New Britain herald., 1917-08-22
WHERE GLOVES ARE MADE.
Lack of Flour, Used in Preparation o1 Skins, Throws Thousands Out of Jobs.


 Washington, D. c. Aug. 2o.-"One of the many curious trade rehexes Of the world war is revealed in a report recently received from the United States consul at Grenoble. France, in which it Is stated that the great glove making industry of this famous old capital of the Dauphine district is seriously jeopardized by the inability to secure flour at normal prices. The flour is used extensively in the prep aration of the skins from which no less than S00,0 dozen pairs of gloves were made annually before the war in this district, giving employ ment to 24.000 persons, four-fifth of whom were women,' says war geography bulletin of the National Geographic society issued today on Genoble, the chief city of the Depart ment of Isere in southeastern France. 75 miles by rail from Lyons.
 With a population of more than 75,OOO in 1914, Grenoble is one of the most beautifully situated cities in France. It is built on 700 foot em- bankment on both sides of the River Isere just above its confluence with the Drac, and it is almost completely oA which rise to an elevation of 10000 feet. To the north tower the heights of the Grande Chartreuse, which lends it's name to the monastery fa- miliarly known as the birthplace of a famous nqueur. Before the war thousands of tourists from England and America flocked here every sea- son.
 Most of the newer portion of the city, with it's broad, straight thor oughfares, lies on the left bank or the Isere while the small, original town, with narrow. tortuous streets, nestles at the foot of the southern slope of Mt. Rachais, on the right bank. Back of the old town is succession of Notifications extending up the heights, and these are only part of the defenses disposed over the surrounding hills, making Gren- oble one of the most strongly forti- fled towns in all France.
 "Grenoble has been a stronghold since the days of Roman occupation. Both Diocletion and Maximian con- tributed to its defenses in the third century, but the town, which occu- pies the site of village of the Allo- borges, derives it's name from Ro- man emperor of the succeeding cen- tury-Gratian, he who prohibited heather worship in Rome, and during whose reign Christianity became dom- inant throughout the empire. Grat- ianopolis it was then called, but was later corrupted and shortened to Grenoble.
 After the disintegration of the Roman empire Grenoble was in turn
 A1a- E$ o1y~ he Burgundians and then a part of the kingdom of Provence: In the middle ages the city and it's province o1 Dauphine were under the domination of it's bishops for n1@ny years. They were succeeded by the Counts of Al hon who assumed the title of Dau- nhin du Viennois. In the middle o1 inc 1 Tn century the counts ceded the whole district to the French crown with the proviso that it should always be the dependency of the kings eldest son. Hence the heir apparent to the throne became known as the Dauphin. For 150 years after ii passed to the crown the city was the seat of the inquisition and persecu. tion of the Waldensians, the religion sect founded in 1170 by Peter Waldo in the neighboring city of Lyons "when Napoleon began his march through France after his return from Elba for the historic Hundred Days Grenoble was the first city to wei come him with open gates. This was on March 7, 1915. Four months later it was forced to surrender to an Aus trian army.
 "Grenoble's most treasured shrine is monument in the Church of St. Andre which mar ks the resting place of the beau ideal of the age of chiv- airy, Chevalier Bayard, the knight sans peur ct sans reproche.' He was one of the ablest military leaders of the middle ages. and all the re. searchers of modern historians have only served to confirm the tributes which has contemporaries bestowed with such lavish hands upon him whom they affectionately and admir- ingly addressed as 'le bon chevalier.' "