Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-09-06

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PERONNE-A town of northern
France on the right bank of the Som
me, at its confluence with the Cologne,
35 miles east by north of Amiens by
rail. In 1886 Charles " besiegede Per-
onne but without success. In it's de-
fence a woman called Marie Foure
greatly distinguished herself, and
statue of her stands in the town. Per-
onne's greatest misfortune occurred
during the Franco-German War, when
it was invested and bombarded from
December %, 1870 to January 8, 1871,
upon which date, on account of the
suffering of the civil population
among whom smallpox had broken
out, it was compelled to captulate It's
population approximates 5000.
LAON-A town of northern France,
81 miles northeast of Paris, with
population of about II 900. 1t is situat-
ed on an isolated ridge which rises
some $50 feet above the surrounding
plain and the little river of Ardon.
From the railway station a straight
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leads to the gate of the town and all
the roads connecting Laon with the
surrounding districts are cut in zig
gags on the steep slopes. Laon forms,
with La Fere and Reims, triangle of
| important fortresses. It's Notifications
consist of an inner line of works on
the eminence of Lon itself, and two
groups of detached forts, one some
two and a half miles southeast about
the village of Bruyeres, the other
about three imles west of southwest.
near Laniscourt. In 1914 Napoleon
tried in vain to dislodge Butcher from
Laon. In 1870 an engineer blew UP
the powder magazine of the citadel as
the German troops were entering the
town.
RETHEL-A town of northrn
France, 81 miles southwest of Mezieres
by rail and % miles northwest of
Reims, on the right bank of the Aisne
and the Ardennes Canal. Wool spin
ming, the weaving of light wooden ia
brics, and the manufacture of farm
implements are the principal indus
tries. The town is of Roman origin.
It's population is approximately 5000.
LA FERE-A fortified French town,
with about 5000 inhabitants, On the
Cise River, 10 miles west of south of
st. Quentin, an equal distance from
Laon, and IS miles northeast of Paris.
1t was bombarded and taken by the
Germans in 1870. A school of artil-
| lery founded in 1919 is located here.
An art collection of five hundred
paintings, few of which are of great
value and several of which were 10.
jured by the bombardment is owned
by the town.
DANZIG-A strong maritime for
tress and seaport, the capital of West
Prussia, on the western bank of tn
Vistula, 253 miles northeast of Berlin
by rail. Its population is close TO
10000. The strong Notifications
which, with ramparts, bastions and
watered bitches, formerly entirely sur
rounded the city, were removed on the
north and west sides in 1S95-1S96. The
, remainder of the massive defences re-
main, with 20 bastions. In the hands
of the military authorities, the machin-
cry for flooding the surrounding coun-
try on the eastern side have been mod
ernized. The western side is defended
by gordon Of forts GROWING the
hills. There are large establishments
for the manufacture of arms and artil-
leIy. Vessels Of the largest size are
built in the Danzig ship yards. The
city suffered severely through various
wars in the 18th and 18th centuries.
In 1907 it was captured by the French,
and Napoleon declared it free town.
1t was given back to Prussia in 1914. |
THORN-A fortress town of West
Prussia, on the Vistula, II miles from
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