FRENCH FLAG FALLS
POLE SAWED DOWN BY ANGRY GERMANS
MEMORIAL TO GENERAL Reed. 11 a.m. COLOGNE, Thurs. Following the evacuation of the second zone of the Rhineland, the inhabitants of Weissenthurn were incensed to find a French flag flying on the memorial to General Hoche, the caretaker of which declined to haul down the tri-colour when the burgomaster requested him to do so, maintaining that the memorial stood on French soil. The burgomaster withdrew to consult a higher authority. Meanwhile, the villagers sawed down the mast.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 839, 6 December 1929, Page 9
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86FRENCH FLAG FALLS Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 839, 6 December 1929, Page 9
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