London, Jan. 10.
The "Daily Express" reports from Moscow that the Soviet authorities are taking most extensive precautionary measures to prevent incidents on January 12 when the new Supreme Council of the Soviet Union will hold its opening sessíon at the Kremlin. The paper asserts that a force of 25,000 Oghu. men had been concentrated in Moscow to guard the Kremlin. The chief of the Ogpu, M. Jeshoff, considered such extraordinary precautionary—measures necessary in view of the recent dynamite explosion at the Moscow armament works and the recent number of mysterious fires—No less than 100 persons have been arrested for alleged sabotage or arson in w in the last few days,—Trans-
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