Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-05-07

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In 1906. after eight years Of hard
work. the great canal running from
the mouth Of the Elbe. in the North
sea. to the Fjord Of Kiel, In the Baltic.
distance Of about sixty miles. was
thrown open to commerce. 1t had a
normal width Of q feet at the bottom
and 220 feet at the water level. with a
depth Of 291a feet. Although the locks
when built were large enough to take
almost all vessels. they were outgrown
IN time even by warships. and finally
1t was decided to reconstruct the canal.
making 1t broader and providing locks
that could take the largest vessel aflOat,
with plenty Of room to spare. This
work was completed In time to be Of
present war The normal width of the
canal Is now 1876 feet at the surface
and IA feet ut the bottom. with a
depth Of SO feet New twin locks have
been built alongside the old ones at
each end. The work of reconstructing
the canal cost $55.OO0.O00.
What parts did Bismarck and Won
Moitks respectively play in the Fran.
80. German war Of 1907
Bismarck was the great German
statesman of the period and creator Of
German unity: Won Moltke was the
great soldier strategist and neld mar.
shall. After the present emperor sue
ceeded to the throne in 1883 there be-
gan to be friction between him and
Bismarck. who disapproved Of bis poll
cy. and in March. 1890. the emperor
dismissed the chancellor.
Whist was the Target battle In the
American civil war; Has any battle
in history lasted longer than. the one
now going on in Europe7
OF single engagements the battle Of
Gettysburg was the longest in the civil
war, lasting three days, but there was
sometimes continuous fighting by diff
ferent parts Of an army for greater
number of successive days. The siege
Of Petersburg. Va. lasted nine months.
with picket and artillery firing almost
every day. Many sieges have lasted
much longer than the fighting now 60
ing on in Europe. which is more a Sc
ries of siege engagements than con.
tinuous battle. Many battles have last
ed two and three days.
A claims that 10000 soldiers were
actually killed on both sides in the bat.
tie Of Gettysburg. claim that no more
than 10000 or $4,000 were actually kill.
Cd, though more than this were wound.
cd Or captured. Which 10 correct?
Even your own estimate is far too
high. The total number killed ut Get.
tysburg was approximately 5.664. The
losses Of the two armies were as fol-
lows. Federal Official report, killed,
3.O72; wounded. 14.497; captured or
missing. 5,434. Confederate (estimat-
ed, killed. 1852: wounded. 1900; cap
tured or missing. $3.50.
(1) When did st. Petersburg, now
Petrosrad, become the capital Of Rus
sia7 (2) What was the capital when
the first Napoleon invaded that eoun.
try in 1927
~ Moscow was the ancient capital
from the thirteenth century to 1872
when the capital was transferred to
st. Petersburg.
e, Napoleon's objective point was
Moscow. and he entered that city Sept
Is. 1912. and held It about q month. A
Baltimore paper Of Dec. 10. 1912. said:
I'VE have series Of French bulletins
to the 26th Of September. The EN-.
peror Napoleon entered Moscow on the
l4th at midday and took up bis quar-.
tiers in the Kremlin. On the 10th the
Russians set fire to the city in 500 DIFF.
ferent places. They had previously re
moved or destroyed the fire engines.
and the houses being chiefly Of wood.
It became an ocean Of flames.
1.-THE whole city. the Kremlin except
ed. was reduced to ashes and naked
walls"
Will you kindly give me information
on the following sub ;.cts:
~ Did George Washington take
part in any other war except the
French and Indian and the Revolution.
aryf
(2) Did no ever attend military
schoolf -1'
(3) Had he ever bean TO EnsIaRdf
~ No. e. No. g, No. T.
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Be sure to put your feet In the right
place. then stand 6rm.-Lincoln.