The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-11-21
Y REASON of it's situation, it's
monuments, its antiquity and
~ its history. Metz is one Of the

| monuments, its antiquity and
y it's history. Metz is one Of the
most interesting cities of west
ern Europe. Built on high hill at the
/ junction of the Mosele and of the
| Seille, Metz, when Caesar undertook
his invasion of Gaul. was already an
almost impregnable position, on which
| the Mathematics. one of the most
formidable tribes that Caesar under
took to conquer, proceeded to establish
| their capital, which they called Duo
dorum Mediomatricorum, says the
Christian Science Monitor.
| The humble huts of these warriors
| were later replaced by gorgeous Ro-
man temples and by the palaces of the
kings of AustraSia. For in spite of their
strength and courage. the Mathematics
were unable to resist the Romans,
who transformed Duodorum into one
Of the most important strategical
points of their empire.
Great roads crossed the city in Iii.
verse directions. leading to RemS,
TOul, Treyes. and Strasbourg. In the
I =
spare Mettis. as the city was then
called, and their example was followed
| by the Nandals. During the Merovin-
gian dynasty it became the capital of
the kings of AuStraSia: Charlemagne
granted to the bishops of Metz-fOr
the city ever since the third century
had been the seat of bishoprlc--Sucn
| extensive privileges that they soon be-
came the real lords of the town. al
| though they humbly profesSed to be
the vassals of the emperors. At that
period Metz WAS self governing, bein.
ruled by an alderman and Il council
of thirteen, as we'll as by Il great coun-
Gil Of elders.
Resained Its independence.
! In the tenth century the German EN-
perors appropriated Metz, which WAS
| ruled by Henry the Fowler in aI3. but
the independent old city soon took adj
vantage of the internal diSsenSions
raging in the Holy empire to recover
the preroga,ives it enjoyed as a free
city. Henry II of France and his
troops occupied Metz in 1902 and de-
tended il VIGOROUSLY against Charles
Y, who could not resign himself To the
loss of 50 important Il stronghold.
Metz was consequently invested by an
army OF 10000 men. and III cannon
fired l4OoO shots on the city, which
was Il record in bomhar,lmentS ut that
period. After two months of eN.ruor-
-,
Il third If his troops, the emperor
rather. the duke of Alba who directed
the siege-was obliged to retire much
TO the satisfaction of the French, who.
numbering only 5000 men, were COM
manded by the Duke Francois de
Nerlun to France.
The MesSins had never sought to
diSSilnulate the love they felt for
France; later, the inhabitants of the
valiant city declared that they would
never take up arms against the
French king. Charles VIII. In 1917
the ambitious cardinal OF Lorraine
was obliged to take inferior rank.
owing to the forced cession which
granted the king of France pretended
rights to the sovereignty of Metz. And
although the latter modestly assumed
the title of protector. he was. in fact.
master of the city. 1t was only in
1853 that Henry VII officially took the
tile Of sovereign lord of Metz. In 1913
Louis NH endowed Metz with par
lament. and in 1913 the treaty of
Westphala definitely Incorporated
Metz, Toul. and Ver,lun with France
che new province thus constituted be-
ing known as the Three BisaopricS.
After that period the capital of Lor-
raine remained impresnable: vainly
did Brunswick in 1892 and Butcher in
1914 strive to render themselves mas
ter of the citadel. Had it not been
for Marshal Bazaine's Infamous capt..
ulation which. signed on October 23,
1870, delivered to the Germans 49,
900 men, 5000 officers and three
marshals. not to speak Of 1903 cannon
and So flags-Metz never would have
fallen nor have been subjected for 4S
years to the tyranny and bondage
krom which the allies have at last