The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-05

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/ NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
lC0nIlnued from page one.J
Bordeaux became a fourishing com
mercial city, and the capital OF
Aquitania Seeunda. 1t belonged 70
the English kings from from 1854
Charles VII, of France. 1t was the
headquarters OF the Girondists dur
ing the revolution and during the
Reign of Terror suffered severely. In
1870 the French government was
transferred to the Bordeaux from
Tours, to which it had been moved
from Paris, on the approach of the
Germans to Tours. The trade OF
bordeaux, the fourth port of France,
is chiefly carried on by sea. From
/ 900 to 1900 vessels can be accom-
u
important Industry is ship building
and renting. Iron clads and torpe-
do boats, as well as merchant vessels
are constructed. The city is the CEN
ter of trade In Bordeaux wines.
Other principal exports are brandy,
hides and skins. sugar. rice, WOODEN
and cotton goods. salt Ash, chemicals.
oil-cake, pitwood, fruit, potatoes and
other vegetables There are also
a ,.al3 oh foaI
works, machine shops and potteries.
Amiens-,A city of northern
France, capital OF the department OF
Somme, on the left bank of the
SoniIne, sixty-one miles north OF
Paris by rail and thirty-five miles
from the English channel. Its popula-
tion is approximately $4,000. The
city was once place of great
strength. but boulevards, bordered
by handsome residences, have re-
placed the ramparts which surround
ed It, The famous treaty between
Great Britain, France, Spain and
Holland, which took its name from
Amiens, was signed there on March
25. 1902. During the war between
France and Germany, Amieris, after
an important action, fell into the
hands of Prussians on November %,
Ii $40. Textile industries, for which
middle ages, including manufactures
or velvet, cotton, wool, silk, hemp
anu fiax-spinning, and the weaving of
hosiery and variety of mixed fab
RIGS: Machienry, chemicals, black
ing, polish and sugar are also man
ufactured Amiens occupies the site
of the ancient Samarobriva, capital
of the ATnbinai, from whom It prob
ably derives It's name.
1 A nArkhnFn
France on the right bank of the
Somme river, at It's confluence with
the Cologne, thirty-five miles east OF
Amiens by rail In 1886 Charles "
besieged Peronne but without sue
cess. In It's defense woman called
Marie Foure greatly distinguished
herself, and statue of her stands In
the town. Peronne's greatest misfor-
tune occurred during the Franco
German war. when it was invested
and bombarded from December %.
1870, to January 9, 1871, upon which
date. on account of the sufferings OF
the civil population. among whom
smallpox had broken out, 1t was
compelled to capitulate. Its popula-
ton aproximates 5000.
Laon-A town OF northern France,
Ieighty-seven miles northeast OF Paris.
with a population of about IL 900. 1T
is situated on an isolated ridge which
rises some $40 feet above the sur
rounding plain and the little river Of
Ardon. From the railway station a
straight staircase of several hundred
steps lead to the gate of the town,
and all the roads connecting Laon
with the surrounding districts are cut
In zigzags on the steep slopes. Laon
forms, with La Fere and Reims.
triangle or important fortfesses- It's
Notifications consist of an inner line
of works on the eminence OF Laon
itself. and two groups of detached
forts. one some two and a half miles
southeast about the village of Bruy-
eres. the other about three miles
southwest, near 1aniscourt. IN
1914 Napoleon tried in vain to dis
lodge Bluchar from Laon. In 1870
an Engineer blew up the powder mag
azine OF the citadel as the German
froops were entering the town.
Rethel-A town of northern
France. thfrty-one miles southwest or
Mezieres by rail and twenty-three
miles north of Reims, on the
right bank of the Aisne and the Ar
dennes canal Wool spinning, the
skeaving of light wooden fabrics ana
the manufacture Of farm implements
are the principal industries The
town is of Roman origin. Its popula-
zion is approximately 5000.
La Fere-A fortified French town, !
with about 5000 inhabitants. on the
Disc river. thirteen miles west OF
south OF st. Quentin, an equal dis
lance from Laon, and sixty five miles
northwest or Paris. It was bonn
barded and taken by the Germans in
1870. A school of artillery founded
IN 1918 is located here. An art col
lection OF five hundred paintings.
Few or which are OF great value ana
several OF which. were injured by the
bombardment, is owned by the town.