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Middletown transcript., 1914-10-17
TO THE
Ladies and Gentlemen
Of MiddIetOwu and Vicinity

Who are aboutlto invest in a Fall
and Winter Tailor-made Suit or
Overcoats.
That we can promise Tailor-made Suits
or Overcoats for the same money it
would cost to buy ready-made, because
We make it ourselves and make it direct
70 the wearer with but one profit added
b the cost of production. That every
garment made by M. Berg, East Main
strset, Middletown, DEL, is up to the
last tick of the clock in style. And is
guaranteed for satisfactory service.
That anyone can have his or her money
refunded for any garment that doesn't
turn out right. Stop in and see our
beautiful Fall and Winter Samples,
guaranteed to be all pure wool.
Call and be convinced.
M. BERG
&iddletOwn, Delaware
Middletown transcript., 1914-10-17

The International Harvester Com
pany was granted permission to re-
sumo business in Missouri.
Middletown transcript., 1914-10-17

The total current receipts of the
American Board of Commissioners for
Foreign Missions for the year ending
August 81, amounted to $1,O82,21S.
Middletown transcript., 1914-10-17
cHIRoPoDY
MRS. JAMES

Corn, bunions, lnRrowing nails or any
affections Of the feet antiseptically and
painlessly treated by graduate chiropodist.
Also 6hampe0ing, coanicuring and Scalp
Treatment. Hair Oombings made up in
the latest stvls.
NIGH STREET, ODESSA, DEL
Middletown transcript., 1914-10-17

Mrs. Margaret Pagan was awarded
$4,000 damages in New York against
the Atlantic Coast Line for the death
of her son at Carson, Va, in October,
1913.
Middletown transcript., 1914-10-17
TELEGRAPH TICKS

Frank Blacklidge, who was sent to
Jail for 80 days for contempt of court
by Judge Lands, in Chicago, has sued
the Judge for $25,OOO damages.
Middletown transcript., 1914-10-17

Pasquale Amato, the opera singer,
who arrived in New York, said that he
was forced to sing to Austrian soldiers
who arrested him to prove that he was
not spy.
Middletown transcript., 1914-10-17

]. H. Ward told the delegates to the
International Dry Farming Congress,
at Wichita, Kan, that dry farming is
one of the biggest problems the people
of this country are facing.
Middletown transcript., 1914-10-17
MINSTREL VICTIM OF NEGRO.
"BiIIie" Barlow Perhaps Fatally Hurt;
Wife Killed.

Little Rock, Ark.-William Barlow,
formerly "a widely known minstrel,
probably was fatally wounded and his
wife was killed by an unidentified
negro, who forced his way into the
Barlow home at Argenta, suburb of
Little Rock.
Middletown transcript., 1914-10-17

sDrapping for free copy Of The Common SsaSo Medical
Adviser BY Dr.. Z. y. Pierce cloth bound 1909
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-08-24
MINIMUM PRICE
FOR COTTON Is
QUESTION TODAY

Austin. Tcxa.. -r 24.-Rcrom-
mendations that his r- cotton crop ".
held for L minimum price ~ To - cents
was expected ~ W. made ~ growers NV X
meeting called here today ~ Texas Com
missioner vi A~grirui,.sir Nose. Colonel n.
y. Watson. agricultural commissioner III
south Carolina. and Charles It. Clair vi
Galveston. vice prc- idcut cf the Southern
Cotton congress. Permanent organization
of the Southern Cotton congress IN Texas
will bc perfected and means of relief in the
prt CENT cotton situation considered.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-08-24
GI-RM" Is
BEli,n FOUGHT
BY COMMISSION

An-iin. Texas. AreE-t -i.-That ne
State haukworm cemmi sion, under tie AZ
rrction "a Dr. VI. m. Bocrner. assistant
State health officer. " doing some good
work III the eradication " the "gprn w
lazinc~~r III Tcxa-, ~ disclosed Nv " sta
~ti~tical report just completed. Campaigns
.hu~ far nave bccn conducted ~ thirty
three counties. mostly n East Texas. APP
preparations were made FAR the work IN
iorty-fOur eounticS. The combined sur
Fare area ~ ~ covered ~ the counties i~
iu. 1872 square miles. with u rural pupula-
iiuu Nv $3.50. ANA N school population IA
lt3,5OV. Among these people. the commits
-ion made 55.635 microscopic examinations
et which about ~ per erht. -r il.2ej per-
f< were found in ~ info cd. hu total
HWn'wr "A children rxnrHr ua -6.935.
the prf -cntngc VA nicci'. here hcine
higher. ~ per cent or 90. .-c~. More
'iian $4,000 Treatments were administered.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-08-24

sia-Many Attain High Rank in austria and Italy.

