Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-20
TENURE BY BOLsHEv|sTS
GOES OVER LIKE SC0URGE
Homes In Biclcbci Are Vcritahlc
Wrecks When Refugees Re-
turD to Claim Them.
STREAM OF BODIES FLOW OUT
Dead Of Town, Many OF Victims Dis
figured in Faces, Form CHASTITY Re-
mtnder Of Rcd-Hnndcd Visitors
Stay.

BIELEBEI, EUROPEAN RUSSIA,
July 5s.-The reign OF The Bois hev Isl,
Bielebei for several months.
The correspondent Of the Associated
Press visited the town within fort
night after their evacuation. The pco-
pie were just beginning TO rcadjust
their domestic and governmental af-
fairs. Refugees were returning to view
the wreck OF their homes. They were
Hertinble wrecks. for the Bolshcvists
had occupied all vacated houses and
had carried away or DESTROYED most
Of the district court. Professor Paul
/ Elumenthal. long resident OF the
United States. who loft upon the APP
prQach OF the Bolshovists. was so over
come with grief over the fate of his
native town that he wep;.
Many persons had disappeared. and
it was we'll known tina; many had been
murdered. The corpscs OF victims are
followed a stream OF men. women and
children which flowed out across the
wood There. under the overhanginc
bank on ths edge OF gravel pit, they
were lying. tangled bear q bodies,
apparently as they foil or had been
thrown, with no attempt at burial
The bodies were mostly those of
young or middle aged workmen. From
each the boots and most of the outer
clothing had heen removed. or some
the skulls were crushed. OF others the
faces were disfsured as though by
srnshot at close range.
Eruesome pile appeared fascinated.
They silently made way for group
OF Americans, including Consul Embry
a r1m xst mss M S4a m9 sGTrsR9ndGnts
photogra pied the victims.
4 nicely dressed woman and little
sook ws a Il. mo sgnt the q; TO 5 ss be5eE
girl which lay partly uncovered close
under the bank
The body was perfectly preserved by
crossed as though the girl might have
been sleeping. The face. which was
not disffEured, was that OF an intelli-
S s,eax pse''y gLrt TOWARD dusk The
had come from Cfa. She was a high
school Girl from that town. who had
been abducted by the Bolshevist com
E71issar when Cfa was eYasNated. Close
by was the body OF anotheS woman.
When the Bolshevisis entered Belle
bel the government OF the town was
taken over by a "Tevoiutionary com
formed committee Of investigation"
under the presidency of one Welt,
Lett. One OF the first acts OF this COM
the former local county zemstvo as a
counter The latter was
Ill at the time. and had to be carried
out TO his death IN chair Twenty
~cie S4Icb, ana III atGli!on, many
Nohamrled an priests. y member of
the investigating committee boosted
that he shot one priest because ne was
too long over his prayers. while the
committeeman waited TO take him.
High school boys and girls and priests
were compelled 10 clean the streets.
Women OF tho ''!ntelliEcMtZia" we're
made to clean the floors and walls Of
barracks occupied hy Bolshevist troops.
Nine Koshnevikof, owner of the most
Imposing residence in the town WAS
arrested. Her daughter. seeking her
release, was told that The charge
against her was "A secret. After a
month in jail she WAS released. II de-
veloped that all they had against the
woman was that on previous cvacua-
tiop of Bielehei she had served such
fine meal 20 the Bolshcvists that some
OF them narrowly escaped capture by
the whites" because Of tarrying over
their dinner.
More than eighty hostages were
taken when the Boishcvists evacuated