Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-11-06

of Argonne region Of northern France,
-four miles west of Grandpre, and
about 80 miles east of Reims. On ap-
preaching the town a huge building
resembling a Middle Age fortress viii
four turrets is seen. A nearer view
reveals the fact that Il is a church. |
one of the most curious in the Argonne
region. II is dedicated to ST. Juvin, |
who was a slave employed to watch
cattle in the forest. Legend says shat
he built himself a place to pray in the
dense woods. His master Marc,
non-believer. asked him to explain.
The slave carried In his hand a dead
branch Of a tree. Suddenly twigs and
green leaves sprouted from its sid IS.
Marc Immediately ordered that, af er
his death. an inscription be placed
over his grave, stating he was be-
lever In the resurrection from the
dead and that he was "only a worm of
the dirt"
GRANDPRE-A small town on the
northern border of the Forest of Ar
gonne. in the northwestern part OF
France, at the foot of a steep valley,
on the right bank of the River Airl
A large castle in which are many
relics and pieces OF art nearly 500
years old. crowns the top Of neigh
9 boring hill. The town comman rs one
of the passes. running east and west,
through the hilly and wooded Argonne
region.
THEODOSIA, or KAFFA-A FASH
| ionable seaside resort on the south
east coast of Crimea. rising ON the
sides of the hills enclosing the west
angle Of one of the bays of the Black
Sea. The Ionian Greeks founded the
town which is said to have reached
a population of 100000 in the Middle
Ages. Six hundred years ago Genoses
started a colony there. and their city
finally rivalled Athens in splendour
and size. but the attacks of the Turks
in l475 caused the city's prosperity 10
decline rapidly. In recent years Il
has begun to flourish again and now
has a population close to 10000 made
up of Tartars. Armenians. Greeks and
Russians. Their principal occupa-
tions are fishing, the preparation of
caviar, and the expectation Of wheat,
WOOL hides and salt
NOVOROSSYSK-A town In the
Russian province of Caucasia, on the
northeast coast Of the Black Sea, %
miles southeast of Anapa. and almost
opposite Theodosia, 100 miles away.
In 1922. the Turks built the fortress
Soudjouk-Kaleh on the site of the
present town. This was destroyed
by Russia in 1912 and in 1888 the
fortified village was founded which
withstOod a siege by the Allies in
1855. NovorOssysk has become an
important commercial point, with the
shipping Of petroleum as its chief
industry. The population today Is
about $4,000.
POLANGER-An extreme north
western town of Russia, on the Bal
tic Sea, is miles due north of Ger
many's northernmost town, Memel.
The place is but eight miles from the
Prussian frontier, with which coun-
try 1t has until recent years carried
on an extensive commerce. It has
excellent bathing facilities, and is
noted for its yellow amber. II ex.
ports hides and cattle, and receives
IL return cloth, sugar and agricui
4 tural machinery. Just TO the soul
/ OF the town is Mount Merouta. cele
/ brated because OF the magniiicen
I
4 Praourima, which was destroyed b.
4 the Knights of Porte-Galiyes. II
4 wooden chapel, which still stands, 4
venerated by the people in that par
OF Russia. The population is abou
$500.
MARIANOFKA-A Russian town,
ten miles south of southwest of War.
saw, with a population of about $500
In the surrounding neighborhood
there are numerous mounds, in one
of which, in 1916, was found a huge
tomb which contained many human
skeletons. Scattered around the
cavern were pieces of armour and
numerous other objects, many OF
them made of clay, which dated from
the earliest days of Russia.
KAZIMIERZ-A town m Russian Pc
land, on the Vistula River, 80 mile
west of Lublin, about 40 miles east o
Radon and 40 miles north of the Cali
l clan frontier, with a population close Il
1000. II was here that a sangunary
battle between the Poles and Russian
took place on April 80, 1881. A beauti
/ full cathedral 600 years old is in an ex
cellent state Of preservation. 1t wa
founded by Casimir the Great, iron
4 whom the town got its name.
4 PENANC-A British possession il
4 the Straits Settlement to the west o
4 the Malay Peninsula and separate
4 from it by a channel from two TO lei
4 miles wide. The territory is 10 mile
4 long and has an area of l07 squar
1 miles. It's climate is healthful, althoug
4 hot; It is mountainous in the nortl
4 and in its other portions wooded an
A picturesque. Pepper, indigo, cottoI
4 coffee. sugar tobacco, cocoanuts an
A rice are produced, and tin is mined nea
4 the base of its mountains. The cap
4 tai, OF the same name, has an Europea
4 aspect, with pretty houses surrounde
a bv shady fruit arbors. 1t has an e1
4 cellent harbor, an arsenal and barrack
a and civil, lcper and convict hospital
+ Fort CORVALLIS is just TO the mort
= of the town.
PERYNSE-A small town OF We
- Flanders, Belgium, bordering the Vs.
river. on the line from Nieuporte
Dixmude. nine miles from the form'
place. Oil and grain mills and sewers
breweries are located there. The popl
latinn is approximately 1000.
JANOWIEC-A small place in Ru
sian Poland, 30 miles south of east I
Radon. near tie Vstula river, with
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