Evening journal., 1914-10-03

BAPAUME-A small town Of north
ern France. IS miles south Of south
east of Arras and 25 miles northwest
of ST. Quentin. the scene Of the great
battle Of January 3, 1871 as a re-
suit Of which the Germans fell back
behind the Sommo The town also
figures in the peace Of the Pyrenees,
in 1863. by which it was ceded to
Louis XIV by his father Louis Kill
The son. just turned 2l, had been
strongly attracted TO one of the nieces
of Mazarin. but, by the peace OF
Pyrenees. IL was agreed that the now
friendship with Spain should be &C.
mented by the marriage of Louis to
his cousin, the lnfanta Maria Theresa.
Tho marriage took place at once. Ba-
paume Is an artillery station, possess
ing considerable strength. II has eX-
tensivc cambric, calico, thread and
sugar factories, and spinning mills.
Surrounding district is extremely
arid. a single fountain affording its
chief water supply The towns pop
ulation of about $500. has not var
led perceptibly for more than half a
century.
BEAUMONT-A picturesque town
of northern France, near the left bank
Of the Meuse. u miles east of south
Of the famous battlefield of Sedan and
the same distance from the Belgian
border II was here on the Both of
August. 1870. that 5000 men under
General de Failly. guarded the pass
age OF the Meuse. but were defeated
and captured by the Saxon troops.
The Fronch columns, yielding to the
force of numbers combined with su.
perior morale. were driven upon Sc.
dan. and during the next day the re-
treat practically became a rout On
September 1, the French were crowd
cd around the little fortress Of Sedan,
and by noon were completely invest
cd. They hoisted the white flag at
4.15 in the afternoon.
NETLEY-A village in England,
three miles southeast of Southamp-
ton, on the cast shore of Southampton
Water. Henry III founded a Cister-
clan Abbey here in 1887 and its eX-
tensive ruins are the chief point of
interest in the town today. The
gatehouse was transformed into a
fort at the time OF Henry VIII Net
ley Hospital for wounded soldiers
one mile southeast of the Abbey was
built in 1856 after the Crimean War
Il is the principal military hospita
in Great Britain giving accommoda
tions for upwards of 200 patients
IORQUAN-A town in England nj
Ton Bay of the English Channel .
miles south OF Exeter. Its principa
ronIfufirn IL Ia tt.fnfa,s raatI,v., (.
temperature seldom rising as high as Z
degrees in the summer or falling belo,
the freezing point in winter. In tn
neighborhood evidence of Roman occt
patton has been found After the defca
of the Spanish Armada. Don Pedro
galley was brought into Tor Bay: am
William. Prince of Orange. landed !
Tor Bay in November. 1855. Until n
middle Of the nineteenth century n
place was an insignificant fishing vi
laee. In the town are a number Of ma
blc-poishing works. and terra colt
ware Of fine quality is manufacture
from a deposit of clav nearby. III
town has a population of about $4,000
ANGRA PEQUENA 0.uderitz Ravl
One of the three bays along the coast
German Southwest Africa. about Il
NIAIln iINlN It's rNNiNtil nNINfIs
bay is not of much value for shippii
purposes as it is in danger of bciI
filed with sand by the strong, col
1ortherly coast current. Many sms
Islands which stud the coast north ar
south of Angra Pequena, belong
Great Britain. The Little Fish Riv
enters the Atlantic Ocean here. The
are settlements with about POO II
hahitants at Luderitz Bay The di
covery Of diamonds in this district
July l00S caused a rush of treasu
searchers. The diamonds were found q
the surface in sandy soil and were ,
small size. resembling Brazilian dii
monds BY the end of the wear n
total yield was over $4,000 carats. IN
coast of Southwest Africa was disco,
cred by Bartholomew Diaz in las
whist endeaVorine to find his wav
,ne Indies. when he anchored in Anpi
MiLAWA--A town Of Russian p
land, siN miles from the East Pruss;,
border. ~ miles northwest Of Narss
and the same distance northeast
Plock The town IS ON the main lno
the railroad rmNing from Danzig
Warsaw, and Is the last station of nj
importance north of Warsaw inside I
border It's population is about 100