The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-10-17

''"aueon-A town of
france, 10 miles nortbweo, -. "Ur'nern
Man,. way between the valleys Of tho
meuse and Aire, % miles ,s " inc
a ne,s'an border and but a few w, m, ane
east Of the Argonne Forest :, ",lieS
, msrs that a., the body of Admiral Al C cas
= ssay' the nOblest victim" ., ,ha COL
saer Of St. Bartholomew, was ,se h mas,
99pHthe heels on the gibbet N Ths
chaTilly and buried in the mere paT,s To
eTSfch without the head, which, parish rn
conveyed os, to Catherine de Medici The
admiral had incurred the wr.,, ne =.
Catherine by endeavoring to draw tho y,
klng' Charles TX, into a war n, s.e
spain. Her attempt to have him as.
sasslnated Infatuated the HupernotS
'and Catherine conceived the idea Of
kiiiing their leaders and running tbo
ooo '''N' party 1t is estimated So.
ooo' We're massacred in the whole ~
France. Vi
e'ermont de Poise-A town of north
ern france with about 1000 popula.
uon' Is miles west of Compiegne on
tne Breche' a tributary of the Disc
ils ancient castle is now used as a
prison for women. In the Middle Ages
SO the legend goes, two Irish girls
Maura and Bridget, suffered MARTYR.
dom nearby, and were buried in the
cemetery of Nogent, in Clermont To.
ward the end of the 10Th century a
peasant lost black COW that passed
the night lying on the tomb of the
virgins, When the COW was found.
one side had turned white. Sometime
later the COW again slept on the tomb
and its other side was turned white.
The fame of the miracle spread
through all France and thousands of
people came to see the COW and be
c. Jed. Nogent les Vierges and the
reHes of the two virgin saints were
placed in shrine within the church
where they may be seen to this day.
Bazeilles-A village of northern
France about three miles southeast
of the battlefield of Sedan. Near the
beginning of the village is small
tavern, whose name recalls the
fact that this was the last French posi-
ton in the village, desperately de-
Tended before the retirement to Sedan
where $4,000 men, 10000 horses, 4,00r
cannon and an enormous quantity oil
stores fell into the hands of the Ger
mans. The inn, the only house in the
village not burned, now contains q
museum of relics Of the battle, and
one room is still preserved in the same
state as is depicted in de Neuville's
painting of "The Last Cartridge" the
scene of which is laid in the house
TIL cemetery nearby contains the
bones of 2,035 French and German sol
diers removed from their Temporal!
graves on the battlefield.
crecy en- ponthieu-A town of north
ern France, l2 miles north of Abbey
vitle, famous for the victory Of Ed
AGrd III of England over Philip, KIM
of France, in 1916. The forces wer'
estimated at $4,000, while the Frencl
army was about 100000. The first di
vision of the former army was com
manded by the Prince of Wales, AM
during the fighting he was hard pres
sed A message was sent to Edwar
III, asking for help. is my son hurt
or dead or on the earth felled," aske
the king. mo, sire, but he has nee
of your aid" was the reply. "Tel
them that sent you" replied Edward
that they send no more to me 10
any adventure that falleth, as ION
az nv son Is alive; and also tina
thew suffer him this day to win hi
spurs." The French finally gave wa
and fed. A tradition. probably 81
roneous, says that this was the mrs
hattie in which cannon were use
Ton the side Of the EnglishO
St. Riquier-A town OF northern
France, 80 miles northwest of Amien
". Vie women, in 1886, aided valorou
I'm repulsing a determined attac
sy the troops of Charles " On
heroine, named Becquetoille' is saia
have captured a hostile flag with Mt
own hands. The town never recoVe
cd from its frequent destruction
the Normans, Burgundians' German
and English. St. Riquier was famo'
IN its early days for its abbey founde
about 625. A. ,.o,;o
1,.nt-The capital of the ltaiia
sDeaking portion Of the Austrian pro
ince of Tyrol, ten miles from the a. At.
Harder, at the junction OF the Aai'
and Fersina rivers. It's en,Oa''' =