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Show French Enter I Strong Protest Messages Sent Neutral Countries Regarding Re-garding Bombardment of Cathedral at Rhelms Hordenux, Sopt. 21. Tho French foreign olllco has forwnrded to neu-1 neu-1 trnl governments n protest against j tho Gcrninu bombardment of tho en thedral at Hhelms couched In tho ! following terms: "Without being able to evoke even I tho apptaranco of military necessity and for tho mero pleasure of desffuc i tlon, Gormau troops havo subjected I tho cathedral of Rhelms to a systematic system-atic and furloiiB bombardment. At this hour tho famouB basilica Is'but n heap of ruins. "It 1b tho duty of tho government of tho republic to denounco to universal uni-versal Indignation this revolting net (j of vandalism, which, In giving 6vor 3 to tho llnmes this sntictuory ot his-1 his-1 tory, doprives humanity of an lncom-? lncom-? phrauio portion of Us historic patrl 1 niony." |