The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-01-08

lnce Of Persia. lormInE part OF sne
great lra1lan plateau. and separated
~ mountains from the Russian
Tfnnscaepion province. Barren sand
WASTES alternate with many ferplc
valleys throughout the province. Tho
capital h Mcshed and the mex Inn
portant city H. Naslapur Carpets
manufactured there are among the
finest Of Persia. Wheat. rice. tobacco,
cotton n hemp are grown. /
Trcbizond-A city on the Black sea
In northeastern Asiatic Turkey. which
H. situated on a piatcau-like rock ris-
ius gently from the sea. Two deep
ravines allied with trees and gardens
defend Il on the a = and west and a
medieval wall surrounds H. The name
OF the town IL said 60 have ZONE
from the trapezoidal form Of iss an
Client ramparts. The small stoue-and-
lime houses are topped with red tiled
roofs A citadel towers over the
southern section. The place has an
active trade. cattle. nuts. iooacco. car
pets and silks heine among IT, chief
.exports. More than half 1T The eeti-
mated population of s.. coo are Turks.
The Christian section u just outside
the wan. Xcnephoa and ten thous-
and 0reeks reached the sea here IN
their famous retreat. II was the cap
itnl Of the Greek empire Of Trebix0nd
from i2ot. to i4e1.
Jana-The ancient Joppa Of PAles-
, tine. on a hill rising ABRUPTLY from.
the Mediterranean sea. a. miles
: northeast OF Jerusalem. Al the ex-
/ IRENE end Of the broad valley of sha-
ram. the houses. built on a dcclevity,
rise like steps OF an ampithcatre. Gar
dens surround the town. II Il the ia
vorite resort Of from $1,000 20 10000
pilgrims % The Holy Land annually.
In the days ~ solomon, ioppa was
the port Of Jerusalem and was he
landing place OF the cedars with
which the temple was built there. The
town Inquired prominently during the
crusades and was taken by Napoleon
In 1913. Lemons. oranges, melons
and citroa are grown taere. ana corn,
wine. soap aud wool are exported.
The population IL about $4,000.
Jidda-An Arabian town on the
Red sea. ~surroundcd hy low barren
country. WIN practically no vegetn-
| ton and nearly destitute of water. IL
Is situated aiHput midway ~ Arabia'a
Red sea coast-linc. IN front ~ "A range
~ hills ten miles from the sea. The
/ place exporte mothcr-of-pearl shells
goat and sheen-hides, honey, wax and
dates. THOUSANDS Of pilErims pas
through tho t0wn annually on their
way TO Mecca, 60 miles inland. OF
which Iidde ID the port. isain water
II carefully collected into cisterns and
closely guarded. The population u
estimated at 10000.
Akaoa-A fortified village Of Arnbia'
ai the northern end VI the Gulf oi
Akaba, lb0 miles south of east OF
suez. The gplf extends "a the south"
ward FOR 1iO miles and has an aver
age breadth Of ~ miles. The town
Was formeflN,-stnown as Aclaua ana
AZ Allah. TPhacco. honey, wax and
corn are exported The place mas d
population or about $500.
Coronel-A seaport OF chile eisnI
miles south of La Conception and -4t
miles dowa tile coast from Valparaiso.
The island 50. Marie IL 20 miles away
and the island ~ Juan Fernandez 22u
miles 10 the northwest. b town u
a port Tor ol-boats. important coal
mines are in the neighborhood. The
population Is about 1880.
Chahatz-A fortified town of serVia
on the right bank Of The river save.
40 miles west OF Belgrade, on u height
overlooking the confluence OF th'
! Kamenltzn and the Save. The town
was founded in ii7e Pos TIE TURKS
was taken over los tae lm%perialists H
1895, and by the peace Of Passaro-
wltz ln 1851, fell under Austrian sway.
T After many giclssifudcs % was again
occupied by the Turks from 1915 q
1861. The present population rs about
$4,000. The place ls the principa.
commercial center OF northwest ser
Via. doing a considerable export bus.
iness. and b. famous for lbs WHIT
honey ard the Wit Of rs people.
Wartha-A town Of sou bern Prus'
glan silesia. 25 miles west Of Neiss'
and BE- miles clst ~ south ot Bres.
Han. on the Glatzpr Npirsc an anlucn'
or the oder river The N"rtha pas
through the 1eishboring mountain
into Austria Is named for me town
ON the nearby Kapelicnherg m tn'
chapel 81 81. Anne. before the sacred
shrine of which from 10000 no 3d.
600 people from various parts q"
Eurnpe worship annually The tow
has "a population ~ about i,o00.
Kolo--A town of Russian Poland
known principally because Of its loca
Iton on un island in h Warthu riN'
.IIt Be- 10 miles east Of Konia ana %.
miles from the PruFsian border I'M
town il ono of Polund's most Nnclrn
pIucea, which has taken on new ll'
in the last a. or 20 years. n ma
branchcd out on the aorth SIDE OF th
river. whcre maus manufacture
ling peat boys. Thc population aitsht
about 10000
Iatsk-A small oWn ~ Russian 70
land. 20 miles northwest OF Pelrn
knw and ~ miles east Of Sicradz oil
the left ba1H of the Grahia' I'm
place has q population 81 a'out '.uo
aud m au important cloth-manuiae
turing center
Amnnt-Et-Enrency--A Nilia2" D
The extreme u-urthcuFicrn part 81
France. In the department of iihll
sannc, on the Hrcuchin river, al IN
A.. foot az the Vosges The town " H'
b uated near "a rich iron vein IN
{ inhabitants are engaged chiefly )
mlalng and he working 81 neishDoi
b ing peat boys The population STINT
ly exceeds 1000.