 81, therefore
was the keeper of bassadorial host.
ages of the Allied countries in Russia
throughout the winter. The names list
ed above were unidentitiable in the es-
of at least the British
and the American embassies. All may
nave been outside Watchera The
New-York tribune., 1918-09-17
Document No. 20
&c. G.. s., Nochrichtem Bureau, Sec
tiom r., No. SS9, March Q, 1879
VERY SECRET


To the Commission for Fighting
the Counter Revolution: 1t is here
with communicated that for watch
Japanese, American and Russian Of
tionary forces in Eastern Siberia our
agents Staufacher, Krieger, Geze,
Walden, Buttenhoff, Dattan and
Skribanovch take charge, and to
whom it is necessary that either
Commissar Kobozeff or any Of those
named by the commission must ap-
ply.-Head, R. Bauer.
Note.-Comments to Telegraph Ko
bozeff" and "Telegraph Streaberg" OF
illegible signature appear on letter
and below it is the order "tne list
initialled I'D. Z.," corresponding with
the signing habit Of Dzerzhinski chair
man Of the commission for fighting the
counter revolution. Below this orde,
appears the list of addresses, as fol
lows:
Report according to List No. 3.
!. Staufacher, Vladvostok, Pan
offs house.
g r. Krieger, Nikolsk. Ussuriskv.
g. Dezo or Gezc, Irkutsk, drug
store Zhinzheroff.
q. f. Walden, Vladivostok, his own
house.
s. Buttenhof, Khabarovsk, firm
Kunst & Albers.
6. A; Dattan, Tomsk, Nechayefs-
kaya Street.
7. Kuzberg, Harbn. office of the
Chinese Eastern Railway.
s. G.. Skribanovich, Blagoyes-
chensk, house of Kunst e. Albers.
9. Panof, Vladivostok, his own
house.
This letter was sent me after left
Petrograd and reached me April 5. 1t
IS important not only for content, in.
dicatlng as it does the names and ad.
dresses of agents Instructors who are
called upon for increasing ACTIVITY
against the United States and Japai,
to make the Pacific Ocean a new area
of terror, but showing that the German
General Staff was continuing after the
Brest-Litovsk "peace" to work actively
with the Russian Bolshevik govern
mcnt.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-17

Of sending Dzcvaltovsky. Sicmashko.
SaharoH and volodarsky For the
Chief of the Counter Espionage, S.
kalmanovich.
Note.-Dzevaltovs was an officer of
the Life Guards Grcnadicr Regiment
and an agitator who aroused the sol
dicrs at the time of the ill-fated June
advance. Nolodarsky has been referred
TO previously. He was assassnatcd u
few weeks ago at Moscow. kolmano-
vich was commissar on the staff of
krilcnko, the talking man who was as
signed to disorganize the army In
actual army rank krilenko was sub
lieutenant.
Have photograph of letter.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-17
Document No. 24

(Conn,1ssdr for Combating the
Counter Reuolutio1a and Pogroms,
No. 445,16S, January 81, 1919
To the Commissioner of War
Skliansky; Our agency on the
Fuhrstaskaya informs US that two
unknown people have been noticed
to visit the American Embassy three
times.
Major Lubert bcgs to point out to
Commissioner Podvoisky the neces-
sity of keeping watch over the
movements of these two persons.
await your Observation-Disclosures
A. kezmin.
Note. Major hubert believed in
identifying visitors to the American
Embassy. Podvoisky was the Minister
of War.
Have photograph of letter.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-17
Rolling Stock Taken
By Japanese Cavalry
In Siberian, Operation
lBN The Nsaocinicd prcssl

TOXIC, Sept. 8 (Delayed) An Of
llcial statement issued by the japanese
war once reporting operations on the
Ussuri River front, in Siberia. saws:
"Thc main strength of our cavalry
has entered khasarovsk, on the Ussur;
branch of the Trans-Siberan Railway.
Between Uyazenskava and KhabarovsA
II locomotives, 191 freight cars and
passenger cars were captured. Thirty
five prisoners, including some Germans.
were taken. These were in addition to
the $50 prisoners, including German
officers, captured on September 50