L'Orient
a seaport in the French department of Morbihan; on a good bay; 116 miles N. W. of Nantes; is a well-built town, with a deep and spacious harbor; founded in 1664 by the French East India Company; but, after the ruin of their trade by the English members. toward the close of the next century, their plant was acquired by the government, who since 1815 have made L'Orient the principal naval shipbuilding yard in France; the dockyard and arsenal are consequently among the best and largest in the country and the place ranks as a fortress of the second class; has schools of navigation and marine artillery, and an observatory; inhabitants engaged for the healthfulness chiefly in ly in shipbuilding and its cognate of its trades, in fishing ( especially sardines), and raising of oysters; the trade does not exceed a total of 100,000 tons annually. Off this port the British fleet under Lord Bridport defeated the French under Villaret-Joyeuse, June 23, 1795. Pop. about 50,000.
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La
in music the 6th of the seven the 6th of the seven syllables-ut, or, do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, sire, mi, fa, sol, la, si representing the seven sounds in the diaven sounds in the diatonic scale.
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La Bassee
a town in France, in France, in on the Canal of La Nord department, on the Canal of La Bassée, 13 miles S. E. of Lille. It was E. of Lille. It was taken by the Germans in October, 1914, ctober, 1914. to the sea. In during the great race to the sea. In around Lille the collecting their forces around Lille the extend their front to Germans sought to extend their front to by throwing a barrier La Bassée, and by throwing a barrier ing space to the North across the intervening space to the North sever the territorial Sea attempted to sever the territorial connection and isolate the Belgian army. Round La Bassée the Second British Army Corps and British Cavalry Corps met the Germans . In June, 1915, the French and British co-operated in taking the offensive north of La Bassée. With the help of Indians and Canadians they won ground along a front of about four miles, penetrating to an average depth, however, of only 600 yards. The fighting oscillated to and fro in this region till the arrival of American forces, and the battle of Chateau-Thierry caused a general retirement of the Germans.
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La Boiselle
a village of France, near Contalmaison, which fighting during the battle of the Somme saw much in July , 1916. The battle was begun by the Tenth and Third British Corps, and though there was local success it ended in general failure and much loss. The village was taken by the British on July 5, but continued a greatly contested point to the end of the war.
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La Crosse
city and county-seat of La Crosse co., Wis., on the Mississippi river and the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul, the Chicago and Northwestern and several other railroads; 18 miles S. E. of Winona. It is the farming, manufacturing and dairying trade cenlactea in 1622 from Asellius, their dister for Western Wisconsin, Southern Scuthors coverer. From the specific word lactea, Minnesota, and Northern Iowa, has mangiven to distinguish vessels of this class, ufactories of agricultural implements, plements, came the word lacteal. The lacteals and automobile parts, stoves, machinery, and nery, and lymphatics tics properly constitute one syslumber, shingle, and lath mills. The tem of vessels which convey a fluid or city contains the Asylum for Chronic Chronie fluids from various organs of the body to Insane, St. Francis and United States Led Sta the veins near their terminations in the Marine Hospitals, and Washburn Public heart. Library; and has electric light and street railroad plants, National and other
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La Farge
JOHN (lä färj), an American artist; born in New York City, March 31, 1835. He studied under Couture in Paris, and became a National 393 LAFAYETTE ESCADRILLE Academician in 1869; and a member of the Society of American Artists in 1877. He executed remarkable paintings, altar pieces, and decorations of interiorsnotably of Trinity Church, Boston; and designed stained-glass windows for churches and many other buildings, in the new American manner, which is a revival of the art of making colored glass (instead of painting glass), of which he was the originator in association with Louis Tiffany. He was the designer of the "battle window" in Memorial Hall, Harvard University. In 1869 he was made president of the Society of American Artists. He published a volume of "Lectures on Art," and "An Artist's Letters from Japan." He died Nov. 14, 1910.
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La Farge, John
John (1835-), an American artist. He was born in New York City. He was educated for the law, but took William Hunt for a master and studied Japanese art. His most celebrated work is the Battle Window in Memorial Hall, Harvard. He painted altarpieces for St. Peter's and for the Church of the Ascension, both of New York. He decorated Trinity Church and the chancel of St. Thomas' Church, Boston. His reputation is that of a master of color, but not of composition.
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La Farina
GIUSEPPE (lä fä-rē nä), an Italian historian; born in Messina, July 20, 1815. A democratic leader, favoring Italian unity and independence. His principal work was "History of Italy People" (10 vols. 1846). He died in Narrated to the Italian Florence, Italy, Sept. 5, 1863.
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La Follette
ROBERT MARION, a United States Senator from Wisconsin; born in Primrose, Wis., in 1855. He graduated 1879. The following year he was ad- , University of Wisconsin, in mitted to the bar. From 1880 to 1884 R. M. LA FOLLETTE he was From 1885 to 1891 he was a member of District Attorney for Dane co. Congress and took a prominent part in framing the McKinley Bill. He was elected governor of Wisconsin in 1903 and 1905. In the latter year he was elected United States Senator, and was re-elected in 1910 and 1916. From his earliest entry in political life he was an advocate of liberal, and at times, radical policies, both in the State and National government. He was a candidate for the presidency in 1908 and in 1912. He refused the nomination of the Farmer- Labor Party in 1920.
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