Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-08-10
NEGOTIATIONS
WITH RUSSIANS
A. ARE UNDER WAY
Hoover Says Relief Will Be
Sent When All Americans
Are Free. n

y tndL Ill Americans remaining in
Russia will be given an opportunity
e that country If they desired,
was offered today by Maxim Litvinofr,
soviet representative at a conference
held this afternoon with Walter l.
Brown. European director of the
American Relief administration. over
the question. Of American relief for
famine stricken Russia. NJ.
Riga, Letvia, Aug. 10.-(By the
Associated Press)-Russia has re-
leased six OF the American prisoners
VINO arrived at Narva, Esthonia, but
Americans were sent out Of the coun-
try was said here today to threaten
2 long delay in ana perhaps the aban-
donment Of the negotiations for Amer
lean famine relief. for Russia.
n six American released were
Emmet Fitzpatrick. Weston, Estes,
fWiLliam Flick, x. 3. Kalamatiano, n.
1:,1aMare and Russell Pattinser.
The prisoners released under the
promise made. the soviet authorities
at the time help was accepted from
American relief organizations for
famine suffering Il. Russia, reached
Narva last night. .sg.
Of the released men, Captain EN-
nett Knpatrick. OF Uniontown, Ala,
. S0HSOIS GU Willie. X on QULY WITH
General Wrangels forces in South
William Flick and DR.. Weston B.
Estes Of" New York are moving, pic
ture photographers who went, into
Russia and were imprisoned last year.
x. B. Kalatimino has been in Rus
sian prisons for nearly three years.
Henry j. la Marc is a New York
mar and Russell Pathnger's home is
in San Francisco.
Open Negotiations.
Director Brown and NJ. Litvinon were
opened this afternoon, potwithstand-
ing the earlier Indications that the
two would not meet the American
representative, M. Litvinoff, what the
soviet governments intentions were
regarding the freeing OF the other
Americans in Russia. The dcoHferees
were introduced by the lLetyian
Arrive at Reveal =.
Reval. Aug. 10.-(By the Associ-
ated Press.)-A special Bolshevist
automobile, carrying the six Ameri-
cans who had been released from
Russian prisons, arrived here at IS
O'Clock this morning. where the
American Red Gross will supply them.
with comfortable clothing to replace
their discarded Cossack uniforms and
other. queer habiliments.
This ~nondescript garb gave them a
strangely foreign appearance, SO that
they could not be recognized as
Americans a. they rode in one Of the
BolsheviA c0nveyanceSs 81
All hx OF the Americans were Id
fairly good health and appeared to Be
delighted with their freedom. Most
Of them eaid they were going to Riga,
whence they expect to sail for Amer
lea as soon IS possible. None Of. them
knew h exact whereabouts OF Royal
9. Kelley. an American engineer,
other than that he was running a
factory somewhere for the Bolshe-
visits"
Discuss Situation.
Washington. Aug. 1o.-Plans for
American relief administration In
soviet Russia were discussed with
President Harding today. BY, ;Secre-
tary Hoover. sr~g, /
Secretary Hoover sid relief work
would begin when American prisoners
confined in Petrograd and Moscow
were out Of Russia and when other
prisoners confined IN the interior had
Transportation facilities were
available, he said. 80 Americans ear
get out OF Russia quickly from Petro-
grad and Moscow but those detained
In h less accessible region. might
take . month to cross the borders.
Administration of the relief work
In Russia. Mr.. Hoover said, would BIZ
entirely American In personnel.