The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-09-09
Decentralization of Famous
River Completed by Action Of
Interested Allied Powers.
BARRIER and BATTLE-GROUND
Danube Has Long Been Chain Upon
Which Romance and History Have
Wed With Each Other to Hang
Interesting Traditions.

Washington.-The completion of the
mternationalization of the Danube by
the recent formal action of the inter-
ested allied powers, announced in
Paris dispatches, is the occasion for
the issuance from the Washington
headquarters of the National Geo
graphic society of the following bulle-
tin, descriptive of the famous river.
From the Black forest to the Black
sea, over course 1890 miles in length,
the Danube has long been a chain
upon which romance and history have
We'd with each other to hang interest
ing traditions and occurrences. GeOg-
raphy, too, has done its share, and
although the Volga exceeds its rival
In length and although the Rhine in
Thackeray and Hood has had better
enough and beautiful enough to rank
In interest with the great rivers of
the world.
Less Highway ard More Barrier
"There was time when the Dan
ube was symbolized by an old-fash-
war began. nothing but hesitation
typifies the place the river has held
In the economic life of the countries
through which 1t runs. 1t has been
less highway and more the barrier
than in prewar days. Not yet does 1t
serve to bind the various nations
through which 1t passes into friend
| lx, hn
. been officially open to ships Of all ma.
tons since the forming Of the Danube
:, commission in 1856 and the variou,
), states interested long co-operated to
" improve the navigation facilities. es
!. pecially in the lower reaches Of the
: river; but political conditions have
done much to weaken the economic
:. link which once bound Linz and vi
emma to the great grain shipping cen
ter Of Braila. to which ean-gon,
vessels can steam. and to the Blacl
sea ports themselves.
= Charming villages. beautiful mead
= ows, picturesque hills crowned witt
!. clesiastical piles and two of tn
worlds most fascinating. CAPITALS ar
strung along the lengthy and windin
river. Thriving Industries raise thei
smokestacks beside the stream who's
n legendary color Is blue hut whose tru
- tint varies from n dirty green to
:. muddy yellow. More tragic than III
- been in late years the sad sieht q
:, countless chimneys from which III
~ life-breath of industry seemed TO hay
expired forever
n HohenxoIlern Castle on Banks.
Is "Near its source at Donaucsch'nge,
" the river passes between the crct'
which gave its name to the late rrlu
Is family In Germany and war monr
ment to the IIohenzolern men VIII
i'd fell In the Frnnco-Pruss'an wa
Farther down II passes through II,
. once-proud cnn'tal Of Austria-Hr,
m ings stand TO the despair'ng lnhah
tants as n hooking reminder Of hetts
DAVIS and beside the Prater. once
deer park and later pleasure garde
- noted for Its Viennese gayety.
us The Danube.
W "Stul farther along It's course Jul
&C after entering Czecho-Slovakia. at Il
II junction with the March, there Ia
q towering cliff spired with "A mon
~ ment erected to celebrate 1000 yea
le. Of Hungarian nationality. This
Cxecho- Slovakian territory now. ar
there last summer the Stars ar
ID Stripes were draped on the occasit
\ Of the VISIT Of a large grouD of Czech