Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-08-23

ANTWERF---A city OF Belgium. re-
garded as its principal fortified strong.
hold. Although sixty miles from the
sea II Is still ono Of the greatest sea.
ports 81 Europe. because the broad
and deep schelds river gives II an ex-
cellcnt outlet Its population Is almost
ontirely Flemish. Under Emperor
Charles V Il IN said 10 have been the
most popuous city OF continental Eu-
rope. At the middle OF the sixteenth
ccntury It had population estimated
nj 10000. The great fairs held then
attracted the merchants OF the ciylllz-
ed world. Under the Spanish regime Il
declined and IN the twenty years fell
to population Of $1,000. The treaty OF
Westpaalia closed the Schelds 10 sea-
going vessels and u was not reopencd
until The French did 30 In 1924. Ma
polcon undertook 10 reviyIfy the city.
but IL WAS surrendered TO the English
In 1914 II began 10 grow again, but
was almost ruined In the military OPP
erations of 1880 and thereafter the
Netherlands retained the right to levy
navigation dues on the schelds. which
laid a heavy hand on Antwerp. until
1861. when Il was commuted by the
payment OF about seven million doll
lars The city and riYer arc defended
by several advanced fortresses and by
ramparts eight miles long. Part Of the
environs can be placed under water
The fOftlflcatlons were built to serve
las the faIIying ground for the Belgian
army in case II was ovcrpowered IN
the field by q superior force.
MAAsTRIcIIT (Mahstrlkl) - The
capital Of the Dutch state Of Llmburg,
situated on the left bank Of the Meuse
III belonged 20 the Ffankian kings. SOW
eral OF whom resided there. II was
taken by the Spanish In 1899. who
plundered the place and put 5000 to
death. Prince Frederick Henry OF
Orange captured II in 1889, and the
French took II three times. In 1878,
F11fs and 1898. II was the only town
Of South Holland that held out against
the Bclgians In 1880 II Is unfortl-
fled. Mnaetricht ~ only about twenty
miles from Aix-la-c hapelle.
DINANT tDeenong) - Taken y
Burgundy in 1866 and all male pris-
oncrs shot or caused 10 be drowned
by being forced to Jump into the river
from the cliffs. This Belgian city has
had an oventful career. Louis WV
captured II In 1876 and the French
held Il for thirty years. In 1918 the
Dutch built the citadel which was
dlsmantled long ago. Dinant Is a ia
vofite summer resort Of the Belgians.
II II about fifteen miles due south Of
Namur.
CIIARLEROI (Shnr-leh-rwa) ~ A
town Of southern Belgium on the
sambre river. twenty miles above Ma
muir as the crow flies and about twice
as far away by the river. II Is the
center OF the iron district OF Belgium
and has water communication into
France as well az across Belgium. II
was coded TO France soon after Il was
founded and was fortified by Vauban
80 strongly that II twice held against
the attacks OF william Of Orange. The
Qualifications later were razcd but the
city was refortified In 1916 by the
order of Wellington. These fortifica-
lions were finally dismantled in 1859.
MARcHE--A small town In Belgian
Luxembourg. thirty.three miles sonth-
west Of Liege and twenty-eight miles
southeast Of Nnmur II was near here
Ia a small slSlrmish IN 1892 that Gem
eral Lafayette was taken prisoner by
the Austrians.
NAMUR--A Belgian city of 10000
inhabitants. at the confluence of the
Sambre and the Meuse The old cita
del Is on the rocky promontory form
ing the fork between these rivers. III
IL no longer used for military pur-
poses. Vanban tried TO make IL inn
pregnable after Louis XIV captured
Il In 1902. but william III retook It
three years later while the French
got II back again in 1702. Grouehy.
on his retreat into France, made a
stand here against General Pirch and
his Prusslans. A new scheme of de-
Tense was laid out in 1858, which in-