The evening world. Newspaper, December 12, 1922, Page 14

\ (4000 000 TROOPS, GERMAN PREDTS Dr. Fluhr Says Army Could Walk Through Europe— * Calls It Finest. Interesting details of the strength @quipment and morale of the Russian Red Army at the present time were Brought here yesterday by Dr. Robert Flubr, a mining engineer of Berlin. Dr. Fluhr served through the war on the Bastern front. He just has spent five months travelling through Rus- ia. There, he said, he conversed with Trotsky and several other Communist Bolitical and military leaders. In his epinion Russia is in « stronger condi- tion than she has ever been before, and Is governed with iron Rot only in the army end 1 the civil administration itself No matter how high an official may be he has to obey orders the same us the man in the street, Dr. Flubr said. ‘The soldiers could call their officers “Touravich,"* which means comrade, but they had to obey orders implicitly and were compelled to salute their su- Periors when they were on duty. Off duty, in the streets, a theatre or o restaurant, a soldier does not have to Rotice an officer. “The Red Army. as the active force is called,"’ the doctor said, “is com- Posed of 1,500,000 troops, well drilled and equipped with every kind of modern weapon, including light and Reavy artillery, bombs and airplanes. "These soldiers are all young men who 44 not fight in the World War and therefore are not tired of fighting and being away from their families, like the men in the other armies in Burope. It is not any exaggeration to wtate that the Soviet Red Army is the finest in the world at the present time.” “How many troops do you think Russia should command in case of war?” was asked. “At least six million officers and men who could walk through Europe if they were commanded to do s0 by the Soviet of Moscow," was the reply. “Do you think that Russia is likely to make war on any nation in the Rear future?" “After studying the matter care- fully during the last five months and — Allies continue to 1 Russia, the Soviet through Eastern Galicia, Poland, Bes sarabia and Roumania without the slightest troublg. There is no army in those countries that could stand up against them to block the passage of the new Russian soldiers. For the first time in the history of Russia there is discipline all over the country The Soviet has an egcellent secret service system, and the people who try to plot against it are very soon found out. ‘Traitors have short shrift.” “How are the soldiers paid?” “By rations of food, clothing. to- bacco and all things they need for their daily Ife, and also a certain amount of the regular paper money ‘The troops are well fed to keep thom contented and in good health. They fare much better than the ordina y civilian,” “Where do the Soviet soldiers get arms and ammunition?’ hiefly from Kuola, about three hours’ rail journey from Moscow, which is regarded as the Essen of Russia. They have also the supplies which were captured from Wrangel’s army.” “Did Kemal Pasha receive a great part of his guns and ammunition from the Soviet to make war on the Greeks t | ir Asia Minor?"* es. Russia not only furnished the Turkish Nationals with fighting materials, but also supplied gold ru bles to help them in their w age the Greeks,” was the answer, Dr. Fluhr going on to say that officials in Moscow had told him that Russia did not wish to control Constantinople in any way, but simply desired to have a free entry to the Black Sea through the Dardanelles from which she had been debarred for more than 200 years. Discussing the political outlook, Dr. Fluhr said: “The Government is in the hands of the old Communists. People who wanted to join the order after all the fighting was over were told by the Soviet that their services were not needed and were sent away. There Is not likely to be any change in the Russian program. The Government at Moscow is solid and will stay. The sooner the Allies realize that the bet- ter it will be for them.”* Dr. Fluhr spoke of the lack of fac- tories and sald that the harvest this year had been good, ht not sufficient to feed the whole country. He proph- esied that Russia would forge ahead as soon as she could produce her own grain supply. He said he saw an op- portunity for the United States to open up trade relations with Russia as she needed all kinds of machinery and tools, particularly farm tractors. He remarked that the transportation sys- tem was being revived and there were two daily express trains between Pet- rograd and Moscow Stern Brothers West 42nd Street Only a Very Special Purchase Enables us to Offer these Misses’ Frocks of Poiret Twill At the Extraordinarily Low Price of (Between 5th and 6th Avenues) $16.75 (Dresses that would ordinarily sell from $29.75 to 39.75) LEFT AN ESTATE OF $1 464,724 $74,375 Is Taxable Here— Property Goes to Widow and Children. sraisal of the estate o¢ Phit- Secretary of Btate, Senator from Penn. ani Knox and United stat wus filed here yesterday, at when he died, on Oct. he had a total estate of 724, of which $1,196,924 was in ality, and the re- ate. ‘The chief estate was hfs country sylvania showing 1 securities and pers mainder in item of re place at Valley Forge, Pa shows that $74,875 18 which was the ares of the Cerro mpany. At the of his death ator Knox had f United States Steel bf Ateht Topeka 1 Fe stock in York, but The report de Pasco Copper ¢ ares were not taxable, Tho will of Senator Knox left $600 to one servant, $500 each to four others, and $300 to one e left on income of $1,000 each to Harriet Knox and Mary Knox Graff , and to S. B, P. Knox, brother. Kathleen Knox, daughter of his son, Hugh §. Knox, got $50,000. Senator Knox gaye $40,000 to his widow, Lillie S. Knox, and put the residuary estate in trust for her and his children, Rebecea Knox Tindle, Reed, Hugh S$. and P. C, Knox jr They get the income in equal shares, and upon the death of the children the principal goes to their heirs. The report listed deductions of $ 6, chiefly for debts, including $ due the Union Trust Com pany of Pittsburgh on a note, with United States Stee! and Atchison stock as collateral, and items of $28,264 and $78,048 due for income taxbe. 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