M. Reibel, Minister of the Liberated Regions, issued an official report dealing extensively with the progress of reconstruction work in the ten departments invaded and devastated by the German armies in the War. The information falls mainly into three chronological divisions: 1) 1914; 2) the armistice; 3) July, 1923.
Population. In 1914, 4,690,000; armistice 2,075,000; July, 1923, 4,207,000.
Housing. Over 56% of the houses existing in 1914 were destroyed or badly damaged by the German invasion. In 1922, 335,479 houses had been repaired and 140,299 provisional dwellings had been erected. By July of...
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