Bisbee daily review., 1915-04-27
REGULATIONS AROUND LEMBERG TIGHTENED
 BY RUSS COMMANDER
East GaliCia Governor Was Hu- mane And Very Liberal Until Forced to Curtail Privileges of Traders and Others.

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 Traders and Others.
 LVOFF, GemgergJ Galicoa April 26 East Galicia has found Count George Bobrinsky a human and just governor and until the Austrians re- occupied Stanislaus for a brief period very lenient one There wa. scarcely any restriction of freedom of movement between East and West Galicia and Russia The Russian an. tnorities then became convinced that they had been too easygoing and score of traders were arrested under ! charges of purchasing provisions for l the Austrian army. in the eXpecta- | tions Of reoccupatiou of this city where the cannonading about Stanis- laus was audible
 l An evil with which the Russian government was confronted was the persistent speculation jn Russia and Austrian currency The Russian au- thorities established a rate Of eN- . change Instead of fobidding the use Of Austrian money altogether The rate was fixed at 3.33 rouble being equal to 3.33 crowns The gold equi- valent of rouble was 2.55 crowns before the war
 Neither empire is now circulating gold SO the temptation to speculation was offered one of the local cafes. frequented by small brokers and trad CTS, soon resembled handbook club. The rate of exchange for the day would be fixed by whispers signs and mods and then the speculators would scatter among the country folk on the market place and spread reports calculated to support Che agreed rate of exchange
 Printed typed or mimeographed slips would be shown as having been dropped by Austrian aeroplanes. which as fact have not flown in East GaI icia. except over Che battle-ground in the Carpathians in three months These slips would announce Austrian victories and the approaching expul sion of che Russians from the occupied territory In consequence many hold CTS of Russian notes would dispose of them for Austrian crowns at pan ic price The speculation extended to Kien and thence Co Austria. through Bumania lt has now been greatly checked by periodical but unannounc. ed drifting of the cafes by the resuic- ticns on freedom of movement and by arresters. of whch however there have been comparatively few
 In other respects the Russians play thC role ol friends and benefactors of the population of the occupied terri tory Not a single dollar has been taken trom the people in tine form . Of taxes imposts. loans. acquisitions or general fines. On the contrary the Government invites bids from contrac- tors. large and small willing to sup ! ply provisions. and the offices and soldiers of the Russian armies pay cash and at prices fixed by the shop keepers for everything they require
 The municipalities eXpend large sums to support The needy and the Russian experiment. itself contributes To this work There arc said to be 10000 families Of former Austrian civil servants in this city and the majority are receiving public support through about fifty pubic tea houses. The Yealthier classes fled the coun- ! try before che Russians The trades men that remained are doing thriv- Ing business. Large numbers of peas ant and villagers from an parts of Galicia have drifted into the capital Go swell the number of the benohciar- ies Of charity.
 The Russian armies are well provi-
 toned and the soldiers dinner ket- iie is always at the disposal of any hungry person
 In addition sundry phnanthropic societies have been organized in Rus sia to supply the material aRd spiritu- 1 al necessities of the people Count Vladimir Brobrinsky, a member of che Duma, Is the president of the best known oi these organizations Be. sides distributing food and clothing and arranging for shelter this society is interesting itself in the organization of Russians schools The government itself has established seminaries for inc training Of teachers and many have been sent to Russia institutions at Kieif and Moscow
 East Galicia shows fewer traces of , military occupation that might have been expected The principal entry is Brody There one of the leadiue streets was visited by fire on Che first appearance Of the Cossacks. on tse ground it is said that a Cossack of iicer was killed by a woman. which seems to have been admitted. With this exception there is not sign of destruction on the railway line to Lemberg. and this beautiful city was fortunately evacuated by the Austr. ans. who made their stand at Grodek some distance westward
 The towns and Villages of che Car pathian slopes have suffered of course as they have been fought over time J .4u0 auafn Tu ARraaf ff.1fat. tf.- ash.