▁revolution ary ▁propag anda , ▁conf isc ating ▁documents ▁for ▁further ▁use . ▁ ▁The ▁L usk ▁Committee ▁met ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁That ▁same ▁day ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Soviet ▁Government ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁un recogn ized ▁diplom atic ▁office ▁of ▁Soviet ▁Russia , ▁located ▁at ▁ 1 1 0 ▁West ▁ 4 0 th ▁Street ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁was ▁ra ided ▁by ▁police ▁authorities ▁working ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁the ▁L usk ▁Committee . ▁A ▁mass ▁of ▁books , ▁letters , ▁and ▁papers ▁were ▁seized ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁the ▁search ▁war rant , ▁providing ▁the ▁L usk ▁Committee ▁with ▁f od der ▁for ▁further ▁investigation . ▁A ▁set ▁of ▁sub po enas ▁from ▁the ▁Committee ▁to ▁leading ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Soviet ▁Government ▁Bureau , ▁including ▁Ludwig ▁Mart ens , ▁A . ▁A . ▁H eller , ▁Gregory ▁Wein stein , ▁Isaac ▁H our wich , ▁and ▁San ter i ▁Nu orte va . ▁ ▁A ▁second ▁sens ational ▁ra id ▁directed ▁by ▁the ▁L usk ▁Committee ▁followed ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁when ▁officers ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁const ab ul ary ▁and ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Prote ct ive ▁League ▁entered ▁the ▁prem ises ▁of ▁" The ▁People ' s ▁House ," ▁headquarters ▁of ▁the ▁Rand ▁School ▁of ▁Social ▁Science ▁on ▁East ▁ 1 5 th ▁Street . ▁Fif ty ▁ra iders ▁led ▁by ▁Deput y ▁Att