tack ami defense. Ne may expect. a. 4
result of the deYaStationS thousands "a
ruined families Ruin will come ~.
crawherc II the afflicted countries. bul
upon the Jews especially. ~ the war
lasts three months the jews NIT. have Il
pay 4 staggering price fer ling tbs
buffer people " the fray.
Already The cries ~ distress from III,
hznrserland> have come a. az. but even
more pitiful Than al things else III the
situation ~ the cinigrants who had sold
I'll their earthly possessions anil left
Russia Tor America. These are nov
huddied ia European ports unable ~ 80
cure transportation. and while the W.
mics 81 Europe are mobiIizing thc>.. -r.
fortunate people. caught in the wAi..
are citizcns ~ no particular y Hnsry an,l
entitled to the attention of W. one.
What the war viii 10 il rLinging The
maps ~ Europe may intrs Y IVY some.
but what II viii 40 With IN IcstinieS II
me Jews III Europe ~ c-. ipiay can
venture 10 p%rOphcSs. I:ut one thing
should H. continually I'LL The mind IA
Jewish statesmen pcndiug the Oulcrmc
Of the conflict. and chat ~ nov " pre-
pare 80 meet the problem ~ providing
for Jews Displaced ~ war.
Although IN the first week III the In.
ropean war III the Yid,i~h press for H.
most part Straightvay championpd the
German arms ~ IL y likely to bring a..
Dyerancc Or AnS~i: y Jews from The op-
preston 81 the ear. The American Tie.
brew. n commenting on the war. cen.
surcs the German kaiser for beginning
it.
After "a ycarS Of peace Germany
breaks Its record and plunges into \ war
which not o.c We H. defenders can fair.
~ Justify, IA saws. 1T ~ criminal ar-
gre>Sion AMI nothing else which lrI
Germany to turn about. violate the r.l-
trali,y " Belgium aud force IDS way into
France. The campaign was clearly
planned before the %ultimltum was ~.
sued "a Russia. The Kaiser will "a
down into history a. the most patient
war lord that ever lived. He waited
and waited and then selected the most
ilf roriunc AMI most hhiu~tifiablr CO.
.%casion GO plunge his country into war;
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AN

An ordinance AMENDING ~srrfpn Fourth tffhl
nf an ORDINANCE fnr thr irryimm and providing
f~r fhr assessments and collection ni taxes ~
drfray thr current rXIHi~r- ul thr rity uf
Brow n~yiif~. Texas. fnr fhr Improvement nf
rnnda. streets and hriIufS n Enid ciff AMI err
thr erection. construction Hrd purchase ui
YInlir buildings. MHtrr works. rlrrtrlr lights.
streets. ftnirs anil ether permanent improve
ufvnts within thr limits VIII .afl ritF. fur thr NE-
rul yrir I'M 1913 and providing rnr Hix rrr cent
Interest lrr atnufa and a nfnalty ~ Tn prr
cent WV WITT delinquent tHXrx.
Fr M rrtAr inrl iy thR rift rainril uf tlr city
.nf Brownsville. Texas. that section fourth tfthl
of said aiApvr styled rrIirluyp shalt hr amend
rl NM hereafter rrad nS fnli.,uH. tu-wit;
inst AT said taNf~ hrrria levied and which
shall wv ASSESSED Hud Imposed under HuH wv
VIRTUE uf thi~ urlinnnf. shall hr lanih un ur hr-
farr thr first lists day of September. \. ~.
1911. aui " penalty uf tru rrr rtntum shall
Irrrnr un thf entire rHnunnt uf ni NM AAAd taxes
uhf,h arr nrt raid hv thr first tiAtl day ~
September. ~. ~. 1911. tuEt Their with interest
thereon nt th~ rHtr pf SN Irr rrnt p~r nnnnm
which said penalty anil inft rrst ahni MA fnih
when IT, taxes upon which same ShAlI have
Accrued arA raid.
Passed Mt M regular hfeAinm m Che city fnun-
WV. this thr luth day WV August. A. NV HNI1.
t~eall FIN. A BROWNE. Mayor.
Grisanfo Niilnrreal. Secretary. SIS int
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-08-24
Lawn Tennis Forty Years Old.

