The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-11
According to a Description Civ
en- Of It by National Geo.
graphic Society.

tGPEcIAL TO TEE rELToHAH)
WASHINGTON, Aug, IL Euboea,
the Greek island in the Aegean sea,
where the exlled King Peter Of Ser
bia is reported to have found tenn
porary asylum, is the subject Of to-
days war geography bulletin by the
National Geographic Society when
says:
THE northern promontorles OF
| Euboea, on one Of which the aged
throneless sovereign Of the nation
which plunged Europe into the
greatest war in the worlds history l.
reported to have taken refuge, are
most interesting sections OF thus
island which became a part of the
kingdom Of Greece in 1880.
"Euboea corresponds in size almost
exactly to Long Island n. Y, having
an area only four square miles larger
than the latter. 1t extends along the
northeastern shore o! Greece, being
arlittle less than 100 miles long, and
varying in width from four to thirty
miles. 1t is separated from Boetia
by the narrow Euboic sea, which be
comes CONSTRUCTED to the Strait OF
Euripus at the seaport Of ChaciS, a
town Of about 5000 inhabitants, Az
this point the island is separated
from the mainland by only a few
yards. A rock rising from the waters
Iof the strait forms an anchorage for
a stone bridge between 1t and the
mainland, and for a swinging bridge
toward Chalcis, the latter being nee
essary to allow vessels to pass
Through the channel, where at irreg-
ular Intervals during the day the
waters rush with the velocity OF a
swift river. sometimes from north
! to south and at other times In the
opposite direction, according to the
tide. When the EubOeans reyolted
from Athens durig the Peloponne-
sian wars the Bosotians constructed
the first bridge across the strait
making Euboea an island to every
one except themselves"
Famous Waters.
"Tf King Peter has chosene tn
northeastern promOntory OF EubOea
as his home while awaiting that day
when he hopes the Entente Allies
will succeed in driving the enemy
Teutons from Serbian soil, he can
overlook the waters where the battle
of Artemisium was fought in $50 b.
c., a prelude to the greater glory of
Salamis and the heroic defense Of
the Pass Of Thermopylae. 1t was at
Artemisium that the Greek feet,
commanded by ThemistoCleS, the
father OF the Athenian wooden walls
as its navy came to be known, met
the superior naval forces Of Xerxes
in three days battle. While not
achieving decisive victory, the pa
triotic fleet received Its baptism of
blood which prepared it to subse-
Quent triumphs over the rsjan
ihordes.
III, on the other hand, g. exile
has chosen the more MrIous
northwestern promontory under the
shadow Of Mount Gaetsadcs with it's
heights clothed In medicinal shrubs,
he will be able to enjoy the famous
Baths of Heracles These sulphur
waters, which are still much fire.
uuented by the Greeks who suffer
from govt, rheumatism and digestive
ailments, afforded a favorite retreat
for the Roman dictator, Cornelius
Sulla, self styled 'Venus's fayorte,
but known to his enemies as half
lion, half fox. One of the few acts
of clemency recorded of Sulla was his
removal OF the name of Julius Caesar
from the prescribed list of adherents
of the Marius party. In sparing the
life of this youth OF 10 Sulla is re-
puted to have exclaimed prophetical-
~. There Is In that boy many a
Marius.'
Narrow Strait.
AT one point on the northwestern
coast Euboea is separated from Thes-
sally by a strait which is only mile
and half broad In was in this vi
cinity that the final episodes in the
eventful life of the Greek demi-god
Hercules were supposed to have oc
Cured. 1t was after he had accom-
plished his twelve labors that Hercu-
les erected an altar in Euboea TO his
father, Zeus. He sent a messenger,
l1lClIhSr " l NJ hClS IOI hIlle IUDt "
be used il the dedication cere-
monies. Lichas brought a cloak
given to him by the Jealous Delnira.
who believed that the garment dip
ped in the blood of the dying centaur,
Nessus. was a love charm 1t proved
to be fiery and fatal poison, Her
culeh, as soon as he felt the sting of
the coat, hurled the innocent Lichas
over cliff, near the village which
now bears the latter's name and
which may be King Peters retreat
THE most beautiful scenery in all
Greece is to be found in the fertile
valleys and towering mountains of
Euboca, which gets its name, rich
In cattle. from the fine pasture land
Of its plains. The Inhabitants, more
than 100000 in number, are chiefly
engaged in cattle raising and in agri-
culture, the principal exports being
wool. hides, wheat, oil and cheese.
"Chalcis, the chief seaport of the
island, is only fifty miles by rail
northeast Of Athens"