Show Ar AMERI CANS CANS' RELEASE IS DEMANDED Soviet Russia's Detaining United States' States Citizens Citizen Brings Action by State Department in Austria Br By A I. I ud Ir Press SIl WASHINGTON N M May n r 20 20 W vy Aroused by reports of the imprisonment ira im- im- im and detention in soviet sovie Russia Russin of of various American citizens tho the state department today tOlay tool took steps to bring to bear indirect pressure pressure pres pres- sure on the authorities to obtain their reI release case A request has been addressed to the Austrian government through the American commissioner In Vienna asking that Hungarian communists detained since their escape to Vienna from Budapest last year and whoso whose r release has been made the subject o ot of oto o overtures by b tho tho bolshevik shall ShaH be refused release pending pending- the freeing o ot of American citizens detained In Ru Russia Action b by this government g was taken It was said as a result of the suggestion of ot another government and was In accord with the views of or other countries Starving 10 to Death R Report One of ot the tho Americans known to be bo imprisoned In Russia R b by tho the viki Xenophon B. B has been made the subject of ot Ineffectual representations for moro mora than a a. year According to latest reports received by the department Is la In I close confinement and Is being starved to death No complete list of ot Americans held hel by the bolshevik Is available but enough Is known of ot conditions n in n Rusala Russia Russia Rus Rus- sia ala to make malte the tho state department cognizant cognizant cog cog- of ot a rigorous system of ot surveillance surveillance lance on tho part of ot the soviet authorities authorities author author- toward Americans Presumably It is said this policy Is based on a fear that Individuals who havo have ob observed observed observed ob- ob served tho soviet regime at close range ma may return to report actual conditions conditions con con- prevailing in Russia Prisoner Listed I The government is holdIng holdIng hold- hold Ing lag as prisoners In Moscow the followinG fol fol- lowinG Americans Americana Xenophon Kalama Kalama- formerly of ot Wl and Chicago Mrs Elizabeth Maria Marla Julia T. T Dot Doty I wife of ot tho the American consul at Cardiff I Wales Vales Maron HIpman formerly clerk In the American consulate general at nt Moscow Moscow Moscow Mos Mos- cow a 0 resident of ot Park Ridge N N. J. J Dr Lamble Lambie an American dentist d and his wife a address B not given Other Americans It was said Bald Continued on Page 3 I a I RElEASE AMERICANS IN RUSSIA DEMAND DEMANDt Continued from tram Page Pace 1 t ably are nrc being detained In Russia but tho the department has been unable to ob obtain obtain ob- ob tam tain their names B Warships Bombard Persian Port London May 21 Thirteen Thirteen bol he- he viki warships appeared off I Enzell and began to bombard the town on the tho morning of ot May 9 says sas a n Teheran dispatch dispatch dispatch dis dis- dis- dis patch of ot that t date to the tho London Times A who went in a an open boat to inquire their object was fired tired upon his white whito n flag possibly escaping notice A deputation In behalf of ot tho the Persian Persian Per Per- sian lan government nt Including Including- a II- British officer then proceeded upon a A. cr launch to hoard the flag flag- ship Tho The deputation wag Informed th that t the demanded ded th tha surrender of ot the port Dort owing to the presence there thoro thereof of or warships and troops It If it surrendered tho the l fleet 1 et had no further hostile hostilo intentions against the tho Persian government or the British t garrison at and was waa read ready to give to tho the interned Rus- Rus sian volunteers Tho The future futuro of the port o o 0 Enroll Enell It was waa stated would d ho he discussed between n tho the Moscow soviet let and tho the British government I 1 understand says saya the Times correspondent cor cor- or respondent that a a. reply is being being- sont ent to tho the effect that Persia In Jn Interning C and disarming troops and t float fleet carried out in tho the strictest Ulan man ner nor hot hon obligations of ot neutrality nn md nd protests against f. f gratuitous attack Nevertheless if It the com corn mander still contemplates hanger from tho the interned ships the Persian gov soy Is prepared to discuss the matter amicably and to take toke such measures as are aro necessary to remove apprehensions the armistice being re re- re pending the tho discussion Private reports front from Baku describe S severe vere measures mel of repression there It is said that an attempt to displace tho the soviet government will bo be punIshed punish punIsh- I ed ad by hanging or Imprisonment of those implicated Admiral lately commanding Caspian fleet fleet- and other loading lending Russians have havo been beon hanged handed |