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LOUVAIN. Belgium. June 26.—Sur
rounded by green fields that portend
an unusual harvest and transform all
Belgium from the scene of desolation
that has been often pictured since the
beginning of the war, Louvatn still
stands as a monumental wreck. Little
of Its former life has crept back Into
Its streets and the walls of practically
all of Its buildings are still crumbling
ruins that have not been removed and
apparently will not be. Here and there
a wooden shack has been erected by
some enterprising vendor of tobacco
or post cards, but as a city It Is still
uninhabitable.
Vet Louvain Is not entirely dead,
and In one most Important particular
work of renovation Is going on apace
—the renovation and restitution of its
wonderful cathedral, which escaped
complete destruction only by a seem
ing miracle. The church now is In
the hands of a score of workmen who
are painstakingly restoring those por
tions of the walls which are shaky or
damaged, the little panes of glass—not
stained glass—which were blown out
by bomb explosions, and the altar
^ which was burned by a shell that
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roof above.
Competent architects who have
visited the cathedral say that it has
been In no way weakened by the ter
rible shelling that destroyed the rest
of Louvain, and claim that with a very
little money It can be put back into
the shape in which it was before the
war. The beautiful stained glass in
the windows to the rear of the altar
is absolutely undamaged. The altar
picture was removed before the shell
came which tore open the roof, and
the majority of the workB of art and
other valuables in the building are
now gafely stored in the basement of
the Hotel de Vllle across the way—
almost the only other structure in
Louvain that was not razed.
It Is conceivably only Louvain’s
total demolition that has prevented
efforts to rebuild It, for that has been
accomplished in many other of the
Belgian cities that were wrecked by
the Germans as they advanced toward
Prance. It has been accomplished so
completely in some cases that the
Ignorant visitor would never know
there had been any war in the little
country.
This is true of Namur, to the south
ward. Namur played a conspicuous
part in the early days of the war, and
by no means escaped without damage
yet little of it Is in evidence today,
particularly among the forts that were
held to be Invincible, and that today
probubly are bo. Standing high above
the Klver Meuse, thes eforts present
an absolutely unbroken and undam
aged appearance. Where the great
shells burst in the masonry one can
only guess at, for the holes are gone.
Only the hotel at the very top of the
hill on which the fortifications are
built Is still in a state of ruin.|.
In this hotel, so goes the story that
many maintain is a fairy talk, there
was the telephone central into which
"“to “wui an mo iurib. 1 lie
Germans, advancing, are supposed to
have learned of this vital fact, and to
have trained their guns effectively on
this building first of all, so that the
connecting lines were cut and no one
fort had any means of communica
i tion with any other.
The German officers In Namur today
smile as they tell the story and shake
their headB. They admit that it is
quite possible that the Germans should
have learned the secret of the posi
tion of "Central'' and also that the aim
of the guns might have been accurate
enough to destroy the building, but
they cannot quite believe that the
Belgians could have made so grave a
military mistake as to expose their
lines of communication, and prefer to
think that the hotel was burned In
Incendiary fashion and the loss blamed
on the Invaders.
In the country portions of Belgium
todqy there is scarcely a trace of war
beyond an occasional ruined building.
And lu Northern France, the landscape
Is infiintely more attractive than of
old because the extensive culture of
sugar beets, with their brown growth,
has been discontinued, and wheat and
corn, with green Bboots, have been
substituted.
The destruction in Belgium may
have been overestimated and exag
gerated In the beginning. Whether
that or not, the combination of the re
, construction efforts of the victors and
Invaders, and the forces of nature tn
the springtime have been made of it
once more a pleasantly smiling coun
try that taxes the Imagination to draw
a picture of war In progress
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NOIITHRRN FANCE. June 25—To
the seeker after sensations Is com
mended a luncheon at the German
front. In an "Unterstand” or protect
ed underground cave house occupied
by some officer In the immediate neigh
borhood of a battery of heavy artillery.
I^ot him preferably come directly to
the cave from the trenches at a time
when the tiring baa been heavy, and
where he has been able to see rows
upon rows of dead between the Ger
man and French lines; and where also
he has been given a glimpse of real
warfare and some of Its hardships,
and if possible let him choose the
colouel's wedding anniversary for the
day of Ills visit, for then there will
be, out In the veritable tvllderness.
champagne In honor of the occasion
and perhaps a lively piano to offset
the shrieking of the shells as they
tear overhead.
