. The National Civic Federation review . had witnessed—a story reveal-ing Bolshevism in its stark and grisly work-ings, and graphically demonstrating, throughthat hideous and appalling object lesson, justwhat it is which Socialists, revolutionary radi-cals and various pseudo-intellectuals are at thepresent time advocating through propaganda inthe United States. On that dismal day in last April, standing withhis companions on the verge of the pit, beheld—fully revealed through the melt-ing snow, their bodies still perfectly preservedby the cold—the bodies of twenty men andwomen. They l
. The National Civic Federation review . had witnessed—a story reveal-ing Bolshevism in its stark and grisly work-ings, and graphically demonstrating, throughthat hideous and appalling object lesson, justwhat it is which Socialists, revolutionary radi-cals and various pseudo-intellectuals are at thepresent time advocating through propaganda inthe United States. On that dismal day in last April, standing withhis companions on the verge of the pit, beheld—fully revealed through the melt-ing snow, their bodies still perfectly preservedby the cold—the bodies of twenty men andwomen. They looked as if they had been slainonly a few hours before. Describing that awfulspectacle, Mr. Embry said: The men for themost part had their skulls crushed, smashed,and the brains were lying on the snow. Thefaces were mutilated by gun shots at close the larger pile of dead bodies the topmostfigure was that of a young girl, seventeen oreighteen years of age. Although her face wasnot mutilated, there was an ugly gunshot wound. Copyright, Underwood & Underwood- JOHN A. EMBRY, FORMER U. S. CONSUL AT OMSK, SIBERIA, AND MRS. EMBRYSHE WAS MLLE. NADEJDA DOBROVELEKI, DAUGHTER OF GEN. MICHAELDOBROVELSKI, AND SUFFERED MUCH UNDER THE RED RULE. in her left breast which was uncovered andexposed to the gaze of the crowd. Her left handwas folded across her breast, and the thirdfinger was amputated at the second joint, andthe ring which doubtless she had worn was notto be seen. Mr. Embry admitted that thespectacle brought tears to his eyes. Before turning away he hastily took a photo-graph of the pit, a copy of which was givenas evidence to the Lusk Committee. Thatpicture, he said, had been offered to variousnewspapers as proof of what was commonly andeverywhere done where the Bolsheviki hadpower, but American newspapers refused toprint the picture. It was too OBJECTS TO LOOT AND KILL In Bellebei, when they gained possession ofthe town, the Bolsheviki, according to Mr
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