The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-11
National Geographic Society's War Primer No. Is


Attigny-An ancient and once ceie-
brated town OF France, on the left
bank of the River Aisne, twenty-five
miles southwest Of MezieYes and ten
miles east of Rethel. Chiiperic II.
died here in 100 In S22 the famous
council at which Louis I. performed
public penanee in expiation or the
murder of his nephew, Bernard, king
OF Italy, was held here. Bernard had
melted a revolt, but the rising was
easily suppressed and he was mutt
lated and killed. Louis repented of
this cruelty. and after the death of
his wife he pardoned the followers
Iof Bernard and restored their estates.
The present town has O. population OF
about 5000
| Pierrefonds--A village on lake at
tn, southern border of the forest of
tCompiegne. and nine miles southeast
of the town Of Compiegne. France.
While the town is much freauented
for the sake of it's baths. supplied
by mineral springs. its chief interest
lis conferred in it's feudal castle rising
high above the housese of the village.
The stronghold was almost entirely
rebuilt for Napoleon III. at a cost of
ABOUT 100000. 1t was originally
fort built by Louis de'Orieans In
$780, Having aroused the jealousy
of Richelieu, as the stronghold OF
Fronde, it was almost battered to
pieces by his orders in 1917. The
town now has population OF about
2,000.
lie Tremblois--A small town of
Northern France, west of Mezierres,
and close to- the Belgian frontier, adj
jacent to the battlefield where the
grand condo, az the age OF twenty
two, gained the greatest of his VIC
tories over the Spanish in ls43. The
Pplain was formerly surrounded by
marshes and dense forests, but MOD
ern drainage has abolished the former
and the latter have been cut down.
The army opposed to condo was COM
posed of veteran bands Of Walleens,
Spaniards and Italians, commanded by
the Spanish General Fuentes. who
conducted the battle from a litter.
He was afterwards found among the
slain. During the Franco-German
war, a division OF German landwehr
occupied this region and. during a
thick fog on Jenuary s, 1871. sur
rounded the neighhoring town OF
Rocroi and caused Its 500 defenders
to surrender after a five hours bonn
bardnent.
yarennes-en- Argonne-A little town
on the Aire river In Northeast France,
eighteen miles northwest OF Verdun.
owing It's claim TO fame to the sact
that Louis XVI. was arrested here on
his flight from Paris In juno. i7S1.
He was taken back to the capital and
maintained as constitutional King.
The town has about $500 Inhabitants
and manufacturers leather and paper
goods.
Stettin--A German seaport. on the
tan Prnnt the
Baltic, sea, and eighty-rour miles
northeast OF Berlin, Extensive and
strong Notifications g!rdled the town
until 1874, when expansion pf Its
commerce and manufacturers COM
PEELED the tearing down OF these bar
riers to its growth, From popula-
ton OF s9.&7b in 1885. stettin grew
to 4 city with a3s.f45 In 1910, War
ships and other vessels OF all kinds,
locomotives. boilers and machinery
are made in great establishments,
white the city manufactures clothing.
cement, bricks. soap. paper. beer
sugar, spirits and cycles The city II
unique In the number Of Insurance.
companies which have their head
quarters there, The town Is said to
have existed in The sth century. In
1906 the city yielded 70 France with
ont any resistance and was held by
the French until 1913.
Czenstochewa--A fortified town of
Poland, eighty miles south or south
east Of kalisz on the Warta, ewing
|its fame to the location OF fortified
convent on Mt. Nuremberg, also
called Jasna Gura, which separates
New Czehstochewa from the eid town,
10 mile and half away The fortress,
in the shape of auincunx, commands
the reads from Silesia to Warsaw. and
from Posen TO Craeow by way Of
Paris II was defended against the
Swedas in 1856 and again in 1To4.
when the Monks retained it, In 1772
/, fell to the Russians, vas captured
by tha Rrusssana In leaa, and eapi-
|tuiated ia the F'rench IN iaes. Chap
lets. images ata, for piigrtms 70 the
local maintenance. although the city