Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-05-08
UKRAINIANS AND &
POLES VICTORIOUS
. IN LONG BATTLE
Russian Marines and Chinese
Troops Were Brought
Up by Bolshevists.

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Ukrainian troops captured Kiev OF,
Thursday night. according to an Of
ficial statement issued at Moscow
Yesterday aad received here by wire
less. The text of the statement says:
In the kiev region during the
night of May 6-7. our troops engaged
enemy forces northwest and
the enemy broke into the outskirts
of the town. but were held up by our
counter attacks. Later our troops, In
accordance with orders, started TO
withdraw in order to the left of the
bank Of Dnieper river.
'In the direction of Pytaloo our
troops repulsed an enemy advance
2S miles south of Krasny In the
direction of Igumen least of Minsk)
the, enemy attempted to cross the
Beresina river near Beresina village.
but was driven back across the river.'
Chinese Used.
Warsaw, May s.-(By the Associa..
ed Press)-(Delayed)- )-Russian ma
rines and Chinese troops have been
brought up by the Bolsheviki for the
defense of Kiev, according to the lat
est reports received here from the
front. The marines are defending
the ground north Of kiev. The Chia
used in the front line places. The
reinforcements sent in by the Bol-
sheviki, it is stated, also include Boil
sheviki Lettish troops some of whom
were captured by the Poles.
The ground held by the Poles at
various places in front of kiev was
taken by bayonet charges. the Boil
the entertainments on the hills until
they were killed Or taken prisoner.
No Room for Doubt. #.a
Reports that Kiev had fallen were
current in Warsaw on Monday Of this
week. but subsequent developments
showed these reports to have been er-
roneous. Today's advices from the
Soviet aide. however, seem to leaYe
no room for doubt that the Polish
campaign for possession Of the city
has been at least temporarily sue
cessful.
The latest advices from warsaH
on the kiev campaign are two days
old, the dispatch received this morn
ing having been filed in the Polist1
capital at 5:30 p. I'M. on Thursday.
The reports available in Warsaw at
that time indicated that the fight
for the approaches to the city was
sti'l in progress during the day
Thursday. =, g.
:. Kfer. Gsscity of 100000 or mora
population before the war, Is the capi-
tai of the Ukraine. The town has
changed hands several times during
the fighting between contending
groups in the Ukrainian territory and
the conflict between the Denikine
forces and the Bolsheviki. The latter
have been in possession of it since
last December, taking the city during
the collapse of the Denikine army in
southern Russia. Kiev, in. addition to
its Importance to the Ukraine as its
chief city. has also been looked up
on from the Entente side as a VAL
liable outpost at a strategic point
against the advance Of Bolshevism
in Central Europe. along the extend
to the Black sea.
Warsaw. May 7.-(By the Associ-
ated Press.)-Pushing northeasterly
f; toward the Dnieper. the Poles and
Ukrainians today crossed the Ras
: river and captured Bialatserkiev, 40
miles south of kiev and Rokitna. The
i tinuing eastward and then north
easterly as part OF the encirciing
movement about Kiev. Bialatserkiev
was the Polish gateway during the
Tartar invasions. There stands the
Polish defending castle built in 1915,
which the Bolsheviki used against
+; the Poles. The castle was taken to-
day in hand to hand fighting. the Boil
sheviki finally withdrawing northward
! toward kiev.
Tho newspapers of Warsaw say it
| has been ascertained that half of the
| $50 Ukrainian officers who surrender
! ed to the Poles were Germans
These were part of the $4,000 pre-
i viously fighting with General Deni-
! kline. who surrendered soon after the
] British offensive began.