The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-07

ST. QCENTIN---A city OF northern
france, 100 miles from Liege and
eighty miles from Paris. 1t has a
population of about $1,000. and
stands ON the right bank of the
Somme river, at It's junction with
Inc canal which connects that river
with the Schelat and The Olse. The
ely is butt on slope with South
ern exposure. and Is the center OF an
industrial district which manufac-
lures cotton and wooden fabrics, prin-
c.palIy uiQue and window curtains
it also carrles on spinning and pre-
hmudry processes, bleaching and TN
I&ulng, Machine and hand made en-
hro.deFy lis produced in large guam
lIites aud there are extensive eStaO-
Ashments producing iron goods and
machinery. st quentin oates back
To ancient times. and in the early
history uf Europe, was the cross
tuads of i've nlntary roads, 1t has
mad Il long war history. During the
Franco tTuss- an war II repulscd the
German attack at one time. and at
another was the center OF the grea.
battle between the German forces un-
der General yon Coeben and the
French under General Eaibherbe, the
frcnth being defeated.
I}OtLOGN ia fortified seaport of
northern france. twentS-S1A miles
Ifom HOlkestune, England 1t is sit
Gated on the shore OF the English
channel ana has population Of about
So, 91a; The harhor OF Bou'ogne IS
formed by the mouth If the Lame
river. II. has eNtPustvc docks and
large inner port i he annual Faine
OF exports from BouloGne approx
mates $40. 00o GOO. and of the inn
ports. $4,000, 900. It's fisheries an
nually produce 100000 worth OF
FISH Bouiogne has had long mill
fary history. 1t is believed To have
assembled his feet Henry VIII took
the town by siege in 1544, but 1t was
restored to France in 1891
CALAlS--An important port on
the north coast of France, and only
nty-tWo miles across the STRAIT
from Dover. E,nSland. Dover IN turn
is only si&ty-fiVe miles from London
Calais is fifty-fiNe miles northwest OF
Lille. The population of the city Is
about 1000. Formerly Calais was
Il celebrated fortress. 1t IS NOW de-
Tended by four forts. none of which
rs of modern construction. IL also
has a citadel, built $50 years ago
and a few modern batteries The old
town stands on an island. hemmed
in by the canal and the harhor basin
which divide il from the extensive
manufacturing quarter OF 81, Pierre
The city is the principal port for the
trans-continentai passenger tratiie
with England carried on by the
Southeastern and Chatham and the
Northern OF France railways, The
average number of passengers car
RED annually Was upwards OF 100000
before the present war.
~ NiSTCLA RlN ER-~pne of the chief
4 rivers of Europe. rising in Austria
/ flowing through Russian Poland, by
( way of Warsaw. and crossing West
Prussia from south to north and
having IT'S mouth In the Gulf Of Dan
2iE. AT Thorn, whore ii crosses the
Russian -German frontier there are
heavy Notifications as there are a.
many other points from there 10 the
gulf
BRoMBERG-A city in northeast
era Germany. In the province OF
rosen, seven miles west OF the Nis-
tulH river and the west Prussian
boundary. II is located on the Brom
berg canal which connects the Brahe
and the Netze rivers and thus es-
Ia blishes communication between this
Vistula. the oder and the Elbe, The
pepuial on of BrombcFg is about CO.,