The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-14
DELUGE OF MISERY
OVERCOMES GALICIA
Anstria'S Most Populous Prov
incp Laid Waste. It's PeO-
pie Are Refugees.
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vIrHNA. Jan 2o-Seldom in the
worlds history has such deluge Of
misery overtaken any country as that
which has overwhelmed Galica. the
largest and most populous province OF
the Austrian Empire Two-thirds or
81 and OF the adio'ni smaller prov
ince OF BukowiuH have now been I'm
dor Russian domination for a number
OF months.
In the capiual OF Galic!a. the bes utiful
city OF Ieinberg. the Russians have set
tied down since last September In a
manner which shows plainly that they
mean to stay there OF the 10000
civilian population OF Lembers scarcely
10000 have remained. or the g000.-
900 Inhabitants which Galicis and
Bukowina at the declaration Of war
could boast OF. fully 1900 600 have fed.
Here In Vienna the Government and
municipal authorities have alone 10
deal with nearly 100000 OF these Ga
lician f,igitivee In Prague, the capt.
tai OF Bohemia. another 10000 have
sought refuge IN Budapest the chief
CITY OF Hungary, there are about 10000
OF them Thousands Of the people oil
Bukowina who are OF the RumaniAn race.
crossed the frontiers into Rumania
pruper at the last advance 81 the Rus
elan invaders several weeks ago and
have been eympathetically received
thare
Then there have been erected for those
Galiedan fugitivez entirely without
means 'barraCk towns and settlements
at the expense OF the central govern
msnt IN Chotzen. Bohemia, in Gaya,
Nikolsburg and Potrlltz. Moravia, now
harboring altogether some 10000 OF
these unrortunates while the Hunga-
rian Government has provided in a STINT
lar way some three or four camps and
settlements Cracov. too has received
"a large contingent OF these Gal.can
homeless people and so have Brunn.
Olmutz and other large towns IN Mo-
ravfa-
Many Towns Destroyed.
To understand the reason for this
wholesale exodus OF people from Ca
icia and Bultowina one must remember
that. for one thing, In those belts OF
towns and villages where, since August
last, the war fury has been raging
during three d. tinct campaigns)
more than 100000, houses large and
small have been utterly destroyed.
whole towns and smaller places laid
waste. often including barns and sta bles
and sheds. leaving absolutely no shell
ter against the rigorous climate
The intense hatred OF tho Russians
for the Jews Is well known. According
10 the statements OF Field rabbi! Levy
pogrons have been carried through by
the Russian troops OF invasion in 2l5
places, including all the towns OF any
importance in those portions Of Gallcia
where they held sway.
Galicla In the main is composed OF
three elements OF population. viz, Po-
lish in the western part, Ru.henian In
the eastern. the Jewish. which Is scat
tered over all the country. But there
are many towns in Galicia almost alto
gether peopled by Jews. towns OF be-
tween 5000 and 90 900. and II Is these
last which are said TO have suffered
the most
However the war itself-by which
mean legitimate war operations Nm
dertaken by both sldes-has been ;e-
sponsble for at least one-halt OF the
whole sum OF material damage. To
drive out the Russians, for instance.
the Austro- Hungarian forces were
Obliged to lombard the Galician town OF
Grodek and TO destroy 1t completely
Owing to one OF these two causes, or
TO both OF them, many other towns In
Galicia and Bukowina have been razed
OF partly no.
Add TO the loss OF buildings movable
property. cattle almost wholly dsap-
peared from Galicla, as we'll az horses
Galicia owned 30 per cent. OF the on
tire cattle OF the monarchy, the de-
struction OF crops. roads and railways
and II appears indeed not overdrawn
when official statistics put the entire
damage done to this province al the
figure of s,50o,0oO.0 900 kronen S70O.-
0oo.000). The ono item OF buildings
alone In computed at 1920, 000, 900
Many Lose FyerytblnR
Until peaceful conditions return the
million and a half OF fugitives are ex-
patriated. Many thousands of them have
lost their all. In many cases their flight
had to be- effected 30 suddenly that the
clothes on their backs were all they
could bring along. And this was true
OF many Who have been living in affiuence
all their lives. Generally speaking
those who have left Galicla for places
of Bafety here or elsewhere are either
Poles or Jews. The Ruthenians. being
themselves Of a race similar to the
Russians and speaking a tongue.
Ukraiman, TO wit--closely enough re-
sembling Russian proper, had less 20
dread from the Russian invaders and
stayed where they were.
The Poles In Galicla are the chief ele-
mont OF culture, wealth and landed prop
srty. and they, like the Jews had much
20 fear. 10 that nearly all the we'll 10 do
among them have retired 70 Vienna until
things straighten out again. They firmly
expect that the Russians win ultimate
be driven out OF Gallcia again some
think this will be done soon. by spring
or early summer some later Not so
the Russians themselves. They made
Lembers their administrative and mill
tary centre at once, put In a garrison
varying at different times between bO-
900 and 10000 appointed Russian Gov
ernor. whole machinery OF civil and
military authorities. seized all the pub
lie Offices, funds archives, &c. solemnly
turned the cathedral over 10 the Russian
orthodox service, baptized hundreds and
thousands OF prOselytes. voluntary or
otherwise-in a word. they made haste
to Russianize the city and the whole
province, 80 far As IL was under their
occupation and influence.
Vienna Polish city.
Meanwhile Vienna has become appar-
entity a Polish city. In all the main
thorOughfares, along the Ring, the era
hen h.. "sa..