RUINED FRENCH TOWNS.
DESTRUCTION AT ARRAS. SUFFERS FATE OF LOUVAIN. London, October 20. Rheims's town ball, museum, and theatre were gutted. Most of the buildings in the centre of the town are in ruins. The cathedral's famous belfry was severely damaged. A shell struck the hospital, killing a number of wounded men and nurses. The Daily Mail's correspondent says that Arras suffered nearly as much as Lou vain. 1 *
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15746, 22 October 1914, Page 5
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69RUINED FRENCH TOWNS. New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15746, 22 October 1914, Page 5
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