~ celebrate the foriicih birthday "a
lawn tennis. ii IN proposed to erect 1
memorial ~ The man who Introduced II
NJ DID not ACTUALLY invent the game
PcarSon'S Weekly.
Major Walter clap,on Win-fcld. N
NJ. o. WAS the name of the pioneer Oi
laNr tennis. 80 far ~ the British isles
were concerned. and he brought the game
ID England In ISL. Major Winehcid'
WIN tennis WAS not i'll sonlr WAYS. the
same game that " ~ popular today,
hpUryvry
"SphaIri>~tiks WAS the name under
which he patented ia. anH One great point
nf difference was ian the shape 0f the
lawn on which ia was PLAYED. The first
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-08-24

fta.fan nr.l hv ..wlmn 49, mrf in ns~.n~dnnrn
. "1l WV '..fiN. WV "nn wv wv NJ Y. u
$3.50 n...t. ara ,u.n. ,T ~,i r..,.a,rf AM MN
.r.i.r @f AN. e~ft ~.,'..;t .f tMs .@fr ~f Isrmwne-
x4W. Trx-. .s,.. WV WV r-~rtsr ~n.-It.u nu
ti.raf.s MANN rmf ..r .t r~..t Ann infl
ordering and nrnA ding lnr "a af~rinl e~irction to
hr held ~ aui ior thc city WY Brownsville.
tnHFig uH Cameron. State uf Texas. notice hA
hernhV given fhnf IA rfrrial r~frrfinn in and ior
ssd slty tT ftrsu us,sIir. Cameron County. Tex
aa wNff Np hrhl aN thr fAfwl Tuesday IAN ~rrtem-
lur IN. n. lMtf. the same t~fn< lhf fifteenth
tstt .i s.i. iA'f.r .f tnt rufi-ssr nv Snnmt
MAttN- 'N iAH IuihiirH NHtrFr "A ~AAh eA4 ~
iffnhnNfhr AAf Question SHALL commission
s- att"iufrd tp trlnr n rr" rnArttr. inst
.aia election shall hf hrid in each "f thn four
tAf WAITS "i tAia eHf ih att.faAnre Vita nnA
.s prrstu,e3 Nv tnr 1Ns Ys tue Stnts
H~ hn HItM Eher" "~M' AWh FA"t NtFu' Ahl AM
provided IN said enirr oi said eiiy counsel
The following plteps "fc INfl-rAtru A~ ruii
inH rianrs and thr F.fAHi. hrf'iMniirr nhmri
r' hrrrh1, ~npfrin-N ttthrh .mt.r. NM ana
.vr rAeh ~ thr RESPECTIVE NAnuS "l tniS e"s'
tu-wH.
ISL "Afn- tunr-
iuItn- if.rt lff 'l' STORY iFim' nhl"lh~
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-08-24

Jews. seem Ike the advance ~ 4 lihcra-
Tor and the destruction Of their shackles.
for the Jews of Russian Poland have
long cnvicsl the freedom aud cnlightment
viii .h their brethren III German Poland
obtained under the kiiscr'> government.
Ia the Austrian army. the Jews are
numerous and. unlike their German
brethren. have attained in many eases
high military rank. Ia Austria. the,
are surpassed 10 supply : per cent IL
The military and naval forces. but the
actual enrolment has been far ia *.
rcSs If hat number owing 10 the liking
of Jews for naval service and the *.
ce~~iinels large number u Jewish ply
S~icians IN the army.
IN 2 Russian Invasion of Austria The
Jews viii he special sufferers. because
Jewish communities are hudsIIcd thick
on both sides ~ the frontier. The mohil
~izafion ~ Russian troops nj Wirballrn
and the Austria concentration AZ Ed.
kuhnen Immediately affcfs the Jew
ish eommsnifieS there. The average
percentage Or Jews To The general pap.
%ulation in Austria l. about | IL per
cent. which i exercdrd only III Russia.
The immediate eject Of the Euromeon
war Is far ~ this country j. concerned
has already been noted ia the matter uf
Jewish immigration 10 these shores.
which has been suspended entirely owing
70 The requiSitioning Of railroads b. al
he continental governments and the
tying NJ Of Transatlantic steamship
lines. The effect npon the Jews them.
selves Is Described IN an editorial In
he current issue of the American lie.
brew. With saws:
Aside from the general aspects ~
the war. which are terrible enough.
we A. Jews have y special interest
which doubles our responsibility and
makes the Jewish situation even
more critical.
FiiSt OF all. the fighting. which viii
occur in the eastern Prussian frontier.
will affect the ihickcSt Jewish popula.
ton ~ the world. With Austria. i'm
which Galieia H. the eastern border. and
Poland. which is The western boundary
n Russia. a. the central points of at
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-08-24
Jewish
Armies
Soldiers In Fighting

