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Show I PRAISE IS GIVEN THE CZECHOSLOVAKS, i The Czecho-Slovaks are described by the New York World as the most I progressive element Austro-Hungary. The World says: Four nations have recognized the Czecho-Slovak cause: Italy at the Rome congress; France by "proclaiming "proclaim-ing the rights of the (your) nation to independence;" Britain, June 5, by the Balfour statement confirming tho recognition "granted by France and Italy" and recognizing the new national na-tional council; the United States in the Lansing note of June 28 emphasizing empha-sizing the stand that "all branches of the Slav race should be compleely f freed from German and Austrian rule." Known to us as Bohemians, the Czechs are the best educated and in many ways the most progressive element ele-ment in the Austro-Hungarinn empire; the Slovaks a closely kindred race ! whom "divide-and'Conquer" policies have kept apart from their brothers, in ,! Galicia. I The Czecho-Slovak armies are mainly main-ly formed of Austro-Hungarian troops t who have turned this war Into a revo-' revo-' lutlon as its goal, by espousing the other oth-er side. More than 18,000 are fighting ( Austria in Italy; 300 of these, taken prisoners, were recently hanged as deserters. de-serters. Others are In Macedonia -with "j the Serbs; still otherB, formerly In Rumania, are a trained nucleus of the Czecho-Slovak army in Franco with ' which the American contingent are associated, 60,000 are at Vladivostok and along the line of the Siberian railroad. rail-road. oo |