DANZIG, FREE CITY OF

seaport, fortre , and naval station, Ww. Pru ia (54° 20’ N., 18° 40’ E.), 3 m. from Baltic. Mottlau flows in two branches through the town; on left branch has older poe Alstadt, Rechstadt, and Vorstadt; on its right, Speicherinsel. Before World War, DanZig was headquarters of 17th Army orps, and maintained garrison of 6,000 men; trade more than doubled between 1884 and 1909, due to deepen IN hy) ing of river, widening of Schuitenlake entrance, and creation of free port at ing yard and the large Schichau yard (4,000 hands); sugar refining; distilling, brewing, liquors (Cold was ser); iron and machine works, ordnance factories; tobacco, cigars, bricks, and cutting of amber. Imports coal, chemical products, herrings, petroleum, iron and earthenware. Exports wood, sugar, grain, flour, mola es, and oilcake. Nearly 2,300 ve els (tonnage, 346,400) entered port in 1913. Departures exceeded 1,970 tonnage, 600,900; many specimens of medisval architecture; 14th cent. Rathhaus, rich carvings and paintings of scenes from local history on walls and ceilings. Chodowiecki, the 18th cent. painter, and Fahrenheit, the scientist, were natives. In 14th cent. fell into hands of Teutonic Knights; free city, under protection of Poland, 1466; on second partition of Poland, 1793, was taken by Pru ia. In 1807 captured by French; at Peace of Tilsit again declared free, but with Fr. governor. In 1814 restored to Pru ia. Ultimate destination of Danzig one of the most difficult problems before the Peace Conference of Paris in 1919. Geographically as well as historically claimed by Poland, but the question of nationality was arguable. Conference therefore decided that it should be a free city under the League of Nations, and its government is administered by a commi ion apSaige by that body. Area, 710 sq. m. ‘op. 1919, 352,000. See Mar GrerMAny. ancient town, on E. arm of Nile, Egypt; modern Defenneh,