Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 93, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 April 1919 — CLAIMS LAND IN LORRAINE [ARTICLE]

CLAIMS LAND IN LORRAINE

Woman Gave Up Her Possessions Three Years Ago When Germans Came. Altoonn, Pa. —When Germany took possession of Alsace-Lorraine 4S years ago, Mrs. Franz Esslluger gave up her possessions rather than submit to German domination and came to Altoona. Establishing a stand in the city market. she hps become well known as “the market woman.” Now that France has regained her lost provinces, Mrs. Esslinger has, through legal channels, presented her claim to a considerable tract of land near Strassburg which belonged to the family and for which she holds the title papers. If her claim is honored she will become Independently rich.