REIMS CATHEDRAL

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2264, 25 September 1914, Page 6

REIMS CATHEDRAL

RESTORATION POSSIBLE GERMAN VERSION (Rec. September 24, 10.50 p.m.) London, September 23. Ail eye-witness describes the Reims Cathedral as not being completely gutted, and. says that it will bo possible To' restore the. main features. An.outline of the official German version of the razing of the Cathedral is that "since the twentieth a white'flag had been hoisted on the spiro of the Cathedral, and was respected by our aftillery. We discovered that the Trench were using the,spire as an observation post, and therefore it was necessary to remove the post, which was done by our field artillery. Heavy artillery was riot allowed to fire. . The bombardment ceased immediately tho post was removed. The French alone are to blame for misusing the white flag." ■ ANOTHER EXCUSE. (llec. September 24, '6.20 p.m.) London, September 23. Prince' Henry of Prussia stayed at Reims .last week, and as a guarantee for his safety four hostages passed the night in adjoining rooms. After the, first bombardment the German staff explained it'was due to the envoys sent the previous evening not returning. The Germans concluded that they had been detained as prisoners.—("Times" and' Sydney "Sun" Services.) . • . ; '•'.' TAPESTRIES SAVED. (Rec. September 24, 10.16 p.m.) . ' London, September 23. The famous tapestries in the nave of the Reims Cathedral were removed before the destruction of the edifice by tho Germans. - -~-.. '