The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-26

New York, Nov. 25-Sllced out Of the heart of northern Austria and Hungary by the sword of war. the Czecho-Slovak republic, youngest recognized member of the Allied family of nations, is in reality merger under democratic government of the ancient Bohemian, Moravian, Silesian and Slavic kingdoms, subject ed for almost 300 years to Teuton and Magyar domination. The re-birth of Czech and Slav independence forms one of the most striking romances of the war. For centuries Bohemia stood in the fore front of European culture, giving to the world the Christian martyrs and educators, Huss and Jerome of Prague, the poet Zollar, the linguist and teacher Comenius, and, in the field of art Brozik, the painter, and the musician Dvorak with many oth- CTS whose deeds have found places in history. Hardly less advanced was the civilization of her sister states. With such inspiration, the Czecho- Sloyaks retained, despite Austrian oppression, a national organization, and were prepared even before the start of the conflict now terminated by armistice to strike the blows that have given them freedom.
 They opposed the mobilization of the Austrian army, resisted induction of their manhood, despite courtsmar- tial and wholesale executions, and throughout the war obstructed and undermined the Austrian adminlstra- ton. From their ranks, through de- sertion or capture, thousands of fight ing men found their way into the Russian and Italian armies, where they fought the power that had con- scripted them. By their spirit and efficiency as soldiers they gained recognition by the Allies of C%echo- Slovak units, and before the wal ended more than 100000 Czecho. Slovak troops, under their own com manders, were embattled for the Allied cause in France, Italy, Euro. pean Russia and Siberia.
 SlOyaks in Russia.
 In Russia the Czecho-Slovaks have 80O00 under arms, some recruited from the demobilized Russian army others deserters from the Austrian
  of Russia released by the Kerensky o1 Bolshevik governments. The Czecho Slovak force in Italy is 10000 strong composed wholly of individuals ol units from the Austrian army takel prisoner by the Italians. In Franc, the organization numbers 1000, in cluding 5000 men from the CzecI army in Russia and 5000 volunteer from the United States.
 Czecho-Slovaks are ruling thei liberated countrymen from their cap ital in Prague today because the, fostered through generations tn flickering flame of freedom whicl Austria and Hungary attempted t, snuff out in 1921. They maintained ; succession of secret political organiza tions, eliminating in that which SC afoot active opposition to Austria il the early days of the war, and through propaganda conducted amon emigrants in Russia, laid the found tion for the independent Czecho Slovak force which has held for nor than a year the Volga front, prevent ing the Germans and Bolshevilli fror drawing on the food supplies Of Si beria.
 First to Be Recognized.
 Of new nations formed or in proces of formation through the upheaval C war, the Czecho-Slovak was the frs to win Allied recognition, and tn only one so far fully recognized b America. Existing only on paper g long as the Hapsburg dynasty re mained ir power, the republic becam an actuality with the dissolution the Austro-Hungarian Empire. President, Professor Thomas ( Masaryk, formerly of the Universit of Prague and lately stationed i Washington, through Dr. Ka Kramarz the vice president for yea a political prisoner charged wit treason against Austria, and his asst ciates in Prague, is administering u affairs of 13,O0O,OOO people, occupyir 4S,O0O square miles of territory Gal proXimately the size of New Yol state.)
 Extending from Saxony and B varia on the west to Ungvar and u Carpathian Mountains on the east. distance of 320 miles, Czecho -Slovak cuts a swath 12O miles wide into u former Austro-Hungarian domain western half, comprising the O time Austrian provinces of Bohem Moravia and Silesia, follows the be ders of Saxony and Prussia on t north and skirts Isavaria on the sou until the Austrian boundary is reac ed, when it swings 30 miles north
 Vienna to the March river. The eai ern half, formerly the Hungari province of Slovakia, follows t