Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 116, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 May 1918 — Mushroom Growth of Some German Cities Formerly of Very Little Importance [ARTICLE]

Mushroom Growth of Some German Cities Formerly of Very Little Importance

The predominance of war industries in the German empire has given a mushroom growth to a large number of German cities which formerly boasted of little commercial importance, according to a London correspondent. Munich, instead of occupying third position in population and importance, now ranks seventh. One of the most remarkable examples of war-boom towns is Bochum, situated in the rich iron ore district of Westphalia. Before the war it had a population of 65,000; now the official census gives it 764,774. The newest list of important German cities and their population follows : Berlin, 3,386,624; Hamburg, 1,014,654; Bochum, 764,774; Leipzig, 763,689; Cologne, 871,220; Luisburg, 619,800; Munich, 608,124; Dortmund, 568,055; Essen, 562,507; Dresden, 531,697; Breslau, 519,947; Dussellorf, 449,643; Recklinghausen, 444,160; Frankfort, 414,578 ; ■ Konigshutte, 413,786; Hanover, 407,800; Kiel, 370,353; Chemnitz, 358,786; Unremburg, 357,141; Stuttgart, 340,354; Slberfeld, 339,400; Bremen, 299,526.