An important part ia the great Euro
pean conflict is being played hv .I~ss
Of the warning nations, of whom il has
been estimated as many n 3in.Oou Ar,
engaged ~ soldiers 7. The various armic.
0 in the field.
The war will affect Jews, especially
~ 80 far a. concerns The operations be.
tween the German and Russian troops on
the tzars western borslerland and ia
East Prussia. At these borders IL "a
be found the thickest Jewish population
IN the world. More than half Of The
l2.oO00W Jews in the world live in Rus
sian Galieia ia the east Of Austria and
in Poland.
The general mobilization 81 the pow.
ers In Europe involves. according 10 The
latest calculation. the following number
Of Jews in the various armies:
Russia. 1lu.uH0: GERMANY. Gln0: Ans.
tria $1,000: France ln.Or0: Bulgaria r.
600; Italy .0Un: Holland. 7Oo0: Belgium
1000; Scryia 7OO: Total yi3.s5O.
II the mobilization extends 10 Turkey.
Roumania and The remaining Balkan
states the total will approach 100000
or about -four per cent 81 All the Jews ~
Europe.
The status ~ Jewish soldiers varies
greatly in the different nafia0ns now IN
the field. The highest ranking Officers
among Jews Is General Ott0inehi. 81
the Italian army. who was oirr minister
Of war. France has 10 Jewish generals
In Russia the Jewish soldier has for
years been largely 4 conScript. serving
In great part through compassion rath
err than for love az the ~dcSpotic govern
ment that has oppressed his people Ia
the land he II called upon a. defend. In
Germany, while il Is still practically
impossible for a jew 40 attain TO any
save the lowest rank in the army. the SER
vice OF the Jewish soldiers has been Civ
en- willingly and eagerly. and the inter.
est burns ~ strongly in their hearts rs
I'M those IF any Germans. The German
jew remembers that he was one Of the
tirs; of his race 80 obtain civil and p0liti
cal emancipation in Europe.
The entry ~ the German troops into
Western Russia. must 10 the Russian
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-08-24

tfrom fhc Afw York HrrafH.A
Iapan'~ ~uitimatnm~ a. Germany. N
natural result NJ The Anelp-Japnne~e
Alliance should serve ~ bring home to
every American the fortunate position
n biz own country. free ~ ii l. from
every sort of enianaling a~llianrrS. The
privilege N remaining neutral at "a time
Ike thi> j. prccariouS.
Az their every act Americans must
OBS rye the principal M neutrality Just
a. relision~ly rs does their government.
~ The Snlnc time every American mas
81 right have his M opinion. and 80
loha - h. dncs il ,rcrntl, mo- other
man ha~ q right 90 take nmbraee ~ u.s.
expression.
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Lesson In Geography OF The
War i POLAND MAY aEA.He

