The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-27
GALICIAN 'FRONT.'
is QUITE QUIET
Ind There Appears to Be No
: Prospect of a Russian
! r Offensive There.

rSTRUSoFF, Galicia, MAY Pr
There appears TO the civilian obsery-
er here no immediate prospect OF a
Russian offensive on the Galician
front. Meanwhile the Russians have
made good use Of the several months
: Which have passed since they occu-
pied tehir present advanced posi-
tons. Trench work has been ac-
complished and wire entanglements
constructed. An aeroplane flight
which the Associated Press CORE
spondent made over a section of the
Russian front disclosed an amazing
net work Of trenches and wire.
Several Russian Generals declared
that never before since the beginning
Of the war has their army been 40 well
equipped with munitions, and that
tne army Is ready to man to ad-
vance when the orders come.
Across the fats the Austrian
trenches can be seen with the aid OF
held glasses. Now and then an Aus
trian soldier climbs out Of a trench
and strolls back to strip OF woods
~ which white smoke patches sug-
kest camp fires. In the immediate
foreground Russian soldiers expose
themselves with seeming disregard
Tor tho proximity of their enemies,
who are well within rife range. An
officer explained that because 1t was
the lunch hour the troops relaxed
their precaution to some extent. A
sort OF truce. 1t appears, has become
p feature Of operations. and 1t was,
he said quite certain that until after
o'clock no shot would be fred by
either side.
Only the artillery failed to observe
the truce but that activity was limit
cd to the firing, of an OCCASIONAL shell.
On all sides. however, were cayerns
blown in the soft earth, deep enough
to hide mounted horseman-show-
Ing what might be expected after
lunch.
Back through muddy fields to the
regimental headquarters extend for
miles roads which resemble rivulets
Of Ink. The ruts in these trails are
hub-deep. revealing why the Rus
sian offensive was brought to stand
still.
r A journey OF fifty miles from the
Russian frontier at Husatin carried
the correspondent through a fertile
and highly cultivated prairie country.
Filled fields already turning green
with sprouting grain stretched away
70 the skyline in every direction.
Women and old men were performs
ing the labors OF cultivation, but
there was no sign OF neglect.
Z Here and there were villages
where dozens Of wrecked cottages
showed where the tide Of battle had
ebbed and flowed. but in most In
Stances these structures were being
rebuilt to some extent.
The Galician peasant either
snothers his hatred of the Russian
ecnqueror or feels none at all. Di-
rections are given cheerfully and
freely when asked for. Provisions
are readily offered, and the Russian
soldiers quartered in Galician VII
ages appear to be on the most
friendly terms with the people. One
reason for this attitude, 1t was ex-
pulained. may be found in the kind
ness with which the Russians have
treated the population. For exam
pie, in field hospital not far from
Che front. pale little girl of perhaps
ten years occupies one of the cots,
surrounded by wounded soldiers.
Oliver civilians are similarly given re-
CURED medical attention. It Is the
common practice of the Russian army
surgeons to take these people in for
treatment free Of charge.