The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-26

that this Was the first battle IN
which were used ION the
side Of the EnElisha.
ST RIQUIEk-A town of northern
France. So miles northwest OF Amiens
whose women, IN 1886, aided rasor-
ously IN r~epulsing q determined at
tack by the troops OF Charles " One
heroine. named Becquetoille, Is said
to have captured hostile hag with
her own hands. The town never re
covered from its frequent destruction
by the Normans, Burgundians, Ger
mans and English. ST. Riquier was
famous in its early days for its abbey,
founded about 625.
TRENT-The capital OF the Italian
speaking portion OF the Austrian
province OF Tyrol, ten miles from the
italian border. At the junction Of the
Adige and Fersina rivers. Its EN-.
batfled walls and towers I'll the whole
breadth OF the valley. Its Inhabitants.
about q 1000 ii number. including .
garrison Of over 1000. speak Italian
only. The city lives rather on its
historical souvenirs than on its IN.
4 0kSl IL ~ oCSoAlO -
of Italy, but was Transferred to Ger
many In 1927. It passed to Austria IN
1903 and wa formally annexed In
1874.
TRIESTE-The principal seaport OF
Austria on the Gulf OF Venice. 367
miles southwest OF Vienna by rail. It
may be said nearly to monopolize the
trade Of the Adrtatic. and has long
eclipsed its ancient rival Venice,
which lies scarcely ore than 20
miles ACROSS the gulf. It had q popu-
Iation OF 22s.475 In 1910. Trieste was
made the center Of a large emigration
from Austria to America by the in
auguration Of . direct emigrant serv-
harbor was bIockaded by an Italian
ice to New York in 1904. The town
was captured by Venice in 1908. The
feet from May until August, 1888. At
the head OF its industrial establish
ments are two shipbuilding yards, the
largest OF their kind in Austria, en-
ploying more than 5000 workmen. 1t
also has petroleum r~e1neries, iron
foundries and chemical, soap, silk
spinning and machine factories.
AGRAN (ZAgrab)-The capital OF
Croatia Siavonia. Hungary, on the riv-
er save. 1877 miles by rail south OF
Vienna. It had . population OF $1,000
in 1910. Tobacco, linen. carpets,
leather and wal materials are manu-
featured in Agram, and q brisk trade
liz carried on in grain, wines, potash.
honey, silk and porcelain. The city is
divided into three sections. two OF
them, the KApitel-Stadt and the Upper
Town, having been bitter rivals for
centuries, until the a~ggressions Of the
Turks forced them to forget their
feud and combine for mutual protec-
ton. Earthquakes did considerable
damage to the town In 1880 and 1901.
TEMESvAR-A Hungarian city, on
the river Bega, 1873 miles southeast OF
Budapest by rail, andes miles from
the Servian border, consisting of an
inner town, formerly strongly forti-
ned, and four suburbs In 1910 1t q
inhabitants. The most import
ant center of commerce and industry
OF south Hungary, the city trades IN
grain, flour. spirits and horses. and
manufactures tobacco. cloth, matches.
leather, beer and spirits. In 1914 the
peasant leader, Stephen Dozsa, was
defeated by the Transylvanian, John
IZapolya. near here. captured and
executed. The town was captured
after a heroic struggle by the Turks
in 1853, and remained in their hands
until 17ls, when it was liberated by
Prince Eugene Of Savoy. It success
fully resisted the attacks of a Hun
garian evolutionary army in 1s4s.
WIELICZKA-A town Of Galicia.
Austria, eight and a half miles south
east of Cracow and ten miles from
the Russian Poland border, with a
population of about 10000. It Is Ia
nous for its salt mines. which employ
from 1900 to 1000 people. The mines
descend for a depth exceeding 1000
feet, are about three miles in length
and 1900 yards wide. The different
levels are connected by flights OF
steps and are pierced by a labyrinth
Of passages. the aggregate length OF
which IL about 100 miles. The mines
contain two ponds which have boats
upon them. Many Of the disussd
chambers, some Of which are from
100 to 40 feet in height, are employed
as magazines, and ONE OF them are
embellished with c~andelabra, ETC.,
hewn In rock salt. There are also
several chapels with affairs. statues
and other ornaments in o salt.
KOSmUSZKO HLI-A mound OF
earth. % feet in height. two and q
hair miles to the west Of the center OF
| old Cracow. 1t was thrown up In
! 1s2o-z3 by the united efforts Of the
whole population Of Cracow IN honor
OF the Polish hero OF that name. Since
| 1866. It has been converted into a fort
! rom the many towers Of which
! nns view Of Cfacov, the vistula river.
and the many neighboring peaks OF