The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-06-24

Stage where one of the might
lest conflicts Of all history
has been fought.

Washington. u. G.. June gt.-For
months war dispatches from Gnilcia
where vast armies have swayed
back and forth, locked in one of the
outstanding. titanic struggles Of his.
tory Ca decide the fate OF empires and
Of two mighty races have Rripped
the popular attention more than the
news from any other battle theater.
On Galicia's fields during the past
few months have been done such feats
at arms as the modern world could
not have dreamed Of. the strength OF
great Russia swept over this Austrian
crownland. driving It's powerful ar
ME over the plain In the north. over
the central hills up the southern
slopes OF the rasged Carpathinns, ON
To their iofy. Icy crcsts. beyond these
c%rests. and lowering over the fertile
prairie land Of Hungary.
Here the wave epent les irresistible
force. ana upon the dreary mountain
rocks. above The clouds. ami the acc
and snow and chill cold III early
spring. the flower OF Russian and
Austro-German strength began ioll-
ing backward toward the north. st1l
locked in continuous. grinding battle.
until nov the f%oothilla have beer left
behind and the terrific contest Is
surRing In the direction Of Lenders
and the northern plain. The nature
OF this war theatcr that has beheld
among earth's s%tornest. most bitter
scenes IL intimately described 10y
William Joseph Showalter In a tate
ment prepared for the National Geo
aau HaL A.. a.HN.HaH mNaH. WUH 49,
Austrian Poland Is practically em-
braced by the crowniand OF Gnlicia.
This crownland Is almost exactly the
size OF the state OF South Carolina
but II has a population six times as
great. II continental United States,
exclusive OF Alaska. We're a. densely
populated as Galicia, We would BOAST
OF a population four times as great as
that OF Russia. And set Gnlicia Is the
poorest Of all the provinces ~ Aus
tria. IL lies outside the ramparts az
the Carpathinns. which rob u OF b
warm winds that otherwise would
come TO b. from the south, and also
turn back upon % the cold winds ol
the north. Thus these mountains give
Gaiicia long. cold winters, short, wet
springs; hot. blistering summers ana
dreary. chilly autumns.
"The glory Of Poland's past and the
hope OF her future are CracoW and
Lemberg, for 10 was the former that
was her capital in the yesterday 81
history and the latter that Is her cap
lial today and which would be her
capital tomorrow were Polish dreams
10 come true. In Cracow. the great
7 CITY OF Poland's past. the royal palace
still stands: but u II used a. a mar
racks and hot na the home Of a king
The cathedral Is now the Nalhalia OF
10 departed greatness. for there sleep
the kings and the heroes from the
Iagellonf To- Kosciuszko. Not Tar
away ~ the KosciuszkoberR, one OF
the most remarkable memorials ever
reared 1y the hand Of man-a huge
mound 81 earth brought bN Local
Poles from every battlefield In me
world confcrrutcd With Polish blood
The country around Cracow is nat
p. H9G i. devoted almost wholly Co FWhll
farming and trucking The p'ns'nl-
dress in white jurkots and blue
Hrs.Hhes. and wear ~jarkhout~. i1'lt
women folk. with large bright sh"Nls
ard p~icturcsaue hcud-lress hrighien
and give spirit 10 the oountry-sidc'
From Crucow to Lembcrg the
traveller encounters good land it u
fairly level and entirely innocent o'
fences. boundary stones marking
PARTY lines. aud tethers or hcrdsmof
recping livestock where 10 belongs
The same methods 81 agriculture tina
WEE used bon the United state befor,
the DAYS az the elf-bindor aud the
grain drill are sim In force in tina
TcHion.
II b. IN Lcmherg that the onl'
Tolish-domiaatcd legislative ossemhll
ice existence holds its rossions. fo'
Lenders ls the capital 81 Gulicia, an'
the Poles. both because of thei
/ shrcwd political ability and thei
D numerical weight. control tho Gal
D icinn legislature In the face OF thei