El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-15
NENAGED towns
RICH IN HISTORY
War Zone in France Covers
Territory Made Famous
in Many Conflicts.

washington. D c. Sept l5--Ine
National Geographic society mas pIe-
pared the following Iacls cohSeL MI
places that are figuring prominently ~
the news of the military Opei a'ioNS AZ
SrsauxIIn northern France. on the
right bank Of the Marine IS the ClllSt
town Of the agricultural LSslou -
Rrie IS miles east OF northeast o.
paris bv rail with populalloh o.
about 1900. 1t was here IN 100 t ldl
Tbe Protestants tried TO seize the Lel-Sn
l-iDe- Charles IX and his moJherr CalA-
N- i-s Je1NTedfci The plot failed. the
king and queen escaping win ne.
courtiers to Paris II was the IN .
town which opened It's gates 70 IleHlt
" in 1884. On the highway 10 Fafls, us
environs were ravaged py me al NY
Of Lorraine in 1852
Frances Cheese Town
CouIommiers-A French town -
miles east Of Paris by rail- IS IN the
Trie district. with a population Of about
1000 The towns CHIEF INDUSTRY y
r,rfntfne. 1t also trades in agricultural
products especially in cheeses named
fer ire town. The town contains
-fafue TO commandment Beaurepaire'
who. in 1892, killed himself rather than
surrender Verdun to the Prusslans-
Paris to ChalOns-Sur-Marne-
The country over which the CONTEND
ing armies are fighting, TO the east OF
Paris is full Of interest Eight miles
out is the town OF lie Ralncy Dunl lli
the park of the chateau which DeLohseG
to the Orleans family ana was pll4dseu
in 1875 Al this point an electric tram
way runs to MOnuermell, Two ana
half miles away. Eleven miles OUT OF
Paris at Chelles was the VIVA OF me
MerOVinEian kings. IN Wnlcn rIeuS-
e-1uda caused Chilperic to be murdered.
The town was celebrated Tor us aDDey'
destroyed after 1880 A Few miles LuI-
Their on is the town Of Noislel, Wnere
one Of the largest chocolate factories IN
the world is located. Seventeen miles
out of Paris is the town Of Lagny, Win
a population Of about 5000. situated
on the river Marine Here IS tound me
early Gothic church Of st Pierre Wnicn
is really the choir Of an immense abbey
church which was begun but never I'm
ished Beyond this place the river
makes detOur Of 10 miles when yes
sells avoid by a short canal cut through
tunnel running parallel TO the RAN
road tunnel Six miles further on Is
the town Of Esbly. on the Gran Norm
floods the environs Of Paris
Twenuy-eight miles from Paris Is
Meaux, with a population OF 15'vvU'
which carries on an active trade IN
grain and Brie cheese The catnedral OF
St Etienne is a Gothic edlIlce DeGuh
in the 18th century, whose SOuLn tower
Is still unfinished Thirteen miles 1ur-
Their up the Marine is Ferue-Sous-
Jouarre, a small town famous for its
mill stone uuarries. It was the divine
fortress Of the Gauls- Eighteen miles
further east is Chateau-Theierry, fam
Gus for its manufacture Of mathemat-
cal and wind instruments The castle
here is said to have been built by
Charles MarteL At this point begin the
beautiful vineyards Of Champagne
Eighty-eight miles out Of Paris is the
town Of Epernay. the center Of the
champagne trade Of France. There are
vast cellars used by the champagne
makers. consisting Of long galleries
hewn in the chalk rock It is esI-
awr-rr111r- N0N 600 hotties
Of champagne are laid down here Be
yond Epernay. % miles out Of Paris
is a very ancient herOnry occupied an
nually by herons from February 20
August Fifteen miles further up the
valley Of the Marine is the city OF
Chalons
Austria's Largest Province.
GaIicia-The largest province OF AUS
tria- bounded on the north End east by
Russia and separated from Hungary
on the south BIZ the Carpathian noun
tains: on the west II IS bounced oy me
province of MOravia and on the south
east by the province Of Bukovina- Long
winters. with an abundant snowfall,
short and wet springs, hot summers and
long and steady autumns give it the
severest climate In Austria Its prln-
cipal agricultural products are barley,
oats. rye. wheat. maize and leguminOus
plants. and its minerals are salt. coal.
petroleum, zinc and sulphur. Galicia
makes nearly 30 percent Of the total
production of spirits in Austria It
also manufa ctures lumber, paper, sugar
and cloth In 1910 the province had
population Of S.O22. 1876 On the first
partition OF Poland in 1872. Galicia came
to Austria: in 1875 West Galicia was
added TO the district and the further
addition of Cracow was made in 1864.
The City OF BresIau.
Breslau-The capital Of Prussian
Silesis- on the Oder. $50 miles from its
mouth and 202 miles from Berlin on the
railway to Vienna The city is so miles
from Russian Poland. Its population
in 1910 was 511.S91- Breslau is ex-
ceedingly rich in fine monuments and
handsome fountains. The Industries
comprise machinery and tools. railway
and ,tramway carriages. furniture. gold
and silver work, carpets. furs, paper
musical instruments, glass and china
Coal sugar, cereals, spirits, petroleum
and timber are traded in extensively
Breslau is the headquarters Of the SIKH,
German army corps and contains a large
garrison Of troops in peace times. The
city came into the possession Of Fred
erlck the Great in 1741. It was recov-
cred by the Austrians in 1857, but was
regalned by Frederick in the same wear
and has since belonged to Prussia. al
Inough the French held IL for a few
days IN 1907 and again in 1913.