KOSHER

or KASHER, 2 Hebrew word meaning ‘fit,’ and is therefore opposed to pasul (unfit). It is especially ape by Jews to meat which has been slaughtered according to Mosaic law. town, Pomerania, Pru ia, Pop, 25,000, EOSLOV, a town in the province of Tambov, Ru ia, about 250 miles S.H. of Moscow. The district in which it is situated is noted for its horses, and before the World War, Koslov had a large trade in live stock. Two railroad lines make i junction there. Pop., about Turk. vilayet, now divided between JugoSlavia and Albania; elevated plain; ‘ome mines; fruits, tobacco, cereals, plum. Plain, known as ‘Field of tho: Blackbirds,’ was scene of disastrous defeat of Serbians by Turks, 1389, still commemorated. During World War, retreat from the Ko ovo plateau, Nov. 23-25, 1915, practically meant the evacuation of Serbia. Area, 12,700 sq. miles,! Turkey-in-Europe; area, 12,700 sq. miles. Fruits, tobacco, cereals. Pop, c. 200,000.