Weekly journal-miner., 1914-12-23
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PARIS. Dec. 15-Correspondence of the Associated Press.)-Names which have become famous in recent French history appear daily in dis patches from the front. Descendants of four former presidents ol the French Republic are fighting in the armies. They are: Lazare Hippo Iyte Sadi-Carnot. who IS a major in an infantry regiment; Claude Casi- mir-Pcrier. who is a lieutenant in an infantry regiment and recently was wounded; the Duke of Magenta. son of Marshal MacMahon, brig adler general; and Paul Loubct. an infantry lieutenant.
 Former premiers and cabinet min isters are represented by sons. For instance, Rene Viviani's two sons
 nave seen hard service, one of them having been wounded, while the other disappeared after a battle in Belgium. Paul Doumcr, who was a candidate for the presidency, has suffered severely. both Of his sons having been wounded and one of them having since died from tine ef- fects of his injuries. Sons of Theo- philc Dclcasse and Gabriel Hanotaux have been wounded.
 Many former ministers, senators and deputies have taken up active service in the army. More than 200 members of the senate and chamber are engaged in the service either be- cause they were called to the colors or enlisted voluntarily for the dura- ton of the war. One member of the upper house. Senator Raymond, and three deputies. Goujon, .Nortier and Proust. have been killed. Many others have been wounded, including Andre Maginot, former under secre- tary of state for war, who was struck down while acting as a sergeant of infantry. Other deputies wounded are Henry Franklin Bouillon; Mau. rice Long. who holds the rank ot captain of infantry; Albert Passy. a grandson of Frederic Passy, the ccle- bratcd paciiist, who was wounded and takee prisoner during charge of a regiment of cuirassiers in which he was serving as a corporal; Henri La brouc. a second lieutenant of infant ". who was promoted to a higher rank on the field of battle after he had been wounded while leading his men into action. and Andre Buffet a grandson of former president of the national assembly, who was wounded while serving in the trenches.
 Other deputies now in uniform arc: Emile Bender. who is a sergeant of infantry; Paul Pugliesi-Conti. who is a volunteer on the staff; Henri Tour made. who commands a battalion of infantry; Deputy Voillot. who is en- gagged in the army service corps; L. | L. klotz. an ex-minister. who IS a lieutenant colonel on the staff; Claude Cochin. an infantry lieutenant; Mar | eel Bouilloux-Laffont. an artillery sergeant; Louis Deschamps, an in- iantry adjutant; Deputy Prat. a pri- vatc in an infantry battalion; Dr. Ma varre. military surgeon, and Joseph | Caillaux, eX-premier, who holds the rank of lieutenant colonel and has been sent on a mission to South | America
 Most of the senators were too old | for active service, but twenty-one ot them put on uniforms again and all but one. Senator Ferdinand de Lam genhagen, who is an artillery major, are serving in the auxiliary branches.
 Some of the municipal councillors of Paris also are doing duty as soldiers. Duval Arnould. for instance,
 $ serving in the ranks of the artillery with four of his sons. while Count | dAndigne, who Is a staff captain, and his fellow councillor. E. Evain, have both been wounded.