Evening journal., 1914-10-14
National Geographic SSciefy's War Primer
No. 10.

LA BASSEE-A town Of northern
France. 10 miles southwest Of Lille,
on a canal by the same name. The
canal is connected with q series Of
canals and rivers which gives the
town water communication with the
coast La Bassee's hobby for many
years has been the holding Of fairs.
-Four general fairs are held there
annually and a linen fair every
month. The town produces oil, SUI
gar, chicory, brandy, pottery, hosiery
soap. bricks, tiles, and cotton goods. (
Formerly a place Of considerable
strength, Il sustained several sieges,
was taken by the French from the
Spanish I'm 1916, and was dismanled
year later Il has population OF
about 5000.
YPREs- The home OF the Belgian
cavalry training school and at one
time one OF the most important cities
in Belgium. From a population or /
100000 in the Fourteenth century,
when the city was In its prime II I
has dwindled until today It has only /
about 10000 inhabitants. The town
is "a miles south of Ostend and II
miles west of Courtrai on small
branch of the User River Hpres Is
a great butter market and has a
brisk trade in linen and lace.
| THOUROUT-A Belgian town of
I great antiquity 10 miles distant from
/ Bruges and Ostend, southwest OF the
latter and southeast Of the former.
Dagobert / Is said to have founded
an abbey here, which Louls-de-Debon-
naire gave TO the Bishop Of Ham
bourg in $50 and which the Normans
ultimately destroyed Earthenware,
linen, cardng machines, hats, Chi
cory. and oil are products of the
town. Il has about i1,OO0 inhabi-
tants
WETTEREN-A Belgian town.
seven miles east of southeast of
Client and nine miles west Of Ter
monde. on the right bank of the
Schelde river. With the regeneration
of Waasland. I'm which the town Is
situated, Wetteren has kept pace and
has increased in population from
. 5000 to about $4,000 in the last 30
years. Silks. fabrics and laces are
manufactured and farming commodi-
ties are actively traded II there.
WAASLAND (Pays dc Waes) "A
district in Belgium between Client
and Antwerp, borderel ON the north
by Holland which Is one of the most
densely-populated, highly-cultivated
and productive districts in Europe.
4 Waasland was a sterile marshland at
4 the time OF the civil wars In Elan
ders today there is not square
yard In the district that is not under
4 cultivation In touring through the
4 district, pastures. woodlands. gar
\ dens, plantations and arabic land are
seen in rapid succession. interspersed
with prosperous villages and home
4 like farmhouses. As much care is
given by the tillers of the soil to
every field as is usually devoted to a
garden or flower bed. There are
more than zoo persons living on each
square mile In the province.
LOKEREN-A manufacturing town
J and important railway junction on
the road from Client to Antwerp and
. also on the line from BRUSSELS and
Termonde to the northwest 1t Is rs
!, miles from Antwerp. on the DurmC
! river, a tributary OF the Schelde. It's
! church OF St. Lawrence Is known
/ through its ancient and moderi
!
III haghon built in 1886. In the neigh
II borhOod are extensive bleaching
III grounds. The town has a popula
! \ ton of about $4,000 It Is in tn
/ southern portion OF Waasland.
II ST. NICHOLAS-The busiest manu-
/ featuring city of Waasland in north
/ ern Belgium. II miles south Of ives
/ of Antwerp and 10 miles northeast o.
[ Client, on the main line between
/ those cities The town is the distri
buting point for the vast and varieC
/ productions of Waasland, formerly Z
! barren tract but now the most fer
! tile and productive district in Bel
! GUM It's church of st. Nicholas wal
| completed in 1886 and the church o
! Notre Dame, built in 1914, contains
| the first attempt at irescoes in Bel
/ GUM.
I'LL MUNKATCH (Munkacs)-A Hun
garian town, 30 miles from the Gall
II clan border and 6S miles south o
east of kaschau, ON the Latorcz
river, and on the fringe of the Eas
II Beskides Mountains. The town
II noted chiefly because OF the famou
MI and strong Munkatch fortress tw
II miles away. situated on a steep roc
IL and now used as a prison. The for
was defended against the Austrian
- by Helene ZrinY from 1885 TO 16S
and has otherwise figured in Hun
garian history. The town manufaS
Al lures hosiery, saltpehe and alum
III Nearby are mines of iron and
species Of rock crystal, locally Gale
III Hungarian diamonds. The popul;
ton is approximately $4,000.
iii RAGUSA-An Austrian city. O
the southern coast Of Dalmatia, q
an arm of land iutting into the Adr
attic Sea, beneath the towering Mon
III Sergio. The towns fertilization
| rise up from the waters edge, an
huge tower stands guard from
high hill Beyond are beautiful vi
las. surrounded by gardens. shru
berry and trees. The march of pr
gress has rendered Ragusa's on,
useful harbor inadequate for Il
vessels Of today. The city produc
oil. silk, leather and liquors. In Il
middle ages Ragusa sought TO sid
step all disputes with other people
frequently resorting 10 "stanicus,"
system of arbitration. BY its peac
full attitude it became one of q
principal mercantile powers of Ecu
ope. The overthrow of Hungary
1926 freed the city, aud for two ce
turtles art and literature flourish
there. The French sliced the TOW
in 1905 and Austria annexed IL
1914.
III BEszTERCZE-NASZOD-A ooln
Of extreme eastern Hungary,
Ill northern Transatlantic It's capt