The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-13
F ANGUS NAMES ARE
APPEARING DAILY IN
THE WAR DISPATCHES
Descendants of Four Former
Presidents at the Front.
Over 200 Senators and
Deputies Fighting

Paris. November .-(Correspondence
of the Associated Press. Names which
have become famous in recent French
history appear daily in dispatches from
the front. Descendants of four former
presidents of the French republic are
fighting in the armies. They are La
zare Hippolye Sadi- Carnot, who is n
major in an infantry regiment; Claude
Casimir- Perier, who is a lieutenant in
an infantry regiment, and recently was
wounded; the Duke of Magenta. a son
or Marshal MacMahon, a brigadier gen.
eral, and Paul Loubet an infantry
lieutenant.
Former premier and cabinet min
listers are represented by sons. For in
stance, Rene Viviani's two sons .have
seen hard service, one of them having
been wounded while the other disap-
peared after a battle in Belgium Paul
Doumer, who was a candidate for the
presidency, has suffered severely, both
of his sons having been wounded and
one off them having since died from
the effects of his injuries. Sons of
Theophile Delcasse and Gabriel Han
otaux 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 serviceueither because they were
called to the colors or enlisted VOL
unfairly for the duration of the war
One member of the upper house, SEN
ator Raymond, and three deputies, Gou-
jon, Nortier and Proust, have been
killed. Many others have been wound
ed. including Andre MAJ inot, former
under secretary of state for war, who
was struck down while acting as Il
sergeant of infantry. Other deputies
wounded are Henry franklin Bouillor
Maurice Long, who holds the rank of
captain of infantry; Albert Passy, a
grandson of Frederick Passy, the cell
ebrated pacifist, who was wounded
and taken prisoner during a charge OF
regiment of cuirassiers in which he
was serving as a corporal; Henri La
brouse, second lieutenant of infantry,
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 a former president of the national
assembly, who was wounded while
serving in the trenches
Other deputies now in uniform are:
ISiHiic DShuOis WHO 10 a StISedul VI III
fantry; Paul Publiesi- Cont, who is a
volunteer on the staff; Henri Tour
made, who commands battalion of
infantry; Deputy Voillot who is en-
gagged in the army service corps l.. l..
Klotz, an ex-minister, who is lieu
tenant colonel on the staff; Claude
Cochin. an infantry lieutenant; Marcel
Bouilloux- Laffont, an artillery SER
geant; Louis Deschamps, an infantry
adjutant; Deputy Pratt private in an
infantry battalion; DIR. Navarrae. a mil
itary surgeon and Joseph Caillaux. ex-
premier. who holds the rank or lieu
tenant colonel and has been sent on a
mission to South America,
Most of the senators were too old
for active service. but 81 of them put
on uniforms again and all but one,
Senator Ferdinand de Langenhagen
who is an artillery major. are serv-
| ing in the auxiliary branches.
Some ~ the municipal councillors of
Paris also are doing duty as soldiers
David ArnouId. for instance, is serv-
| ing in the ranks of the artillery with
| four CT his sons, while Count dan
| digne, who is a staff captain and his
| fellow councillor, e. Evain, have botn
| been wounded.