RUSSIA.

Taihape Daily Times, 17 September 1918, Page 5

RUSSIA.

COMRADES LENIN AND TROTSKY IN PAY OF GERMAN GOVERNz MENT. IRREFUTABLE DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE. GERMAN OFFICERS DIRECT BOLSHEVIKS’ POLICY. Received 9.10 a.m. NEW YORK, September 16 Tbe Bolshevik documents which were obtained by Mr Edgar Sisson, the Committee of Public Information’s special representative in Russia in the winters of 1917 and 1918, which further prove that German army men were used by the Bolsheviks as directors of their foreign, military, and domestic affairs. One of the documents which is a photograph of the original, is a report to the Bolsheviks’ leader by subordinates, saying 'She or<ser of itlio German Imperial Bank allowing money to comrades Lenin, Trotsky and others for peace propaganda in Russia had been removed from the archives of the Russian Ministry of Justice to conceal the transaction. At the same time certain books in a Stockholm bank were “audited” to conceal the payment of money to iLenin, Trotsky and others by order of the Imperial bank. Another document shows that certain j incriminating German circulars, prov- ! ing that Germany was preparing for the war in June,-1914, -were returned to the German authorities -with the consent of the Bolsheviks united press.

THE RUSSIAN MADNESS. GHASTLY SCENES ENACTED. A SITUATION OF EXTREME PERIL. Received 9.35 a.m. STOCKHOLM, Sept 16. Terrorism in Russia has reached a stage of absolute frenzy. Correspondents at Stockholm liken the bloodthirsty Soviets’ ruthlessness to rabies. It is a daily spectacle to see numerous corpses floating in the Neva or washed towards Kronstadt and swept ashore. Another ghastly sight was six priests roped together and flung into the river. The tide later threw the bodies up on the beach. Tumbrils were heard rolling all night in Petrograd streets, laden with corpses from the prison courtyards. Priests and officers are the chief victims; the others are principally the hated bourgeois ,who are shot on the least suspicion of anti-Bolshevik tendencies. Over one hundred engineers and the foreman of the Putiloff works were murdered because they displeased the manager. Assassination became a regular policy when the Executive appointed Lenin, Trotsky, and "Sin'ovieff to protect tottering Bolshevikism. assisted by Writsky. Minister of the Interior, who is nick-named “Bolshevik Marat.” The result of the proclamation demanding the shooting of everyone convicted of. anti-Bolshevik sentiments was that the Red Guards and the rabble carried out the orders with savage alertness. A young student named Ranneyeishez acted as Writsky’s “Charlotte Corday.” Fifty-two victims at first were listed; afterwards they were so numerous that no further lists were published of the murders. The imprisoning of hostages was greatly increased after Writsky's death, thus a situation of extreme tension and peril wasy created. A revolt may break out at any moment, which even the Soviets' dread. Toe city is paraded by artillery in all directions, and machine guns are posted at every corner. Highly-paid Red Guards and Chinese serve as a bodyguard and surround every Commissioner’s residence and office .

INCRIMINATING DOCUMENTS. FOUND. GERMANY J S CAMPAIGN OF DEVILISHNESS. Received 11.45 a.m. LONDON, September 1(5. Another of the Bolshevik document? has been discovered from a German General of the Staff to the High Sea Fleet, dated November. 1914, ordering "mobilisation of all destructive agents and observers” in the United States, and recommending to use "anarchists and escaped criminals to cause explosions, delays and embroilments and strikes.”

i KNEW YOU’D COME. In a Canadian company fighting on Messiues Ridge were two brothers 3 one a captain, one a private. As the British stormed the ragged top which they had first destroyed A by the vast exploding mines, the young captain was mortally wounded. Covered with blood and terribly hurt he dragged himself to the shelter of a shell crater where he lay protected under heavymachine gun fire. His company was forced to retire to a shelter a few hundred yards back where the lines were reformed and they were aw'aiting or--1 ders. Saluting his commanding officer, the young private requested the privilege of going back for the body of his wounded brother. The officer demurred. Would it be wise to risk a life in the face of such a hell of fire? The captain was mortally wounded and probably dead. Finally he gave his consent and the lad crawled out to the 1 shell crater on his hands and knees, j Tenderly raising the body of his cap- . tain brother he started to crawd back 1 tow-ards his 'company’s lines. ’As he reached their shelter the life of his brother passed out and he laid the dead body reverently upon the ground, j The commanding officer came to him [ and as the private saluted at attention, he said: “Well, your brother is dead. Your trip was useless. Was it worth while for you to run such a risk?” The young soldier replied as he smiled into the face of the superior officer and said, “No, sir; I am not sorry. As I crawled down over the top of that shell crater and looked into the pale face of my brother, his eyes w-ere closed and I knew he was going to die. As I touched him he roused and slowly opening his eyes he recognised me and said, “I knew you’d come, Tom. Oh, I knew you’d come.” All the risk I ran was paid for, sir, because he believed in me—and I am glad, sir, that I was able to prove myself, in that moment, worthy of that belief.”