The Archive · 1937

Paris Peace Pavilion Ruined by Fire

Paris, July 6.

The Pavilion of Peace at the Paris World Exhibition which was nearing completion and which was to be opened officially' to-morrow, was partially destroyed by a mysterious fire. Tableaux glorifying the achievements of the League of Nations were almost completely wiped out. Although an investigation was started immediately, the cause of the con-flag ration has not yet been determined. It is possible that the fire was due to an act of sabotage—

Trans-Ocean.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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