Evening star., 1918-07-31
Field Marshal Won IEichhorn
and Capt. von DressIer Are
Assassinated.
RUSSIAN PLOT IS HELD
RESPONSIBLE FOR CRIME
Slayer, % Years Old, and Cabman,
Who Drove Him Near Ofacers'
Carriage, Under Arrest.
BY the Associated Press.


shall Won Eichho-n, the German COM
mander in the Ukraine, and his adju-
tant were seriously wounded by a
bomb in Kiev Tuesday, says an official
announcement received here from the
Ukrainian capital. The field marshaPs
adjutant was Capt. Won Dressler. A
later message from Kiev announces
that Field Marshal Won Eichhorn and
Capt. Dressler died last night. The
bomb was thrown at the men while
they were driving to their headquar-
ters from the casino.
The bomb that wounded the field
marshal and the adjutant was thrown
from cab which drove close to their
carriage as they were approaching
the field marshal.s residence. The
assassin and the cab driver were ar
rested. The assassin was a lad Of
twenty-three. He declared at the in
quiry held after the crime. the ed
vices state. that he came from the
province of Ryazan. adjacent to Mos
COW. on orders from communist
He reached Kiev yesterday.
Storm Cloud Gathering.
Telegraphing from Kiev (date not
given). the Hamburg Fremdenblat' 8
correspondent in the Ukraine says:
"A heavy storm cloud has gathered on
the political horizon in the Ukraine,
The government is trying to ward OF
this threatened unrest by making ar
rests on large scale. M. Gyzicki, Sec
retary Of state Of the hetman's gov
ernment. who is an outspoken mon
archist. was among those arrested.
Developed Military Methods.
Gen. Herman Won Eichhorn, the
German military dictator of Ukraine,
had a brilliant career in the armiss
Of the German emperor. He played an
important role m the development .of
the German military machine and
was one Of tie FIRST commanding gen.
erals to use the telephone in dirert-
ing operations of troops in the field.
fie demonstrated the practicabiIity of
tho telephone during the Prussian
army maneuvers in September, 1905.
When. the great war broke out he
was assigned to the Russian front.
where he took part in several cam
raigns. His work attracted much
favorable attention and he was in
command of the German army which
captured the Russian stronghold of
Koyno in August, 1915. For this
achievement he was awarded the
order Of merit by Emperor WilIiarn.
He continued to direct operations IN
southern Poland until Russia's coI-
lapse. 's
In April, 1913, he was sent to Ukraine
by Germany to supervise the establish
ment OF q government for the new re-
public. Upon his arrival he placed the
whole republic under German martial
istry. who. he said, were conspiring
against the central powers. This was
followed by a request to Berlin from the
Urainian rada that he be recalled. but
he was retained in Ukraine as virtual
dictator. He brought about the over
May. and succeeded in placink in au-
thority Cen. SkoropadslSy, who has sfnce
been operating virtually under the orders
Of Gen. Won EichLorn. =
Ruthless Measures Used.
When it was found that the peasant.
Of Ukraine had secreted their stores of
grain. Gen. Won Eichhorn put into
operation strong measures, which
amounted to the confiscation Of an
stores Of food held in the country. It
has been reported that ruthless meas
ures were adopted against peasants who
organized to oppose the forcible loottnr
of their possessions.
Late in May he sent an urgent an
peal to Berlin. asking that troops be
sent him to meet the menace Of an In
in Ukraine. It was later
announced that large number of
troops were held subject to his call
Then followed q general strike Of
railroad men in Ukraine and Cen Won
Eichhorn asked that engineers, fire.
men and laborers be sent to him so
that the railroads could be kept rum
ming.
Gen. Won Eichliorn was born on Feb
ruary Is. 1848, at Breslau. He received
his education at Breslau and in the
military school at Berlin; He entered
the army in 1866, being assigned to
the artillery. During the period be-
tween 1900 and 1914 he held commands
at numerous places, notably at Saar-
bruecken and Frankfort. He IL sur
vived by his widow. one son and one