Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-28
History of Towns
In War Territory

| Washington, Aug. 2S.-tolloWlnS Is
a primer of today's war geography:
lie cateau-A town representing the
halfway poiont between Liege and
Paris, being approximately 100 miles
| from each place. 1t is about IS miles
south of Valenciennes and &c miles
south of the French frontier. The
| town has a population of some 1000
souls. lie Cateau has important tex
! tile plants. 1t figured largely in the
wars of the 18th and 10th centuries
and was finally ceded to France in
1878.
Cambrai-A town in northern France
10 miles southwest of Valenciennes
and ID miles northwest OF La Cateau.
| Il is approximately 100 miles from
Paris and % miles from the Franco
/ Belgian frontier. 1t has a population
OF about $4,000 and is situated on the
right bank of the Scheldt river. The
Notifications with which it formerly
was surrounded have been dismantled
for the most part. The watered
ditcnes around them were filled up
and the Tamparts il part leveled TO
make way for avenues stretching out
on all sides. There are n number OF
beautiful churches in Cambria. The
ladies peace made by Louise of
Savoy and Margaret OF Austria in the
names respectively of Francis /. and
Charles V, was concluded here in
1929.
Wattignies-A village on the front
Ter OF France, five and one-haif miles
Of u
battle during the French revolutionary
war, which was fought on oct. 1916,
1898. The allied army, chiefly Aus
TRANS, was besieging Maubeuge and
the revolutionary army gathered be-
hind Avesnes to relieve the beleaguer-
ed city. The French succeeded in de-
feating the allies with a loss Of about
$500.
St. Die-A town in the extreme east
ern part of France, equidistant from
Mulhausen and Strassburg, northwest
of the former and southwest OF the
latter. equidistant from Belfort and
Nancy, sotheast OF the latter and north
OF the former. and between 80 and i5
miles from each one of these four
cities. 1t forms one of the French
outposts between the frontier and the
fOrtresses of Toul and Epinal, being
situated on the Meurthe river in a
basin surrounded by wellwooded hills. ;
Thousands of Alsatians migrated to !
st. Die after Alsace was transferred /
from France to Germany, following
the Franco-German war. Its indus /.
tries include spinning and weaving. |
bleaching, wire drawing, metal found /
ing. the manufacture of hosiery, ana /
woodworking establishments OF var I
ious kinds.
Douai-A town 90 miles west of Va
lenciennes and 10 miles south of Lille. I
France. 1t has "A population Of about
$4,000. II is situated on the banks OF
the Scarpe. Ii is an important indus
trial center. with diversified manufac-
turing Industries.
Fourmies-A town with population
Of about 1900 in northern France,
southwest of Nalenciennes. Its textile
factories are large and produce a great
variety of cloths. The glass works of
this city date from 1899 and were the
first TO be established in northern 4
France. There are numerous iron
working plants and enamel ware fac
tories in the neighborhood. In 1891
labor troubles grew so acute that the
french military had to intervene, and
some blood was spilled before salts
factory settlement was reached.
Tarnopol-A town in Galicia, Aus .
tria, 81 miles east of southeast of
>emburg by rail. 1t was formerly a
ortress' in which capacity it rendered
'aiued services to Polish kings. who |.
..Hu
ant privileges. The population is ap-
$4,000. half OF the resi-
Tents being Hebraic Corn milling and .
he preparation OF wax and honey are ,
no principal industries
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