New-York tribune. [volume], July 29, 1917, Page 2, Image 44

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JULY 29 1917
NEW YORK TRIBUNE
Venice ?9 the one great city ol Italy to feel the strain of war. Only
about seventy miles from the battlefront on the Carso. she has been
twenty-one times raided by Austrian aeroplanes. Many palaces and
five churches have been irreparably injured. The Venetians have
given the best protection known to the'r monuments and the interiors
of their famous buildings. Sand bags and thick padding form the
ramparts of such treasures as the statue of Colleoni pictured below,
and the pulpit and chancel of St. Mark's, on the right. Dfrafrel Net
Canadian troops invalided home from " over
there " arc transported cross country in these
new hospital cars, recently placed in service by
their government. The upper picture indicates
the scientific provision for the comfort and care
of defenders of the Maple-leaf. Our government
will doubtless be equally generous.
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This tree, in one of New V ork s parks
is not dead, nor was the picture taken
in January. A caterpillar army has
swarmed over it, devouring the foliage.
The city authorities started after the
leaf-loving scourge too late to check it.
The great Exposition buildings at Lyons. France, have been turned into
military storehouses. Here is a section devoted to cooking utensils that will
form the equipment of famous chefs who have dof?ed white cap for
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