The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-01-08
Interesting Fdcts and Figures
in Connection With Cities and
Countries Affected BY the War


f1nenn which hns nuntcd iareeiT ~
the history Of Europe. Mt olympus
occupies ~ southern poriion. Famed
N antiquity for ~ forests. today. ex-
ccpt for the pine woods on the SUM
mlts 81 Tails hisotrlc mountain. Il is
largely hare and treciegs. From
feyrt came moaarcha 50 md timber
FOR ihalr fleets and from Athens and
Rome men 20 work its rich copper
minca The Apostle Paul visited cy-
rrns IN hts nrst arrat missionary
journey. ana Mark went there later
with Dlrnnhne. a. the division Of
the Roman empire Cyprus went TO
tho byzantine cmpcrofr. Ia the 18th
featrry England toot the island and
sold Il TO the Kninhta Tcmplars. who
In lurn sold Il 90 tsc King ~ Jcrusa-
lem In 1870 tho TURKS sent $1,000
men aEalnsi cyprus. Nicosia. iis cap
ltal was taken after a fs-day siege.
and 2 e.opo peoplc were Pat TO the
sword. In 1873 Engiand ana Turkey
entered into an agreement whereby
Turkey retained soVerclgnty over the
island. while England o charge OF.
IL administration. Cyprus Is ifS
miles Ions. from 90 70 so miles wide,
ana h. about $500 square miles In
area. with a fertile piala separating
northern and southern mountain
! ranges. The island produces copper.
aold. silver. asbestos. Rgpaun. red Jas
Per. cotton. wheat. barley. tobacco.
silk and fruits. Wine IL is best
known product. The water supply y
meagrc hut the climate l. healthy,
Passaeant ? I'm : Arsonne-A small
town IN the southern border OF the
forest ~ ArEoune. about six miles
southeast 81 81. Meneholld. A. one
! end 81 the yiilaee Is a steep mountain,
the sides Of which are covered with
vineyards. Two hundred yards from
the town Is n monument bearing the
words. Here have the Prassians IA
sacred 40 French soldiers. disarmed
and prisoners Of war. August %,
1870 ON this date the French vol
untcera on the Marine received orders
To retire TO -. Mcnehouid. The de-
tachment ~ $500 men WIS 0%vcrtaken
Is the German cavalry and sed IN
disorder towadr Ia Bassoe. The Prus-
SLAMS captured Sfs men and "a oni-
| GERS. Al Passavant some 81 the pris-
oners were allowed 10 visit their
URNNIfE ~ ANt UNANI HtA iNNNN AiAl tntfN
took advantage Of the opportunity 10
attempt 20 ESCAPE. During III excite
ment q shot WINS fred. Il wa the
signal for a wild scene. The Prus-
rian regulars. quartercd just OUTSIDE
the town. rushed In. and By tho time
order was restored. IA French sol
diers we're lying 81 the ground. 40 OF
them dead.
Les Islettes-A French Village in
the Argonuc forest. on the route from
81, Menehould TO Cicrmoat. SO miles
west Of Vefdun. Formerly the town
' vas the principal centcr Tor the glass
making industry - his district. glass
factories being located In All the
ncishborinr villages nnd hamlets that
dot the valley OF tho nriesme. Eut
today, with coal being used Instead of
logs in the furnaces 81 the large glass
factories, the ArEonne rcglon has lost
lfs advantage. only two factories
remain In that part of France, one az
Les l~sicttes and the other M Senades.
In Neuyillc-Au-pont-A French
town IN the Argonne region. on the
line running from Revisny 20 Hirson.
! i've miles from 81 Mcuohould. The
| place ls situated amid arecn meadows
on she right bunk of the Aisne. or
top 81 a HIN on the edge az the town
is the famous fouatniu. Cote-a-Nignes,
whore ~. Mcnchould according "a
the legend, frequently stopped To rest.
The place has become much fre/ent.
ed 0y pilgrims. The s%ufroundin
landscape ~ as charming as may nC
found any place In France.
naAWra-N NnuHw sH aufaHaHg HHEN.
gium. nine mites west Of client. on
the left bank % the los, noted for he
distilleries % sin. It's %popuiHtion b.
about 5,G0c. The town ~ one Of
great antiquity, the Normans haying
rasished Il as early a. $50. IN 1925.
Phiip ~ Of Spain erected H into q
W%uruuisate ln favor OF Dieso-McNia-
de-g usmnn, by whom u was sold in
1899 Dcynze has manufactures u'
lace, linen. SOAP, ans tobarco, und oh,
mills and su~lt-rcnleries.
WytHchacto-A small town ~ Yves.
Flanders. Belgium, about two m,le.
from the French border, ana cigh
miles south Of Yprcs. The principa
1 output nf the town ia tHblo-lincn. al
though htcc-makius and weaving arr
carried on 90 some extent. WITS.
%cnaete has o. population close %
1000.
Bayazid--A town iu extreme north
eastern Turke, -in-Asil. ~ miles non
%, Persian frontier and Nc miles fTon
Ruaslan Caucasla. Mount Aftrat he.
~ miles "a the northeast. The towr
contains oIe Of The most picturesque
rroupF ~ ruins lu western Asia, ant
lts UnfHrf. until was the i'm.