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Show Great Simplon Tunnel Now in Full Operation ; First Train Through the Great Simplon Tunnel. The Simplon tunnel Is now open for t runic and Is In operation. Tho first trnln made a successful and uneventful unevent-ful trip through It. This is the third great tunnel through the Alps, tho two others being the St. Gothard and Mont Ccnls. Tho Simplon Is tho most expensive of all and will bavo tho most tramc. It will mako tho Jour- ; ney over tho mountains by tho groat monasteries unnecessary. Napoleon j led his army Into Italy over tho sur-I sur-I face of the ground under which tho I Simplon runs. Tho Italians have mado arrangements to blow up the tunnel In tho event cf war with Franco or Germany. |