Show AS A PIVOTAL POINT thriving russian city that control Cont rolt river avina valley one of the strongest fortified evinsk one of Rus sias strongest fortified t fied cities Is described in a bulletin issued by the national geographic so clety which says with a population of including ie jews vs evinsk Is a city of prime importance to russia forit for it virtually controls the valley 0 the river elver avina upon whose right bank it Is situated miles miles by river southeast of riga not only is evinsk important as I a strategic thor point but ns as a thriving railway center it ts Is the junction point for the great arteries of commerce running from riga to sk and from petrograd Petro grad to vilna viann there Is 1 also alo an important railroad to liban evinsk Is miles by rail southwest of Petro petrograd grad evinsk is an important agricultural center enjoying an extensive trade in flax hemp and grain it Is also a bit big timber market arird and its flourishing industries dus tries before the war ln included eluded flour will mills breweries match and tobacco factories tanneries canneries tann eries brick and tile w works in most encyclopedias and gaz eteen th the e city is listed under its old name of dinaburg Dna burg but in 1893 the authorities officially declared it to be t evinsk during napoleons CM calo laign in 1812 marshal arshal Nl tried in vai n to capture the brid bridgehead at evinsk but the honor of taking the city was reserved for macdonald SLi cdonald a few weeks later |