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Show U. S. Officers Give Aid in Neuwied Fire COBLENZ, Tuesday, Aug. (Ey tlia Associated Press). Two hundred officers who recently graduated grad-uated from West Point military academy, joined hands early today with hundreds of American doughboys dough-boys and civilians in lighting a fire which threatened to destroy the Mo-j Mo-j ravion colony, ancient order of ro-i ro-i li&iotts workers at the Neuwied head-I head-I quarters of the first division. The West Pointers, who aro on a tour of tiie battle fields and the oc-I oc-I cupicd area., were attending a dance given in their honor when the firo was discovered Just after midnight. The flames got beyond the control 1 of the German firemen and the Weft ; Pointers and the doughboys were ; summoned by Colonel Stephen O. luqua, chief of staff of the Urst division, to aid in ouejehing them. Tho A:ucncans fought the fire until un-til d yljght when it was brought un-cer un-cer control. The blaze w.-:s confined I to one block. Several buildings devoted de-voted to the indu.-.tries of the Mo-j Mo-j raviai.s wero destroyed. |