Show HAS TO TO- TO DRA DRAW ON ENGLAND France Feeling the Scarcity of C al Consequent on tho the German Control Con Cone t tol of the the Mines s I France Franco Is now noVo compelled to call cal n England for tor coal which was formerly l mined in the north of or France Fiance Pra Practically U. tl i cally all an tho the mines mineD in that district vo havo either cither been destroyed by the tho I artillery or are being operated by Ger I mano mans At and the iho I German army is carrying on n nelvo n- n I elvo sivo mining operations and prod producing g great quantities tics of or coal which Oro ro being shipped Into Belgium tor for ho house i use of or the German military forces f 4 France Trance is no longer ablo able to coal from Crom Mons Ions and which formerly supplied large largo quantities for or exportation Consequently the roI dents cleats of or n northern France Tiance arc are largely dependent upon I mines for lor coal which has bas become very cry sc scarce scarce Frequently towns and villages near near the lighting fighting lines linen aro are entirely without with out oal for a week This works vO ks g great ent hardship on hospitals sa IY In need of or tho the fuel Cuel for Cor hundreds of thou thousands thousands sands of ot wounded hounded and the sick sick col- col Biers of or tho the allies who aro arc being cared for tor torI I In is French rench lo towns n I J T t j r l' l j i-j J i fiL g m |