Belleau Wood
a forest in the vicinity of Château-Thierry, France, notable for a victory won there on July 6, 1918, by American marines and soldiers. The wood was dense and heavily fortified and was defended by strong forces of Germans, but the Americans won a signal victory. See WORLD WAR. county-seat of Logan co., O.; on the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St.
Louis, and on the Toledo and Ohio Central railroads; 57 miles N. E. of Dayton. It occupies the highest elevation in the State and is surrounded by an agricultural region. There are extensive car shops, round house, switch yard, etc., of the "Big Four" railroad and numerous manufacturing plants. The village has two National banks; banks; several daily and weekly newspapers. Pop. (1910) 8,238; (1920) 9,336.
BELLE-ISLE (bel-ēl), or BELLE- ISLE-EN-MER, a French island in the Bay of Biscay, department of Morbihan, 8 miles S. of Quiberon Poir miles; greatest breadth, 6 miles. Pop. about 10,000, engaged in the pilchard fishing. The capital is Le Palais, on the 8 miles S. of Quiberon Point; length, 11 N. E. coast.