The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-08-28
Primer of the
Wars Geography

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Of the present capital. With Tirle-
mont, st. Trond, and congress it fur.
nishes the line for holding back the
movemtnt of an enemy across the ter
ritory between Brussels and Liege.
Local tradition has it that Louvain
was established as a permanent mill
tary camp by julius Caesar. The
common people rose up against the
mobiles during the fourteenth century,
but were put down after struggle of
20 years. Thereafter the Importance
and prosperity of Louvain declined,
and Brussels took 1t place. 1t has one
of the finest universities in Belgium,
which prides itself most on it's theo-
logical school.
Libau-A port Of Russia, on the Bal
tic sea, little less than so miles from
the extreme northern part of North
east Prussia. 1t has a population of
about $4,000. Troops marching from
Mcneil, Prussia, could arrive by land
without leaving their own territory
more than so miles behind. It 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 25.0O0,O0O year. North of the
commercial harbor is the naval strong.
hold, consisting of extensive fortifica.
tions, breakwaters and moles. These
defenses were finished eight years
ago.
Diest-A town equidistant from
Liege, Antwerp and Brussels, about
23 miles from each, and a little north
Of the air line between Liege and
Antwerp. 1t is one of the five fortified
places in Belgium, and has many brew
cries. 1t protects both Brussels and
Antwerp from military movements by
way of Maastricht.
HasseIt-The capital of Belgian
Limburg, at the junction of several
important railroads. 1t has many
breweries and distilleries. 1t is IA
nous for its general septennial cele-
bration of the day of the assumption,
in honor Of the Virgin-under the
name of Virga Jesse. On these occa-
sions, the date of which is August Is,
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 Ill, an affluent of the
Rhine, and also on the Rhine-Rhone
canal. 1t is a great textile center.
The manufacture of railway equipment
and other machinery is also an impor-
tant industry. 1t passed to Germany
with the close of the Franco-Prussian
war, and thousands of the French IN
habitants returned to French territory.
The population is approximately 100,-
900.
Muhlausen-A city of about 10000,
in Prussia, which figured in the Ref
ormation and in the Thirty Years war.
1t is largely engaged in textile indus
tries, and has many other manufacture
ing enterprises-such as the making
of needles, machinery, cigars, soap,
furniture and shoes.
Antwerp-A city Of Belgium regard
ed as its principal fortified stronghold.
Although 60 miles from the sea it is
still one of the greatest seaports of
Europe, because the broad and deep
Schelde river gives it an excellent
outlet. Its population is almost en-
tirely 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 population estimated
at $4,000. The great fairs held then
attracted the merchants of the civ
ilized world. Under the Spanish
regime it declined, and in 20 years
fell to population of $4,000. The
Treaty of Westphalia closed the
Schelde to sea going vessls, and it
was not re-opened until the French
did so in 1874. Napoleon undertook
to revivify the city, but it was surren-
dered to the English in 1914. 1t be-
gan to grow again, but was almost
ruined in the military operations of
1880 and thereafter. Netherlands re-
tanned the right to levy navigation
dues on the Schelde, which laid a
heavy hand on Antwerp until 1863,
when it was committed by the payment
of about $7,0OO,OO0 The city and river
are defended by a number of advanced
fortresses and by ramparts eight miles