The dream Of national freedom for Pc
land. which has been offered hx the ear IN
return for loyalty. has never been COM
plctcly c~xtingui-hcd III the heart Nj the
loyal Pole.
The earliest years ~ the history NJ tire
Polish kingdom is oh~cured BY 4 veil Of
legendary fabric. History, in our accepted
sense of the term. begins with Poland
about in the latter half at the tenth cen
fury, in the reign Of Miccxy~law. when po-
land was first introduced ~ the rites and
beliefs Of Christianity through the edict Of
her ruler, who courted the hand Of the
Christian princess 81 Buhcriia.
The history Of poland j. the story Of a
patriotic nation STRUGGLING against the iu-
grcsSion ot invaders. to whom She finally
~succnmhcd. MicczN~law was succeeded hv
a hong line 81 kings who upheld the for
tunes Of Poland with The constantly war
ring peoples II Europe. among whom the
Russians were the most hostile. The be-
ginning Of the downfall 81 Poland may BE-
said to date frorn the year 1850 when the
Poles. under Nlady-law. were seriously
beaten ~ the Tnrk~ Ia Narna. ID Bulgaria.
and driven bach ~ the north. Sigi~mund
III. in the sixteenth century. thcn hest the
Palatinate of Polot~k " Ivan the Terrible
and Livonia 10 the Swcdc~. III the next
century. during the reign 81 the soldier
Sobici~ki. the Turk and Moslcn~ swept IL
.-.... l.t ..t4I az. Ill. VIZ "a
invaders were rcpul~cd.
There were more wars ~ which France.
Sweden and Austria figured. and " the
succeeding wears tie kingdom WAS rent hp
fractional strife. and anarchy and piliar-
ing ~ the peasants. Russian Influence bc-
gan 10 creep ia. broke up shc Confclcra-
tion at Bar. organized ia 1865 To resist ID.
aud finally effected the division AT the
kingdom a~ secretly determined previously
between Ru~~ia. Prussia and Austria. IN
1112 the partition was made. strife
among the mobiles followed. during which
Russia expanded her territory IN Poland.
The instruction Ted hy the famous Thad-
deus ko~cin~ko IN 1894 was ~tiilei. the
city of Warsaw WAS captured and the king
dom OF Poland camc to an end.
By the Treat, OF Vienna IN 1914. there
was again a rc~ctilcneni os Poland By the
terms OF which Ru~~ia'S share in Poland
was converted into a dependent "con~tiim-
tional kingdom" Two revolutions were
attempted. consequently. in 1880 and 1868.
BY Polish patriots who were stamped out
miscrably, suffering the loss Of their Ian
gnagc. their culture and every remaining
ve~tige 81 their former n;.;ionaI life. but
not their hope II freedom. for the Poles
have never become reeoneiled a. their fate
and have constantly revolied against their
alien rulers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-08-24

ENTITLED AN ORDINANCES SHALL 4,
a NEW CITAIeTER*"

IN LII AN ORDINANCE SHALL 4
COMMISSION HE CHOSEN TO FEANfI
a NEW CITAIfTER:"
Whereas. Article IfagE w the Revised fiv;,
statutes W. Che State IN Texas vests M ttr
legislative nr governing authority MI mny inpur
'.rafri city having more than fiyr tAuu<anl
AtIlhitAnt~ the right tD provide hy ordinance
Mar t. submitted fr fhn qualified voters. tir
question. shall \ cvarmi s~isn ny chosen wv frstr4s
n nrW charter ami whereas ~aid ~~vFfirn further
rrufiurS that m S~frrili election fnr thr snt,.
mission ui saft question hr held not hess
than thirty days ur more thnu NINETY lnA~ after
fhc passage ni naid urfiinanre. and ALSO fnr cha
publication thereof III some newspaper nuh
hShpd IN snih rity.
Vow. therefore. Ina acrnrfnmrr with snii
above r1risi article. ir N ordained wy thr sit.
t-Hunrii nt thr rity WIFI brownsville. Texas. fh4t
thfrr rhaf hr submitted Nm thr qualified r..trrA
~ siid city "a 4 special election w ~ heiden
un tkr Fifteenth das uI September. A. D. 1911
to Frame 4 New Charfrr:" The ballet con
tanning ~iid question NV WV printed in accord
Since with thr aforesaid s%rcfium Ma. 1ntir
which provides TINT saline shall contain H. party
designation. Hni provision shall hr made there
pn for thr election from tlr titv af large uf "a
charter committee of not less than Fifteen mem
beers W. more than uur member fur each thrrt
Thousand inhabitants.
Passed at 4 regular session III Che city conn
cil VI the city uf brownsville. this thr 10Th dls
nf August "A. D. 1911.
tScan a. a. ElsDMNE. Mayer.
Attest criSanto Nillarrral. City Secretary.
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PrHSsians ~ 1870. which Ma paid ~
France.
Pont q Monsoon pung-iaN-mon~onrl-
4 city Of some ~ GOO inhahitant- nv North
eastern France. the halfway station he
tween Metz and Nancy A. IN cqui- distant
from Toul and Nancy. and q SOFT of ont
post ri both. h j. an important m~aruiac-
turing town.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-08-24

Directly tea D. spilled pn u table
cloth cover the satin with common salt.
Leave u for "A while. and when the cloth
H. washed all stains will nave disap-
pearrd.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-08-24

Would George cnii~t3~
No. J don't think ~ uanld.'
What the reason iie comes ~
fighting stock
That's the reason. Hes Suuusl wv
fighting. Ills grandmother i~ Y Colonial
Dame. his aunt IN " Nh. A. n. anil Ill.,
mother i- d militant Cicvtland Plain
Dealer.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-08-24

