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J P? PPOPPP SEE BU, J Horror Circle for Miles.?Beautiful Villages devastated. U ? The deluges of fire, shot, shell and deadly gases which poured forth for days during sieges and struggles for gc. possession of the fortress and city of Przemysl from both the defending and attacking forces wrought terrible havoc and devastation for miles around and calloused the residents ; who lived inside of the city throughout the ordeals to further dangers of the world war, writes Anthony Czarnecki, special commissioner of the Chicago Daily News, who investigates^ * ed distress in Poland. The horrow of the devastation ex^ ^ tends for miles in every direction from the ominous circle of fortifica^ tions which incloses the city. In six^ ty-three places within a short distance around the now world famous fort, where prior to the drives and battles and shifting of fighting forces there were beautiful villages, there are now ruins and ashes. The charred remains of dwellings, farm buildings, churches and' palaces loom up ominously as if from some monster bonfire. In addition to these totally * destroyed communities seventy-five others are damaged to a lesser degree. People Living Underground. ^ Around each one of the sixty-three charred and wrecked village ruins in 'la vioini+v nf Prezemsvl trenches. excavations made by artillery fire and f~\ large burial pits are in evidence. In \ many of these underground works the destitute peasant folks who have no roofs at all left over their heads seek shelter. During the cold winter months many died of exposure and cold in these underground dwellmL> ings, while the rain storms of spring m and summer have kept the inhabi tants drenched and otherwise sufHk fering. Gen. Stowasser, of the AustroI 1 Hungarian forces in charge of the Przemsyl fortifications during my visit there, together with the muni9 1 cipal authorities of Przemysl, the ^^^^yillage and town authorities 'of the W devastated places around it and the leaders of Catholic and Jewish churches were bending their efforts to provide proper homes for these people. |The large number of Russian and other ally prisoners, as fast as the work of replacing old and building new fortifications was completed, were employed in building barracks for the homeless. Thousands of people have been housed during the last winter in such establishments. Epidemics Claim Thousands. Freed from the besieging and fighting force, Przemysl and vicinity ever since the terrific days, have been besieged. by disease epidemics which * claim victims among civilians, soldiers and war prisoners by the thousands. It is because of these epidemK ics that Gen. Stowasser and the mur nicipal authorities bar all visitors from their offices who do not first show to the proper guards medical % . certificates of being free from the raging diseases and of having been ^ vaccinated and preperly inoculated. fin Przemysl itself cholera, smallpox and spotted typhus have made periodic circles in spite of the most " determined and energetic efforts. Churches of City Spared. Many beautiful, old and historical church edifices outside of Przemysl W have fallen a sacrifice to the fierce struggles which raged around them. In Przemysl itself the various imposing edifices, which are monuments of historical and religious value to the people of Poland, have escaped unscathed by the artillery fire and tow er as majestically as tney aia in times of peace. The Roman Catholic t cathedral, which contains famous masterpieces of paintings, sculpture and chapels, and the Ruthenian rite cathedral, which is the product of the .a eighteenth century, as well as all the other impressive churches and struc\ tures, although easy targets for the aircraft and artillery fire, were re spected and spared by both sides. The Austrian commanders in charge of the garrison which fought to retain Przemysl, as well as the ) * Austrian forces which regained it from the hands of the Russians, were especially ^careful to save the city j from destruction. The Russians, ^ both during the siege and when after possession they left, scrupulously avoided damaging the imposing ? church buildings and other edifices which are landmarks in this citv. Neighboring Churches Wrecked. According to the official investigation made by Roman Catholic Church authorities of the diocese of Przemysl, the churches completely destroyed during the terrific struggles rag?r^or o r-nnn r? Pr7omvsl hptwppn thp 1U5 Ui VU 1XU. X A CiV/AAAb< K/* WW " VV/AA V?*V Russian and the Austro-Hungarian ~*^V forces were located in the following f places: Ujkowice, Wyszatyce, Grochowce, Nisko, Raclawice, Wiazownice, Rudnik, Rozwadow, Kosienice, Zarszynie, Litowiska, Sieniawa, Gorlice, Mizyniec, Felsztyn, Radawie, ?Husakow, Pysznica, Radochence, Tamanowice, Lunza, Staskowee, Pnikucie, Radymnle, Blozwi, Balik '-VV.