Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-15
GERMAN INVADING
HORDES SHOOT MEN
AND HANG OTHERS
Uhlans Burn Homes and
Steal Cattle When Taxes
Are Not Paid.
TWO HUNDRED CORPSES ARE
FOUND IN VIBORG STREETS
One Hundred and Fifty Women
Thrown Into Jail in Bo-
hemian City.
ARTILLERY DUELS ON FRONTS
Prussians Keep Up Intensive Bonn
bardments Against the Brit
ish and French.
TWO HUNDRED CORPsEs ARE
FOUND IN VIBORG STREETS
ARTILLERY DUELs ON FRONTS

Opposition to the German yoke of op-
preston farcd UP In Moscow and In
Bohemia, according TO kilograms re-
ceivcd from both centcrs late Tuesday.
From the ancient capital of Russia pro-
tests were wirclessed to the Tcutonic
government last night setting forth that
terrible outragcs have been committed
on the population of White Russia by
the German invading troops. Rus
sia also made its formal demand for
a Russo German commission to inves-
tiEate the outragcs.
German dctachmcnts the protests as
scr,s, have carried out programs of
torture and executions of the innocent
Russian civilians. have burned whole
villages and plundcrcd entire districts.
Polish leGionS III the invading army
seized ali money, stopped all business
and fired and plundercd to their hearts
content. easants have been forced 10
give up their horses and cattle to land
lords, the majority OF whom are Polish
officers.
Where peasants were unable to pay
the lcvies of gold imposed. their VIII
lagos were set on fire, and hundreds
were killed by the uhlans. villages
with Jewish populations suffered cspe-
cially. Persons suspected of being Boil
sheviki were shot. Similar l., ism
was INDUCED in by the Germans at
Minsk
The Russian protest also charges that
liz some villages peasant women and
children, endcavoring TO escape were
lircd upon and pursued by uhlans, who
cut them 10 pieces with their swords or
logged them to death in the presence
OF the villagers. The uhlans told the
people they were clearing the Jewish
villages for the Poles
At Nibors, Finland, 200 corpses,
mostly Russians and schooboys, were
counted. Other witnesses declare that
600 were executed in two days.
MOSCOW SCENE OF CIVIL.
WARFARE SINCE SATURDAY
Moscow has been the scene OF civil
war since saturday evening, according
to messages received i'll London Tues
day evening. While reports were only
fraGmcntary. they indicated violent
street lighting between the Bolshcvh
and anarchist forces. The latter is car
ryinE on Il warfare against the Boil
shevik government
The ccunter-rcyoIt which Leniue
warned few days aso as showing its
head. evidently has broken out into full
tamc. If it sweeps on. the Germans
Will be compelled TO send large forces
into the capital district and maintain
them mere for IA long period Of policing.
open strife broke out last Saturday.
when a pitched battle was fought in
the center OF Moscow. Soviet forces
surrounded the buildings occupied by
the anarchists. including the latter's
headquarters. and began regular siege
operations. The anarchists refused to
surrender the guns and armored cars
accumulated in the vast courtyard.
which the Soviet forces demanded in
order to disarm them and forestall flu
turc trouble on AN even larger scale.
For fully half an hour the head
quarters was she!led by light artillery
and machine guns. the anarchists fin
ally hosting the white faG. But tho
truce was only short-livcd. street
lighting hared up carly Sunday, lasted
al! day and was again in full swing
at noon yesterday.
Dispatches received In London also
tell OF the outbreak OF rioting in Smi-
chow. suburb of Prague. Bohemia
where u state OF siege exists. Ono
hundred and nifty women are said to
have been arrested on account of dem
onstratiors. The burgomaster has re-
sisncd and the ferment is extending
through Bohemia and threatens 10
reach a still more dangerous stage.
ALLIED AIRMEN ARE
GIVING ENEMY NO REST
Allied airmen are taking ADVANTAGE
of every opportunity to invade enemy
territory. Many more tons OF bombs
have been dropped on important rail-
way ccntcrs and other military tar
sets behind the German lines in Elan.
dcrs and ricardy In aerial fighting,
the British have brought down six
moro enemy machines. While British
naval airmcn bomb the German sub
marine bases at Zccbrugge and Ostend.
army flyers continue tho aerial bonn
bardmcnt Of Brugcs.
West Of Montdidier In Picardy and
northwest of Toul. Americas artillery
men are harassinE the Germans with
a heavy fire. Considerable damage IS
believed TO have been caused Oil both
sectors.
ARTILLERY DUELS sTILI.
MARK FIGHTING on FRONTS
While the Germans continue to re.