This opportunity to make a study
in contrasts was afforded an Associ
ated Press correspondent on a recent
tour of Northern France.
The morning had been devoted to
Inspecting the remarkable trenches
thut form a vertable underground city,
with ‘'houses" that have “all the com
forts of home.” Overhead the Ger
man shells shrieked continously, and
their devastating effect could bo seen
In part by circumspect glimpses over
the top of the trenches.
The way led by the Bavarian colonel
was through the winding, twisting,
seemingly Interminable ‘‘Laufgraben"
or connecting trenches, and led out
suddenly Into a little wooded clump,
less than a thousand yards from the
French trenches and not twice that
from their batteries. Just behind the
trees was a German battery that one
could hear but not see.
With a twinkle In his eye, the
Bavarian colonel turned sharply to the
right, down u neat and well-built pair
of steps and along a path flanked by
flowers. The path led Into a spacious
room, the celling of which was about
on a level with the ground, perhaps a
little lower.
At the entrance stood a mahogany
piano. Comfortable chairs stood
about. On one wall was a book case,
and on another a big map with the
Germau lines indicated by little flags.
In the center was a long table, with
spotless linen and gleaming white
china. A vase of flower sadded the
final touch.
Smiling, the colonel took his place
at the head of the festive hoard, In
vited the correspondent to a seat at
his side, and waved to his accompany
ing officers to take their seats. He
admitted, a little diffidently, that It
was hts wedding anniversary and that
he felt like celebrating.
His officers were In the midst of con
gratulations when—bang—went oue of
the guns In the battery Just to the
rear, and the shell could be plainly
heard ub It tore over the roof of the
little dwelling, so Incongrous In the
iiiiuia wi «u iuc oimvuvvo wi »vv. . v.
warfare.
For reply one of the musically tal
ented officers Jumped up and ran to
the piano and struck up the Wedding
March. Its strains boomed out In the
little room, and were drowned for a
second as another—boom—-sounded
from the battery.
No luncheon In a big city could
huve been more tastofully arranged—
nor could have tasted one-half as good.
From some mysterious recess a ser
vant-summoned by an improvised
electric bell—drew forth red and white
wine, and then champagne. The col
onel apologized for the shortage of
glasses, only one apiece, and that
champagne had to be drunk from a
claret glasB rinsed out with spring
water after serving its first purpose.
To the tune of booming cannon und
shrieking shells the health of the col
onel and that of his wife were drunk
In ice-cold champagne that tasted
fully one hundred per cent better than
it would have tasted If served from a
[silver cooler. The colonel responded
with graceful words regarding the
American press. The luncheon was
over, to the regret of everyone.
A boarded up entrance to what ap
peared to be a closet or chest caught
the eye of the correspondent.
“That,” explained the colonel, “Is
the entrance to another room, a deeper
one. We have to go down there when
the French begin using their beavj
guns against us. This room Is onl)
proof against the lighter shells."
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Restoration to Entry of Lands In I
National Forest
Lists 6-1496,-1512,-1513,-1541.
Notice is hereby Riven that the
lands described below, embracing
469.88 acres, within the Chugach Na
tional Forest, Alaska, will be subject
to settlement and entry under the pro
visions of the homestead laws of the
United States and the uct of June 11,
1906 (34 Stat., 233), at the United
States land office at Juneau, Alaska,
on August 16, 1915. Any settler who
was actually and in good faith claim
ing any of said lands for agricultural
purposes prior to January 1, 1906, and
has not abandoned same, has a pref
erence right to make a homestead
entry for the lands actually occupied.
Said lands were listed upon the appli
cations of the persons mentioned
below, who have a preference right
subject to the prior right of any such
settler, provided such settler or appli
cant is qualified to make homestead
entry and the preference right is
exercised prior to August 16, 1915, on
which date the lands will be subject
to settlement and entry by any quali
fied person. The lands embrace a
tract of 160 acres, described by metes
and bounds as follows: Beginning at
Corner No. 1, situated on the bench
immediately north of the town of
Nlnilchtc, east shore of Cook Inlet, a
post marked H-l whence U. S. L. M.
No. 1, bears 3. 49 deg., 45 min. W.,
17.88 chs.; extending thence N. 14 deg.
E., 15.15 chs.; thence meandering east
shore of Cook Inlet 60 feet back from
line of ordinary high tide. N. 41 deg.