Samillies Ora mec-ycc)--A village III
ihccie and the Mchaiene. II was here that
the aliies Under the Duke ~ Marlborough
gained a notable victory over the French
under Marshal NiIlcroy il May. 170G.
The position of the French on The high
ground around tie town wa~ marked IN the
villages ~ Audckirch on the left and Ia
yicr> on the right. with OHuz and Families
forming ! center. The town stands almost
on ihc watershed ~ The two river. ana II
was here that Marlborough decided IL dc-
liver his main attack. The French army
lest. III Killed and injured. some $4,000
men, while The allies. with TIE Dutch hear
ng the brunt of the fighting. lost scarcely
uue-third that number. Ramillic~ j. p
miles west ~ Lieee and the same distance
southeast 81 Brussels. 1t b. the halfway
point between Namur and Tirlcmont.
Eghezce--A Belgian town ten miles
north of Namur. Oh the railroad running
from the east. southwark ~ Namur via
Tirlrmont. Thi, IL about five miles south
OF Families.
iandon-A small town III Belgium On the
railroad between Licvc and Iouvain. about
twenty four miles northwest VI Lierc. IA
was the birthplace VT the first Pirpiu. dis
iin~uiShcd ~ Pippin NJ I.anIu' from lis
grandson. Pippin ~ %lIrrstal. The French
defeated TIE An.lo-D Dutch army here m
1893. and thr Au-irianS defeated ihc
French IN 1913.
Jodoigne-Thc halfway point On the
railroad from Dies: ~ Namur. seven miles
n.y. the Ghcete river from T~irlcmont.
Wavrc lNaN'rl-A town IN Belgium
fourteen miles southeast o. brussels. with
q population Of about 10000. Here
Grourhy advanced on the day Of Waterloo.
gaining a useless success over Il pru~-ian
corps. The tate Of the campaign was de-
cidcd elsewhere
Dyle River fDilcl-A stream whose mn
per course flows southwark from L.onvain.
Belgium. passing IL miles ca~i of Brussels.
with Wavre ON it, banks. and with IT, head
waters ending only about no miles from
the Samhrc river, which leads into France
lrom Namur.
Nancy lNonc-~e)-The capital 81 Menr-
the Ct M~oscllr. France. on main line Of
railroad between Paris aud StraS~hnrr. It,
population i given a. 100. Gao. II /. ahnns
10 miles from the German Frontier. II miles
cast ~ the stronghold ~ Toni. aud s. miles
west 81 north ~ FpinaL. Charles the Bold
persisted n r. gates. The city became
French n IsH6. ws~ occupied 81 ne allics
ii 1871 and 1915. and pat to ransom " the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-08-24

Stra~~bte Capital III Alsacc- Lorraine.
Germany. two miles west Of the Rhine ON
this river AN. which divide here into five
branches. A IN - miles from the French
frontier. and i9 one 81 the strongest for
tressc~ 81 the German empire. having a cir
sic "a fourteen FORTS. The University of
StfasShurg MIS- rctonndcd a. the Emncr-
or Williams university ~ ls72. IT, library
has 500. 0u0 volumes. Tie population =.
upward Of 10000. Siras>burg held out
AGAINST the Germans for six week during
the Franco-pruS~ian war. finally sur
rendering September -. 1870.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-08-24

There viii vs. fewer pcSsimist~ ns
soon ~ people learn what I'm fin 10 eat
and arr aide Co secure id.
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Lake Nya~~a-The third III size W The
great lakes ~ Central Africa. III length
~ $50 milc~. while ilS greatest breadth ~
~ miles. The lake lies ai III altitude ~
about 1850 feet above TIE sez. ItS shores
are divided between Great Britain. Portugal
and Germany. Great Britain huldiny the
west. ~oEth and lower east coasts through
~ protcctoratc ~ Nya~saland. Germany
The northern half W the cast coast ana M
of the north coast. and Portugal the mid
ne section 81 tie east coast.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-08-24

Dyle River iDilcl-A stream whose up-
per course flow southwark from Lomvnin.
Belgium. passing IL miles cast of Brussels.
With Wavrc On it, banks. and uith IT, head
waters ending only about 10 miles from
ihe Samhrc river. which Leads into France
lrnm Namur.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-08-24

Jodoigne-Thc halfway point on I'M,
railrnad from Dirs' "a Namur. seven mile.
ny the Ghcete river from Tirlcmont.