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15 mstssgrnzmmzGrn MYSTERY IN DEATH PLUNGE OF WEALTHY N. Y. MAN New York, Sept. 2. Alexander Wetherill, related by marriage to Stanford White, killed by Harry Thaw, was instantly killed today when he dropped to the pavement from the window of Miss Marion Thomas' apartment on the fourth floor of a building at 647 Madison avenue. Whether Wetherill fell or jumped from the window was not known. Miss Thomas -Bald she was out of the room when Wetherill fell. The girl said Wetherill was taken ill at a theater laBt night and that he went home with her. She told the police she left him in the front room to make some broth. When she re turned he was gone and the window casement open. She believes he top pled over the sill when he leaned out to rfresh himself in the breeze. Wetherill was a member of the ex clusive Racquet and Tennis Club. At one time he Was engaged to Miss Gertrude Emily Gaynor, daughter of the late Mayor Gaynor, and now Mrs. W. S. Webb, Jr. A sister of Wether ill's mother Is the widow of Stanford White. oo WHERE; MILLIONS ARE F1QHTINQ Belgium is organized purely for de fense. Her army is 200,000 strong. The River MeuBe, the largest tribu tary of the Rhine, Is as wide and deep as the Thames. It flows through the center of Liege, a city of some 500,000 inhabitants, surrounded by a ring of 12 forts, powerfully armed. The Meuse divides Belgium into two parts. To the north is th6 fertile flat country, with Its great and popu lous cities; to the south is the wild and hilly forest region of the Ar dennes. The valley of the Meuse is the natural highway across. The val ley is guarded by fortress of Liege, by the rock fortress of Namur, and by the French frontier'fortress of Grvet. The capture of Liege laid open the whole Of industrial Belgium to the sea. LESSON IN WAR GEOGRAPHY Mone. Center of Belgium coal dis trict in the southern province of Hainaut Has a population of 36,000. It has had no fortifications since 1862, but previous to that time had a long military history during which it was fortified and dismantled on nu merous occasions. Alost City of 35,000 on the west bank of the Dender river, between Brussels and Ghent, about 16 miles from each city. Around it lie the fa mous hop fields. Its chief mercantile pursuit is linen bleaching, its meadow lands being covered in season with, the whitening linens. Termondfiv Also known as Den dermonde. Is one of the fortified spots of Belgium, with a population Of 10,000. Is built at the junction of the Dender and Scheldt rivers. The surrounding territory lies below the rivel levels and can be flooded. A siege by Louis XIV. In 1667 was de feated in this manner. Ath. Former fortress 33 miles be low Brussels. Center of lime indus try and junction point for railroad Une to Alost Population 13,000. Audenarde. Very ancient city, 38 miles from Brussels on line to Cour traL Its population of 7,500 is en gaged in linen and cotton manufac tories. Was scene of French defeat In 1708. Courtrai. On the Lys, 55 miles from Brussels and 27 from Ghent. Is connected with the Scheldt by a canaL Has population of 35,000. Has large lace trade and surrounding re gion is noted for its flax. Known to medical and dental history as native place of Jan Palfyn, who invented the forceps about 1700. Douai. Industrial city of 36,000, 54 miles from Amiens. It lies on the canalized channel of the Scarpe. Its fortifications were demolished. It is a City of great antiquity, probably built around a Roman fort During various French wars it was often un der siege. It is the site of a Bene dictine university, PML .rjtM&bT ia