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Show OFIV Peasants Rule Ukraine in Ruthless Fashion, Prince Says. By Associated Press. WAHSAW, Iec. 27.-Forces mm-ma-ndcd by I'etlura, the L'kraiman leulex. ilrove General Hkoropadskl from Kiev on Sunday, Tecemter 15. I'etlura himself entered the city last Thurrday. I TiliceJliiilxiwAU, wealthy P4i!h landowner, escaped and has reached here with other refurees. - which Include 4im Rnwnn officer driven nut of the district of Pubno by peasants. Prince Kadizwlll paid to the Associated Press upon hfs arrival here: 4 (Klrv In culm mraln. The shops r ' ( n and It In still occupied by lO.OoO eerrnati troops under General Kirbach. The horrors if anarchy In that couniry, especially hi the Volhynia distoict. cannot be realized. The peasants have begun to HI treat women, which is something new to IJulshcvism. For Instance, In-stance, if they cannot find the husband hus-band or father thev wish tn arrest, they take the wife, mother or daughter. "I escaped dressed ns a railroad employe, em-ploye, on a train carryinsr a number of Hume civilian passengers. At every station sta-tion it was a fiKht to Ret by. The peaMtnts are robbing and disarm ing Orman soldiers everywhere, hemic infuriated in-furiated because of German thefts of grain and food. It is estimated Hint possibly 100.000 Germans are In l"k-ralne, l"k-ralne, but onlv those in Kiev art; a i nied. ThTtiiiwIimit irtl rrf I lirnin'n, which Is Inhabited by 30.000.000 people, conditions are absolutely chaotic." it Is stated that the defeat of General Gen-eral Skoropsdoski may be attributed to the fact that two months ao, under allied advice, he proclaimed I kraine a part of Itussla, whereas the peasants' want that country to be independent. I It is declared that he thu played Into i the hands of I'etlura, who has issued I land grayta to every man who has j served as a soldier under hitn. : Qdc.HHa u reported to be acain In! Bolshevist hands after the defeat of I Polish troops near that city. |