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Show FORTIFICATIONS IN RUSS-POLAND Novogeorgievsk One of the units of the Polish Quadrilateral, forming with Warsaw, Ivangorod and Brest-Lltovsk Brest-Lltovsk a series of powerful fortifications fortifica-tions in central Russian Poland. The fortress Is IS miles northwest of Warsaw, War-saw, at the confluence of the Vistula and the Bug, and, in recent years, has been strengthened by a circle of eight powerful fortifications erected In a perimeter about ten miles from the center works. It Is supposed to prevent pre-vent the turning of Warsaw by an attack from the direction of ihe lower Vistula, The place was formerly called call-ed Modlin, by which name it is still known by the Poles. Napoleon first fortified Modlin in 1S07 and it was subjected to several sieges in 1813 and in 1830-31. Novoradomsk A town of Russian Poland, 34 miles from the German border, 2o miles west of south of Piotrkow, near the Warta Rher and on the line from Warsaw to Cracow. The place has an active trade and manufactures leather, furniture, woolens, wool-ens, lumber and iron goods. An ancient anci-ent Franciscan convent is located there. The town has a population of about 16,000. Kutno A Russian town in Poland. 20 miles southwest of Plock and 30 miles north of Lodz, on the Bzura, an affluent of the Vistula. The town Is an important station on the railway line between Warsaw and Berlin. It manufactures leather and woolens and has weaving and dyeing establishments. establish-ments. Kutno has a population of about 11,000, approximately 2,000 less than the number of its inhabitants a decade ago.. Many of its residents are Jews, Lowicz A Russian Poland town, 45 miles west of Warsaw and 33 miles east of south of Plock, on the Bzura, with a population of about 13,000. The town is known for Its large cattle fairs, which attract stock-raisers from all parts of Poland. Lowicz manufactures manu-factures linen and leather and has large weaving and bleaching establishments. estab-lishments. Sklerniewlce A town of 'Russian Poland, 41 miles southwest of Warsaw, War-saw, on a tributary of the Bzura. The place has large cloth manufactories and tanneries, and is an Important commercial center. It was formerly the residence of the archbishop of Gnesen, primate of Poland. The Russian, Rus-sian, German and Austrian Emperors met there in conference in September 1884. ' RawaA town of Russian Poland, 45 miles southwest of Warsaw and 35 miles east of Lodz, on the Rawka. It was formerly a fortress and possesses an ancient castle. The manufactures are largely beer and spirits. It has a, population of about 7,000. Zamosc A town of Russian Poland 45 miles southeast of Lublin and 25 miles from the Galician border, on the railway line between Lublin and Lemberg, on the River Wieprz. One of Its chief points of Interest i3 a large, old castle. Its manufactures are largely linen fabrics and wax-wares wax-wares and it supports several tanneries. tanner-ies. Its population is about 14,000. rn |