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THE FRENCH COMMANDER.

Marie-Edme-Patr Maurice de
Mcmahon, Duke of Magenta, who
takes command of the French armies,
is reported to trace his descent to an
Irish family who lost their fortune
in the cause of the Stuart dynasty and
shared the exile of James IL. They
carried their pride and galantry to
France, distinguished themselves in
many wars, and through advanta-
geOus marriages mingled their blood
with the highest nobility in the land.
The Duke of Magenta was born at
Sully, July, 1908, entered the military
school OF st. Cyr, in 1925, and after
graduating in 1880, was sent TO Alge-
ria. As aid-de-camp to General
Achard, he took part in the expedi-
ton to Antwerp in 1882, was ma de
captain in 1888, Major of foot chasseurS
in 1910, Lieutenant Colonel of the for
eigh legion in 1872, Colonel of the
FOrty-irst of the line in 1915, and
General of brigade in 1913. When
General Caurobert was recalled from
the Crimea in 1865, Mcmahon was ap
pointed TO succeed him as q General
of division, and in that capacity led
the assault upon the Malakoff. His
brilliant success on that occasion gave
him the Grand Cross of the Legion OF
Honor, and in 1856 he was made
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of
the Bath. He took an active part in
the Franco-Italian wal of 1853, won
the victory of Magenta, and with il
the baton of Marshal and the title he
now wears. He represented France
at the coronation Of Frederick Will
liams of Prussia in 1861; was APP
pointed to the command of the Third
Corps d'Armee in 1862, and was NOM
mated GovernOr-G General of Algeria in
1864. Mcmahon is considered n of
the best soldiers in Europe.
THE FRENCH MINISTER FOR FOREIGN
AFFAIRS.
The present French Minister for
Foreign Affairs is attracting consider
able attention by the bold and decided
manner in which he is dealing with
the Prussian-Spanish question. An
exchange gives the following bio
graphical sketch of him: His name
and title is Antoine Agenor Alfred,
de GrammOnt, formerly Duke
de Guiche, and since the death of his
father Prince de Bidache. He was
born in Paris, August IA, 1919. He
entered the polytechnic school in 1887,
but declined the appointment to the
artillery corps offered him two years
later, and made his debut in 1852,
when he was sent Minister to Cassel.
was appointed to Stuttgardt in
1852, to Turin in 1858, and was resi-
dent Ambassador at Rome from 1857
to 1861. While at Turin he used his
influence to induce the Sandman gov
eminent to enter the alliance Of the
western powers against Russia. He
is a commander of the Legion of
and wears the grand cross of
the order of Frederick of Wurtem-
burg and that of st. Maurice and st.
Lazarus of Sardinia. The wife of the
Duke de Grammont is an English la
dy, daugher of Mr.. MackinnOn,
he married in 1873.
THE RHINE AS A BOUNDARY"
A generation ago Victor Hugo
wrote a book on the Rhine, in which,
besides giving the most fascinating
and poetic Of all descriptions of that
famous stream, he cried out, France,
lake back the Rhine" as he stood at
The tomb OF Hoehe, who was buried
on the shores Of that river, and whose II
grave is to this day pointed out to the :
curious tourist.
Napoleon, the bitter enemy of Hugo, /,
has tried on several occasions TO make 1.
Of this cry a national slogan to call to !
ais support all parties in France. The 5
Rhine is, according to many French ]
men, the natural boundary of :,
The Germans whom the |
Emperor would like to make his sub {
ects, however, do not agree with !
him. The people Of the German {
Rhenish provinces are German in {
language, tastes and feelings, and |