Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-14
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The Notifications OF Epinal are con.
nected to the southwark with Belfort,
Dion and Besancon by the fortified
line of the Moselle, anG north OF IL
lies the unfortified zone called the
Trouse d. Epinal. a gap designedly
left open to invaders between Epinal
and Toul, another great fortress which
is itself connected by the Meuse forts
, d'arret with Verdun and the places OF
the northeast Epinal, therefore. is
fortress Of the greatest possible i'm
pCrtance to the defense Of France. and
its works, all built since 1870, are for.
midable permanent Notifications. The
Moselle runs from south to north
through the middle Of the girdle OF
fcrts; the Notifications of the right
bank, beginning with Fort de la
Mouche. near the river three miles
above Epinal, form chain Of de-
tached forts and batteries over six
miles long from south 20 north and
the northernmost part OF this line is
immensely strengthened by numerous
advanced works between the villages
of Dogneville and Longchamp. On
the left bank larger area of ground
is included in the perimeter sof de-
Tense for the purpose OF encampment,
the most westerly Of the forts, Giran.
court, being seven miles distant from
Epinal; from the lower Moselle to
Girancourt the works are groupe1
principally about Uxengeny and Sar-
ehey; from Girancourt to the upper
river and Fort de la Mauche long
ridge extends in an arc, and on the
southwestern section the principal de-
-fnnse is Fort Ticha and it's annexes
The circle Of forts. which has peri
meter of nearly 80 miles, was in 1895
reinforced by the construction of is
new works, and the area of ground
fenclosef and otherwise protected by
the defenses of EpinaI is sufficiently
extensive to accommodate a large
army.
Pelfort town of eastern France
caDital of the territory of Relfort, 275
miles east-southeast of Paris. on the
main line Of the Eastern railway. Pop
ulation $4,000, town. 1905: commune.
1863. II is situated among wooded
hills on the Sayoureuse at the inter.
section of the roads and railway lines
from Paris to Basel and from Lyons
to Mulhausen and Strassburg. by
which 1t maintains considerable trade
with Germany and Switzerland
After the war OF 1901, Belfort,
which after diplomatic struggle re-
manned IN French hands, became a
frontier fortress of the greatest value,
, end the old works which underwent
the siege of 1901 were promptly in
creased and remodelled. In front of
the Perches redoubts, the Bosmont.
whence the Prussian engineers began,
their attack, is. now heavily fortified
with continuous lines called the Cor
J ganization Defensive de Bosmont"
The Old Bellevue redcubt (now Fort
Denfert-D ochereau) is covered by a
new work situated likewise on the
ground occupied by the siege trenches
| in the war Perouse, hastily entrench-
ed in 1870, now possesses permanent
fort. The old entrenched camp en-
closed by the castle. Fort La Miotte.
and Fort Justice, is still maintained,
and part even of the enciente line.
which included the whole area of the
attack and defense Of 1870. lies com
plete circle of detached forts and bat
teries of modern construction.
To the north. Forts Salbert and
RoDpe form the salien;s OF long
defensive line on high ground. at the
center OF which, where the SAVIOUR
euse river divided it, a new work was
added later. Two works near Giro
msgny, about s miles from Belfort It.
self connect the fortress with the
right Of the defensive line Of the Mo
selle fort Ballon d Aisacel. In the
eastern sector of the dafenses (from
Rome to the Savoureuse below Rel
fort) the forts are about three miles
/ from the center. the works near the
Observation-Disclosures railway being some
what more advanced. and the western
from Salbert to Fort Bois d. Dye on
the lower Savoureuse) they are adj
vanced to about the same distance.
The fort Of Mont vaudois. the western
most. overlooks Hericourt and the bat
tleffeld of the Iissine; Farther tn the
south McntbeIiard Is also fortified.
The nerir oter cf the Belfort defenses
is nearly Is miles.
] Toul, garrison town Of northeast.
en France. capital Of an srrondisse-
ment in the denartment Of Meprthe-et-
Moselle. 81 miles west or Nancy on
the Eastern railway. Population
f1a06l. town a523: commune. 1883.
Toul is situated on a Dla'n on the left
bank of the Moselle. which skirts the
town on the south and southeast. while
On the north it is bordered by the
Marne-Rhine canal. It Is principally
important as being the center Of a
great entrenched camp close to the
German frontier Immediately after