The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-10-29

Ia signal victory by Louis II. Of Bour.
bon, prince of Condo, over the Span
iards. The town, with present popu-
lation of about 10000. manufactures
lace, leather. sugar, oil. soap, gin,
brandy and beer, and possesses spin.
ming mills. and bleacheries and brick
and lime kilns. The city is in the
midst of rich coal and iron field.
bunkirk-A strongly fortified sea
port town of France, the northernmost
In the Republic. $50 miles north of
Paris, 40 miles northwest Of Lille and
As miles east of Dover. The town ia
rs miles down the coast from Ostende.
Its harbor works are on a vast scale,
and many canals weave In and out of
the town. Its streets are among the
finest In France With Bergues,
Bourbourg and Gravelines, Lun
kirk forms group Of forts which are
hemmed in by canals and foundations.
The ports lighthouse throws a ray
that can be seen for a distance of 10
miles. The town is engaged in ship
building. iron-founding. brewing, spin
ming and the manufacture of soap, ma
chinery, fishing-nets. lumber and -four.
Dunkirk was built in the 10th century
and was burned by the English in 1888.
Since then 1t has been owned by Eng
land, Spain and France successfully.
Its present population is close to 40
900.
Yap-One of the four main islands
of the Carolinas, in the Pacific Ocean,
about $40 miles east of the Philippines.
1t is the seat of government for the
western division of the archipelago, has
high elevation and is frequently visit
ed by heavy storms. Until modern
times the natives resented the pres
ence of the white man on their shores.
In 1875 Germany and Spain asserted
their rights in the archipelago and
Pope Leo XIII. was chosen to arbitrate
the two countries differences. He de-
cided in favor of Spain and Germany
purchased the island from Spain in
1899. The zap natives, of high de-
gree of intelligence, are noted for pos
sessing the oldest coinage in the
world. 1t consists of large limestone
disks varying in diameter from six
inches to IL feet and weighing as high
as five tons. The coins apparently
are treasured more for show than for
use. The population Of the archipelago
is approximately 10000.
Audenard-A Belgian town in the
valley on the right bank of the Scheldt,
Is miles south of Client, famous for its
church of Notre-Dame de Pamele,
built in the 18th century and regarded
as one of the finest examples of the
transition style in Belgium. The town
is one of the oldest in the country,
Flemish historians ascribing it to the
Goths in the 5th century. In the mid
die ages it underwent many memor-
able sieges and it's fortress of 1853 was
destroyed in 1888. The famous battle
between the allies, under Prince Eu-
gene and the Duke of Marlborough, and
the French, took place before it's walls
in 1908. The town manufactures leath-
er, tapestry, hats, soap, pottery, calico
and beer. It's population is about
$500.
Huszt-A Hungarian town. at the
juncture of the Thesis river with the
Macy Ag, 80 miles northwest of Mar
amaros-Sziget and 81 miles south of
the Galician border. The town is stu
ated in one of the most hilly districts
of Hungary. Its inhabitants are en-
gagged in sheep-raising. salt-mining and
numbering. The towns population is
about 5000.
TempIeuve-One of the numerous
picturesque "bee towns" of Belgium,
whose inhabitants gain the major por-
ton of their livelihood from the sale
of honey. 1t is on the French frontier,
six miles northwest of Tourney and
nine miles from Lille. The town has
linen factories and an active trade in
wax and butter Its inhabitants num-
Der approximately 5000
Tongres-A town of eastern Belgium
~ miles southwest of Maastricht and
10 miles southeast of Hasselt, on the
Jaar river. Nearby is a mineral spring
noted by Pliny. Atilla spread ruin
over the place in 49S after it had risen
to a position of considerable import
ance, and the Normans devastated it
in SS1. 1t finally fell into the hands OF
the French in 1877. Some of the re-
mains of the walls which formerly ell
closed the town still exist, Its chief