The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1921-04-23

London to Restore Verdun, but
Cemeteries Prevent Work on
Outlying Villages.
NEWCASTLE ASSISTS ARRAS
Manchester Raising ss25o,ooo to Lift
Mezieres Out Of It'd Heap Of Dust
and Ashes-Raisk Money for
the. Rheims Cathedral.

their war debts and 1.-THE heavy, taxes
in the billions of pounds sterling they
poured into Europe to- save civiliza-
ton, the people of Great Britain still
are finding means to help the stricken
populace in the devastated regions Of
France.
Under the stimulus of a campaign
directed by the central committee Of
the British League of Help, they are
donating millions of dollars to repair,
rebuild or restore public utilities,
houses, villages and towns in the war
swept zones Of France. More than so
ruined towns and villages have been
adopted by English cities and towns.
Verdun, that became immortal as
one Of the bloodiest battlefelds of the
entire war, has been adopted by the
city and county of London. So great
was the havoc wrought there by the,
enemy guns, so great the loss Of life,
and so numerous and thickly popu-
lated the cemeteries of the soldier
dead, that many Of the outlying vii
lagos may never be reclaimed. But
Verdun proper, the city that "They
Shall Not Pass" is to berestored in it's
entirety.
Boroughs Take Individual Action.
Aside from this several London ber-
oughs are taking individual action. Ac-
cording to reports received by the for
eign information department Of the
Bankers Trust company, Kensington
has adopted Souches, Wadsworth has
undertaken to look after; the needs of
Villers-Plouich, and other boroughs are
forming committees to raise funds to-
take care Of other villages.
Manchester is raising $4,000 to
help to resurrect the dust heap that
once was Mezieres; and of this
amount f11,OO0 already has been sub
scribed. Newcastle has undertaken to
preRide 920, 900 for Arrts, and hes paid
it's second installment of the gift. On
February 5, when the mayor of Arras
visited Newcastle a check for 100000
francs was handed to him,
And Oxford, Sheffield, Exeter, Ewes
ham, Eastbourne, Cirenchester and
Birmingham have given and are giving
to their capacity.
Oxford proposes to restore the wa
ter supply and to rebuild the school
at Fayet. For this object, nearly 97OO
already has been collected.
Sheffield has adopted three towns
and lages-Bapaume, Puisieux and
Serre, all made famous in the battle
Of the Somme and in the great Ger
man drive in 1913. The fund in the
hands Of the lord mayor Of Sheffield
now stands at $4,000. OF this a first
installment of $4,000 francs has been
sent to Bapaume toward the establish
ment of day nursery; and, at the
special request of it's mayor, mo-
tor tractor has been forwarded to
Puisieux
Eversham Orders Cider Fruit Trees.
Exeter is undertaking to restore the
water supply at Montdidier, where the
American troops first went into the
battle line, and has forwarded $4,000
to the mayor of that city. Evesham
is raising $1,000 for Hebuterne, and
has ordered 800 cider fruit trees from
Holland. Eastbourne has sent to Bray
sur-Somme gift of 5000 francs, be-
sides supplying that ruined village
with goods and foodstuffs to the value
{ Of 95O0. Cirencester has equipped and
is supporting food kitchen for the
school children Of Passel and Vile, to
which agricultural implements, sewing
machines and ,clothing have been sent.
Birmingham has adopted Albert. AS
first step, clothing, boots and blank
cts to the value of $500 have been sent,
and more is to follow.
Apart from the organized assistance
of the British League of Help, the
British are raising a special fund for
the restoration of the Rheims cathe-
dral, and the Royal Agricultural soci-
ETY. has organized a fund to supply cat
tie to the raided farms Of French ag-
riculturists. To this fund 10000 al
ready has been subscribed.