Evening star., 1920-01-03

newspaper Novy Mir, they said. that
sailors plying between this country and
Europe had been engaged as secret
messengers to convey correspondence
between the reds" in America and
their brethren in soviet Russia At the
headquarters of the Communist World in
18th street, agents declared they found
the latest red" posters imported from
Europe, appealing for the lifting of the
Russian blockade and recognition of the
soviet government Wireless reports of
conditions in soviet Russia also were
found among the patches of material
seized.
Two of the persons arrested win be
turned over to the district attorney to
be dealt with for alleged violation of
the states criminal anarchy statute, it
was said. They are Julius Godkin, a
tax collector. and Harry Winitsky, a
lawyer. Both claim American citizen
ship.
The United States TRANSPORT Kill
patrick, sister ship of the Buford, now
on the high seas with the first con-
slgnment of deported radicals. prpba bly,
VIII be used to transport the second
contingent, it was announced at the
federal building today.
Hearings to Start.
Special boards of inquiry were or
ganlzed at Ellis Island today, and it
was announced that hearings on the
cases of those arrested would begin
Immediately. Those suspected Of con
spiracy to overthrow the government
VIII be tried under section of the
FEDERAL anarchy statute, it was an
nounced by department agents
Among those held for deportation
are virtually all the officers of the
twelve communist party organiza-
tlons in this city.
IL was announced that forty husky.
reliable men who have been employed
IN shipyards and other places had
been engaged to stand guard over the
radicals who will be concentrated at
Ellis Island. Many of the regular
guards at the island are old and
Congestion On Ellis Island.
Byron H. Uhl, acting commissioner
of immigration. said today that the
greatest congestion IN the history of
the island would result from the
gathering there Of the reds arrested
in Last nights raids. He plainly was
not pleased at the prospect and de-
clAred there were no suitable facil-
tiles for the detention of SO many in
addition to those already held. Uhl
SAID that because of this condition
he had urged the Department of flJus-
t1ce and the bureau of immigration
to make no more raids at this time.
The first consignment of radicals,
numbering sixty three, was taken to
the island at 10 am.
Department of Justice agents an
nounced today that they were examin-
ing the literature seized in the raids
last night to determine whether Lud-
wig Z. A. X. Martens. self-Styled am
bassador to the United States of the
Russian soviet republic, was connect
ed with the distribution of the COM
munfst propaganda in this country.
If this connection is established, they
warrant his deportation.
New Jersey Takes Prfsoners.
NEWARK, N. j.. January 3.-De-
partment of Justice agents were con-
Quoting an investigation today to de-
termine whether four iron balls seized
in raid on one of the radical head
quarters last night were bombs. One
OF the balls was bored out and filled
with black substance, while another
was filled with pinholes.
Examination of the balls showed
that at least one was a bomb and
that the others were uncompleted
special agent of the Department of
Justice. An official report to this ef-
feet was forwarded to Washington.
Twelve rifles with bayonets attach
ed and twenty-five rounds of ammu-
milton were seized in the raids on
radical headquarters in Elizabeth.
Two automatic pistols and scores of
large knives were found in raids else
where.
{. Drawings Of different types of
bombs were among the wagonload of
literature, ~lettore Ahu< "red~ propa-
ganda seized in federal raids in New
last night when two
women and eight men were arrested
as radicals. All were sent here.
The reds rounded up in northern
New Jersey numbered more than 1000,
half of whom were taken in Newark.
The police stations OF the city and the
federal courtroom were filled with
prisoners.
One hundred and seven radicals. in
GLIDING eleven women. already have
been sent to Ellis Island and sixty
more were waiting to go on the Sec
ond boat Department agents estimat-
ed that forty women would be in
cluded in those held for deportation
proceedings.
Arrests in other cities included:
Bayonne. $50; Jersey City, so: Eliza
beth, %, and smaller numbers in
North Bergen, Union Hill, Weehawken