New-York tribune., 1920-05-13
Reds Use Air
Craft Trying
ToRegain kiev
Bolsheviki Launch Counter
Attack AgainssPoles Hold
inc Bridgehead Area and
Lose Two Baitalions
soyiets Execute Women
Commission Said to Have
Condemned Them Be-
fore Fall of Jitomir

WARSAW, May i2 CRY The Associ
..,a Press Fighting for the posses
-, Of The Kiev bridgehcad area has
,,.n resumed. An Official communi-
,.t,on announces that the Bolsheviki,
.f,er bringing up roinforcements,
,,nnched counter attack. The
syound changed hands in the infantry
,oeounters and the Poles and
f,trajpians captured TWO newly-ar-
rived battalions.
The Poles have extended the bridge
sssd line in the northwestern region,
and the lighting continues.
The communication mentions lively
sir lighting in the engagement to the
east Of Kev. the Bolsheviki having at
,empted to use airplanes against those
holding the bridgehead. The kosci-
usko squadron's section includes Kiev.
Reds Are Digging In
The Bolsheviki are reported to be
digging IN along the line east Of Kiev
and recognizing their forces
An official statement announces fur
ther Ukralnian successes in Podolia,
the advancing forces along the Odessa
railroad having occupied KniazeDol
A thousand prisoners were taken bv
the Poles and Ukrainians in combing
the country west Of the Dnieper in the
region OF Czeczyca
Polish and Ukrainian forces have
struck mighty blow at the Russian
Ro,shevik front far north of Kiev and
have driven the enemy back along the
tant Dnieper River crossing, has been
captured. and serious losses have been
inflicted on the Soviet army. Fighting
IS now going on over a front Of ap-
prcximately 400 miles.
Necessity of Frightening the Po-
Isd line after the capture OF Kiev is
said to nave led to the new offensive,
which extends from almost directly
vest of Nitebsk to below Kiev, on the
Daieper Polish forces have crossed
the Beresiua River at several points
and have taken Wielatisch after heavy
fighting.
Poles Take Many Prisoners
Northeast Of Mozir the Bolsheviki
rave been forced across the Dnieper.
Attempts were made by the enemy to
destroy the railroad bridge at Bet
chitsa, bat Polish units prevented this
move and captured large number OF
prisoners. Announcement is made that
TWO Soviet regiments were annihilate
in the fighting around this town.
From kiev northward 20 the mouth
Of the Pripet River, & distance OF
about fifty miles, the Bolsheviki on the
vest side of the DHieper are slowly
falling back and are building bridge;
10 facilitate their escape before The
: po1TcL, ~
the stream.
ghteen men and seven women wer,
executed by order of a Bolshevik extra
ordinary commission in Jitomir, jus
before the capture of that town in the
Polish drive on Kiev, recording to dis
patches from correspondents at the
front published in newspapers here
The messages give details OF the al
leged occurrence, and add that after
the executions the members of the
commission, hearing that the Pole;
were advancing, attempted to escape
by train, one member committing sui
eide when the fugitives were surround
ed by Polish Lancers. The others, i
is declared, offered resistance and wer,
killed by the cavalrymen.
The BolShevIki, the reports said, con
tended THAT the persons who were exc
cutod had attempted to launch a coun
ter-revoluton.
PARIS. May 70 Confirmation Of The
reports that Odessa. Russia's most i'm
9ortant outlay on the Black Sea, hal
been occupied by the troops Of Genera
Petura, the Ukrainian commander, ha.
been received by the Ukrainian Pres!
Bureau here, that bureau declared to
day.