. Rheims and the battles for its possession . e TownHall, the bombardment began again. From to , 176 largeshells fell into the town, three of which tore open the great gallery of modernpaintings in the Museum. Forty-nine civilians were killed and 130 wounded,several of them mortally. The Germans, hard pressed by the French, evacuated Rheims on September12. Two days later, at 9 , they bombarded the town. Their tire wasespecially directed against the headquarters of General Franchet dEsperey,near the Town Hall. On the following days, firing was resumed at the samehour. On the
. Rheims and the battles for its possession . e TownHall, the bombardment began again. From to , 176 largeshells fell into the town, three of which tore open the great gallery of modernpaintings in the Museum. Forty-nine civilians were killed and 130 wounded,several of them mortally. The Germans, hard pressed by the French, evacuated Rheims on September12. Two days later, at 9 , they bombarded the town. Their tire wasespecially directed against the headquarters of General Franchet dEsperey,near the Town Hall. On the following days, firing was resumed at the samehour. On the 17th, the first fires broke out. Many civilians were killed orwounded. The vicinity of the Cathedral, which was believed to be speciallyaimed at, was among the places that suffered most. To protect the Cathedral,which the Germans had fitted up on the 12th for the reception of their wounded,some seventy to eighty German wounded were accommodated on straw in thenave. The Red Cross flag was displayed on each tower, and notice given tothe i\W GERMAN SHELLS BURSTING IN A STREET OF RHEIMS 17
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