Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-08-16
Drive Over Germany In
Three Weeks as Poland
Succumbs
TO ATTACK AMERICA
Soviet Propaganda Vigorously Paw
ing Way to Hold Soldiers" Alieg
lance in New ConquestS.

Kclno, Poland. Aug. 16.-Sov:et
Russia intends to seek an alliance
with Germany to make war on France
and, # this is successful, to undertake
a conquest of England and eventually
America. This officials of the Bo!she-
vik regime told the Associated Press
today.
As soon as the Polish war, which
is considered purely Russian bust
ness. has been finished. note will be
sent to Berlin, they declared. demand
ing permission to transport troops
across Germany for the French cam
paign. Upon refusal Of this request,
which is taken for granted, rcvoiu-
tion will he instituted in Germany. the
success Of which the Bolshev;ki as
serted they were prepared to assure
by force of arms.
With these ends in view, the Rus
sian soldiers who have been told that
all wars shall cease with ultimate vic
tory over the Poles, are being sub
jected to vigorous propaganda which
declares that Frenchmcn will be shot
on sight hut that the Germans are
friends who will soon become com
radcs Of the Bolsheviki.
These admissions have been cGrrOb-
Grated by information gathered by the
correspondents in conversations with
German representatives of East PruS-
sian newspapers who had interviews
with the Bolshcvik army chiefs a, the
front.
The BoIshevik leaders declare that
within three weeks they vii! be in
complete control of Poland. including
the Polish corridor. which they intend
to occupy. leaving a ten k!lOme;cr q
Ia miles. neutral zone about Danzig.
When the correspondent reached
here after SurrcptitioUSly crossing the
border at Czcrwone and employing the
aid Of Poles and farm wagon f:llaa
with straw. he called on the Polish
Soviet commissary who recently was
established in office by the Bolshcv!k
military. Hans Scharnewsky, the COM
misSary. is a Polish Jew, with pro-
truding eye and a blonde muStach@ and
wears a white collar. He acknowledge
cd the correspondents greeting and
then sat down at his dinner table
completely ignoring the American.
At the commiSsary's side through
out the meal and during the cores
pondcnt's visit a Russian soldier arm-
ed with a revolver stood watch and all
the conversation was interpreted to
him in Russian.
The commissary's assistant. who
was former German officer, said this
Russian was Soviet representative
who watched all business transacted
bv Scharnewsky and reported % he
Soviet central government, although
he never interfcrred with the commits.
sary's procedure.
When the commissary finished his
meal. which consisted Of soup. steak
smothcred with onions. potatoes and
beer, he stalked to his Office, directing
the correspondent to wait. After AZ
hour he returned. demanded the cor.
RESPONDENTS passports. which be gave
a cursory inspection, and then return
ed to his office.
After waiting two hours the corre'
spondent wandered about the town
talking 10 the inhabitants, among
whom were many Jews. He was toll
they did not know whether they were
going under Russian, Polish or Ter
man rule. but said they had heard ru
more there would be pleblScitc Il
this territory in the near future II
which the people would he permitter
10 vote whether they desired TO adter'
to Russian or Germany. The inhabl
tants declared such vote would b.
overwhelmingly in favor of Germany
Everywhere the people asked TO
news of the war and other informa
ton of the outside world saying the,
! did not receive late newspapers ar
that all intelligence came from th
! German border through conversation
with the German guards. who some
times gave them German newspapers
There is no commerce with the res
tcf Russia by telephone, telegraph g
railroad and the inhabitants Of VII