Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-14
THE WAR PRIMER By National Geographic Society

known as Dendermonde, 19 miles southwest of Antwerp, on the Denver River near it's juncture with the Scheldt. The town is known in history because of the drastic action of its inhabitants in 1887 in repeIling Louis XIV. As he approached the town the citizens opened the dikes and flooded the country and Louis was compelled to beat nasty retreat. Termonde is one of the five fortified places in Bel giun. Its Notifications are old, con- sisting of two forts and a walled city.
 Gredno-The capital of a government of the same name in Russia, 49 miles east of the southeasternmost point of East Prussia, on the railway line from Petrogradi to Warsaw. 15S miles north east of the latter place. The town began it's existence under difficult cir cumstances, being almost entirely de- stroyed by he>Mongols in 124i and by the Teutonic Knights in, 12S4 and again in 1891. The second partition of Poland was signed here in 1793, and Stanislans Poniatowski resigned the Polish crown in Grodno in 1795. The towns popu- lation in 1910 was 50,207. It manu- factures spirits, machinery, candles, tobacco. soap. vehicles and firearms.
 Piotrkow-The capital of govern ment of the same name in Russian Poland. 90 miles southwest of Warsaw ON Idll, Si HUH t ltlS border and six miles west of the River Pilica. In the 18th and 18th centuries the diets of the kingdom of Poland used to meet here and it was here that many of the Polish kings were elected. Piotrkow is one of the oldest towns formerly castle built by Casinlir the Great in the 14th century. Casi- mir also surrounded the town with walls. The place was the scene of battle in 1169 when the Russians de- feated the army of the Polish Bar Con- four, lumber, leather. agricultural ma chimes and beer. and has a population of about 35,000.
 Windau-A Russian port on the Bal tic Sea, at the moth of the Windau coast city Libau. The population of tbe sown is about 10000 which is sET in the summer because of it's ex-e5,ent bathing facilities. It is one oe fhe oldest towns of western Russia ara has an active trade in grain, flax, hemp and timber. The town also possesses a castle built in 1290.
 Sereie-A town of Russfan-Poland, 23 miles northeast of Seyne, near a lake which is the headwater of the Ser reyka- an afHuent of the Niemen. The town has population Of approximately " E,OUO P6OpIS, WHO dT6 -St&d&Gd III numbering and minor. manufacturing pursuits. It was formerly the capital of the important seignory of the princes of Radziwil.
 Mernei-The northernmost town in the German Empire. with the exception of the village of Nimnaersett, on a small sound connecting the Kurishes Haf with the Baltic Sea and 75 miles by airline east of north Of Koenigsperg. The town is but nine miles from tfe Russian border. The torch was tho enemies of the tewn,-the Lthuanians and Poles burning 1t repeatedly dur ing the 18th. 14tf and 18th centuries It's last fire, which has necessitatad a rebuilding of the greater portion of the town. occurred in 1854. A citadel and the side next the sea. It has a large trade in timber, grain and fish; man uSactures iron ware. beer, spirits. soap, chemicals and amber wares, and builds ships. It has a population of about z3,o00.
 St. Mihiei--A French town on tfe Mouse River. 20 miles east of south Of Verdun and 23 miles from the Lor- raine border, which figured promin- ently in the quarrels between Louis XII and Charles ". duke Of Lorraine, 1AA IAS ilh SciitOkys SaaT109 nad tQ- cured the wrath of Louis by farbor- ing French nalcontents within his duchy. By the Treaty of Vic of 1881, Charles agreed to destst from sup porting the enemies of France, but he broke his word and the French troops took possession of St. bIihiel, Bar-ie- duo. Pont-a-bfousson and Nancy, in 1883. The strong Notifications and two castles of St. Mihief were completely destroyed by the royal armies. The town dates back to the earliest period os France. it's Benedictine abbey hav- ing been founded in 17es. Between here and Verdun Is a sepulehre, hol- lowed in a huge rock. in which is a ife-sized figure of Christ. Tho towns present population Is about 1000.