The sun., 1916-10-29
New Glory Won for Historic Names by
Heroic Deeds Inspired by Patriotic
Devotion in Nations Defence

the time of the Crusades. The Duke.
dom OF Lesparre, usually borne by tho
younger brother OF the Due de Ora
mont OF his day, was created in 1879.
Among other Dukes who have been
serving at the front since the begin
ming Of the war is the Duke OF
Luynes. tenth of his line. who Is also
Duke Of Chevreuse and Duke Of Mont
fort as we'll as Prince of Neuchatei. &.
his younger son. Philip. bearing the
famous title OF Comte de Dunols. which
Ia one OF the family honors. The Duke
has been acting as Captain Of the
Seventeenth Regiment Of Chasseurs a
Cheval, and has been mentioned In the
dispatches alike By the French and
English generaliss!mos for gallantry
on the battlefield.
Some fi%fty-three years OF age. he has
long been the chief Of the honorary
court OF the royal Duke OF Orleans.
and is recognized as his prin-
cipal representative in France.
which does not prevent him from
serving his country and its present
Government with entire loyalty and
patriotic devotion in this war. His
dukedom Of Luynes dates from 1919,
and his father, the ninth Duke. was
killed at the battle OF Patay. in the
Franco-German war Of 1870.
Then there Is his hrother-in-law,
the Duke OF Uzes. who is a captain OF
the First Regiment of Engineers, and
whose dukedom ranks as the premier
honor OF that kinu in France.
AS for the Duke of Magenta. he Is
better known by his title Of Gen,
Patrice de MacMahon. and Is the ED
est son OF the late Marshal Mac
Mahon. the second President Of the
present French I,epuhllc n one Of
the principal commanders in the war
OF 1870. The dukedom OF Magenta
was bestowed by Napoleon III. upon
the Marshal for his victory over the
Austrians at Magenta in northern
Italy In the war OF 1859.
The present Duke has n royal wife
in the person Of n daughter Of the late
Duke OF Chartrcs. who served with his
elder brother. the Count OF Paris,
In the American civil war on the
stan OF Gen. Mcclellan. The Duke Of
Magenta, like his father. is n soldier
by profession, was commanding a
regiment OF Infantry at Havre on tho
outbreak OF The war. n has received
promotion TO the rank OF General on
the battlefield. a similar distinction
has fallen 20 the share OF his younger
brother. Count Emmanuel de Mac
Mahon. who was a Major OF infantry
prior to the war. So that both sons
OF the old Marshal are now Generals OF
the French army.
Prince Murat, great-grandson Of tina
French marshal and cavalry leader
Joachim Murat. who was brother-in-
law OF the first Napoleon, and King of
Naples, Joined the army as a reserve
officer OF cavalry, on the outbreak OF
the war. In spite OF his being a sexa-
cenarian. lie has American blood in
his veins, being a grandson of Miss
Caroline Fraser of Philadelphia, who
died as Princess Caroline Murat. OF his
six sons. all serving az the front, one,
Prince Louis. was Killed at Nordun two
months ago. OF his ncphews. Prince
Napoleon Murat is lighting under tho
Russian flag as a colonel in the Cars
cavalry, while another, Prince Michael,
married 10 an American wife. tho for
mer Helen Stale 90 cincinnati. is a
non-commissioncd officer of the Fourth
Regiment Of French lIissars.
Not merely columns hut page,
more could he written Of the hearers
Of great French amc who figure on
the tables Of honor, either as among
the dead or as recipients of r. wards
for feats of hcro.sm. nan of them be-
ing wounded. and somo crippled for
life, The dead include the two broth
ers the Counts Emmanuel and Jean de
Turcnne OF the family OF the cele-
brated Marshal Turorne: the Count
Charles dc Vogue. whose family claims
descent from ono OF the Scriptural
> Three Wise Men Of the East: the two
brothers Count Robert and Count Al
bert De IN Forest pivonne. one a chap
' lain, and the other "A major Of infan-
tr; the Count Francois dc n Tour du
Pin; the Count Philippe de Gabriac:
the Nicomte Charles de Fontcnay: the
Vicomtc Melchlor de Faramond. whose
brother was for a long time French
:. Naval Attache at WASHINGTON: and
the Count de Roquotaillade.
on the other table OF honor and
among those who St,,l survive. are 70
be found the names Of the terribly
wounded Count Andre dc Chovigny.
tie Count Marcel dc CoSsc-R rissac OF
the ducal house Of Brissac: the Col.
. Count de ST. Mars; the Count Leon
ue BernlS, tne D,lnlcN count Rene do
L.. Sale OF the ducal house of de La
!, Sale. which has furnished "A saint to
, the church In the person of Francis
, de Sale, and Capt, Aristidc du Petit
, Thouars OF the French navy. COM
I mander OF the battle hip Suftron.
| Hundreds OF more names OF tho
I same kind could he c.tod in order to
show that the NODES of France do not
3 merit to he referred to here in Amer
, lea as effetc. The companions in arms
OF the Marquis de Lafayette. who
. fought for the Independence OF the
United States. were all members OF the
r aristocracy. And what | have written
above will, ! trust, go TO show that tho
| mobiles OF France IN tuiS twentieth ccn-
tury have. as rr@arls both Patriotism
and herotsm, lived Up II tie glorious
e traditions of their iliuStrious ancestors.
{ ranging away back to the time OF tho
C~rusades.