Las Vegas optic., 1914-10-21
ON THE WESTERN
line OF THE
War
DESCRIPTION OF TOWNS in BEL.
GUM AND THE NORTH OF
FRANCE

lNu Villages OI fIduCe, DSlSlum anu
1t is 27 miles northwest of
Lille, six miles from the Belgian bor
der and II miles from the seacoast.
The hill of Cassel attains an altitude
of 544 feet The place is supposed to
have been the site Of Castellum Mori-
norum of the Romans, and was at one
time strongly fortified 1t was the
scene of many important battles dur
ing the middle ages. Lace, linen,
soap, leather, oil, salt, earthenware,
beer and butter are among its outputs. {
Hazebrouck- railroad town of !
northern France, % miles northwest |
Of Lille and nine miles from the Bel
gian border 1t is the junction of lines /
running to Calais, Dunkerqueq, Lille,
Bethune and many other important
cities of northern France, and it's po-
pu.ation of about $4,000 is made up
principally of people in the employ
of the railroads The town is of no
importance architecturally, its chief
structure being the Church of st. Eloi,
built in the sixteenth century. The
town is in the midst of an agricultural
district and trades extensively in
grain. hops and live stock Many Of
its inhabitants are engaged in cloth
weaving
Estaires-A town in northern
France, 13 miles west of Lille and
siy miles from the Belgian border on
the Lys River. The population is ap-
proximateiy $1,000 There is some
manufacturing, with linen and soap as
| the chief products. The town is old
fashioned and unprogressive, having
changed but little in the last 50 years
Quatre- -Bras-A Belgian hamlet, is
miles east of south of Brussels, 12
miles north of Charleroi, and 10 miles
south of Waterloo, the name of which
| is derived from the meeting of four
roads. The place is famous because
the obstinate conflict between the
French and the allies on June 16, 1915
occurred there. The French were sue
cessful in the early stages, but toward
the close of the battle the tide turned
decidedly in favor Of the allies and the
French were totally defeated, At one
time the Duke of Wellington only es-
capped being captured by putting his
horse to full gallop.
Roulers-A town Of West Flanders
belgium, on the Mandel, an affluent
Of the Lys, 70 miles north by northeast
of Ypres and 10 miles northwest of
ICourtrai, which was famous in the
eleventh and twelfth centuries for its
Iweavers. The French defeated the
Austrians here after a fierce conflict
in July, 1884 The inhabitants depend
for their livelihood on the cultivation
of flax and the manufacture of linen,
leather, beer and spirits The ada
cent patures are rich and butter forms
an article Of export The town has
had considerable growth in recent
years and now has population of
about $4,000.
Furnes-An old fashioned town Of
West Flanders, Belgium. 16 miles
southwest of Ostend, three miles from
the coast and four miles from the
lFGench border, noted for its specta-
crIar pageant depicting the 10 events
in the life Of Christ, which has been
held annually since 1850. People from
the whole of Belgium are attracted to
this fete in which the residents of the
little town take the parts Of Roman
soldiers, priests, the apostles, officials
and spectators Wooden figures are
even brought in to swell the magnit-
tude of the performance. With the
exc option of this event the place Is
dull and of little Importance. Corn.
stock, hops and dairy products are
traded in extensively The town was
destroyed by the Normans and was
rebuilt in $40 It's population is about
1000.
Enghien-A town of South Central
Belgium, II miles southeast of Brus-
sels and the same distance north Of
Mons, with population of about 5000
1t is on the line from Ghent to Charlie
roi Many lace, linen and cotton in
dustries are located there. The ances-
ltra1 chateau of the Dues d, Enghien,
destroyed during the French revolu-
tion, was located in the fine old park
Outside the town. The great Conde
gained the right to use the style OF
Enghien among his other titles
Through victory near this place.
Thielt-An ancient town of West
Flanders, Belgium, at the foot Of an
eroinence, II miles west Of Ghent and
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