The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-04-14
PAGANDA OF
THE EBOLSHEv|K|
Harange the Americans and
do all they can to induce
them.
TO Stop FIGHTING THEM


New York, April 14.-Archangel |
advices received disclose how the
Russian Bolsheviki spread their
propaganda among the American
troops fighting under the Northern
Lights. The Associated Press had
forces in Northern Russia through
out the entire campaign. His dis
patches by cable and mail have CIV
en- the only detailed accounts of the
activities of the American forces;
fact, he has reported exclusively ev-
cry skirmish between the Allies
and the Bolshevil1i army. He also
told exclusively the story of the re-
cent refusal of one American infan-
try company to go to the front line
trenches, later confirmed by Gener-
al March, chief of staff.
A mail letter received Saturday is
particularly timely since it throws
| clear light on the Bolsheviki
methods which General March dis
cussed in Washington Saturday.
| The letter, which tells of the Boil
shevik propaganda from the first eff
forts when oTertures from the ene-
my were received with ridicule
down to the moment when home
sickness made some of the dough
boys more receptive to the insid1-
GUS oratory and literature, is as
follows:
Archanga, Feb. 12-(Corres-
spondence of the Associated Press }
THAT the Bolshevih are the
i worlds best propagandists was
demonstrated during the long, colo
nights that occur in this region.
Down ON the line of the highwa!
to Petrograd, along which are th'
graves OF the Americans which hav'
fallen and where the Yankees hat
been fighting for months, at WI
: lage called Kadish, the Bolshev1l
orators showed how expert the
were in spreading their views. Gen
orally they talked in Russian, theI
speeches being translated by inteI
: prefers. Occasionally they sent t
Petrograd and got some exIAmerl
: can immigrants to give lecture
English on the reasons for Bolshey
: ism to a more or less interested au
l dience OF doughboys on the othe
side of No Mans Land.
For long time, when our line
the Kadish sector were separates
: from the Bolsheviki only by a 7[
! yard wide steam, over which WEI
a wooden bridge which neither sid
wished to destroy, both figuring o
using it some day, almost night
there occurred a strange entertain
ment. Some times it was only
monologue in which a BolshevI
orator ON one side of the streal
would loudly harangue the Amer
cans. Sometimes it was sort of
duet, in which the American Wou
- reply with "can that stuff, what
eating you?" Once the Bolshev1l
gave a propaganda vaudeville shoN
following their English speaking o
: ator inviting the Americans to con
over and join them with an accord
on solo, the tune of which w;
yankee Doodle" There were TO
NAL state occasions when Bolsh
Wiki officer would cry out from II
: dark that he wanted to talk to
:. American officer.
r The American officer would tai
I his interpreter and the three wou
n stand out in the cold, arguin
e. These conferences usually beg;
Ell with mutual inquiries about heal
o, of prisoners held by the respecti
10 forces and ended with the Bolsh
a. Wiki OFFICER kindly requesting tn
at an armful of Bolshevik printed pl
ar paganda matter be handed to t
s- American troops. Perhaps this "
I'D against all rules of warfare, but t
Il American Officers, generally spes
nd ing, could see no objection to It,
he they were much in need Of pap
,e. and the propaganda helped to Ike
4 the troops happy. The Yank'