Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-10
THE WAR PRIMER By National Geographic Society

CasseI-From the isolated hill on
 which this town of northern France
 is built can be seen more than 30
 towns and 100 villages of France, Bel gium and England It is 27 miles
 northwest of Lille. miles from the
 Belgian border and r miles from the
 seacoast. The bill of Cassel attains
 an altitude of 544 feet The place
 is supposed to have been the site of
 Castellum Morinorum of the Romans and was at one time strongly forti-
 fled. It was the scene of many iTn-
 portant battles during the middle ages. Lace. linen. soap, leather. oil.
 salt. ear-henware. beer, and butter
 are among It's outputs.
 Hazebrouek A railroad town of Northern France, 22 miles north of
 west of Lille and g miles from the Belgian border. It Is the junction of lines running to Calais, Dunkerques Lille, Bethune and many other inn portant cities of Northern France, and its population of about 12,9o0 is made
 up principally of people in the employ of the railroads. The town is of no importance architecturally, it's chief structure being the church of St. Eloi,
 built in the 18th century. The town
 is in the midst of an agricultural dis trict and trades extensively in grain,
 
 l habitants are engaged in cloth weav- ing.
 Estaires-A town of Northern France 13 miles west of Lille and six mics from the Belgian border, on the Lys river. The population is approd- mately 5000. There is some manu- featuring, with linen and soap as the
 chief products. The town is old-fash- toned and unprogressive, having ! changed but little in the last 50 years Quatre- Bras-A Belgian hamlet, IS 1 nnoles south of Brussels. 12 miles | north of Charleroi. and 10 miles south | of Waterloo, the name of which is de- rived from the meeting of four roads | there. The place is famous because l the obstinate conflict between the | French and the Allies on June 16
 1915 occurred there. The Branch were successful in the early stages but | toward the close of the battle the 1 tide turned decidedly in favor of the | Allies, and the French were totally
 defeated. At one time the Duke ot l Wellington only escaped being cap 1 tured by putting his horse to full l gallop.
 | RouIers--A town of West Flanders
 Belgium, on the Msndel. an afflueni
 of Ppres 12 miles north of northeast o' | Ypres and 10 miles northwest o1 1 Courtrai, which was famous in the 11th and 18th centuries for it's weav- l CTS The French defeated the Aus trians here after a fierce conflict ir i July, 1Ts4. The inhabitants depend ! for their livelihood on the cultiva- I tion of flax and the manufacture oi l linen, leather. beer and spirits. The
 adjacent pastures are rich and butter l forms an article of export The town
 has had considerable growth in recent years and now has population oi about 26.o00.
 l Furnes-An old-fashioned town oi | West Flanders, Belgium, Is miles 1 southwest of Ostend, three miles from the coast and four miles from the
 French border noted for it's spectacu- 1 lar pageant depicting the twelve events in the life of Christ which has been held annually since 1850. Peo- | pie from the whole of Belgium are attracted to this fete in which the residents of the little town take the
 apostles, officials and spectators
 Wooden figures are even brought in te l swell the magnitude of the perform ance. With the exception of this event 1 the place is dull and of little i'm portance. Corn, stock, hops and dairy products are traded in extensively
 The town was destroyed by the Nor mans and was rebuilt in SI0. It: population Is about 1000.
 Enghien-A town of south central Belgium, r miles southeast of Brus- sells and the same distance north ol l Mons, with a population of about S. 00o.. It is on the line from Ghent tC l Charlerci. Many lace. linen and cot ton industries are located there Int l ancestral chateau of the Duce d
 Eghien, destroyed during the French | revolution, was located in the nne old park outside the toM4l The grea' l Condo gained the right to use the style of Enghien among his other titles through a victory near this place.