The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-21
National Geographic Society's
War Primer

Llege Antwerp and Brussels, about,
twenty-three miles from each and H.
little north Of the air limo between
Llege and Antwerp. 1t is one OF thA.
i've fortified places in Belgium, and
has many hrewertes. 1t protects both
Brussels and Antwerp from military
movements by way of Maastricht. sss
HASSEIT-~The capital OF Belgian
IimtUTE, at the junction of several
important railways. II has many
byaWerles and distiileries. Ii tss far
nous for its great septenriss acete-
bratlon of he day OF tne ASST nTpttons
0 honor Of the Virgin--under the
rQrue OF Ntrga Jesse. 7On these &C.
caslous the date Of white MS August
Is, fhe town IS converted into for
ert of frs by the collection and
planting Of trees and branches from
the nelEhh0riug forest. Haaselt Is on
;he main road from Maastricht to
ANTWERP.
MI HI,ysEN--A city Of about
Ai.ace GA the river I'll, an aftiuent OF
the Rhine. ard also on the Rhine
Rhoue canal 1t is a great textile,
center The manufacture of railway
compliment and other machinery is
also an important Industry. 1t passed
to Germany with the .cpse. of ta4
IFranco-6 German war, and thonsaHds
French territory. The population II
approximately 10000.
srSFS-A city of about
40 COO. IN Prussia. which figured IN
the Reformation and In the Thirty
Years' war It is largely engaged in
textile Industries, and has many oth-
or manufa cturing enterprises~-sncn
as the making nf needles, machinery,
cigars SOAP furniture and sh"es
ANTNAgnr--A city ~ Belgium re-
garded as It's principal fortified strong,
hold Althyagh sixty miles from the
soa II Is sti1t one OF the greatest seas
ports ri Europe because the broad and
deem Sch@lGe river gives 1t an excellent
outlet IT'S population is almost en-
tireiy Flemish Under Emperor Charles
= il is said to have been the most
popu}ous city OF continental Eurones
At the ntddle IF the sixteenth century
II had Il population estimated AZ ! zffs-
GEO The great fairs held then attracts
cd the merchants Of the civilized world.
Under the Spanish 'resfnfs n deefneds
and in twenty Years fell to a population
Of 55Gp9 The treaty Of WestnhallA
closed the Sthelde 10 sea- going, ~Yea5
sells ana 1t was not reopeura sffetk
the French did 50 ie, 1894 Sapa1a0n
undertook to revivjfg the city. but 1t
was surrendered 10 the English in lsl4.
II began TO grow again. but was+ al
rasr ruined IN the military opera
lions Of 1880, and thereafter Neither
lands retained the right to levy navi-
cation dues on the Schelde, which laid
n heavy hand on Antwerp until 1853,
when Ii was commuted by the payment
of about s. sec 0a0 The city and river
are defended by * namRsE pf -adyapfed
fortresses ard by ramparts eight = Hes
long. Part of the eeovroHg c&n be
placed under water. The fortihehNons
were built to serve as the ralEing
ground for the Belgian army in cAse it
Was overpewered in the field by q SUI
perior force.
NANCY--t Nong-see)--The capital Of
Muerthe~et Mosene France. oa thu
main line Of railroad between Paris
and Strassbure. It's population is given
a s. lGoo0e. It is about ten miles &Iom
the German frontier. thirteen miles
east of the stronghold of TeuL and
tnirty I'VE miles west OF NORTH OF
Epjnal Charles the Bold perishen. at
its gates The city became FRENCH in
1896. was occupied by the Alli0' in
1919 ANA 1915. and pat to ransom by
the Prussiaus in 1870, which wasfpaid
by France.
STRASsBC sRG-Capital Of A1sace-
lorraine. Germany, two miles west Of
tine Rhine. on the river III. which di-
yides here into five branches 1t is
twenty eight miles from the French
frontier and is one Of the strongest
rortresses Of the German Empire. hav-
ing a circle Of fourteen forts. The
University Of S,trassburgs was founded
rs the Emperor Williams ufdver-
sitv in 1872, and fts lihrarp~ has
SEQ, GOO viumes. The population is up
ward of 5000 Strassburg held out
against the Germans for six weeks
during the Franco Prussian war finally
surrendering September 81, 1870.
ANT--tDeenoug Taken IN by
burgundy in 1853 and all male prison
ers shot or caused 10 be drowned by
being forced to Jump into the river
from the cliffs, this Belgian city has
nn cventful career Louis XIV CAP
tured IT in 1915 and the France held II
for thirty years. III 1878 the Dutch
built the citadel whfrtrsis stiII the lixnt
OF the place bur which was dtsnlantt~d
long ago, ninnant is ~ fagorit@s SNxAr
ner resort of the Tselg7ang n rs Hb6W
hfteen miles due south of Sarnur. Z
CHARLERoI 49, tshar- ieas~R wal -
town Of Southern Belgium. on TIN
Samhre river, some twenty miles above
Namur as the crow flies. and about
twice as far by the river II Is the
center of the iron distriet~pf Belgium,
and enjoys water co,nrmfn cation Ing
France as Well as across Betgiam. y
was ceded Ia France soon afterit W -
founded. and was fortified by vaub4D
SO strongly that X twice held OF
against The attacks Of William q
Orange. The Notifications later Wet
RACED. but II was greIorttfied In rs
by the order Of Wellington. The
fortihcations were finally dismantled r
1863, N sSvti's* = @s4st =