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Show I ST. DIZIER J f. St. Dizier. the little French town, near which the Fortieth division of American troops were stationed when the armistice was signed and a part of which organization organiza-tion la the 14filh Utah first field artillery, is situated in the department of the Hfiute-Marne, Hfiute-Marne, fifty-eight miles northeast of Troyes and twelve, miles southwest of Bar-le-Duc on tlie Marne river and on the Marne-et-Saor.e canal. It has a college, named after the town, 1 a museum and a public library. Industrially Indus-trially tlie town has ranked very high and is especially not d for . its extensive iron and steel manufactures and large lumber lum-ber interests. Shipbuilding, smelting and kindled lines of work are also Important factors in its commercial welfare. The town in 1111 had a total of almost 15.UU0 inhabitants. |