Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-09-16
WAR PRIMER concerning PLACES THAT
ARE FIGURING IN THE news DISPATCHES

SOiSSONS--A French city. SIS milcp
northeast OF Paris by rail-, and 20 miles
directly east OF Compiegne. on the left
bank Of tho Aisne. II has iron and
copper foundrics, ana factories for the
production OF boilers. agricultural i'm
PIGMENTS and other iron goods. straw
hats. glass and sugar The town WA
sacked by Charles v IN 1854 and Ny
tho Itugenots IN 1865. in 1915 the
town was captured and recaplur,i by
the Allies and the French In 1915,
after Waterloo. II was the rallylng
point for the vnnquisned an dit was
not occupied by the Allies iill the iiih
VI August. In the Franco rrusslan
war Il smrendcrcd to the Germans
slSNi.ls "A town Of northern France
ON the Nonctte, "a mlloa north 81
northeast Of Paris by rsil and 20 miles
by AIRLINE. Its population iH about
1900. Its 0allo-Roman wallis, 30 feet
high and ~ feet thick. are. with those
Of 81. Lizler and fiourg.H the most
perfect IN France. At each Of the 10
angles of the wall stands tower. The
city has five gates. Tho manufacture
of brick aud tiles cardboard, measures
and other wares are among The iuius-
tries The f.eaguors wcrn braton there
IN 1859 by Henry I ana Francois a.
Ia Noue.
ABnEViI.IE A town Of northern
France. on tho sommo river ~ miles
from It's mouth In the English channel
and Is miles northwest of Amirns by
rail. II IN built partly on ON island and
partly on both sides ~ the river ltH
Industries include hemp spinning. the
manufacture Of cloth SUGAR making.
building. nnd inckamiihins Tho
French aud English were IT, masters
bv turn Ia the iith. and eagly 18th cen
turtes In i4T7 II was annexed per
manently by France. rs population
h. about 10000.
CnAIONS-S MARINE 4 town
OF northeastern France. iO7 mloa cust
OF Paris. on the main line of tho East
orn Railway 10 Nancy The population
10 approximately 10000. liuEo military
barracks he to the north aud onst
The principal Industry !" breWing, and
galleries Of immense length hown in
a limestone hlll and served by lines
OF railway are used az store houses
Tor hccr. The plains near Chnrlona
were the scene Of the defeat ~ Alma
the ilm. In the sth. century. Tho
ARMY of rhalons." formed by Marshal
Mcmahon in tho camp at this place
inter- thc flrat ro,rrsos Of The French
in 1870 surrendered az Sedan. The
military oamp 81 atm used as train
ing center Tor troops.
NirRY -LE-FRNNcOIs \ town n
notihcaaicrn France, on the Marno. 20
miles southeast ~ Chalons. and 100
milcH hy rail east Of Paris. Tho pres
onl town WAS built In i6i5 by Fran
cois e. to replace tho older town burn.
rd In the previous year by Charles Y
u manufacture cement and decorated
wares, AMI has population Of about
5000
NESptI. tnwr ~ eastern France
Nituatod hotNoon the "a Motto hill
and the River Dungeon. 86 miles from
the Alsacc border ana gad miles roHt
Of southeast of Paris hy ran lis ma
diorai wallis ~ the iath aud 18TH cen
turioa still exist on tho northern side.
bistilling and the manufacture ~ files
and taploca are among the Industries
The town suffered greatly during the
wars Of rellgion and tho Thirty Yoar'
War
E4iiNG An east rruasian seaport
town. 90 mites hy rail east ~ southeast
~ Danzig. on the sihmg small river
which flows into the rrischc iiaif about
five miles from tho town It's populn
lion " about Go,o00 In iG9s. and again
10 i7a5, Il waa seized by the clcctor oi
nrardcnburg az . security for a debt
Charles MI ~ Sweden held II for ran
SON. and tho Russians captured Il IN
igl0 In i77s II fell "a Prussia through
the first partition NJ Poland At us,
great Sehtchau iron works In rihln,
ara built MOST 81 the torpedo boats an,
destruycra FOR the German Navy. a,
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