Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-09-09
National Geographic SOciety's War
Primer No. 5

RElMS tRheimsl "A city of
northeastern France. IS miles east
Of northeast OF Paris. situated in
plain on the right bank OF Vesle.
and on the Ssral which connects the
Aisne With %. Marine ~ b. one NJ
the six cities. each OF them with nu-
merous forts. constituting the sec
oud line 0f defense 40 the north and
east OF Paris. In 1874 the construc-
ton OF q chain OF detached orts was
begun To- the vicinity of Reims Thir.
teen forlresses have been built boz re-
perimeter not quite 90 miles in
length and az a mean distance of six
miles from the center oi the city.
The hills on the Paris side are open
and unguarded The city is the
chief wool market BOO France The
manufacture OF champagne. machin-
cry. chem Gals. safes. capsules bot
Ties. cakes candles soap aud paper
is carried On extensively In the
foreign iutasions of 1914 Roims was
captured and recaptured la 1870
% % was made by the Germans the
seat of a governor genera and im.
poycrIshed by heavy acquisitions
COMplEGNE-A French town g.
miles from the heart of Paris. on
the northern railway between Paris
and 81 Quentin. with a population
exceeding $1,000 Until 1870 b.
pas the occasional residence of tbe
French kings. Boat building rope
making. steam-sawiug iefuliug 1Id
tho manufacture OF chocolate and
machinery are among Cos .ulI-trie,
AZ the siege OF COmpcguU Zoo 1880.
Joan of Ar. was taken prisoner hr
the English In 1914 tho town off
ferDd e stubborn resistance tU fH.
Tru-siau troops From 1870 iu
1871 Do was one of The hraigu.
ters off the German army
IOYON A city OF northern
France. o. miles north of northeast
of Paris hy the railway goo H.H-.rI.
and 55 miles on a direct lime fU 'he
French Gnital n is built 100 the
foot and ou the slopes OF "a hII $50.
won. with population of about O..
600 has trade iu grain and olive.
stock. ts industries are chemical
works. fauneries, iron 'OugIr.-s.
saw mills and sugar factories TU.
town was .hristiauizei by 81 Quur
tin no the close OF The fh -d century
The Eugush and the BurEaudiars
ravaged the town during tho Hun.
dred Year war ln 1916 truce
was signed there hy Francis ] and
Charles y The CITY was captured
hy the Sp8uIards iu 1862 and after
wards by the Leaguers. who we're
expelled loo 1884 by Henry lE John
Calvin was born al Noyon ia 1909
ROVE a town OF northern
France. 70 miles south of east OF
Amiens. 20 miles southeast 81 ST.
Quentin aud So miles east OF north
of Paris ~ T. the apex of a TRAN
gle pointing northward. with Mont
dii.or and Noyon al the other two
angles The town has about 5000
inhabitants. and carries on an extern
s've trade In the grain raised on
she Sautsrre. the fertile plateau in
Vhich the town q located The
church OF s. Pierre in Rove vas
begun bon the eleventh century and
completed loo the 18th century
MONTDluIER A town OF north
eru France % miles southeast OF
Amiens and SO miles north Of Paris
with a population Of about 5o0p sit
uated on the right bank OF the Don.
The towns industries include tan.
ming and the manufacture Of zine
white A brave and successful resis.
lance 10 the spanish troops vas of
Tered here In 1896
BAR-LE-DUC--A town OF about
$1,000 population IN northeastern
France. 90 miles west Of Nancy. and
50 miles southeast Of Reims The
industries of the town include the
manufacture OF jan. machinery. cor