LAND AND WATEli 
September 19, 19 U 
Chalcau-Thierry. — Cliiof town of an aiTonflisscmcDt 
in UiQ (I(])ii:;!:!'jnt v( Aisnc, Fraiioo, .sit\iatcd on tlio liglit Ijank 
o{ (ho rivci- Manio, nn<l (•(iiine<teJ with a stibuib on tlic left 
Ijaiik of the liver liy a st<>iie bridge for road traffic. The town 
is jrenerally stated to liave been named from the ruins of an old 
casth- on the top of a iiil! near the (own, whicii ruins are supi)osed 
fo have been a castle built by Charles Martel for Thierry IV. 
It has l)een eajitured by both Enjulish and Spanish and pillaf;ed 
in mediseval times, and has .suffered pillajie on more than one 
oceasiim, while during (he campaign of 181-1 the town was 
completely wix'ckcd, and Napoleon obtained a victory o\ cr the 
Kussii-l'russian forces in the neighbouihood. The jiresent 
]M>pulation of (he town is about 7,(HK>, and it lias direct rail 
lommuiiication with Pari.s, Chalon.s, Hheims, and I^aon. 
Oorraans. — Situated on the Paris-('halon.s line of rail, 
in the west of the department of Marne, and oii the left bank 
of the river .\Ianie. It is in a hilly di.stri<t, and is on the direct 
Rh<>ims to Paris road. 
Haringhe. — A ]?elgian village in the province of East 
Flanders, about two miles south of Kousbrugge, and juactically 
on the Krench frontier. 
La-Ferte-Sous-Jouarre. — A t-own in tlie north-ea.st 
of the <lcpartinent of Seine-et-Marne, France, .situated on the 
river Marne, and at the junction of the Paris-Chalons and Paris- 
Troycs lines of rail. It is the site of extensive stone <]uairies, 
and is a town of considerable importance. 
Laoa.-The chief town of the department of .\isne, .situated 
eighty-seven miles north-east of Pans, on the main line of rail 
from Paris to Belgiu'Si. The Paiis-Mczieres and Paris-Le Cateau 
lines also branch from Tiaon, and there is a line from Laon to 
Kl'.einis. I.aoii is considered "' the strategic key of the whole 
region coinjnLsed between the Aisiic and the nortliern frontier," 
and is s\irniunde(l by a ring of defences about five miles distant 
from the town, in addition to a central citadeL The population 
of the town is about Ifi.OOO, exclusive of the normal ganison, 
which, as Laon ranks as a first-class military post, is considerable, j 
Lotzen. — .^ town in East Prussia, about thirty-five miles 
from the Russian frontier. It is situated on the Mauer Tvake, 
under cover of the guns of the fortress Feste Boyen. It is a 
Riation <m the railway from Lyck to the Baltic fortress of 
Koenigsberg. 
Lublin.— Capital of a province of the same name in 
Russian Poland, and one of tiie chief centres of .south-western 
Kiissia, with a population of over GO,(XX). It is about forty-five 
miles from the frontier of Austrian (Jalicia, and is an importjint 
railway centre. The lines Warsaw-Bucharest and A\'ar,saw- 
Kkaterineslav branch here, and there is also a line from l.iubliu 
to Kadziu and Ostrow in the north of Poland. 
Lyck. — -^ station on the East German strategic railway, 
situateil about twenty miles south of Margrabova. Four lines 
branch hence to Prostken on the Russian frontier, to Johannesburg, 
U) IJossel, and to Goldapp in East Prussia. Lyck itself is a 
fortified jiost of some importance. 
Mancra /. — -^ village of western or French Lorraine 
on the western slope of the Vosges Mountains, situated near the 
St. IJie terminus of the strategic railway lunuing east to Fraize 
after branching off from the main St. Die-Bruyere line. 
Marchiennes. — A Belgian town on the River Sambre, 
about two miles west of Charlcroi, in the coalmining district of 
southern Belgium. The population is about 19,0<)(), and the 
t<)wn is situated on the Maubeuge-Charleroi line. 
Soissons. — A city in tJie department of Ai.snc, France, 
forming a fortified post on the left bank of the river Aisne whcm 
this stream is joined by the ('rise. It is on the Paris-Laon line of 
rail, and is about si.\ty-five miles north-east of Paris. Its 
l)oj)ulation is about 12,(»()0. and its cathedral of Notre Dame 
St tJervais and St Prolais, dating from the twelfth century, is 
one of the principal e.\aiiij>les of early French ecclesiastical 
architecture. The history of Soissons dates back to Rdtnaii 
occupation in France, and the town j)layed a jnoniinoiit part in 
the wars between England and France during the middle ages, 
while the town was captui'ed and recaptured by the Allies tmh 
the French during the cani])aign of 1811. Jn the war of 187u 
Sois,sons capitulated to the tJerinans after a bonibardmcnt lasting 
three day.s. It is at the present time an important railttiiy 
centre, as the Aniiens-Rhcinis line crosses the Paris-Laon 
railway here. 