^ HIS BOMBS KICKED BACK. Demonstration of Attack on City ] Proved Perilous. Luckily for Farnum T. Fish, aviator, and his companion, George E. , Sprague, who essayed a bomb-dropping stunt over Lynn, Mass., the other day, five bombs which exploded , simultaneously while the biplane was , lost in a fog bank were of a com paratively harmless type. Had they , been bombs loaded with more than a ? ? * - ? 1 i. 1 small quantity or explosive uoui uccupants of the biplane probably ( would have been killed and the ma- ( chine demolished at an altitude of ( several hundred feet. Sprague was slightly burned on . the legs, and his shoes and clothing ] were burned. He was sitting above the bomb box, but despite the un- , expected explosion retained self-pos session, and Fish had no difficulty in controlling the biplane. Fish, who has done considerable 1 flying in Mexico, planned to show the ( people of Lynn how easy it is for 1 aeroplanes to bombard cities. He believes that the vibration of the machine caused the acid in the bombs { to wash against the fuses, in turn ( detonating the explosive.?Boston , Globe. 1 grod, Kalnikowo, Usthobna, Jaroslaw, Majdan, Lipowiec, Tuczempach, 1 Starej, Soli Laszkac, Wielkich, Oooz- 1 ack, Kolonij, Polskiej, Sanoczanach, ' Witoszynce, Wola, Rzeczycka, Andryanow, Miekiss, Stary and Miekisz ] Nowy. In addition to the above list of towns in which the churches sus- ^ tained a total loss and where entire- 1 ly new buildings must be constructed 1 after the war, the churches were < more or less severely damaged at the ' following points: Haczow, Jacmierz, ] Iwonicz, Pniow, Zalaszany, Miecho- ] cinie, Warzyce, Kolaczyce, Korczyn, ? Bukowsk, Besk, Nowotaniec, Dubi- i eck, Hart, Taniwiec, Moszczenica, Turza, Turcs, Frysztak, Murowane, Laszki and Zrecin. ] 28 Priests Taken to Russia. J There were twenty-eight Roman 1 Catholic priests from various small ' places in the Przemvsl diocese taken | by the Russians into the interior ot, 1 Russia under similar conditions as j those who were removed from places j1 in the Lemberg arch-diocese. Among I ! those from the Przemysl See who jj were removed were the Rev. Fathers ^ Bukietynzki, Roztoworowski, Zatoi- 1 kiewicz, Zawisza, Siedleczka and Pie- ^ kosz. A number of the old priests of the diocese died during the terrible 1 strain of the hurricane of battle J which raged around them. ( The diocese of Przemysl has about 1 300 Roman Catholic churches, and, 1 according to the statements made to J me by the church officials, more than s half of them in cities, towns and vil- { lages outside of Przemysl were ruin 1 ed, as were the various schools. The /Inmnrrn 4-AVil,T>nVl nrnnorfr olnnQ n t ] uaniagc ku viiuitu i/iwvt/xvj uivuv v* the Roman Catholic denomination amounts to millions of dollars in this * diocese, but before the problem of j ] rebuilding them is taken up by the j 1 prelates in charge the people must 1 be given aid and the dread diseases * must be checked. ( Side by side with the Catholic 1 churches of the Polish people the 1 Jewish rabbis of Przemysl informed 1 me that in this section of Poland 135 '< synagogues have been completely de- < stroyed, and that other establishments for educational and religious i purposes were also wrecked. The ! loss to the Jewish people, in most 1 part consisting of poor communities, '< is very heavy, and they are at pres- 1 ent at a loss to know how they will < rebuild their temples. v j The Right Rev. Karol Joseph < Fischer, the auxiliary Catholic i bishop of Przemysl, who throughout < the sieges and trials of the city lived and worked in it, declared that it is 1 * ? ? - rt 11 Xl 1. 1 tne wonaer ana puzzie or an rnai j the city itself shows very little signs 1 of what it has undergone. "Our J large buildings, which tower heavenward upon the elevated portions of < our city, our cathedral and churches, < our convents and institutions, our < business section, and, in fact, every ] place you see for yourself, was not even touched," said Bishop Fischer. ] Bishop Fischer himself during the 1 sieges and battles took charge of aid- 1 ing the thousands of wounded who i were brought into the city, and his i ministrations won him the recognition of both army leaders. s Bishop Joseph Sebastian Pelczar, ' the head of the Przemysl diocese < when the war broke out, was outside ' of his diocese. Before he could re- < turn to his home the struggling : forces in and around Przemysl oarred his way. It was not until after the 1 Russians were driven back from Przemysl that he was able to get in. He has ever since remained at his post in spite of various changes in the proximity of the battle lines to his diocese. He is now one of the leading factors in planning and carrying on relief work for the stricken people in the territory under his episcopal jurisdiction. The diocese * of Przemysl, including the various places adjacent, has a Catholic population of 1,100,000 persons. GERMAN VAR DOGS. Master of Hounds Telis How They Find Wounded Left Behind. How dogs attached to the German ambulance corps find wounded men in far-off corners of battle fields and "report to their masters is well described by F. J. Bleyler, in charge of