Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-12
ODESSA IS SEIZED
BY UKRA|N|ANS;
GREAT BATTLE ON
Poles Strike BoIsheviki North
of Nev-Fighting on
420-MiIe Front.
By the Associated Press.

PARIS. May DENOMINATION Of the
reports that Odessa, Russia's most i'm
portant outlet on the Black sea, had
been occupied by the troops Of Gen.
Petlura. the Ukrainian commander,
has been received by the Ukrainian
press bureau here, that bureau de-
clared today.
Strike North Of Kiev. .,.-s... -
WARSAW. May 11.-Polish and
ukrainian forces have struck mighty
blow at the Russian bolshevfk front
far north OF Kiev. and have driven the
enemy back along the Beresina river
betchitsa, an important Dnieper river
Gus losses have been inflicted on the
soviet army. Fighting is now going
on over a front of approximately 4eO
miles. f.
:, Necessity Of Strengthening the Polish
nne after the capture of Kiev is said
TO nave led to the new offensive, which
extends from almost directly west Of
Hltebsk to below Kiev on the Dnieper.
Polish forces have crossed the Beresina
river at several points and have taken
Wielatisch after heavy fighting.
Northeast of Mozir the bolsheviki have
oeen forced across the Dneiper At
tempts were made by the enemy to de-
stroy the railroad bridge at Betchitsa,
Dut Polish units prevented this move
and captured large number of prison.
ers. Announcement is made that two
soviet regiments were annihilated in
the hghting around this town.
FROM kiev northward to the mouth
OF the Pripet river. a distance of about
nity miles. the reds west of the
Dnieper slowly are falling back and are
building bridges to facilitate their es-
cape before the main body of the Polish
Army reaches the stream
Latest advices indicate the boil
shevfki have been driven back out
OF the Kiev bridgehead. Before this
retirement was forced heavy artillery
hre was maintained on Kiev. often
tended. apparently, to prevent the
Poles and Ukrainians from bringing
up reinforcements and supplies.
\ Terror prevailed among the people
In the city during the bombardment.
the sound Of shells passing overhead
toward the roads leading to Kiev
from the west causing CONSERVATION
when shells were not bursting in the
city streets.
In an interview given at the front
Gen.. Petlura. the Ukrainian COM
mander, announced that the organi-
zation of a Ukrainian cabinet was
being hastened and that preparations
were being made to establish the
governments headquarters at Kiev
as soon as possible.
Men and Women Executed.
WARSAW. May 11.-Eighteen men
and seven women were executed by
order Of a bolshevfk extraordinary
in Jitomir, just before the
capture Of that town in the Polish
drive on Kiev, according to dispatches
from correspondents at the front pub
lfshed in newspapers here. The mes
sages give details Of the alleged oc-
and add that after the ex-
ecutions the members of the commits
81 on. hearing that the Poles were ad-
one member committing suicide when
the fugitiveS were surrounded by
Polish lancers. The others, it is de-
clared, offered resistance and were
killed by the cavalrymen.
WARSAW. May 10.-Lieut. Edward
squadron. composed mainly
of American aviators. was wounded in
the right arm by a bullet during the
drive of the Poles on Kiev. according
to word received here today by the
American Red Cross.
flyers. attacked the bolshevik infantry. |
After having been wounded Noble
managed to fly 100 kilometers and
landed near the Polish airdrome.
Conditions I'm Kiev.
KIEv. May 8 fby courier to War
saw, May 11-by the Associated !
PRESS. entering Kiev to-
day on the heels Of Polish troops
were struck with the neglected and
dilapidated appearance Of the city. |
There was scarcely a building intact
In the city with the exception of a |
brick store. !
Most of the stores of Kiev have
been closed for months. and even
years. and the only shops showing |
Cfe nf
and drugs. where little. II anything, I
remains on the shelves. For ten days |
Kiev has been hungrier than ever |
before. Peasants refused to bring |
food from nearby districts because Of |
Of conditions in town. the |
being busy with the work |
OF withdrawing their forces. When |
the Polish and Ukrainian troops |
into Kiev the peasants ac-
them to the edge of the |
town. and after the soldiers had made
a formal entry the country people |
sWarmed the markets.