BRITISH AND CONTINENTAL NEWS.
DESTRUCTION OF RHEIMS' CATHEDRAL.
FRANCE'S REPLY TO THE DEED
A WELL KNOWN FRENCH
AUTHOR
. r ■ PARIS, Sep. 22. M. Maurice Barres. commenting on the destruction of Rheims' Cathedral, says: "It is satisfactory that no shells fell on our battalions. , At the present moment we prefer the humblest French infantryman to the worthiest works of art; these we Will re-create, but the essential thing is that our nation shall remain. This is the only, reply, of our artists and patriots to this dcccL"
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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue LXVIII, 23 September 1914, Page 8
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86BRITISH AND CONTINENTAL NEWS. Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue LXVIII, 23 September 1914, Page 8
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