Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-08-25

Its population is about $4,000, and it
is situated about Is miles northeast Of
the present capital. With Tirlemont,
St. Trond and Tongres it furnishes the
line for holding back the movement of
an enemy across the territory between
Brussels and Liege. Local tradition
has it that Louvain was established
as a permanent military camp by Jul
Jus Caesar. The common people rose
up against the mobiles during the four
teenth century, but were put down
after a struggle of 20 years. There
after the importance and prosperity of
Louvain declined, and Brussels took
its place. 1t has one of the finest un-
iversities in Belgium, which prides it
self most on it's theological school.
LIBAU-A port of Russia, on the
Baltic sea, a little less than so miles
from the extreme northern part Of
Northeast Prussia. 1t has a population
of about $4,000. Troops marching
from Mcneil, Prussia, could arrive by
land without leaving their own terri
tory more than so miles behind. 1t has
railway connections with Moscow,
Orel and Kharkov. There are numer-
Gus factories making gun powder,
SOAP machinery and tin plate. There
are also large saw mills and -four
mills. The exports are valued at about
$25,000,000 a year North of the COM
mercial harbor is the naval strong
hold, consisting of extensive fortifica-
tions, breakwaters and moles These
defenses were finished eight years ago
DIEST-A town equal distance from
Liege, Antwerp and Brussels, about
20 miles from each, and a little north
of the air line between Liege and Ant
werp. 1t is one of the five fortified
places in Belgium, and has many
breweries. It protects both Brussels
and Antwerp from military movements
by way of Maastricht.
HASSELT-The capital Of Belgian
Limburg, at the junction of several
important railroads. 1t has many
breweries and distilleries. 1t is fam
Gus for its great septennial celebra-
ton of the day of the Assumption, in
honor of the Virgin-under the name
of Virga Jesse. On these occasions,
the date of which is August 49, the
town is converted into a forest of
frs, by the collection and planting of
trees and branches from the neighbor-
ing forest. Hasselt is on the main
road from Maastricht to Antwerp.
MULHAUSEN-A town in upper AL
SAGE, on the river III, an affluent of
the Rhine, and also on the Rhine
Rhone canal. 1t is a great textile CEN
ter. The manufacture of railway
equipment and other machinery is also
an important industry 1t passed to
Germany with the close of the Franco
Prussian war, and thousands of the
French inhabitants returned to French
territory. The population is approx
mately 100000.
MUHLAUSEN-A city of about 49,
900, in Prussia, which figured in the
Reformation and in the Thirty Years
war. 1t is largely engaged in textile
industries, and has other manufacture
ing enterprises-such as the making
of needles, machinery, cigars, soap,
furniture and shoes.
ANTWERP-A city of Belgium re-
garded as its principal fortified strong
hold. Although so miles from the sea
it is still one of the greatest seaports
of Europe, because the broad and
deep Schelde River gives it an excel
lent outlet. It's population is almost
entirely Flemish. Under Emperor
Charles V it is said to have been the
most populous city of continental Eu-
rope. At the middle of the sixteenth
century it had a population estimate ]
at $4,000. The great fairs held ZEN
attracted the merchants of the civiliz-
ed world Under the Spanish regime
it declined, and in 20 years fell to a