When the German howitzers were done with Rheims, there remained intact of the city's 13,806 houses exactly 17. Whole areas were wiped out so completely that the very location of certain streets could not be discovered. The great Cathedral was in ruins; yet it has risen again, and with it the greater part of the city. Last week Minister of Education Edouard Herriot journeyed out to Rheims for a simple yet impressive celebration of the Great Restoration. . . . Once again the great Rose Window of the Cathedral blazes with glass...
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