The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-15
DISTRESS IS LIFT
IN WAKE OF IRE
TEUTON ARMIES
Warsaw Papefs Describe Des
olation inthe Baltic
Provinces.

LONDON, Aug. 14-The desola-
ton along the northern Baltic from
Memel to Ltbau and as far north
las the gulf of Riga, overrun by the
German forces from the land side and
bonn barded by the German feet from
| the sea side, are wildly de-crihed In
Warsaw papers received mere. r1ey
state that a trip from Memel to
Lfbau shows the terrible distress lert
lin the wake of the ADVANCING arLny.
Entire villages of severaI hundred
lhouses, like Kunigiskf, are totally
burned, having suffered most from
the ARE Of the ships, One of the most
NOTED seashore resorts. Pologna. was
bonn barded and sixty OF its principal
summer villas DESTROYED. The paiace
iof Count Felix Tyszk1ewicz, whose
escaped from destruction, but tae
chapel OF the palace was partly ce-
stroyed. The hotels ana casino ana
+ host Of the villas stretching along
the sea front were burned, ana por-
lions Of the hotel remaining. were
later used as barracks for Generar
Won Buelow's cavalry forces. Many
were killed. including a numb Der of
children. during the occupation or
Po1ogna.
All Flour Seized.
At Lihau a monopoly OF the bread
supply was established under GER
man military direction, all flour pe-
ing taken by them EXCEPT two kilos'
allowed to each inhabitant. Among
the many arrested, were TWO ortno-
Idox Russian pastors who were ac-]
cused OF praying to be saved from the
invaders of all natlonalities. The
Ifortihcations of Ltbau, particularly on
the sea front, were strengthened by
IN. n,z. r.
bau of Prince Henry, brother OF the
kaiser. for conference with Field
Marshal Won HindenburE, was the
occasion OF much ceremony, anG pro-
1onged discussion between the prince
and the commander Of the military
forces in the north. presumably on
the campaign: which soon after de-
Eveloped' northward to Riga and then
in a great circle southwark around
Warsaw.
Outside of Libau. the surrounding
country is devastated ana abahdoNud.
This is specially true OF the dis riots
of Kalvaria and Marjamper, the grain
fields, usually richly productive, being
unsown and in places blackened from
fires. The districts Of Suwalkt and
Kowno have similarly suffered Many
incidents are given OF Dapditti VINO
have made their appearance in the
country districts owing to the distress
and complete prostratton of the civil
organization, and commit widespread
depredations.
No Discrimination.
The Warsaw kourier prints
statement from Petrograd giving Of
ncial reply to attacks on the central
committee Of Warsaw charging that
Ihey discriminate against Jews, not
giving them fair share OF the semer-
gency food supplies from the commit
tee warehouses, and limiting the dis
tributions to the afternoons The re-
ply states that the committee Keeps
the warehouse open from 8 a. m.
until p. M daily. and makes distrt-
buttons without any distinction OF
nationally or religion. The only
restriction is against applicants who
seek to get supplies for the pur-
poses of speculation. and the reply
saws there are unfortunately many
Jews, In this class. The warehouses.
it is explained. are meant only to
meet the daily needs Of the poorer
peop1e AS evidence of their Impair
TALLY 1t is cited that from May 81
to June a, out of a total of 97.S77
people thus assisted, $500 were
Christians and 31,017, or thirty-one
per cent were Jews. The reply
maintains this is sufficient answer
to charges of discrimination against
the Jews Also it is pointed out
that the Jews have a number OF their
own relief organizations
A report is given of an address at
Cracow by DR.. Lyd1owsky on the de-
struction of many art treasures and
historic monuments during the cam
paign in West Galicia. Many of the
f1ne old paintings In the churches OF
that locality. as we'll as the churches
41,a.,srolvas and their richly carved