Show c Prague Chosen as as Czechoslovakia j Capital Center of Czech Culture I I V. V I r i r r l i iI f I r. r J 4 y 4 A y I t r 2 4 4 e p I j c y S f fI Ji I Ir r I I CU City ball of jf l front from neros the I rl rier r 1 lb nhon- nhon bridge nud and Tower Joer l l I Washington Nov XO 7 The Thc The recent announcement announcement an nn- b by Professor that Prague the pres present nt capital of or Bohemia oh mla would be bo the capital l of or the tile new republic lic of oC Czechoslovakia came camo as no surprise surprise sur cur prise price to tho those o who arc acquainted with Czech aspirations Prague Prag with a population of or 4 Is 3 tho the largest Czech city It is tho cr very ery center of or Czech culture The Tho Czech or Bohemian element In the city I inci increased cased from i 71 11 1 per cent in 1900 to 77 1 per cent edIt in 1910 During tho the same time the German Gorman clement decreased from 7 77 per cent to 63 62 per cent During the time latter half haIr of oC tho nineteenth nineteenth nineteenth nine nine- century the struggle s for su supremacy supremacy su- su between the Germans and the Czechs and the tho revival of or a a. national consciousness amonG among tho the latter have hac given a strong stimulus to the Intellectual Intellectual intellectual Intel intel- life lire of ot the people of Prague This Title found round its expression in the establishment establishment In that city of ot many national educational Institutions In 83 1882 was established hed the tile Czech university whose attendance is about two and one half times that of or the German uniVersity university university uni uni- at Prague Somo Some of ot the secondary secondary dar dary schools have havo also since been duplicated duplicated du tin- and show a steady Increase In attendance Besides the two 1 universities universities and anti twelve German and sl six Czech secondary schools Prague has a L German German German Ger Ger- man and a Czech polytechnic seminaries seminaries semina semina- ries rice for tor teachers a school of art a noted conservatory of oC music and man many special cia cial schools The Tile most prominent scientific eel eel- entitle organizations are the Bohemian Academy of or Science Literature and Art founded 1890 the Royal Bohemian Scientific Sd- Sd I entitle association about 1770 and the Society for tor Literature in Bohemia founded tl in 1891 Situated on one of the chief waterways waterways waterways water water- ways of ot Bohemia and md at the Junction of oC seven Beven railway lines Prague is naturally naturally naturally nat nat- the economic c center of oC the crownland Its Industries are of or a wide range Including the manufacture of or I I various metal products railway cars loather leather cotton goods S gloves es chemicals chemi cals and flour Prague existed as a town to as carl early as tho the latter part of or tho the tenth century As the tile resl residence enco of or tho the kings tho the town played a prominent part In the earl early history of Bohemia The old city obtained municipal rights and was wa surrounded with walls wails In tho the first half halt of ot the thirteenth century The Neustadt new cit city was established about a century liter later The town and vicinity has been boen the scene of ot man many fa famous famous fa- fa mOllS battles Interest t centers particularly particularly nInny about the ancient tower near which were fought two memorable battles one battles one with the Swedes in and one ona with the time Prussians in 1744 1741 that it I H is easier to defend a n. sector provided provided provided pro pro- vided with trenches and barbed wire belts than one which lacks them The recent battles have proved pro this Incessant attention also should bo paid to the tanks Our initial su successes against t these machines led Jed to an underestimation un un- un- un of oC them We e must now count with machines more dangerous than those first Introduced b by the enemy for tor the they are more powerfully armored and armed smaller and more mobile |