Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-02
GEN. FALKENHAUSEN
MAY RULE UKRAINE
Former Military Governor of
Belgium Has Been Sum-
moned by Kaiser.
NO MORE ARROGANT RULE
Belief Exists Germany Will Now
Abandon Blood and
Iron" Tactics.
lO MORE ARROGANT RULE

AMSTERDAM. August AL her
available forces pinned down in the
west. Germany hesitates to proceed
against the Ukraine in a military way
to avenge the assassination in Eiev of
tho German dictator Field Marshal Won
Eichhorn. She has contcntcd herself SO
far with threat to the Ukrainian gov
ernment" that she will recall her en-
voy. Baron Mumm Won Schwartzstein.
unless the situation is linn edately
rcmedied.'
The Kaiser has summoned General
Won Falkenhaussen. who took Baron
Won Bissings place as German mill
tary governor of Belgian. for an au-
dience. 1t is conjectured that Fal-
kenhausen. VINO IS generally re-
garded in Germany having shown
extraordinary talents for administering
ard exploiting occupied territory, will
be sent TO take the murdered generals
place at Kicv.
In the UErain!an as in the Moscow
instance, Germany appears to have de-
cided that arrogance and blood and
iron" are no; the proper medicine"
for cnslaved people after all.
AS successor 10 the murdered Mir
bach, the very personihcaton OF junker-
list overbearing. Berlin sent the suave
Hclferich. eX-bankcr and art con-
noisseur, who talks in terms of bread
and butter and marks and pfennigs
instead of flourishing the sword. the
Iron Cross or the Almanach de Gotha.
Falkcnhauscn. too. is regarded as of
the gen;ler breed of Prussian admin
istrators." who. nevertheless. can get
work out OF the Slavs and products
out OF the enslaved countrys soil.
RIOTS OCCUR DAILY
IN AND AROUND KIEv
Riots are reported to be a daily oc-
currcnce in and around Kiev. The mes
sage of coincidence and apology sent
by the Ukrainian hetman Sleropadski
10 Berlin while unquestionably express
ing the feelings OF the sender who
IS known 10 be hypnotized by the in
vaders who made him." voices the
very antithesis of the feelings of the
masses of Ukranians, who. If round
about advices from Kiev are reliable,
are holding secret JOY feasts celebrat-
ins the murder of the Teuton tyrant
while their alleged representative sheds
cpistoiary tears over the demise of his
lord and master.
Messages from various parts tonight
indicate that Germany. determined to
take The offensive against the Murman
railway before winter sets in. is cN-
pecteG TO force Finland into war with
the allies At an early date. The Ger
mans appear TO be in full! control of
the Finnish army, and II is believed
il Will he Il comparatively easy mat
ter for them TO align Finland aSainh;
tho allies. despite the fact that :he
mass of the Finnish people is opposed
TO war.
re Eerlin government, IT is learned,
mas induced the Eoisheviki TO cede the
Thurman coast TO Finland despite the
desire of the Murman inhabitants -
remain 2 part Of Russia.
From facts contained in cable
gram from Ambassador francis sent
10 the State Department al Washing
ton to-day. il IS believed that. in COM
pany with allied diplomats. he has
reached the MurInan coast. The ca
bieGram was ycrt from l[andalaska.
Russian Lanland. and stated that. with
other officials. hc was departing at
tnce for the Murran coast II was
dated July so.
Omcials arc inclined to the opinion
that Mr. Francis will not leav. Rus
sia. bat will establish hea iquartars at
the kola naval station. where he wilt
he under the protection IF American
sailors and marines. Once established
at kola. it will be possible for Am
bassador Francis TO send detailed re-
ports of the political ami mi.iiar"
conditions in Russia. These ferort~
will probably he sent by wireless. by
way OF Sweden, the sencinc strt'ou
being on the American warship .nowH
TO he at koia.