The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-18

the land Is severity torn. complex
of hill and ravine. Over much OF its
area it is thinly populated. and pre-
SCENTS stretches OF wild. unkept. track
less forest and thicket There is
plent of natural cover for armies OPP
Grating there.
"Lublin Is the southeasternmost
government OF Russian Poland. 1t is
contained, east and west. between the
rivers Bug and Vistula The river
Bug divides Lublin from the Russian
government of volhynia, while the
river yistula divides it from the Rus
sian Poland government of Radon.
Gal!cia bounds it upon the south, and
the government of Siedlce upon the
north. Thus the war reports that an
nounced the intended withdrawal of
the Russians to the line of the Bug,
were looking forward to the abandon
ment Of almost all OF Russian Poland.
The Bug River flows in a wide arc
to the northeast and north of War
saw. Joining the xfstuia River near
the powerful Russian fortress. Novo
Georgievsk, about forty miles north
northwest of me Polish metropolis.
Has Large Population.
.'The government has an area OF
$500 square miles and a population
estimated at about 100000. 1t Is a
rolling plain, interrupted with knots
and belts of hills. In the northern
part, where the Lublin- Kholm Rail-
way, of strategic importance. crosses
the government. on its way between
Warsaw and Kiev. is the densest for
est growth, Also. in the northern
third manufacturing town OF Russian
Poland. The Vistula. the Bug. this
wieprz. San, Tanev rivers drain the
district A treacherous region Of
lakes and marshes and black quick
sands occurs In the east. reaching into
Galicsa. A marshy lowland also ex-
tends between the vistula and the
Wieprz.
Heavy. black earth. of rich fer
tility, IL found In parts Of the gov
eminent, and this is mostly under
careful cultivation. Rye. oats. wheat.
barley and potatoes are the principal
crops. A good deal Of the Lublin
grain harvest is exported. Flax. hemp
and beet root are cultivated on the
larger estates, and stock raising Il
carried on. The sugar beets are
worked for their product in mills
within the government: spirits, Hour
leather and lumber are other OF 1T
manufactured products There are
some horse farms In the district
whose animals have European rep
utation. The character OF the govern
ment ID distinctly agricultural; there
are few cities and very little railway
mileage. especially are the railways
lacking IN the south ANA central parts
Nanny German Eetficrs.
Eat one time German immigration
threatened to overrun this region. the
Teutonic settlers being attracted By
the rich, promising soils. And the
great consumers markc.s easily reach
ed from Exssblins In 1851 however.
this immigration was effectuaily stop
ped. There were, probably. more
than $4,000 Germans In the district
at the beginning OF the war. It was
the Influx Of German settlers that
largely brought about the adoption Of
modern methods In this part OF Rus
sian Poland for the cultivation OF the
soil. The roads running north are Of
indifferent qualities and. taken to-
gether with the almost entire lack Of
railway facilities, the maneuvering Of
armies through this territory must be
surrounded with considerable effoEi
and difficulty"