The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-03
VOLHYNIA IS OF TEN
MENTIONED IN WAR
MOVES THESE DAYS
Retreat of the Russian Armies Has
Brought This Province Into
Prominence; Population Ap-
proximately 100000.

Special Correspondence 20 The Herald
Washington, -. g., Sept The
retreat of tho Uussiun army out Of
.Galicla and BukowIua opened up not
only the gates Eco Podclia and Bess-
urabia. but also exposed the southern
part of Volhyuia tn invasion Tho
bureau of Information of the National
Geographic society. with headquarters
n This city. has prepared the follow
ing data ON the geography aud history
of Nolhyul for the use OF the public
Interpreting war moves ,n that region.
"Nolhvnid. Il little smaller than the
state Of south Carolina lies immedi-
Iotclr east Of Poland proper ANA Cal
lcm a broad. flat spur OF the ar
pathians sweeps across the Galicia1
boundary and forms plateau in the
southern part which reaches % max
! imum elevation OF iZ0o feet and
slope gradually toward the marshes
Of riusk ana the Prpet river. This
part oi the province is hlly and in
Itcrstcted Dos deep rive. valleys. the
chief river heing tho Western Bug.
Iorc-t- Ircdominatc.
Forests cover "a considerable part
Of the area. and are exploited ON q
large SCALE timber being extensively
! Exported 100 norWal times
THE population of Nuih,uia i- ap-
/ lpruyimotcy 1000. 900 Although Oh"
United States OF America have only
nine states which have e smaller are1
we have only five that have 3 larger
population Now York Pennsylvania.
Illinois. ohio. and Texas. More than
three -fourths OF tho inhabitants ar,
llttle Hussnns. the other elements be-
ling White ana Grca. Russians Poles,
jews and Germans. The condition
lof peasant owncrship ~ land are
somewhat different from those oh
tMniug in other parts of Russia tht
peasants owning approximately one
lhuf About g. per cent ot the land
ls Ju tho hands Of private owners
B Many Gprmmns live ON lands bought
from the Russian gUyorumcut
little Farming Land.
"lu the northern portion Of IN,
! iuroylupc there is little farming lnui
more than so per cent ot the tcrritorl
'rcing ocrJpicd hy yi.gin forrest. hu
-lu the .pulhcu part there ie % CON
siderable .gricultuul industry II B.
p said that the productive capacity "I
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