The evening herald., 1917-07-13
AMERICAN AV|ATORS
ARE BEING TRAINED
At HISTORIC TOURS
Flyers Are Getting Their Lessons
in One Of the Most Famous
Cities of Western Europe, Sit
uated 1876 Miles from Paris.

OF the hrst thtalitN among the Amcrt-
cans 0t the eNpeditgonary force In
France under Major General Persh-
ing reveals tho fact that American
nieTs are undergoing training in an
aviation camp established in one OF
rhe most famous cities OF western
Europe says war geography bull
letin ot the National Geographic So
Cisty concerning Tours This town
was the scene OF the death Of Thomas
Winch Barrett = member of the over
seas forces nf the United States who
fell .0U0 feet in blazing airplane
while on a trial night with French
army instructor.
situated In the garden section ~
central France, In the fertile vale, of
the Loire. Tours is lta miles south
west OF Paris bS rail. and nearly 200
miles In an airline northeast of Bor-
deHuN. Il Is the chief TRACE and pop
ulation center or the department or
lndre-e'-loire and stretches FOR
nearly TWO mites from the left bank
OF the iyoire 20 the right bank Of the
cher. which nows into the Loire u
few miles west of the city. Before
the war u was a favorlte city with
English and American tourists
While Tours has numerous i'm
portani Industrial establishments.
such as iron foundries. steel cement.
pottery. ana chemical works. leather.
boot and shoe manufactures ana au-
tomoblo factories besides It's famous
confectionery cstnbl shmvnts. its chief
interest for American aviation stu.
dents will be its historic associations.
The town takes It's name from tho
Gallo tribe of Turoncs II was an
ally Of NercingetoreN. the leader Of
the inSurrec'iou against the authority
of julius Caesar in eau. In 80 -. g.
Thereafter the town was known as
tHesIrutunum inr many years. IL
iru before the Visgoths just three
years prior 90 the final collapse Of
the empire uf Homc Early In the
sixth century % came into the posses
sion of Clovis. hut ~ was not until 132
that there was fought In this vicinity
90 battle which takes It's name from
the town and which saved Europe
from htc DOMINATING Of Mohcmme-
dams The Saraccns. who had enter
ed GnuI from spain which they had
oNcrrun. here met ana were defeated
Frapkish forces. The battle ragged all
da sand The Moslcm leader. Adder
rahmau was slain. together with "a
vast multitude OF his followers. csti-
mated hy ancient chroniclers az 355,-
600 Tn cummemorntiou OF his great
victory tor christian Europe Charles
received the surname of MarteL the
Hammer" ON account oi the mighty
blows OF hj, huge batt.caN,. This was
th. grandfather "f rhsrlcWapnr
"pnD ol the most interesting med
'p.aI treasures 6f Tours is the clthed
raj OF saint Gl'eu. begun u ll5U
aut NOT completed for nearly four
centuries Two other famous Struc-
turc- are th" towers uf - Martin aud
uf Charicmugu. The first gommcm-
CRATES the deeds ui the great apostle
u' Guul rifruu SAINT uf France. who
aided Clovis against AIaric and who
u return received many rare gifts
'ug his Tours church from the CRATE
ful FrtukI-h leader The Chnrl -
uoguc tower is ~u called hcgau.o 10
marks the burial place uf that mou-
urrh- third wife. Lu,igard.
y #tN, NOR, than d mi" 'n the
suH,uwcs, uf the cty rise the RUINS
ui fn, chateau u' plcs~is-lc Tours,
famous 1s the fayoritc residence of
Louis NJ the huurgeoI, kiug of
Frame, who died her" n itNa. sur
rounded by aStrologoI~ Today there
is but uttlc iu the crumnun- ma.
sonny 90 suggest the famous spider 4
nest with It's many watch towers, 50
graphical, described by Sin walter
| Scott boo hs mover quentin burwood.
"Loui. NJ IS supposed to have in
trodug,d the manufacture oi SILK into
| Tour, and % was during the rclgn
| e hat monarch 'hat the CITY attain
| cd population ct 10000. Gt had
| slightly less than 1900 In 1910 Tn,
| s1E industry. and consequently the
whole commercial lite of the city de-
| D'ilyd after the revocation OF the
| EdiCt uf Nantes.
| Tours was tor number ut years
| the capital of the province ui Tour
! HIuc and as such 10 was am appauag,
| Of Mary queen OF scots, yi".ding tha'
| uuhlpp, monarch "a substantial res
| emile uu ,u the time of her death
| puring the Franco Pruss.au wal
| Tour was the city IN which Gam
| beta. after escaping from hclcyguor
] ed Paris in a balloon. established M'
4 delegation OF the government OF ma
1 uonnl defense ON September ~. lNs0
/ lu December the delegation Wat
4 forced by the mcuaying approach o
/ ,he Germans to remove Geo bordeaux
/ ana tha enemy occupied 1.-The city th'
i following month.
II Besides 81. Martin. Tours had ,W'
II other famous churchmeu--B % shuI
\ Gregory the FIRST historian uf IN,
II Franks whose carefully compile,
chronicles Won FOR him the pseudo
II uym uI the Herodotus ot the harbor
au-. ana BcrcngarWs. the thoulugial
whose teachings and writings nbou
the doctrine oi traussuhstoutiatiol
made HIM a precursor "f protestant
II suI."
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