STATUES IN BERLIN ONLY METAL SHELLS
The search by German military authorities for copper and brass to be used in making munitions has disclosed that most of the supposedly copper statues in Berlin are nothing but extremely thin metal shells, similar to somo of" the trophies presented in pre-war days by the Emperor. It has been decided that it will not be worth while to dismantle the statues because of the small amount of metal to be obtained.
The largo copper figure of Berolina. a female figure representing the city of Berlin, on the Alexander Place, 6 tho first BoHin monument; tc hn taken down (or melting.
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Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 78, 28 September 1918, Page 14
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107STATUES IN BERLIN ONLY METAL SHELLS Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 78, 28 September 1918, Page 14
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