Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-26
THE WAR. PRIMER By National Geographic Society

Orsova-The National Geographic Society's war geography bulletin is sued recently gives the following in formation concerning Orsova, the Hungarian frontier city on the Dan ube recently occupied by Rumanian forces: 6E
 Only a few miles above the Iron Gates, the last defile of the DanuDc, and about an equal ditance below the scenicaHy magnificent Kazan Defile, is the quaint and picturesque free port of Orsova. It is 94 miles east of Belgrade and 10 hours voyage from that city on the Danube steamer which i1i peace times leave the Ser bian capital at five in the morning.
 "OrsOva IS a double town. Old Orsova, with a population of about 5000, clings to the west bank of the Cerna river which here mingles it's waters with the Danube. New Or soVa, on the east bank, is mainly a Turkish colony with a population of 5000. Al former times the town was Q Turkish fort but since 1878 it has been in the possession of Austria Hungary.
 "On the outskirts of Orsova, about two miles from the steamboat pier, there is an attractive little park in the midst of which is one of the holi- est shrines Of the Hungarian people. It is the Kronen Kapelle (Crown C44SpN1 CLSNISO Oy 1AlI1pSIOI IduClS Joseph over the spot where Louis Kossuth and his fellow patriots bur jed the Hungarian crown of St stephen and other regalia of the kingdom in 1849. The story of the hiding of the crown is one Of the most pathetic chapters in the lite of the man who is generally admitted to have been HunGary's greatest orator and most incorruptible patriot. The revolution against Austria (1842-49) having failed, Kossuth and his de- voted followers were seeking safety ticnal insignia. As they neared the Turkish frontier their patriotism would not permit them to bear the emblems of national existence beyond the borders of their country, so in secret the regalia was buried, each veal the hiding place except with the consent of his associates. Some years later however after Kossuth had gone to England and thence to the United States, and the cause of Hungarian independence seemed hopelessly lost, the place of hiding of the regalia was revealed to Emperor Franci Joseph, who had the precious articles unearthed and the spot con- secrated by the chapel in which is a statue of the Virgin and Child, one of the masterpieces of the Austrian
  preached by a splendid avenue of tall poplars.
 Another interesting spot in the en- virons of Orsova is Mehadia, a eel ebrated cure, also called Herizules- bad, the medicinal value of whose hot springs has been appreciated since Roman times.
 "Orsova is esteemed by travellers as one of the most delightfully."- restful villages of eastern Europe. 4 fa- nous woman g1dbe-tfotter has paid this appreciative tribute to it's charms:
 There is a certain little town, named Varenna, lying on the brink of the Lake of Como and looking down coquettishly on its own fair image reflected in that pure mirror, which used to be my beau ideal of a quiet retreat, for one wearied of the world and its follies; but as soon as I had seen this little romantic, smil- ing Orsova, I abandoned my former favorite, feeling that nowhere else had l seen a spot at once so bright and peaceful
 The little island of Ada Kaleh, with its Turkish bazaar it's attractive little cafes, and it's low blue-an- green houses, is to be seen a short distance down the river from Orsova. When this one-time fortified stronghold of the Turks passed under the dominion of Austria Hungary in 1878 the in- habitants are said to have made pre- parations to return to Turkey, but they were induced to remain upon the promise or the authorities that the Sultan would send them each year a shipload of coffee, tobacco and other suplies dear to their hearts and nv