Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-09-05
st. QUENTIN.

ST. 81 iNTIN.
4 city of northern France. 800
miles from Lioge and 50 miles from
Paris % has population Of about
p. 900 aud stands % the right bank
OF the sommo River 90 it- junction
with the canal which connects that
river aith the schs.dt and the Disc
The riit D. built 01 a slope with a
southern exposure md b. the center
OF 900 industrial 80 frict hlrl manu-
lactures cotton and w0lleu fabrics.
principally pique and NiudOW cur
taius N also carrie on pluniuR aud
preliminary proce .'s bleaching and
finishing Machin and handmade
embroidery is produced 100 large
quantities. ami there are extensive
Embellishments producing iron good
and machinery ST. Quentin dates
back 10 ancient times, and. boo the
early history OF Europe. wae the
cross roads OF five military roads u
has had q long var history Dur
inr tbe Franco-P rlss.in War b. re-
pulsed the German attack 40 one
time. and another Vs- the center of
the great battle hefRocn the German
forces under Gen Won Goebeu and
the French under Gen faibherDe.
ihe French being defeated.
BOJiNGNE.
a fortified seaport OF northern
France. 20 miles rom Foik.sfone
England n Is situated on The sn0re
OF the English channel and has
population ~ about Do. 900 The
harhur of BOuloEDo b formed Boy %,
mouth of the Lame River u bias
extensive docks and large inner port
The annual value ~ exports frotu
roulogne approximate 10000. 900
and OF the import io.noU.u00 o.
fisheries annually produce $4,000.
600 worth of fish
B0nlogue has ha1 q long military
history 10 Is believed CO. have been
the place where Julius Caesar as
.omhlrd hie fleet Henry VII. took
the town hy siege m istl. bat II
was restored 20 France Boo 1850.
CALAIS.
An important port on the north
coast OF France. and only 20 mile
across The strait from Dover Eng
land Dover. in turn is only 50
miles from London Calais is 90
miles northwest ~ Lille The pOpu-
latlon of the city is about $1,000
/ Formerly Calais Ras a celebrated
I fortress n ls nov defended hy four
forts. none Of which is OF modern
construction n also has q citadel.
/ huilt $50 years ago. and new modern
batteries The old town stands on
nn island. hemmed ln by the canal
and the harbor basin. which divide
DO from the extensive manufacturing
/ quarter of 50 Pierre The city o. the
! rincipal port for the trans-contn-
mental passenger traffic with Eng
land. carried on by the Southeast
orn and Chatham and the Northern
of France railway The average
number OF passengers carried an
liually vas upwards Of 100000 be
fore the present war.
NISTULA RIVER.
One of the chief rivers of Europe,
Rising in Austria Flowing through
I Rus.ian Poland. nv way OF Warsaw,
and crossing West Prussia from
south 20 north and having is mouth
| Il the Gulf OF Danllg At Thorn,
where il crosses the Russian-German
/ frontier. there are heavy fortified
lions. as there are AZ many other
points from there 10 the gulf
BROMBFRG.
4 city In northeastern Germany
/ iu the province of POseu seven miles
I west of the Nistula River and the
west prussian boundary n Is To-
. Gated on the Bomherg Canal which
connects the Hrahe and tho Netze
/ Rivers aud thus ostablishos COM
munirltion between the Nistula the
oder aud tho Ellie The population
|,f Bromberg r about $4,000 U.s.
Industries are principally iron
/ .urks machine shops. paper factor
+ . and flour mills Bromherg holds
lam important strategic position. be-
/ INK one off Ihc defenses along the
/ Nisula River from the frontier
/ town OF Thorn 20 the Gulf of DanHg
/ o. was Polish prior 60 1921. when "
.a5 taken hg the Germans u was
/ rciaksu Dos fHp Poles IN 1913, and
during tho centuries that followed IL
/ suffered so much from war and pes.
] thence that Zoo t772, when the Ger
mans again took possession of o. U.s.
/ population bad fallen to less than
/ 5000 inhabitants. Later it was trans
/ Iprrod to th. duchy of Warsaw,
/ there 10 remained until occupied Dog
/ JIe Russian Boz 1919. Two years
later 10 was restored 10 Prussia
ODER RIVER
/ one of tH. most important rivers
/ uf Germany rising in Austria Hun
] ary and flowing northwest through
/ yr,shu. Frankfurt and Stcttiu 90
/ fIo Baltic Sea AZ lbs nearest point.
|if is 80 mile. from the heart of Ber-
n. to tb, northeast About $50
ule- OF %. length are uaFigable
. Tor barge The order Is heavily for
|tded iu its aortheru reaches and is
| regarded AS the point of final stand
/ ul the German army iu ease % an
/ attack upou Berlin from the east,
POSEN.
Capital of the province OF Posen.
. Prussia situated in vide and and
| plain at the confluence of the Cyhiaa
and tho Warthe River 100 mile
east of berlin and 30 miles from Tho
Russian Poland frontier The city
1 lies az the center Of "a network Of
railroads connecting IL with Berlin.
Breslau Thorn. Kreuzhurg and
Schueidenmuhl It's population In
the 10th century reached 10000 but
rank 90 Do coo In the 18th century
To-day. b. has approximately 100000
lnhahiiants The inner line Of for
/ tifcations was removed in 1899 and
The city has been completely modern
ized posen ls the headquarters of
the 5th army corps and IN times OF
peace. has a garrison of 5000 men.
The manufacturing OF machinery