Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-09-18

Z NrMr SUE Marine HtN N ANfN iN iltA iil
history ami FUN ~ toi ~ 90 present
1ay Interest Ey air-!nc the distaHec
between Nanacy ard Citations is 50
miies bg rui 10 is NJ miles and 10y
s,,ual. "The Marine and th. hh.ne
which extends from tho head ~ natl-
! COTTON On the Marnc river into Ger
many. about l20 The first important
town Dui 81 Chalons ay rail is Ntry-
. / - FRANCOIS. with IS population ni
about 5000 This place was formerly
fortified and BEING located at the
roads leading to chalona. Chan-
mont. Fonulnblcau and otler points,
iv strategic position. Beyond Nuu
s an unintefcstins farming country.
after which We come Geo Bar-I.e-buc.
with rs monument 90 the boys IT the
Neuse who fcll n ,he war ~ 1870, les
beautiful church ~ ST. Pierre and be-
monument ~ the MtohauN. family
9ho introduced important Improve
meutH q the manufacture of bicycles.
Beyond Lor gcNiie Nere is q railroad
tunuoi tNo and 70 half miles lnng aud
ionr series ~ cuts and fills through
whfh tno line passes through the
HoiH1ts between tho valleys ~ thr
Aisne and The Mruse Nlucty -two
muna from Chllons .s tho fortified
fo.tn of Tout which resisted the Ger
mains for so days durine The Franco
prnsuar War a Nttle further ON lies
I.ltrrdun wher. d tunnel carries the
Meusc ard Rhine Canal beneath the
toAn. The scenery in this .s said tn Dec
pcrhnpe the most benufifli bon she en-
tire tuwey from Paris tl str'ss-
lfne Nancy is go miles from foul ht
ru Tho railroad from Chuims 90
Nancy PARALLELS pIr Marine River and
earul 90 Nancois lc pcnt crosses th"
Mouse NICER Sorcy and the Rhine near
Money West of liarlc- Due the vail
less run east tnd west. while east OF
Oat point they run north and south.
which makes the military problem in
rhc two sections somewhat different
CiINllNs Tp Nl1RDiN The
country Wing h"twecn Chnlor--aur
Marno Hud \rrdun is now being fouRht
over us hc eAlles ana iho Germans
eleven miles north OF Chlons is ST.
lIlarc-ou Temple the junction point
between Ecims ana Ncrlur Three
mites further ou s the large military
,lm pc Chnlpns and thrce miles hc-
youd ths great circular eutrcneh
mcn, known vs Aiilh's comm % was
near hero that Aulla the Hun WAS de-
rrntcd boo the Battle 90 Dhalons q hlt
he which Sir Edward Greasy rcckonrd
among the Is decisive battles 81 thc
world in which VAS successfully check
cd Atinss mighty attempt 90 found
nuw anti Christian dynast, Thirty
three miles beyond Ch.,lons Is the town
of Valmy. whore the Allies under the
Duke 81 brunswick were defeated by|
u.r French ln i7g2 This was the "a
NOUS "cannonadc ~ Valmy.' wherein
according to carlyle. the French suns
culottcs lid not us lkc poultry AL
pyramid ON the battlefield contains the
h,ort ~ Kclermuu. one so the French
generals lu chat battle Eastward OF
Naimy HES tho fertile valley ~ tine
river Aisue. which runs midway be-
tween Chalons and Nerdun In this
valley ls amated thetown ~ Sairto|
Monchowd ~ about 5000 population
and noted Tor its pork It was here
taat Louis XVI WAX recognized hy 'pidI
prtgonn urouct" ON his attempted
flight from France In l19 Beyond
thi. placc lies the picturesque ooun
iry which contains cine famous forest
of Argonne. wen kroWn from the cam
paien u i7se After passing throurn
this forest Neriun is reached. l1t
miles out from Paris
ST. pIZIER TO EPlNAf, 81 Diaier.
w.1icl lies about 80 miles southeast ~
Chnlons is nearly midway between
Pars and Epiual and is ritS possess
Ing Important iron works and AN eN-
tcnsive lumber trade Not far away
is the town Of Bassy, well known as
tho scene ~ the massacre Of the Huge
nots. which Was the signal for the re-
Hgious wars In France IN 1862. The
hasn sn which the Portestants assem-
hlrd for Worship has been Rebuilt .n
the street opposite the city nall The
valley ~ the Marine south ~ ST D.zicr
ig ftmuus FOR lts iron works and its
coundrics Joinvi,e is picturcsquelN
situated on a branch of the Marine and
ON the slope % hill ON which stood
the chstcau 90 the JoinyiHc family
/ Grand Avranyillc occupiea the site of
an ancient Roman city from which
numerous antiquities have been taken
including a single mosaic Go feel long
innd a. feet broad. Narcoulrurs is a
small town in This regton where Joan
of Are made known her mission 60 the
sire de- Daudicouu and begged him 60
send her Go the French courts About
| IS miles further ON is the little town
Iof Domrey. where stands the modest
cottage In which Joan % Arc was
! born. Reyond this aoirt Is the town
OF M.rccourt, famed FOR les emproider-
los, lnccs and instruments, and 20
miles southeast 81 which hcs the for
trcss Of Epinal
I BROWNS 4 town ~ .iur - pru
( France 80 miles east OF southeast OF
Paris ny RAN and s. miles southwest
- chalous. az the junction ot the Dur
tain with tho Vanilla Ity .,.,.,,,t..t 90.