New-York tribune., 1920-06-14
Poles, Cut Off
By Bolsheviki.
Evacuate Kiev
Army Reported Withdraw
ing to New Line of De.
fense in the Ukraine:
u. S. Red Cross Quits City
Cathedral Is Blown In
Russians Say Responsibility
tor Outrages Must Be
Shared by the Allies

WARSAW, June 13 (By The Associ-
ated Press).-The evacuation of Kiev
has been completed. the Poles with
drawing to the region Of Zhitomr
The American Red Cross workers. ac-
cordlng to latest accounts. had made
preparations to evacuate Kiev with the
army.
Just prior to the cutting off OF COM
munlcatlon by the Bolsheviki General
Rydzmigly, the commander at Kiev
stand unless otherwise ordered. With
dlfticulty the Poles got through a per-
sonal order from General Plsudski.
the commander in chief, to the Kiev
commander, to cvacuate immediately.
General Budenny, the Russian com
mander, who fought against Denikine.
IS bringing up reinforcements, the dis
patches say. but the military authori
ties assert that the fight for kiev is
not yet ended by any means.
An official statement said the Polish
armies were withdrawing to a new line,
or defense IN the Ukraine, after blow
ing " the bridges over The Dneper.
Inc withdrawal was proceeding in per
feet order, the statement said
Try to Cut Railroad
North of Kiev the Poles are battling
against the Bolsheviki, who are en-
deavoring to cut the Korosten-
rsllroad to Join forces with the cavalry
or General Budenny, which is striking
noftherly from the region southwest
of kiev. Fighting is general all along
the Berdichev- astova- Kiev railroad.
According to latest reports the terri
tory IN this region is changing hands
daily. '''''''''
In dash to the northwest the
cavalry Of General Budenny passed
Berdichev killing peasants en- route 1t
proceeded as far as zhitomir, where il
is alleged the cavalry killed several
wounded Poles in a hospital.
Fighting on the northern front has
brought victory to the Poles, who have
ousted the Bolshevik from territory
gained in the recent offensive The
Poles are consolidating their lines
from the Dvina southwark along the
Beresina.
LONDON, June 13. - Nothing has
been received In London from any
source confrmatory of the report from
Toxic that the Bolshevik government
has been overthrown by revolution
and Leon Trotzky killed.
The Bolshevik military communicates
by wireless have been received daily.
The latest, dated June ~, was received
to-day, and announces that the Boil
shevlk1 have occupied Kiev.
Cathedral Reported Blown Up
Before evacuating Kiev, according to
the latest Bolshevik communicate issued
yesterday, the Poles blew up the Vladi-
mir Cathedral, the railway stations.
the electric power station and the aque-
duct. Destruction Of the latter, the
communicate says, doomed the popula-
tion to the horror of epidemic. The
communicate adds:
Bolsheviki debouchng to the rear Of
the enemy and capturing the Kicv-
korosten Railroad in the Korodianka-
Tedrev sector. We then crossed the
Dnieper River and entered the city.
Near Vasilkoff we defeated the enemy.
who is fleeing in panic northwestward
aban doning military transports.
I'm the Crimea, after three days
fighting we have taken 5000 prisoners" :"
The workers of the world are ap-
pealed to by the Russian official Vest
mix News Agency to protest against
property destruction by the Poles at
sage received from Moscow The re-
sponsibility for this damage, asserts
the appeal, must be shared by the Brit
ish and French governments. 1t de-
clares the destruction of the Vladimir
Cathedral a more barbarous act than
the destruction of Rheims Cathedral by
the Germans.
"The patience Of the worlds prole-
tariats," continues the statement.
"must surely be exhausted by these
barbarities. The Polish reptile must
be made harmless. We must abolish
the barbarous rule of the landowners
and capitalists by means of fraternal
cooperation with the Polish workers."