The chronicle=news., 1914-09-28

IL GALICIA-Thc largest province OF
Austria bounded on the north and
east by Russia and separated from
Hungary on the south by the Car
pathian mountains; on the west 1t ID
bounded by the province OF Moravla
and on the southeast by the province
| of Bukovina. Long winters. with an
abundant snowfall. short and wet
springs. hot summers and long and
steady autumns give 1t the severest
climate In Austria. Its principal
agricultural products are barley, oats.
rye. wheat. maize and leguminous
plants. and its minerals are salt. coal.
petroleum, zinc and sulphur. Galicia
makes nearly 40 per cent OF the total
spirits In Austria. II also manufact-
ures lumber. paper, sugar and cloth.
In 1910 the province had a popula-
tion OF S.022.156. On the first par
tition of Poland In 1872 Galicia came
to Austria: in 1895 West Galicia
was added to the district and the
further addition OF Cracow was made
in 1886.
BuKOVINA-A small Austrian
province In the extreme eastern part
of Austria-Hungary. lying next to
that part of Russia which was for
merly owned by Turkey. Its area is
4,035 square miles and its popula-
tion in 1910 was SO.O99. Its indus
tries are brewing, distilling and mill
ing: its agricultural products wheat.
maize, rye, oats, barley. potatoes.
/, flax and hemp. The official Lam
, g,iage is German. The province be-
longed originally to that part Of
Turkey which is now In the posses
the Russ ians In 1869 and by the Aus
trians in l774. In l777 Turkey ced-
ed the province to Austria. II was
Incorporated with Galicia In 1856,
but was sc3arated from It In 1919.
CRECY-A northern French town
on the Mayne. twelve miles north OF
Abbeville and twelve miles from the
gained by the English over the
French In August. 1886. Here for
the first time In continental warfare,
the English long-bow proved its
worth and after brief contest the
French cross-bow men. completely
outmatched. were driven back with
enormous loss. After several hours
of fighting the army of France was
practically annihilated.
ST. DIZIER-A town OF northeast
France. As miles north of northwest
of Charmount by rail. fifty-five miles
from the Lorraine boundary. and 100
miles east OF Paris, on the Marne and
1.-THE Haute-Marne canal. with popu-
lation of about $4,000. 1t Ia an i'm
lportant iron center and has trade in
grain and lumber st. Dizier dates
from the third century. 1t sus-
tained memorable siege against
Charles V in l544.
| RAWITCH--A Prussian town ly-
ing near the Sile:ian frontier. 81
miles north of Breslau. at the juno
tion of the railway to Posen and
Liebnitz. It's principal industry is
manufacture of snuff and cigars. II
TRADES extensively in grain, wool, cat
tile. hides and timber. The town was
founded during the thirty-year war
and passed to Prussia at the second
partition of Poland in 1898.
BRESLAU-The capital of Prus-
sian silesia, on the Oder. $50 miles
from its mouth and 2O2 miles from
Berlin on the railway to Vienna. The
city is fifty miles from Russian
Poland. Its population in 1910 was
81, 1,S91. Breslau is exceedingly rich
in fine monuments and handsome
fountains. The industries comprise
machinery and tools. railway and
tramway carriages. furniture. gold
and silverwork. carpets, furs. paper.
musical instruments. glass and china.
Coal. sugar. cereals, spirits, petro-
leum and timber are traded in extern
sively. Breslau is the headquarters
of the sixth German corps and con-
tains a large garrison of troops in
peace times. The city came into tho
pos. .ession of Frederick the Great in
l74l. 1t was recovered by the Aus
trians In 1867. but was regained by
Frederick in the same year and has
since belonged to Prussia. although
the French held 1t for few days in
1907 and again in 1913.
DENDER RIVERA stream that
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French frontier and flows north in
to the Scheldt near Termonde. at q
point about half way between Ant
werp and Client. 1t is, In general
way, the eastern border of Flanders
STARGARD-A German town in
PrusEian Pomerania on the left bank
of the lima, 30 miles west of Stettin
with population close to 10000. Its
former walls have been converted in
to Promenades. The town has mar.
ket for cattle and horses. trade In
grain, s1irits and raw products ant
manufactures cigars. tobacco. wad
ding, stockings, linen and wooler
goods. 1t was captured during the
thirty-year war.
BRIEG-A Prussian city Of abou
90 900 nOpulptiOn % miles SoutheaS s.