The Washington times., 1921-04-30
35AMER|CANS
HELD BY RUSS
Red Cross List Gives Names Of
victiTs-State Department
May Act.
BY HARRY l.. ROGERS.
International News Service.


Proposed action by the State De-
partment to bring about the release
of Royal c. Kelley, a New York
industrial engineer, sentenced by the
Bolsheviki to two years imprison-
ment for rendering q false re-
port" will include an attempt to
effect the release of some thirty
five other Americans now being
held in various Russian prisons, it
was learned today.
TO ACT THROUGH AGENT.
No details as to the method to be
pursueds were given out, though Of
ceiving the most careful attention.
Inasmuch as the United States has
no diplomatic representatives in
Soviet Russia, it was suggested that
this Government would act through
some third nation which has agents
there.
The official list Of persons claim
ing American citizenship now i'm
prisoned in Russia has never been
made public by the State Department.
A partial list. however, has just been
received here from a Red Gross agent
in Warsaw, who reports IT waas given
him by two Americans, Solomon p.
Conn and Abraham Sheuman. upon
their arrival there after escaping
from Bolshevist prison late in
January.
LIST OF PRISONERS.
The list was made up by them from
acquaintance formed with American
prisoners in various Soviet prisons.
II contains the name OF Kelley and
those of several Americans who have
escaped from Russia since Conn and
Sheftman crossed the border late in
January.
1t follows:
*. b. Kalamatiano. New Yo\
newspaper man, in prison for two
years. Formerly employed in Ameri-
can consulate at Moscow.
Royal c. Kelley, New York en-
gineer. Imprisone dsince May 1, 1920.
Very weak, but not sick.
DIR. Estes. moving picture man.
Imprisoned since August II, 1920.
Charged with being a spy.
John Flhk, moving picture man
from New York. Imprisoned since
August IA. 1920. Ill from lack of
food and things he sees. Held as
witness in the case OF DR.. Estes. Has
family in Brooklyn.
Mrs. Marguerite f. Errison. or
Harrison. Baltimore newspaper
writer. Arrested thre times. Was
With English Red Cross. ,
ID. Lemark, American citizen liv-
ing in Russia. Imprisoned for six
m onths.
POLISH Filler NAMED.
Captain Marion Cooper, of Kosci-
usko flying squadron, Polish army.
Captured July. 1920. Is under as
sumed name. Well and states he
wishes to take his turn in exchange
OF prisoners. Captain Cooper was
recently reported as having safely
crossed the Soviet border.)
IN. Hazelwood, an American SOL
der who was in Siberia with United
States Army. Bolsheviki believe him
insane and give this as reason for
their refusal to releaAe him.
Nathan Chabrow or Charbereau.
Brooklyn, n. Y. Has brother in
United States Secret Service, which is
given as the reason for his being held.
Ill and in hospital most OF the time
"Mr. and Mrs. Morris Schwartz were
from Moscow prison a week
before us. Mrs. Schwartz died In
Reval shortly afterward.
RED CROSS OFFICER.
Emmett Fitzpatrick. former Ameri-
can Red Cross officer of Unlontown,
Ala.
Major r. NJ. Davidson.
Mrs. c. Kovarsky and children"
Sheftman and Conn stated In their
that prisoners receive
one pound of black bread a day. The
bread, they said Is made of -four.
mixed with straw or sand. Twice a
lay each prisoner receives q small
portion OF water and potatoes, which
IS known as soup. They all suffer
greatly from the cold, especially at
night.