The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-03-20

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~ the most important city in
4W Prussia, stands as a tempting
bait for Russia, but, despite it's
nearness to the frontier, has not yet
been seriously threatened by the
cars armies. Should the fortunes of
war bring them to that city, all the
civilized world will hope that no at
tempt will be made to defend it, for
its ancient Notifications long ago
were converted into beautiful promen-
AIDES and a bombardment would result
in the destruction of innumerable
magnificent buildings.
Situated at the confluence of the
Ohlau and the Oder, Breslau is divid-
ed by the latter river into two parts
which are connected by numerous
handsome bridges. The streets of the
new portion of the city are spacious
and regular and the houses stately
and handsome, decidedly in contrast
with the massive, somber structures
OF the old town. Being so close to
the Russian frontier, Breslau has been
an important trading center in raw
products and its three annual fairs
attract great throngs. In civic mat
tiers it has been very progressive, own
ing its W gas, electric and water
plants and having an elaborate sys-
tenn OF sewerage and sewage farms.
Its many educational institutions in
clude a university, several great IL
braries and two museums, and it is
richly provided with hospitals and
charitable institutions.
Off the Beaten Track.
Writing in the Pittsburgh Dispatch
of Breslau as she saw it before the
war broke out, Mary Ethel McCauley
says:
Breslau is a very large manufactur.
ing city, being the seventh largest
city in Germany and the capital OF
Silesia, 1t lies only about fifty miles
from the Russian border, and the peo-
pie are mostly Poles and Russians
and nearly all are Jews.
1t was once a strongly fortified city,
but a promenade now marks the spot
where the old moat run around and
protected the city. Last year Q913)
this promenade was a regular Low
ers' lane" for lads and lassies. Today,
l suppose, it is a very dismal place
with lRssies only, who are thinking of
their lovers who have gone to war.
The University of Breslau is one of
the famous ones of Europe and the
medical course is considered one of
the best in the world. Some wonder
full experiments have been made by
the X-ray medical students, who are
the cleverest in that line in all Ger
many.
The pride of Breslau is their fine
old Rathaus, which is said to be the
finest secular building of the four
teenth century. The Church of st.
Elizabeth is also a very interesting
old building with its towers built in
sections that looks like a stack OF
children's blocks.
Great Celebration Of 1918.
In 1913 "a celebrated all over Ger,
many the centennial of the downfall
of Napoleon. Breslau celebrated il
with a great exhibition, and their ex.
hibition grounds were the most mag
nifcent | have ever seen. In the
center of the park was built a large
artificial lake, with a fine colonnade
extending around three sides and on
the fourth was a large. fine cafe. This
cafe was arranged in terraces. The
tables on the lower terraces were for
light refreshments, while the upper
tables were for good substantial Ger.
man meals. A band played afternoon
and evening on the edge of the water
The sides of the colonnade were sim
ply banked with flowers. 1t was fine
to sit at the table. listening TO the
music and looking out over the lake
where the brilliant color of the flow