The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-28

the following German officers, who being
ordered to England. France and America;
Zanwald, Won Wene, Pabst, Mayer, Gruen-
waldt and Baron Schilling. They have been
granted passports, sent here by Commissar
Trotsky.
Won Wene, with a Danish passport in the
name Of Hansen, a merchant Of Copenhagen, is
to proceed to England.
Baron Schilling is ordered to the United
States Of America with Norwegian passport in
the name of DR.. Joseph Brun.
Gruenwaldt has instructions to proceed to
France with Russian passport in the name Of
Ivan Kalnin.
The remaining persons are to make a journey
through Finland and Sweden, supplied with pa
pers from the German staff, in order to follow
up the counter-revolutionary work OF countries
bend
Note.-A young German who said he was a
deserving officer and that his name was Mayer,
sought the aid Of the embassy the military mis-
sion and myself in getting to America He was
good-looking young PTussian, had lived in New
York, spoke English with very little accent, and
claimed to have been converted to the Presidents
views on peace requisites. He said he had walk
ed across the lines as a deserter because he
he wanted to go to the United States to talk and
write against Germany. was not receptive.
at our military control office in Chrstiania Of
passport to DR.. Joseph Brun
Have photograph of letter.
DOCUMENT NO. II.
(commissar for combating the counter -revolu-
ton and programs, No. 80, Jan. s, 1918,
Petrograd)
CO. To the peoples conmissariat for foreign at
fairs: The plenipotentiary commissor for COM
batting the counter revolution and Comrade An
tonoff request the commissariat for foreign at
fairs to issue passports for going to Denmark to
the following comrades who are going to the al
lied countries to conduct peace propaganda:
TO England are going: Comrades Adolf PavIo-
vich Ribba lila Julie Vich Uritski, Vadislav qAn-
tonvich Dashkevich.
To France: Rimma Lvovna orlovna, Vladimir
Konstantinovich Schneur.
To America: Isai Borisovich Kahn, Mark
Ylasievich Gritsker, Sofia Arturovna Mack
All the named comrades will visit at Copenha-
gen the premises of the staff where they will
cetve neutral passports for the trip to the named
countries. At the disposal OF the dispatched viii
be placed the necessary means for combating in
the press with the Imperialists of England,
France, and the United States. Their confiden-
tial addresses will be transmitted you later
on the arrival of the named comrades at the
places of their destination. Authorized commits
saries: A. Shilinslzi, F. hubert.
Note.-Trotsky Endorsed this note ITO be urg-
emily executed. L. T."
allied countries is plainly outlined. These Boil
shevik- German agents will preach interna tonal
Boshevikism and will charge the countries at
war with Germany with the very imperialistic
offenses Of which Germany is guilty. This also
was the method uesd in Russia by the Bolshevik-
German press in attacking the United States,
England and France, In the formula of this
propaganda Imperialism relates not only to ter
ritory but to business enterprise. The agents
listed above likely sought entrance under differ
ent names. They and the centers from which
they work should be recognized however, by
their words and their works The commissars
who sign are members OF commission for COM
batting the counter@revolution.
Have photograph OF letter.
DOCUMENT NO. is.
(Gr. General Staff, Central Department, Section
n
Secret Dept. Affair STA.
To the Comntssariat OF Foreign Affairs: Ac-
cordings to the negotiations between the Russian
and German peace delegations at Brest-Lftovsk.
have the honor to request the Fastening of the
departure 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 opserVa-
ton and peace propaganda.
simultaneously, the staff requests the following
sailors to be sent to Germany: Shishko, Kirshu,
Matviev and Dratchuk. They will receive spe-
caI instructions when travelling through Crest
Litovsk.-Chief of the Russian Section German
General staff o. Rausch: Adjutant, u. Wolff.
sNote-This request was referred to the COM
naissiarists on military and naval affairs A mar
ginal question asked by e. r. (probably Poliyan-
OFF,: Is "Dratchuk at Black Scar lie was az
Sevastopol and may not have been sent. the
others went, visited the camps for war prisoners
Iii Germany and then returned to Russia. SIlis~
10 iii February was Comraissar OF the Naval Col.a
Iege in Petrograd
Have photograph Of letter.
(To be continued9