Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-10-23

fed cities of France. 10 miles from /
the intersection of me borders of |
Alsace, Switzerland and France. The !
town commands the valley between !
the Vosges and the Iura. is located !
on the SayOureuse river, and is on
the roads from Paris to Basel. and
Lyons 20 Sirassburg and Mulhausen.
Belfcrts population and industries
were greatly increased by the Asa
tian immigration following tho Fran
co-prussian War AZ that time Bel
fort held out against The Germans
for three months, the defenders CAPT
tulating only upon the receipt OF an
order to that effect from the govern
ment of Paris, two weeks after the
fall of the capital The making of
hats. paper. machinery, locomotives,
leather and candles and the spinning
and weaving of cotton are among its
industries, Il has a population OF
about 10000
ST. OMER-An industrial and
commercial town of northern France
formerly fortified. on Che Aa River
81 miles north of west al Lille and
2S miles east of BoulOgne. The place
was formerly part OF Flanders, and
was frequently besieged pillaged and
burnt. II has belonged TO France
since 1871. The nhahitsnis of one
of It's suburbs. Haut pnnt speak the
old Flemish tongue. wCai the quaint
costumes and observe Tie customs
OF their forefathers. The towns
heroine is JacQueline Robin, who, at
the risk of her life, brought provi-
sions into the place when owing TO
famine, It was about 10 surrender TO
the French in I'LL. Hosiery tex
tiles, starch, sugar, linen, liquors
and beer are Manufactured. It's
population Is about 1900.
HAVRE-A French seaport. 40 the
mouth of the river Seine. 40 miles
north of west of Paris, about 100
miles southwest of the Belgian Dor
der. and 81 miles from the nearest
point of England Next 10 Marseilles
It is the principal seaport of France.
The city rs in the second class OF
fortified places. Francis 4, Richelieu
and Nauban succossivcly planning
end building It's fundlm aptal defen-
SEES The town. which rrew from a
village In 1916 TO an important sea-
port in 1850, underwent numerous
sieges and commandments I'm the
18th and 18th centuries. Havre
makes oil. lumber, dyes, chemicals,
rope. soap and -four. rs commercial
prosperity has. kept pace with the
rapid increase i'm Importance of its
shipbuilding yards and sugar rehn-
cries The population Is approx
mately 135,OOO
MOREUIL-A small town az nor
d Of
Amiens and 80 miles south OF west
of St Quentin. on the Avre river.
A large ruined castle and the church
and other remains of a Benedictine
prlory of the 14th century may he
seen there. Morouil has q population
slightly exceeding 5000, but few
hundred more than its population Of
century ago.
ROMILLY-SUR-SEINE--A French
town. 60 miles south OF east OF Paris
and % miles northwest Of Troyes, on
the Seine river near where Il Is join
ed by the Aube The town has
/ large factories for tho making OF
caps. stockings and needles. and the
machinery necessary FOR these indus
tries. There are also large iron
works, rome works and railway shops
located in Romilly. Approximately
1000 people live there. The place
Is on the direct line from Paris TO
| Belfort.
FUMAY-A small town OF northern
Franco on the neck Of French terri
tory iutting up into Belgium to the
southeast of Charleroi. The town is
on the left bank of The Mouse. IL
miles north OF Charieville, pictur
esQuoly situated among wooded
heights, two of which. named Danes
de la Mouse Qadies OF the Meusel,
overhang the river. Besides iron
works, Fumay possesses the largest
slate-quarrios in the Mcuse valley
It's population is about 1000
BAILLEUL-A small end pictur-
esQue French town, eight miles east
( of Haver0uck and 5smiles north of
west Of Lille The place is tolerably
/ well-built and has the aspect Of an
Il old Flemish town. While a large
portion of the inhabitants are en-
gagged in the making of handmade
lace the town also manufactures
thread, sugar. linen, ticking tape
pottery, leather. beer ana brandy. A
species OF cheese which is much
esteemed is peculiar to the town. It's
population is about 1900
VOUZIERS-A town Of northeast
ern France, 32 miles north of east
of Reims and "a miles south of Me-
zieres, on the left bank of the river
Aisne. With a population Of less
than 1000. the town has not increased
I'm size by 500 inhahitants in the last
half century. II is situated in a fer
filn district and has an qvfpnc fvr
trade I'm grain. wine and iron. The
town is near the northern border OF
the Argonne Forest
BELOEII.--A Belgian town, Eve
miles south of Ath and eight miles
from the French boundary, famous
for the estate Of the Prince de Ligne
a possession of the family for more
than 500 years Among the work.
of art in the chateau are said TO be
/ paintings of Leonardo da Vinci Mi.
chael Angelo. Salvador Rosa, Van
Dyck. Valazquez and IIolbein. Many
gifts presented TO the family by ru.
lers from Charles V down TO the
time of Napoleon are exhibited there
BEVEREN-One Of the wealthiesi
villages of Belgium. seven miles west
| Of Antwerp, in the northern part OF
Waasland While the town has beer
noted for its lace for years. manN
other industries have sprung up with
the improvement Of Waasland, whicl
IN less than a century has beer
transformed from The most steril,
TO the most fertile region in Belgium
The old chateau of the Counts o
Bergeyck is one of the historic points
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