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The Notifications Of Ep:nal are con-
nected to the southwark with Belfort,
Dijon and Besanccn by the fortified
line OF the Mcselle, and north Of II
Hes the unfortified zone called the
Trouse d. Epinal. a gap designedly
left open to invaders between Epinal
and Toul, another great fortress which
is itself connected by the Meuse forts
! d'arret with Verdun and the places Of
the northeast Epinal. therefore, is a
fortress Of the greatest possible i'm.
portance to the defense of France. and
its works, all built since 1870, are for.
midable permanent fortifications. The
Moselle runs from south to north
through the middle of the girdle Of
forts; the Notifications OF the right
bank. beginning with Fort de la
Mouche. near the river three miles
above Epinal, form chain Of de.
tached forts and batteries over six
miles long from south TO north and
the northernmost part OF this line is
immensely strengthened by numerous
advanced works between the villages
OF Dogneyille and Longcnamp. On
the left bank, larger area Of ground
is included in the perImeter of de-
Tense for the purpose OF encampmept,
the most westerly of the forts, Giran.
court, being seven miles distant from
EDinal; from the lower Moselle to
Girancourt the works are grouped
principally about Uxengeny and Sar-
chey; from Girsncourt to the upper
river and Fort de la Mauche long
ridge extends in an arc, and on the,
southwestern section the principal de-
Tense is Fort Ticha and its annexes.
The circle Of forts, which has peri.
meter of nearly 30 miles, was in 1895
reinforced by the construction of Is
new works. and the area of ground
enclosed and otherwise protected by
the defenses of EpinaI is sufficiently
extensive to accommodate a large
army.
Belfort. town of eastern France.
capitai OF the territory Of Belfort, ITS
miles east-southeast of Paris, en- the
main line of the Eastern railway. Pop
ulat'on (1906), town. % 1905; commune.
34.649. 1t is situated among wooded
hills on the Sayoureuse at the inter-
section of the roads and railway lines
from Paris to Basel and from Lyons
to Mulhausen and Strassburg, by
which 1t maintains considerable trade
with Germany and Switzerland.
After the war of 1901, Belfort,
which after diplomatic struggle re-
NAMED in French hands, became a
frontier fortress of the greatest value.
and the old works which underwent
the siege of 1901 we're promptly in.
creased and remodelled, In front of
the Perches redcubts, the Bcsmont.
whence the Prussian engineers began
their attack, is now heavily fortified
with continuous lines called the "Or.
ganization Defensive de Bosmont."
The Old Bellevue redoubt (now Fort
Denfert- Dcchereau) is covered by
new work situated likewise on the
ground occupied by the siege trenches
in the war. Perouse. hastily ,entrench-
ed IN 1870, now possesses q permanent
fort The old entrenched camp en-
closed by the castle, Fort La Miotte,
and Fort Justice. is stiIl maintained,
and part even Of the enciente line,
which included the whole area Of the
attack and defense of 1870. lies com.
plete circle of detached forts and bat
teries Of modern construction.
To the north, Forts Salbert and
RoDpe form the salienss OF long
defensive line on high ground, at the
center OF which. where the SAVIOUR
euse river divided 1t, new work was
added later. Two works near Giro
magRy. about s miles from Belfort It.
self. connect the fortress with the
right of the defensive line Of the Mo-
selle> fort Ballon n AIsacel. In the
eastern sector of the defenses (frofn
Rome to the Savoureuse below Bel
fortl the forts are abou; three miles
from the center, the works near the
Belfort- Mulhsusen railway being some
what more advanced. and the western
from Salbert to Fort Bots d Dye on
the lower Savourense) they are ad.
vanced to about the same distance.
The fort Of Mont Vaudois. the western
most, overlcoks Hericourt and the bat
tlefield ut the Iisaine: farther tn the
south Mcntbeliard Is a.so fortified.
The perimefer IF the Belfort defenses
Is nearly Is miles.
Tcul. garrison town of northeast
eIn France. eaDital OF an arrondisse-
ment in the denartment Of Meurthe-et
Moselle. RI miles west OF Nancy on
the Eastern railway. Population
f190sl. town a523: commune. 1862.
Toul il situated on plain on the left
hank of the Moselle. which skirts the
town on the south and southeast. while
On the north it is bordered by the
Marne-Rhine canal It Is principally
important as being the center of q
great entrenched camp close to the
German frontier Immediately after