Live Shells in France
| Some of the former- battlefields in l France appear to be extremely : dangcr-jous-places in which to live at present. |ln certain districts, it is stated, hundreds of livo shells which have been dug up line the' road-sides, the department charged with the task of disposing of the heaps being too busy- to remove them immediately. Iu tho Soissons region rust-covered shells and grenades are constantly ©merging from the soil and all are placed by the roadside to await removal. In the neighbourhood of tho famous Moulin do Laffaux hundreds of shells are thus laid out and in the simglo commune of Terny there are 120. In the latter district six people have been killed and several injured in the past few months. The responsible authorities state that they cannot keep pace with their work, and that until more funds are forthcoming it is impossible to respond even to the most urgent demands.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 7196, 30 June 1933, Page 11
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156Live Shells in France Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 7196, 30 June 1933, Page 11
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