London, Oct. 9.
The mystery about Marshal Bluecher, Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Far Eastern army, continues to claim considerable public interest here. Some papers publish reports from their own correspondents to the effect that Bluecher is still alive but is being kept prisoner at Sverdlovak. Other reports are being circulated that he attempted to commit suicide in his cell.
The reason for this and other new arrests in the Soviet Union is said to be the struggle now going on for possession of the supreme power, It is alleged that after having himself ce-operated in obtaining the condemnation of Marshal Tuchachevsky, Bluecher became involved in a plot to overthrow Stalin and Voroshilof.
—Trans-Ocean.
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