The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-10-29
Primer ofthe Wars Geography

session of Lomza in 1895 and it came
under Russian rule after the peace Of
Tilsit in 1907. Its population is about
81, 900.
SiedIce-A Russian town, the capital
Of the government of the same name,
SO miles north of Lublin, and So miles
east of Warsaw. The town is noted
for its bread. 1t is regularly built and
possesses fine castle. The town was
the headquarters of the Russian Army
under Nicholas l. for a long time
during the Poland instruction of 1881.
Siedlce is in the center of a farming
community and exports much grain.
Siedlce has population Of about g..
900, approximately two-thirds of whom,
are Hebrews.
AvIona-The best seaport on the Al.
bantam coast and the nearest to Italy
on the Gulf Of Avlona. supposed to be
the ancient Aulon of the Greeks. The
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Otranto from Italy and is protected
by the island of Saseno. 1t is about
a half-an-hour's walk from the sea,
and is picturesquely situated in the
midst of gardens of olive groves. Near.
by marshes and rice grounds render
the atmosphere unhealthy and the
town presents a deserted appearance
in the hot season. The district pro-
duces grain, cotton, olive oil, cattle,
sheep, skins, hides and butter An
earthquake did considerable damage
to Avlona in 1851. It's present popula.
ton is about 10000.
Zvornik-A Bosnian town, two miles
from the Servian border, 4S miles
northeast of Serajevo and 3S miles
southwest of Shabats, on the left bank
of the Drina river. 1t has a popula-
ton of about 10000. Zvornik was for.
merly we'll protected by strong forti-
fications and two castles 1t has sew
eral manufactures and an active trade
in timber with Belgrade and Semlin.
There are numerous argentiferous lead
mines in the vicinity.
Maramaros-A district of Hungary,
whose principal town Sziget is 32 miles
from the Galician border. The dis.
trict has an area of 1870 square miles
and is extremely hilly. the Carpathian
mountains traversing it from end to
end. Its inhabitants subsist by raising
immense herds of sheep on the noun
tain pastures, by selling timber and by
mining salt.
Sziget-A town of northwestern
Hungary, the capital of the district Of
Maramaros, on the Thiess river, at the
foot of the Carpathian mountains. The
town is 215 miles east of Budapest and
SO miles from the Galician border. 1t
is depot for the salt mined at Ronas-
EEK. Szlatina and Sugatag. 1t is also
busy center of the lumber trade. II
has a population of about 10000 one
tnlrd OF WnOm are Jews.
DuffeI-A Belgian town, II miles
south of southeast of Antwerp, on the
right bank of the Nethe, near the rail
way line connecting Antwerp and Brus-
sells. The towns chief point of inter
est is it's annual fair which attracts
people from all parts of north and east
central Belgium. Duffel has extensive
manufactures of linen, beer, gin and
vinegar. Its population is close to
10000.
Tsinan-A Chinese city, the capital
of Shantung province, on the Wkang
Ho River, 100 miles from it's mouth at
the Gulf of Pechili. The town is noted
for its silks and glassware. 1t also
has a large trade in precious stones.
Its population is estimated to be be.
tween 100000 and 100000.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of the newest
and most advanced seaports of Ger
many, on the northwest side of Jade
Bay 40 miles northwest of Bremen.
The city is $50 miles from London by
aeroplane and $40 miles by water.
Wilhelmshaven was founded a little
more than so years ago. 1t has a pop
ulation close to 10000, nearly a third
of it's inhabitants being in the army or
navy. Government nautical and engi-
neering schools are located there. The
new harbour, one of the most improved
in Germany, has separate section for
torpedo boats connected by locks with
the Ems and Jade canal. These works,
with the fitting-out harbour and outer
harbour, are all strongly fortified. The
main development of the town has &C.
CURED since 1900 Its industries are
almost exclusively machine-shops, iron
foundries and boiler works. The town
has a reputation for the excellence of
it's sea-bathing.