WAR PUBLICATIOiNS. 
.SVn. I.iniil, anil Air Shnle)/!/, luy .Sit George .\.-itoii, K.C.H., is (i 
volimie iiiteiuli-d, as the Hiithor aniioiiTKCR on the title page, tn "{{iv» 
li.s a iiHtioiirtl strategy, a iintiuiiiil taitiis." It, is Iw^ed uii lertiiKs 
cMivcied liy tlio aiitlior at the t'ainberley Staff (Uilloge, ;iii<l ihaU 
priiicip.illy with hiiid stratei:y. sinh siilijeets aF con<i'ntratiun and disjxr- 
liidii. liiu's (if comiiiuiiit-itioii, fnrtihiatiiiii. and (oast defeiiie beiiij; (rar- 
licularly well represeiUtd. In tlie matter of air waifaix', the aiilli(ir7i( ats 
of reeeiit dtv;!lo|ifiients, the use of aerii|jlane.s and iiirshi],.". eonilwt, 
between airrvaft, and the nt^e of ;}iniiilt in gaining infoimalion. 'J'he 
book is undeniably te( hiiieal : at the same time the stn(Jy of (-trategy 
involves a masn of interettiiij; histoiieaj nnitter, and, wh.ile the .luthoi ha« 
iii»oi*r» ,1 iiiiiM.'* oi iiiiert-Mioi; niM<nu.(i nciiitf, and, wi'.ue me ainn(?i- na« 
been (arefnl to k<ep the i)ra<tieal side of hip subject in view throngliont 
his work, he has at the .s^iiiie lime made l]i.s snt)joi't an intcr(>s(iny iriie, 
and lias refrained from writing over the head of the avera!;>^ man. 
Primaiily valuable as a te.xt b(Kjk for the uav.il t,nd militaiy otliiei. 
the book is to be recommended at tlio present tin>e as a work of prtat 
interest to the great majority who desire to approa( h the problems (.f 
ilie present eampaign with some miliiiiry knowledge. We would siig^*''-'. 
in view of the great nimitier of young officers now j'-iining the serviees, 
that a cheaper form than tlte present half-guinea edition of the werk 
would have been desirable, and tru.st that the pnbti.«bers, Messrs. .lohii 
Murray, have under eoiisideration sonn- n.ieans of supplying to hi'tm fiili^. 
military and mivai applicants a slightly cheaper edition. 
SxNr critieiHii of war topics forms a tVatnv:' of current i.isnes of 
Thf Acfiili/iii/. The present week's issue contains an explanation if 
the mnch-di.seii.ssed report in a rreent Sunday edition ol the Tinufy 
and a iiumlKr of other well-informed and interesting war articUs. 
In our review of t'apt. .lolmson's book. Thr fmiiii/iitiimx i-f 
Sfratfr/t/, which appeared in last weeks issue of Lunil iw<l Wnlt^r. the 
jiublisliers of the book were wrimgly styled " Me-ssrs. tieorge Allen ti 
Fisher I'nwin." The correct style of tin firm. w)iieh h:!." no ronneiti.Di 
with that of .Mr. T. Fisher Unwin. is " .Messrs. (leorge .\llen i^ Vnwiif, 
Wd." 
Few men are belter (jualificd to judge of lievnh.irdi's (hilms amJ 
a.«:.serti(.ns than Professor (.'ramb. wh(»Ke book, ',''■//:, /t/,*/ tini^ Kn4jUttiiJ. 
consisting of a series of lectur<>s given at Queen's College. Harley-stieel, 
has been published by John Murray. In this little half <ro-.vii volume 
is shown the real rea.son of German antagoni.sm to F.ngland; it is made 
clear that the hostility among edncitcd (.Sermans is due to "the f;.ct 
that this Kmpire appears to them the maiji. or even the sole, obstacle 
to the atlainment of a great national ideal, for which thi'V are 1 (iniiil 
to lal>our, and, if need l>e, to contend." Profess. )r (ramb. .■:s ;i. 
professor of niodern histoiy, speaks with authority, and at the s;iiii« 
time he speaks with .scrupulous fairness; Ilia lectures form a weighty 
indictment of JJernhardi and the doctrine which for forty years lii;s 
dominated Germany. The book is one that ought to be read by every 
thoughtful student of the present war and its causes, and Lord Roberts' 
wish, that it shonld be read by "everyone who wishes to understand 
the present crisis," is one that we thoroiighly endor.se. 
Amos'; tlie wfll-known employers who are holding out indneenn nt« 
to their staffs to respond to the call to anna, Messrs. .fames Carter k 
Co., of Riiyiies Park, S.W., the well-known seedsmen, are not only 
keeping positions open, but paying half wages to all members of tliiir 
staff who are accepted for service. No distinction lietwi>en married l^r 
unm.irried is made, as -Messrs. .James Carter & Co. realise the lattir 
have dependents also. 
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