The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 21, 1936, Page 10

HIGH LIGHTS OF HISTORY -- Skanderbeg—Part 111 - By J. C{RROLL' MANSFIELD ) AVING DESERTED FROM THE ’ = s ' ": DETERQMINED TO CRUSH THE &(ANDEQBEJT ULTANYS ARMY, SKANDE G REVOLTS IN THE BALKANS AND STURDY - X :-%Sc APED TO ALBANIA w,?ff PUNISH HIS FORMER FAVORITE, | MOUNTAIN- Y THE INTENTION OF LIBERATING SULTAK MURAD HIMSELE LED | eERs, RACING ’ - 4 -~ % & 0 . & . L) NATIVE LAND FROM TH A TURKISH ARMY OF 100,000 HEAVY ’ ;iHE Tuo£ .{’Tue Feumf cfl;‘gl MEN THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN oDDs, : HAILED HM AS THEIR LEADER ..... RESISTEV 4 PASSES INTO ALBANIA (1447). ® EL8ASANI SVIRINA At INTAKING = THE BOQDEQEJ#, o TOWNS OF &= DIVRAAND ESBA] o SVIRINA, ==X BUTAT A COST OF 20,000 N 7 i 7 1DOLIZED BY HIS PEOPLE, A BORN ORGANIZER AND MILITARY GENIUS, SKANDERBEG UNITED THE WILD CLANSMEN OF THE ALBANIAN HILLS INTO A FOQMIDABLE ARMY AND DROVE THE OTTOMAN OVERLORDS FROM THE T T S R S R URACOUTEL , SKANDERBEGS LIEU- TENANT, DEFENDED THE PLACE VALIANTLY - THE FURIOUS ASSAULTS OF THE TURKS WERE BEATEN OFF AND OFFERS OF BRIBES TO SURRQENDER CONTEMPTUOUSLY SPURNEDR @\ 1448 MURAD TURNED BACK INTO SERBIA TO MEET THRUST OF A HUNGARIAN FORCE LED BY THE FAMOUS HUNYADY JANOS ' THE SULTAN DEFEATED JANOS 1N THE GREAT BATTLE OF KOSOvO, AND THEN ALUNG THE FULL MIGHT OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE AGAINST SKANDERBEG HORDES OF TURKS . OVERRAN ONE DARK NIGHT A DARING RAID- ING PARTY STOLE OUuT OF KROIA AND BURNED ALL THE CATAPULTS AND BATTERING RAMS OF THE BES|EGEQ5 B T P P E \ 4 b s AN IN SKANDERBEG'S ABSENCE HIS MOUNTAIN STRONGHOLD, KROIA, WAS BESIEGEP BY A MOSLEM ARMY .......... ©. 1996, ,%a“‘_’,_, J CENTURY, WHENEVER THE 1TALIAN FREE CITY/, OF FLORENCE wAS k' THREATENED Wit ATTACK A LIGHTED CANDLE WAS SET AT THE GATE ALl cmizens LIABLE FOR MILITARYY SERVICE \WERE REQUIRED TO BE PRESENT FOR DUTY BEFORE THE CANDLE BURNED OUT, UNDER @& THE PENALTY OF i LOSING A LIMB T 1S BROKEN, THE MOTHER BIRD | | N - L el MEANS A FEATHER - %E':Gm ALL by gy o e ' b THE NAME: ORIGINATED HAS HATCHED A COMPLETE. INTHE DAYS WHEN | BROOD OF FOUR +mvrrrrmem QUILLS weRE- USED FOR WRITING ...... EN (DEQNED FROM THE LATIN WORD “PENNA") Ri &w-i!x\ Q SHIP OF THE FAMOUS ENGLISH EAsT INDIA COMPANY, WHICH FOR MANY YEARS HELD A TRADE MONOPOLY IN INDIA «omeoomem THESE MAGNIFICENT VESSELS THAT PLIED ONVER DANGEROUS SEA ROUTES WERE MERCHANTMEN, PASSENGER SHIPS ANP SAVE THESE PICTURES EVERY WEEK AND YOU WILL HAVE A COMPLETE AND INTERESTING SHIP COLLECTION -