The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-28
TARANTO IS SUBJECT
OF LENGTHY BULLETIN
National Geographic Society Issues
Paper on Naval Base of South
crn Italy.

Washington, D. c., Aug. 27.--Ta-
ranto. the great naval base of South !
ern Italy where disaster overlook one
OF that nations battleships recently, /
causing the loss of 500 seamen, is the /
subject of the following war geogra- !
ply bulletin issued Saturday by Ma
tional Geographic Society from its
Washington headquarters;
with a history dating back to the
eighth century before the Christian
era--the same century which tradi- |
ton says marked the founding of
Rome by Romulus-Taranto (the an
cent Tarentum). has a past of fas
cinating interest and a present of
great Commercial Importance. This
city Of 1000 inhabitants. many of
whom still retain a Greek accent in |
herited from the ancient Spartan CO.
lOnists, Cllngs to a rocky acr0polis
which sticks in the heel Of the Ital- /
ian boot at the point where It joins
the Hnstep' In ancient times the
rock. which rises from the sea to 4
height of more than so feet, was 81
peninsula. but Ferdinand ! OF Ara /
Gon dug n canal across the isthmus. +
making an islet Of the town site on
one side Is the Gulf OF laramie and
on the other the Mare Piccolo GLtttle
Saa) The entrance to the naEuifi- +
cent barb0r, one of the finest in all
Italy, is commanded by two we'll for
tilted islands, san Pietro and san Pao-
To-. The Little Sea anchorage has a
depth Of SO feet and an area of more
than 6 200 acres. aifordinE unlimited
Accommodations for Italys Mediterran-
can fleet, and here the government
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