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DU MOND 437 DUNDEE area of 1,072 square miles. It is moun- tainous in the northern part. There are mines of coal, limestone, lead, silver, and zinc. The chief industries are agricul- ture and cattle and sheep raising. In the numerous rivers are abundant salmon. Pop., about 75,000. The capital is Dum- fries. DU MOND, FRANK VINCENT, an American artist, born in Rochester, N. Y., in 1865. He was educated in Paris and was awarded a medal at the Paris Salon in 1890. He also received medals at the Boston Exposition of 1892, the Atlanta Exposition of 1895, the Buffalo Exposition of 1901, and the St. Louis Exposition of 1904. He was a member of the National Academy and of other art and architectural societies. DUNAJEC, BATTLE OF, named after the Dunajec river, one of the most im- portant engagements between the Rus- sians and the forces of the Central Em- pires fought during the early part of the World War. The object was to drive back the Russians, who had invaded eastern Galicia and the Bukowina, and large forces numbering nearly 2,000,000 were massed in this region and placed under the command of General von Mack- ensen. The fighting began on April 28, 1915, and lasted well into May, the Rus- sian center being broken and the whole Russian front being driven back. DUNBAR, a town of Scotland; a royal and municipal borough and seaport in Haddingtonshire, at the mouth of the Firth of ^orth. It is a place of great antiquity, having originated in a castle once of great strength and importance which underwent several memorable siea:es, on one occasion being successfully defended against the English for 19 weeks by Black Agnes, Countess of Dun- bar. In 1650 Cromwell totally defeated the Scottish army under David Leslie near the town. The^ town is an im- portant fishing station. Pop. about 3,500. DUNBAR, PAUL LAURENCE, an American author ; born of negro parents in Dayton, O., June 27, 1872. He was graduated at the Dayton High School in 1891, and since then has devoted him- self to literature and journalism. Since 1898 he has been on the staff of the Li- brarian of Congress. He has written "Oak and Ivy" (poems) ; "Lyrics of Lowly Life" (poems), and "The Un- called" ( a novel). He died Feb. 9, 1906. DUNCAN, GEORGE BRAND, an American soldier, bom in Lexington, Ky., in 1861. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1886 and was commissioned 2d lieutenant of the 9th Infantry in the same year. He acted as captain and assistant adjutant- general of volunteers during the Spanish- American War. In 1899 he was honor- ably discharged from the volunteer serv- ice and was commissioned a captain in the regular army. He rose through the various grades, becoming colonel in 1916 In 1917 he was appointed brigadier- general of the National Army and in 1918 became major-general. He served in France with the American Expedition- ary Force from June, 1917, to June 1919. He was commander in turn of the 26th Infantry of the 1st Division, and of the 1st Brigade of the 1st Division. He was the first American general who com- manded a sector on the battle front, north of Toul. From May to August, 1918, he commanded the 77th Division, and during the Meuse-Argonne offensive he commanded the 82d Division. He continued to command this Division until its demobilization in March, 1919. He was awarded decorations by the French and English Governments and received the Distinguished Service Cross from the United States Government. DUNCIAD, THE, a celebrated satiri- cal poem by Pope, in which he gibbets his critics and foes. The first three books were published in 1728; the fourth book, or "New Dunciad," appeared in 1742, with illustrations by Scriblerus and notes variorum. Cibber was latterly substituted for Theobald as the hero, and among others who figured in the satire were Ambrose Philips, Blackmore, Bent- ley, Defoe, Dennis, Shadwell and Settle. DUNDAS. (1) A baronial castle dat- ing from the 11th to 15th centuries, with modern additions, on the S. bank of the Firth of Forth, near South Queensferry, the seat from about 1124 till 1875 of the family of Dundas. (2) A town of Went- worth CO., Ontario, at the head of Bur- lington Bay, at the W. of Lake Ontario, with a number of mills and manufac- tories. (3) An island of British Columbia, 40 miles N. E. of Queen Charlotte Is- land and separated by Chatham Sound from tb«. most southerly of the Alaskan islands. (4) A group of nearly 500 islets (also called the Juba Islands), all of coralline formation, lying off the E. coast of Africa, in about 1° S. lat., with only one secure harbor. (5) A strait in north Australia, separating Melville Island from Coburg Peninsula, about 18 miles broad. DUNDEE, a flourishing borough and seaport of Scotland in County Forfar, on the Tay, 8 miles from the sea, and 37% miles N. E. of Edinburgh. It has a fine harbor, and splendid docks, and manufactures osnaburgs and other coarse