E., 7.53 chs.; thence N. 28 deg. E.,
17.27 chs., to Corner No. 3; thence E.
35.17 chs.; thence s. 35.75 chs.;
thence W. 51.82 chs., to the place of
beginning, listed upon application of
Alex Roman, Homer, Alaska; IAst
6-1496.
A tract of 153.60 acres, described by
metes and bounds as follows: Begin
ning at Corner No. 1 a spruce post set
in ground 60 feet distant from mean
tide line on east bank of Baida Creek,
east shore of Cook Inlet approxi
mately >4 mile northerly from Apex
of Anchor Point, marked H-l, whence
Forest Service Monument No. 10 at
Granress Creek east bank Baida
Creek, bears N. 20 deg. E., 44 chs.;
extending thence along the east bank
T.ulHn ( ' riwiLr W 1 etui .
thence N. 21 deg. E., 14 chs.; thence
N. 28 deg. E., 4.44 chs., to Corner No.
2; thence E. 66.81 chs.; thence 8.
21.4# chs.; thence W. 79.27 chs., to
the place of beginning, listed upon
application of Jacob Petaja, Homer,
Alaska; List 6-1512.
A tract of 86.78 acres, described
by metes and bounds as follows. Be
ginning at Corner No. 1, Forest Ser
vice Monument (hereinafter de
scribed) bears N. 24 deg. W., 90 links;
extending thence along the east shore
of Forberg Bay 60 feet back from line
of ordinary high tide 8. 54 deg. \\\,
2.90 chs.; 8. 43 deg. \V„ 5.16 chs.; 8. '
34 deg. W., 5.80 chs.; 8. 22 deg. W„
3.33 chs.; S. 60 deg. VV„ 6.88 chs.; S.
46 deg. W., 6.33 chs., and S. 40 deg.
W„ 9.60 chs.; to Corner No. 2; thence
S. 24 deg. E. 18.30 chs.; thence N. 58
deg. E„ 36.58 chs.; thence N. 24 deg.
W., 29.65 chs., to the place of begin
ning. Forest Service Monument con
sists of a post set in mound of stones ,
on top of bluff 10 feet above high
tide line on east shore of Forberg Bay,
marked F. S. M. II. whence Passage ■
Point bears N. 7 deg. E„ and Observa
tion Point bears N. 48 deg. E. Listed -
upon application of Pater Forberg, •
Cordova, Alaska; List 6-1613.
A tract of 69.50 acreB, described by
metes and bounds as follows: Begin
ning at Corner No. 1 situated on the
south shore of Boswell Bay a post
marked H-l; extending thence N.
63 deg. 45 min. E„ 10.59 chs., to Cor
ner No. 2, identical with Forest Ser
vice Monument, whence Northernmost
point of Boswell ltock, a conspicuous
lone rock 80 feet high on mud flat
near south shore of Boswell Bay.
bears N. 87 deg. 30 min. \V„ 36.43
chs.; thence N. 45 deg E., 9:41 chs.;
thence E. 24 chs.; thence S. 26 deg.
30 min. E„ 20 chs.; thence S. 76 deg
30 min. W.. 1.59 chs.; thence W. 49.12
chs.; thence N. 7.15 chs., to the place
of beginning listed upon application of
William Boswell, Cordova, Alaska;
List 6 1541.
C. M. BRUCE,
Assistant Commissioner of the
General Land Office.
Dated April 17, 1915.
First Publication June 16. 1915.
LaBt Publication July 7, 1916.
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BOUROQNE, France, June 26—“The 3
land boatrace was the feature of the jjj
Battalion Athletic Meet at camp this
week,” writes a British soldier from '
the front near Yprea. The race is a
new thing, he explains. which hatt re
cently become very popular In the :*
army. It Is conducted as follows:
"Six men have a large pole and sit
astride It, with another man at the 3
end as coxswain. They run with It
backwards like a rowing eight, the
coxswain steering, round a series of :|:
hurdles and back. It is most excit- 3
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Preaching services. 11 a. m.
8 p. m. «
Sabbath School, 12m.
The regular services will be re
sumed tomorrow and the subject of
the morning sermon will be, “Why
Should a Man Be Ashamed of loyalty
to Christ?” The evening subject will
be, "If Christ Should Come Tonight."
UEV. JAMES L. McBRIDE,
Minister.
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