Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1915-07-25 | Page 14 | Russians Loot Galician Farms

RUSSIANS c LOOT J t. t GALICIAN FARMS Houses Suffer Not Destroyed I From Occupation by byi i Czars Czar's Men I Vienna July 24 The Tho Tho enforced evac- evac of at most Galicia by the Russians bas as brought untold relief to the Inhabitants Inhabitants p of the province pro man many of or them IB who have havo colonized there thero and Whose farms have suffered the tho same sam rate tc that those In East Prussia did last lastA tall fall A recent Investigation of or tho the pro c as os far tar eastward as far far- tn Lher r in some places shows that horses and id cattle have hare been bean stolen churches barns and cottages burned burne iku Uld food tood furniture and ami valuables alun les i j robbed right and left letl In a a. few tew IHOr iso IMO r t I iid cases the tho Russians appear to have ha 11 held flo at price far tar below value alue for tor what the they took toot For lor some curious reason not yet ct en- en entirely explained they left lett In dozens and co cores es of at cases one ono single cow cot cottor for tor each V that wa was robbed robbed perhaps perhaps on the tho theory theory that this would pr prevent vent the star star- fatton of their victims Hogs they thoy u u- u Illy slaughtered on the spot but lut at night lIght 1 u ISO that they should not be bo seen 1 It at their their work Hay lIay and straw b by the wa wagon on load lond hs haa be been carried carrle off oct b by tho the Russians The Germans In many Instances at- at u tt to E secrete their things but al- al j moat Invariably the hiding places wore betrayed o b by tho the personal violence that eo o often otten tho the case in East Prussia There Vui are comparatively few tew complaints of r this nature Houses HouseH that have hl not bee een destroyed have suffered from ocI oc- oc I by Russian soldiers and of- of Ij 11