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Show oo SECRET SERVICE GIVENSJJRPRISE Finds Peace Propaganda Being Carried on in United States by Russians. CHICAGO, April 21. The United States secret service haB within tho last few dayB brought to light a gigantic gi-gantic German propaganda In favor of separate peace for Russia, which has been launched in American newspapers newspa-pers printed in Russian. Advantago la being taken of tho political amnesty amnes-ty granted by the revolutionary government gov-ernment In Potrograd to croato a powerful peace sentiment in Russian official circles through tho influence of revolutionists and radicals, who may now return to their old homes without fear of the bureaucracy. By meetings, pamphlets and newspapers news-papers a vigorous campaign has been Instituted, setting forth that, with the czar and his government in tho scrap heap, the Russian people should end tho war without delay. Russian publications pub-lications criticised the ontrance of the United States into the war and openly open-ly published peace appeals. There aro throe ports from which Russian radicals rad-icals wore to sail back home Seattle, Seat-tle, San Francisco and Vancouver. One who has been In cIobo touch with the Russian revolutionists of German sympathies sym-pathies declared that those vrho go back with the hope of strengthening tho separate peace propaganda, will object to going by way of Vancouver, B. C, becauao they fear the British secret se-cret service. |