The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-12
National Geographic Society War PrimerNo. S

SoISSONs---A French city, sixty Ave
miles northeast Of Paris by rail-, and
twenty -two miles directly east OF Com
piegne, on the. left bank OF the Aisnc.
IL has iron End copper fo1ndries, and
factories for the production OF boilers,
agriculture implements and other iron
goods. straw hats. glass and sugar.
The town WAS sacked By Charles in
1914. and by the Huguenots in 1895. In
1914 the town was captured and re-
captured by the allies and the French.
In 1915, after Waterloo. 1t was the
ralying point for the vanquished and
II was not occupied BY the allies TIL
the 14fh OF August. In the Franco
Prussian war 1t SUR endered TO the Ger
mans. eF
EENLIS--A town Of northern France,
on the Nonetts. thirty-fou miles north
OF northeast Of Paris by rail. and
twenty six nff1ex by AIRLINE. Its popu-
lation Is about 1890. Its Gallo Roman
walls. twenty-three feet high and thir-
teen feet thick. sre, with those of st.
Lazier and Bourges, the most perfect In
France. At each OF the sixteen angles
OF the wall stands a tower The city
has Ave gates. The manufacture OF
and other wares are mong the in
dustries. The Leguers were beaten
there in 1889 by Henry and Francois
de La Noue.
L ABBEyILLE--A town Of northern
France on the Somme river, twelve
miles from its mouth In the English
channel, and twenty-efEht miles north :
west of Amiens by rail. 1t Is built
partly on an island and partly on both
sides of the river. It's industries in
clude hemp-spinning, the manufacture
OF cloth, sugar making, ship-building
and lock.smithing. The French and
English were Its masters by turn in
the Fourteenth and early Fifteen GEN.
turtles. In 1877 it was annexed perman-
entity by France. Its population is
about 10000.
CHALONS- SUR MARNE-A town OF
northwestern France. 107 miles east of
Parts, on the main line of the Eastern
railway to Nancy The population fs
approximately $4,000. Huge military
barracks lie to the north and east. The
principal Industry Is brewing, and gal
leries OF immense length. hewT1 In a
limestone hill, and served by lines OF
railway, are used as storehouses for
beer. The plains near Chalons were
tho scene of the defeat of Ati1la, the
Hun, I'm the Fifth century. The Army
of Chalons" formed by Marshal Nc
Mahon, in the camp ct this place, after
the first reverses of the French in 1870.
surrendered at Sedan. The military
camp is still used as a training center
for troops
vITRY-LE-FRANcoIs-A town in
northeastern France, on the Marine.
twenty miles southeast of Chaions. ana
100 miles by. rail east of Paris. The
present town was built in 1886 by
Francs T. to replace the older town
burned In the previous year by Charles
" 1t manufactures cement and decor
ated wares. and has a population or
about 5000.
vESOuI1--A town or eastern France,
situated between the la Motto hill and
the River Durgeon. thirty-five miles
from the Alsace border and 23s miles
east Of southeast Of Paris by rail-. Its
medieval walls of the Thirteenth and
Fifteenth centuries stu exist on the
northern side. Distiliing and the
manufacture of files and tapicoa are
among the industries. The town sur
fered greatly during the wars OF re-
llgion and the Thirty Years War
EIBINC-An east Prussian seaport
town, forty-nine miles by rail east OF
southeast OF Danxig. on the Elbing.
small river which flows into the
Frische Han about FIVE miles from the
town. It's pQpufattuF Is ADDQl pVsp"p- All
1898, and again in 1903, II was seized
by the elector of Brandenburg as a
security for a debt. Charles XII OF
Sweden held II for ransom. and the
Russians captured II In 1T10 In 1872 1t
fell to Prussia through the first parti-
ton Of Poland. Al the great Schichau
iron works in Eibing are built most Of
the torpedo boats and destroyers for
the Germany navy, as well IS larger
crafts locomotives ard machinery. In
addition. Eibing has important iron
foundries and manufactures OF ma
chinery. cigars, lacquer and metal
ware. fax and hemp yarn. cotton, linen
and organs.
LIEGN1TZ-A Prussian town in the
province of Silesia, forty miles north
If west of Breslau. on the main rail-
way line TO Berlin. In 1919 its popula-
ton was $500. It's principal manu-
features are cloth. wool. leather, to-