Warsaw
a city of Poland; formerly Russian rule the capital of the government of Warsaw; and since November, 1918, the capital of the Polish Republic ated on the Vistula, being connected with bridge. Warsaw consists of an old and new town, independent of its suburbs; the place is one of great antiquity and many of its ancient houses and streets are quaint and picturesque; the new and handsome buildings, squares and parks. The chief edifices are the council house, a collegiate church, the barracks, now used to house government offices, and containing the diet hall, and all the national archives; several statues, some private palaces of the nobility, with the castle and an equestrian statue of wire, hats, hosiery, paper, chemicals, carriages, harness, etc. It is the center wire, hats, hosiery, paper, chemicals, the insurrection of 1830, was subsequentmerce of Poland. The university, suppressed by the Emperor Nicholas after ly re-established through the influence of Warsaw succeeded Cracow as the capital the Grand-Duke Constantine. In 1566 on Warsaw, and defended it with sucsummer of 1794; but, on the arrival of cess against the Prussians, during the on Warsaw, and defended it with sucsuburb of the city, was taken and destroyed. Under Russian rule Warsaw was for many years the residence of a viceroy representing the Emperor of stroyed. Under Russian rule Warsaw ing of the Polish parliament. In 1830 the Russians were driven from it by the WARSHIPS Poles; but it was, in the following year, retaken. As a result of its position, the city was especially exposed during the World War. It was strongly protected by the Narev river and by a string of strong fortresses and several attempts of the Austro-German forces to capture it failed. In 1915, however, after the fall of the Narev fortresses, the city was evacuated by the Russians and it was occupied on Aug. 5, 1915, by Austro- German troops, who held it until the end of the war. Pop. (1919) about 820,000.
See POLAND.
WARSHIPS. See NAVY: BATTLESHIP.