Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 96, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 April 1920 — The “Lion D’Arras." [ARTICLE]

The “Lion D’Arras."

A Paris dispatch announces the disappearance of one of the last of the war newspapers—the Lion d’Arras. These war area sheets, which did so much to cheer and encourage the inhabitants of the stricken towns and countrywide, will be looked upon in the future as one of the most interesting products of the war years. The Lion d’Arras appeared in the-city at a time when the enemy, was within a few hundred yards from the walls. The founder of the paper was- the Abbe Guerrin. who continued its editor during‘the 172 weeks of its existence. ■