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Show LIQUIDATES DEBT TO FRANCE In Sending Prune Trees to Devastated Country, Californials Repaying an Obligation. California Is generously sending a million and a half two-year-old prune trees to help In restoring the French orchards, and enough seed beans to plant 00,000 acres. Canada Is undertaking under-taking the planting of thousands of Canadian maples in France. It Is pleasant also to know that there is to be no lack of outside help for the devastated dev-astated towns, observes Christian Science Sci-ence Monitor, in stating these facts. English and American architects are at work on plans for new buildings to replace those razed by the" guns, both in Belgium and In France. The Indianapolis News sees sentiment senti-ment in the prune tree transaction.. It says: "These trees are expected to convert con-vert 15,000 acres into bearing orchards in two years. ft was France which, In 1S50. gave to California her first prune trees. The prune, which since then has filled many a gap on the table of the American boarding houses, and has borne the brunt of many a jest, keeps right on proving its worth." |