The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-31
RUSSIAN bonn B
BLOWS LIFE OUT
Of HUN GENERAL
FIELD MARSHAL Won EICH-
HORN AND STAFF CAP
TAIN ASSASSINATED
YOUTH ADMITS THE CRIME
Declares He Was Chosen and Sent
On His Mission of Death by Rus
sian Terror Society-No Other
Suspect Was Observed.

sian Terror Society-No Other
Suspect Was Observed.
Amsterdam, July 3l.-Emperor
William; upon learning of the at
tempted assassination of Field Mar
shall Won Eichhorn and before be-
ing Informed of the fatal termina-
ton of the attack, telegraphed the
field marshal as follows. says
Berlin dispatch:
My dear field marshal: have
learned with indignation and deep
regret of the aLominable crime
committed against you and your ad-
Jutant. BE assured of my sincere
and hesty sympathy. | hope and
pray to God that you may be grant
ed a speedy recovery. May he pre-
serve you to us and the father
land.
with hearty greetings, your we'll
disposed king,
"WILL1AM."
Amsterdam, July 81. - Field
Marshal Won Eichhorn, the German
commander n the Ukraine, and his
adJutant were seriously wounded by
bomb in kiev Tuesday, says an
Official announcement received here
from the Uukrainian capital.
The bomb was thrown at the men
while they were driving to their
headquarters from the casino. The
field marshals adjutant is named
Captain Won Dressler
Amsterdam July 3l.-A late mes
sage from Kiev, ANNOUNCES that Field
Marshal Won Eichhorn and Captain
Won Dressler died last night.
The bomb which 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 resi-,
dence.
The assassin and the cab driver
have been arrested.
1t has been established. the tele-
gram declares that the crime orig
mated with the social revolutionists
in Moscow.
The assassin of Field Marshal Won
Eichhorn was lad of q. He de-
clared at the inquiry held after the
crime, the advices state, that he
came from the province of Ryazan.
adjacent to Moscow. on orders from
communist committee. to kill the
field marshal. He reached Kiev ves-
terday.
Amsterdam, July 3l.-Telegraph-
ing from kiev (date not given) the
Hamburg Fremdenblatt's CORES
pondent in the Ukraine says:
"A heavy storm cloud has gath
cred on the political horizon in the
Ukraine. The government is trying
to ward off this threatened unrest
by making arrests on Z large scale.
NJ. Gyzioki, secretary of state of the
hetman's government, who is an
outspoken monarchist, was among
those arrested"
General Herman Won Eichhorn,
the German military dictator of the
Ukraine, had brilliant career in
the armies of the German emperor.
He played All important role in the
the development OF the German mill
tary machine and was one of the first
commanding generals to use the
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troops in the field. He demonstrated
the practicability of the telephone
during the Prussian army maneuv-
ers in Sept. 1905.
When the great war broke out, he
was assigned to the Russian front.
He commanded the German army
which captured the Russian strong
hold of Kovno in August 1915. He
continued to direct operations in
southern Poland until RuSsia's col
lapse.
In April 1918. he was sent to the
Ukraine by Germany. Upon his, ar
rival he placed the whole republic
under Gerlan martial law and ar
rested members of the ministry who.
he said. were consp ring against the
central powers. This was followed
by a request TO Berlin from the
Ukrainian rada that he be recalled.
but ne was retained in Ukraine as
virtual dictator.
He brought about the. overthrow
Of the Ukrainian government in
May and succeeded in placing in
authority General Skeropadski. who
since has been operating virtually
under the orders of General Won
Eichhorn.
General Won Eichhorn was born
on February Is. lS4S at Breslau. He
is survived by his widow. one son
and one daughter-