Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-08-23
War Zone Geography



cluded the abandonment OF the cita-
del and the construction Of nine forts
on the elevated positions around the
town. In addition TO these strong
bomb-proof fortrcsses, the lay OF the
intervening territory between them
lends itself to defense.
HOuFFALIzE---A summer resort IN
the high region Of southeastern BEL
Blan Luxembourg. eleven mics WEST
o. the intersection Of the BOUNDARY
lines Of Belgium. Germany and the
grand duchy OF Luxembourg.
ROCHEFORT-A small Belgian
town. with large summer colony, To-
Gated twenty-eleht miles southeast OF
Nnmur. on a tributary OF the Lessee
river. II Ii famous for its grottos.
Three miles from the town the Lessee
river passes brneath Boeme NIL
through subterraneon passage, the
exploration or which led 20 the discov-
|cry Of some wonderful gfottos, con-
sistlng Of fifteen separate halls and
containing many exceptionally beauti-
full stalacthe formations.
VI5It--A small town with about
5000 inhabitants, situated on the Bel
CLAN frontier. ucross which lies Dutch
Llmburg II Is the midway station
between Liege and Maastricht
GIVET-The last French station on
the direct road from Paris to Namur,
via Rheims. There is q little neck OF
land about eleven miles long and six
wide. belonging 10 France. but Jutting
up into Belgium and Il 10 hi the nor
thcrn extremity OF this little strip that
Givet II located II Is eleven miles
southwest OF Dinant situated on both
banks Of the Meuse and has popula-
ton approxlmating 1000. Its old for
tfcatlons we're demolished in 1899
with the exception Of the citadel OF
CharIemont.
TfIANN--A German town In upper
Alsace, with population at the 1905
census Of 1900. II lies Just about half
way between the French frontier and
the city OF Mulhausen and Is a sort
OF outpost to the latter city.
SAARBURG-~A town OF about 10.-
900 inhabitants In Alsacc-L0rraine on
the Snar river, eleven miles inland
from the French frontier, and about
forty-four miles northwest from
Strassburg. Ii is about fhirty-nine
miles east of Nancy France. The
chief industries are the manufacture
Of watch springs and the making Of
gloves. lace. beer and machinery.
sCHIRMECK- German town on
the road through the Vosges noun
tains, from st. Die, France, to Strass-
burg, Germany. II lies on the one side
Of the Bruche river. and the town OF
Vorbruck on the other just as Wash
Ington and Georg etown are separated
by Rock creek. The valley of the
Bruche is a busy industrial region and
towns are situated In H.
is only twenty-sevcn miles
from Strassburg by rail- II guards one
Of the passes through the Vosges.
MULHAUsEN---A town in upper
Alsace on the river Ill. an affluent
Of the Rhine. and also on the Rhine
Rhone canal. II is "A great textile
center. The manufacture of railway
equipment and other machinery Is also
~ illpttthUt MUMMY ~ UhHrtu W
Germany with tho close OF the Franco
Prussian war and thousands OF the
French inhabitants returned to French
territory. The population is approxi-
mately 100000
MUHLHAUSEN IL A city of about
10000 in Prussia which figures In the
and In the Thirty Years
war. II Is largely engaged In textile
industries and has many other manu-
enterprises, such as the MAX
Ing Of needles, machinery, cigars.
soap, furniture and shoes.
POIA-The Austrian naval base on
the Adriatie yea on the Gulf of Venice
side of the Kustenland peninsula. 1t
lies at the head Of the Bay of Pola
and possesses a safe. commodlous and
almost completely land-locked harbor.
An extensive system OF Notifications
has been built on the hills enclosing
The h0rbor TO guard the entrance. The I
Of naval stores Is the
chief industry. Pola Is famous for
rs ruins dating back 70 Scptimus Ser
vius and caraealla and earlier. The
outer walls of the amphitheater,
which could seat 10000 people. are
still standing. Pola was selected as the
principal naval harbor of Austria in
1S4S.