some of these dogs on the eastern front, in a letter reproduced in the Cologne Gazette of October 17, says the New York Times. Bleyler and his dogs were stationed at Skwa, in Poland, when he received instructions to take a number of them across the Narew with all possible dispatch, as there had been a, lively fight and many wounded men had been left where they had fallen. Bleyler obeyed, keeping by his side a dog called Tell, especially adept at finding wounded men. * "We drew nearer and nearer to the Xarew," he writes, "until we came to the second position occupied by our troops, when our leader, Lieutenant G., stopped in order to give us the necessary instructions. Before us lay a big stretch of land covered with scrub, and beyond numerous potato fields. I walked to the nearest field, called quietly to the dog, which I had unleashed, Look for wounded,' and followed in the direction taken by Tell. I went slowly, availing myself of every bit of cover, for the enemy's positions were disagreeably near and the humming of Russian bullets in the air tvas unceasing. "Soon Tell returned. His search had been in vain. I turned more to the right toward the Narew, approaching a bit of woods. Agarn, obeying my order, the dog disappeared into the darkness. In a few minutes he appeared at top speed, leaprvi A r\ A VllC Kl OT LJULg upuil JJLlCf auu picoocu li xo l/lfe jaws against my breast, proving Nearly that he had 'found.' "I put him on the leash and off he went at such a speed that I had to hang on with both hands. He ran about a hundred yards and stopped before a human form crouched down in the bushes. "A hand is upraised. 'God be thanked,' comes from pale lips. "The man had received a shot in the leg and, while trying to bind it, a, second bullet had smashed his arm. kfter laboriously dragging himself into the bushes, he had lain there two days until at last the dog found him. "I gave him a swallow of cold tea, put his knapsack comfortably under his head, and promised to send bearers with stretcher at once. In the meantime Tell had vanished once more into the darkness. He stayed iway for a long time. In vain I summoned him quietly. At last, from somewhere in the blackness, I hear a low whimpering, and I catch sight of Tell with a wounded soldier, who is holding him by the collar. "Knowledge of how these dogs do :heir work is unfortunately not common among our soldiers. Most of + :hem think that the dogs must stay reside the wounded men whom they ind and give notice of their discovery by barking. This practice has ong ago been given up by the German ambulance corps, since it was ;oo dangerous, and now only dogs ire sent to the front that noiselessly innounce their finds. "I hasten to this second man, who s seriously wounded by shrapnel, ?ive him a drink and repeat my promise to send help. For a while ifter that I have no success; then, -V ? Tl^ll iuwcver, leu ui5tuvt;i& iw u uuuuumen at once, who have crawled nto a crater made by a shell. The rondition of one of them who has received an ugly wound in the abiomen, holds out little hope. "Tell's next find is not badly wounded, but has lain in a swamp pool for two days, breast-high in water and is so frozen he can hardly move a muscle., "I had to search an hour before I :ould get any help for these wound3d men. Then Tell tugs at my rlothes, makes me strike out in a direction at right angles, digs furiously with his nose and forepaws at a huge hole left by a shell, and lays bare a human body which has been lying there partially covered with sand and earth. The man is unconscious, but breathes still. "Now at full speed to the first aid station, to get stretchers. On the way I undertake to send help as quickly as possible. To fetch the wounded out there in the fields is no easy matter, for dawn has come. The stretcher bearers must take advantage of every imaginable kind ot cover, since the Russians have appreciably increased their infantry fire and now and then their artillery shoots some shrapnel across toward us. "Strange to say, we suffer least of all from the Russian fire when we are closest to their trenches. Undoubtedly the Russians recognize the Red Cross flag and respect it. "We got all our men to the hospital post, but unfortunately two were beyond help. They lie at the north-, erly end of the village of Skwa under Million Jobs Closed to Drinkers. In the July American Magazine Dr. Edwin F. Bowers says: "There are more than a million jobs in America closed to the man who drinks alcoholic liquors. This means that not only the employees shall not drink while on duty, but , that he shall keep clear of all public drinking places while off duty. "Leaders in this excommunication of John Barleycorn are the American railroads, which generally have adopted 'Rule G,' the mightiest blow yet delivered at alcohol in industry. But the railroads are not standing alone. Other great industries have come to see that alcohol makes only for accidents, inefficiency and waste. 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