1 nov 1918 - Hetman still holds Kiev, so nm heads north, occupying railways at chaplino, grishino, and more to pavlograd, turning west towards ekaterinaslav - and encounters petliura forces. they court him hoping to absorb his force, but he declares them a bourgeoisie movement and restates answering convictions. only struggle again them was possible. continues towards ek to oust petliura. stops at nazhne-dneprovsk, where communist forces give him command if party workers detachments, which he accepts. (La bande de temps)