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Show HUNS WILL TE-DRASTIC TE-DRASTIC STEPS IN HE UKRAINE Coup d'Etat on Part of the Central Powers Predicted; Blood Is Already Being Shed in Kiev. WASHINGTON, May 4. An official dispatch today from Switzerland said the central powers are preparing to take drastic stejis in Ukraine as the result of tho difficulties In obtaining supplies from that country, and the revolt, re-volt, against Teutonic rule. "The news reaching Switzerland from Ukraine, by way of Berlin and Vienna, ' said the dispatch, "does not permit of a doubt but what wo are face to face with a coup d'etat of the central cen-tral powers. Tho latter, driven by famine, are ready to employ every means to seize trom Ukraine the resources re-sources which she still contains, ft is reported that blood has already beou shed in Kiev in combats between the patrisans of the new government and those of the former, and the Koel-nischo Koel-nischo Zeitung, following the German practice of attempting to clear itself before being accused, hastens to announce an-nounce that the troops of Von Eichorn are not actively participating in theso combats. But the truth is quite otherwise. other-wise. "In woll informed circles in Switzerland Switzer-land it is not ignored that quite recently recent-ly agents of Baron von Mumm and Marshal von Eichorn distributed arms and munitions to their partisans. Considerable Con-siderable funds were distributed secretly secret-ly by the German staff for tho success of tho coup d'etat. The Frankfurter Zeitung recognizes that the revolution now being dealt within in Ukraine is solely the consequence conse-quence of the demands of tho central powers, which want foodstuffs and cereals at all costs, and which will not hesitate to do anything to obtain them. According to accurate information received re-ceived in Zurich combats also took placo at Ekaterinoslav, at Kharkovat, Kherson and at Odessa between the Germans and the Ukrainians in revolt. re-volt. "Doportations into Germany continue. con-tinue. The commanders of the Ukrainian Ukrain-ian militia have been relieved of their offices ami many thrown into prison. In spite of all these measures certain German papers said it is to be feared that the government of Kiev can not fulfill the promises it made to the central cen-tral powers in the question of food supplies. sup-plies. Naturally, the German authority throws all the blame upon the rada of Kiev and consoles itself with the scenes of murder and plunder, which have taken place in the country, says "Verbatim," as does the "New Stutt-gnrter Stutt-gnrter Journal.'7 "The fact is that today Ukraine is occupied territory where the military authorities have the last say. " |