The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-01-23
SOldicrSLcttcrS to Home Folk

in procession thru the streets in 1891
and exhibited to the vast crowds of de-
voted pilgrims who came to worship
there, it was the city OF Treveri and so
named T=ieves. II grew thru these
centuries from town to a colony ard
to capital and fiaally in the fourth
century was frequently the residence of
the Roman Empecors.
Constantine held a splendid ce!ehra-
ton here in 306 having several thous-
ard franks torn 10 pieces by wild beasts
in the amphithestre. The ampfi-
theatre still may be seen on the hill
among the vineyards which frequently
was place of amusements for the
people.
The Porta Nigra and its towers of
defense was once the fortified gate of
the Roman city. It's huge blocks of
sand stone. blackened by age and fast
ercd with iron braces. still is a magnifi-
cent scene of ancient ruin. Other
structures are the Baslliean built en-
tirely OF brick by Emperor Constantine
which serves for the administration of
justice and for the commercial ex-
change, the Roma a ruin with high
towers, steep spiral stair case and
subterranean passages. The Provincial
Museum, a handsome modern structure
of the fourth century, with the Roman
Baths and the buildings contain many
highly interesting Roman antiques.
There is Roman cemetery south of
the city.
With Constantine came Christianity
and from 1923 for near fifteen centuries
until 1856 Trieves was the residence of
the Bishops, Archblshops and Electors.
The Cathedral was begun by the EN-
peror Valentinlan about 375, was de-
stroyed by the Franks, restored in $50,
devastated by the Romans, rebuilt
about 1925. added to in ITO and in the
18th and 18th centuries. 1t contains
splendid monument Of Elector Richards
III who so successfully opposed Protes-
tanism and in the treasury is several
sacred relics, the head of the Apostle
Matthews, the head of Constantine's
Empress Helena; she who found the
true cross. also u nail from the cross
and above all the sacred coat of Christ.
Liebfrauen Kirche, built after 1910
IN the form Of circle one of the most
interesting Gothic churches in Ger
many. The town library at the gym
nasium, contains some real and beauti-
ful Illuminated scriptures of the early
centuries. in St. Paulin, north of the
city. is the spot marked by cross
where the early Christians were mar
tyred by the Romans by the Crypt of
the near by church and their tombs.
Treves is modern city of nearly
80, 900 inhabitants, and in the center of
the wine trade of the Moiselle Valley.
The French blew the bridge in 1888,
and restored it 90 years later. They
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it was seeded to Prussia and now at
the emo OF 1918 the gallant troops of
the American Army of Occupation are
marching down It's dim old streets, and
so history goes on and on.
The first American hospital to enter
within the walls of the city was the
Evacuation Hospital No. 8, an organi-
cation with one years foreign service,
among the first in the field to rescue
our wounded. also the first organiza-
ton to take charge of the wounded
American and Allied prisoners or pa
tients who up to this time had been
held as Prisoners of War and needless
to relate what happy crowd they
were to see the Stars and Stripes, to
hear our bands playing and the Ameri-
can Army marching in to release them
and to care for them.
LEO S. LYON,
Evac. Hospital No. g. A. E. F.