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Show TIMBER NEEDED FOR FRANCE H Virgin Forests of Vast Ares in Africa May Be Drawn Upon for Sup- ply After the War. I'rimce is beginning to Bgara out bow to meet an anticipated slmrtags In lumber and Drewood after the war. H The destruction of forests by shell- H (Ire and the heavy demand for lumber for barracks and road const ruction combine to make a dcllelt of I.imsmnh) cubic feet H Beyond the of aholla, on imth of the tin- military Woodsmen's axes have drawn Iteav- lly on timber the North sea to H the Swiss frontier. The tiuiptlon of lumber Will increase during tht war H the 8,000,000 cubic feet a and for several yean after peace H Is inade, the demand will continue for H the repair nnd rebuilding of devnstat- H The solution of the problem Is con sldered to be n QUeStlOO of traitsporta- lion, and of forest exploitation In the H colonies. Specialists have calculated H that French equatorial and western H Africa. Madagascar, Guinea and nin- H do-China possess s,. ,111111 sipiare miles of virgin timber land, Which could H amply supply Kruncc. aud several otn- H countries wlih fuel ami lumber. B |