Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-09-02
National Geographic Society 8 Primer

Ghent-The capital of East Flanders,
Belgium, at the confluence of the
Seheldt and the Lys The city Is di-
yided by the rivers and by canals, some
naVigable, into numerous islands con-
nected by over 200 bridges. In the CEN
ter of the city stands the unfinished
belfry, a square tower some 500 feet
high. built in 11SS-1339 One of
Clients most interesting institutions is
the great Beguinage or home of Ger
man and Dutch sisterhoods, which
constitutes a little town of itself. 1t
is surrounded by walls and moat and
contains numerous small houses, IS
converts and a church. Seven hun
dred Beguines women devoted to good
works, live there. Client was captured
by the French in 1898, 1908 and 1745
The treaty of peace following the war
Of 1912 between Great Britain and the
United States was signed here in 1914
1t has a population of approximately
$4,000. A great exposition was held
here during 1913 in which Germany
Holland, England and France took
part.
Ostend-The Atlantic city of Bel
GUM, with a population of about 49,
600, situated at almost the central point
on the AZ miles of seacoast that be-
long to Belgium. In the middle ages
it was strongly fortified but in 1865
the last vestiges of its ramparts were
removed. Since then a new town has
been created, in which a solid granite
digue or parade over two miles long,
a casino, royal chalet and a race course
are features. Ostend is in direct rail-
road communication with Brussels, Co.
logne and Berlin.
Visegrad-One OF the eight principal
military stations of the eastern from
tier of Bosnia, 43 miles east of the
capital Serajevo, where the assassina-
tons took place that were the imme-
date cause of the European war. The
town Is about 10 miles west of the
/ Servian frontier.
! Alost-A town in west central Bel
GUM, situated on the west bank of the
Bender river, midway between Brus-
sells and Client, 16 miles from each
/ place 1t was the ancient capital of
what was called imperial Flanders.
i Thierry Martens here set up one of
the first printing presses of Europe
It's Is dIOuilQ oo,uUU, lie
city and the surrounding region are
famous for their hop gardens and linen
bleaching establishments The mead
ows south of Alost are often covered
with linen undergoing a bleaching pro-
cess
Termonde-One of the five fortified
places in Belgium on the Bender river,
near the confluence with the Scheldt
Its Notifications are old-consisting of
two forts and a walled city. 1t was
here that Louis XIV was forced to beat
a hasty retreat in 1867, because it's de-
I tenders opened the bikes and flooded
the country. The population is APP
proMmately 1000
Mons-A city in southern Belgium,
the capital of Hainaut since the
eighth century, at which ttne Charlie
magne recognized it as such. It has
had a long military history. with nu-
merous sieges, being many times forth
fled, dismantled and fortified again,
and being finally made an unfortified
city in 1862. 1t is a Furnishing city of
about 10000 inhabitants. and is the
central point of Belgium's great coal
district, the Borinage.
Valenciennes - A French frontier
town with a population of about u.s.
600. 80 miles southeast of Lille, at the