. American forestry. Forests and forestry. Forests in the War Zone DISPATCHES and special reports from various "F'aul Descombes. discussing the progressive depopu- points in Europe differ as to the damage done lation of France, gives some statistics to show that the to forests within the war zone and to the effect thinning of the woods and forests is largely responsible, which the cutting, destruction by artillery fire, forest There are thirty-one French departments that are fires, and bv the logging and marketing of timber from more or less mountainous. These now have )94,940 the fore
. American forestry. Forests and forestry. Forests in the War Zone DISPATCHES and special reports from various "F'aul Descombes. discussing the progressive depopu- points in Europe differ as to the damage done lation of France, gives some statistics to show that the to forests within the war zone and to the effect thinning of the woods and forests is largely responsible, which the cutting, destruction by artillery fire, forest There are thirty-one French departments that are fires, and bv the logging and marketing of timber from more or less mountainous. These now have )94,940 the forests in enemy's territory which has been captured, will iiave on forest conditions in the future. Some of these reports are here given for what they are worth and because they are in- teresting. A special newspaper dispatch from Bar-le-Duc, France, says: "The splendid forests of the Argonne, as well as those of the Alsatian slope of the \'osges Mountains and of the Woevre, are being gradually razed by shell and shrapnel fire. Of the majestic pines that covered these heights there remain only hacked and l)lackened stumps and a wild tangle of fallen trunks. "Germans and French have cooperatetl in this but the greater destruction is credited to the intense, concen- trated fire of the 3-inchers and 6-inchers that alone could dis- lodge underground German fortresses. There is said to be abun(l;nit evidence that all the ground had been carefully plot- ted and the ranges taken by the Germans before the battles. On many occasions French detach- ments following obscure paths unknown to any but the wood- men of the region, fell a prey to the fire of German gunners, for whom there seemed to be no secrets in the thickets of inhabitants. If the old rate of increase had been main- the Argonne. Against the advantages of preparation, tained, their population now would be 11,89G,366. Alon- the French had but one resource—a complete upheaval sieur Descombes points out th
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