Salt Lake Telegram | 1918-10-17 | Page 1 | Little, Home of Liste Thread, is Known to Fame

ABOVE Public square in LiHe, the great industrial city which the allies captured today. Below Picture showing effect of bombardmeftt in suburbs of Lille. The city itself was saved from destruction. . ' " ' ' ' By Associated Pr-eaa. BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN FLANDERS, Oct. 17 (Reutet). The German, on tearing Lille, which wu captured today by British forces, did not act fire to the building in the city or cause any explosion. , I , ' ' ' ' , . " . 1 1 a 4. 1 . ft Lille. Home of Lisle Threat), Is ! Known to Fame By Elbert J. Benton Famous American Authority on European History. IN THE lvtnth csntury a csstl of th counts of Flanders stood on an islsnd in th Deul river. A town 0 up around it and became known as T1sle,M or Uills. Out of thote humbl origins a treat industrial city grow. Lisl thread" and "lisle lac" bear testimony in all civilised lands of tn chief industries of th community. Whan LiH pstsed back Into the handa of the French, another . chapter was completsd in th annals of a city, th wealth of which mad it for centuries th j prey bf greedy princes. It has passed successively under the rule of th counts of Flandsrs, th dukes of Burgundy, th emperors of Austria, th kings of 8pain and these of Frsne. None wor ever able to take from i it th customs and privileges priv-ileges andTibertie its citizens I early wrested from th feudal lords of Flanders. In 1792 the inhabitants of Lille waged a heroi struggle against an Austrian army. Carlyl. the great hvetorian, tells in his own immitsblo style th result: lt is in vsmj Lille, after burning. - is always quenched again; 1,1 He will not yield. The very boys deftly wrench Hi matches out of fallen bombs: Memorable also be that nimble barber, who when th bomb burst be side him, snstched up a shred of it, introduced sosp snd lather into it. crying 'My new shaving dsht The enemy abandoned th sisg and the horot city, black- j oned and ehattered by fir and shell, proudly and triumphantly I faced th future, as it shall agsin now. , )