The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-22
RUSSIA SEIzES
 ALLEGED NAZIS
Two Supposed Residents of Germany Accused
 of Being Spies
By NORMAN B. DEUEL

Limited Press Stan CorrespOndent)
 Moscow, Oct. 22.-tuP)-Two men held on espionage charges were de- nounced by Russian authorities to- day a. agents of the German Nazl secret police. It was the first charge of German espionage in recent months and, more importantly, the first specific charge directed by Russian authorities against the NaSi secret police or Gestapo.
 The suspects are Paul zilverkor and Erwin Klein, both presumably of German nationality, They are charged with engaging in espionage and cabotage activities and their cases have been handed over to the dreaded military tribunal of the Leningrad district which means that they may face the death penalty.
 Had Fake Passports
 It was alleged that Zilverkor and Klein entered the Soviet Union with false passports made out to Max Atultz" and Josef Lessau."
 The Russian secret service, 1t was asserted, established that Zilverkor, a5 c member of the Gestapo, came to the Soviet Union first in lo30 as a foreign engineer.
 It was alleged that Zilverkor ei- gagged in espionage activities under the instructions of official represen- tatives of @ foreign consulate, Inc formation which he obtained, it was asserted, was given to the Gestapo by consulate representatives,
 (As the German NaZiS did not at- tain power until 1883, 1t was aSsufn- cd that the allegation referred to activities after that time.-Ed)
 In 1936, 1t was asserted, zilVerkor was deported from the Soviet Union,
 Entrance k Made
 He returned, 1t was alleged, un- der c false passport while Klein also entered Russia with false pass port. zilVerkor particularly, 1t was asserted, established contact with q diplomatic representative of Q foreign state residing in the Soviet Union in order to carry out espion- age and sabotage work.
 Tho governments general purge of "enies of the state" was extended today into the movie world, and c sex ar.le was added to charges of "TrotSkyism," sabotage and wreck ing which have marked earlier phases of the purge.
 One prominent man il the Rus sian movie industry was involved along with Boris zeitlln, Russia's s ace news reel photographer, another photographer and q police operative.
 On Trial Yesterday
 All four were put on trial yester- day. 1t was asserted that Zettlin, sometimes aided by the police op- orative. Seduced young girls and that tho second photographer permitted his apartment to be used for orgies in which the girls had been forced to take part then, 1t was alleged, zeitlin presented tho girls to one 1Solevich, who Is manager of the governments motion picture news reel department. fsoleVich is c communist party member.
 The general purge intensified as it apparently entered It's final stage preparatory to Q clean-up before the December l2 election.
 Eixty-two executions announced yesterday brought the total in the purge, as recorded by the United Press from published statements, to 1903.
 Definite Promotion
 Valery MeShlAuk only recently named as head of c new machine building commissariat in tho cab- inet, was appointed last night to be vice chairman of the council of peo- ple's commiSsars and chairman of the important state planning com- mission. This was q definite pro. motion.
 However, in the last week or SO, as the purge intensified, removals from office have involved the pre- i11ier of tho Azerbaidjan Republic, the commlsSar of home trade of the Soviet Union and the commissar of education of the Russian Republic, Tn addition chiefs of tho navy and the Baltic and Black Sea fleets have been replaced