Arizona republican., 1920-09-21
Another aMiraele of the Marne"

The wonders that are being accomplished by France in restoring large region of that country devastated by the great is earning the admra- on of the world had been predicted that it would be years before the fields torn up high explosives could even leveled, for being made 1t TOT cultivation had stated that sterile soil had been brought in up the fertile fields; that orchards and vineyards been cut down and could not be replaced The finest agricultural section or all France had been ruined, said. that it would take many years to restore it. all results of the vast quantities of T used by both combatants in the fiercest contested portion of the war zope.
 AS for great industries in that zone, the coal mines had thoroughly destroyed that 1t would years before they could be made again produc- tive it was supposed while the world-famous industrial plants factories which formed g. large part the prosperity of France, they could not pc restored to working order a decade, it was said
 What poor prophets they who predicted all this has shown by Herbert S. Houston one or the publishers Worlds Work and for many years president of Associated Advertising clubs of the World In an article the Worlds Work under the heading of Miracle of the Marne,' he de- scribes in detail the accomplishments of the French in restoring the region devastated by the The Miracle Marne" 1914 and 1918, he has succeeded by the Miracle of the Marne" of 1920
 All the dire predictions concerning the years that must elapse before could restored to at least good portion of her former usefulness and beauty charge that the French people working hard they might in the re- storation job are refuted by Mr. Houston, who made
 personal investigation and examination of the entire study of the French people what they doing.
 seems nothing less miraculous great change that made that district since the German armies retreated the Rhine. MT. Hous declares. Towns entirely obliterated in the cyclone explosives the torrent steel have been rebuilt Houses being constructed out -+;I1 more marvellous. Mir Houston cites, is that of storing the factories which had destroyed Germans with such diabolical cunning and thorough Intricate machinery vital parts carried Germany by the Huns have manufactured and replaced and instead requiring years complete this work predicted, been done and smoke chmneys and the song of the ma chinery again and heard in that remarkable land.
 The farms of Northern France once the most beautiful in world. instead of being ruined for further ti11ing, feared even benefited by the maestrom of through which they passed; their productive qualities may be increased through the release of plant food. With replanting orchards and vineyards filling up and made swamps, the importing live stock and ma chinery and rebuilding of roads. the French have been doing work that for the praise of the world.
 Special attention had been paid by the Germans to the complete destruction of the the Lens district. The enemy did the work van- dalism thoroughly that they felt the mines could not be restored for a But the work of repair is going at such rate that two years it is said the mines will produce at least one-haIf of their former output.
 The story of the French people told by Mir. Hous- ton is one of wonderful recuperative power de- termination. of self-reliance and energy I4aborine under the handicap of tremendous debt the remark able French people going steadily and uncom- painingly ahead in of restoring their indus trial and agricultural condition doing, this they showing the qualities of determination they exhibited the world they stopped the German Marne Mr. Houston saws tbis is another Miracle of the Marne"