Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1916-12-15

In the first marriage of royalt,
since the outbreak of the European
war, Countess Nadejda Torby, twenty
years old. daughter of Grand Duke
Michael Michaelovitch of Russia, be
came the wife of Prince George OF
Battenberg. a cousin of King George
of England.
Two ceremonies were performed, the
first according to the brides faith in
the Russian embassy chapel and the
other in the chapel royal, st. James
palace.
King George, Queen Mary and Dow.
ager Queen Alexandra witnessed the
wedding; also the duke and duchess
of Connaught, Princess Patricia of Con-
naught and ex-King Manuel of Por-
tugal.
The bridegroom is a lieutenant in
the British navy, serving on the battle
cruiser New Zealand. He is twenty
four years old and nephew of Prin-
cess Henry of Battenberg, King
Georges youngest aunt. The bride is
the daughter of Grand Duke Michaelo-
witch, cousin of the car of Russia.
has given them, they showed them
selves thoroughly capable. At every
point where the Germans tried to
make stands on the Ourcq and the
Marine the French artillery cleaned
them out by the most systematic fire.
They dropped their shells as regu-
larly as the squares on the checker
board, and blew the German batteries
all to pieces. so that Immediately after
the battle, when l passed that way,
the fields were Uttered with wrecked
and limbers and dead ar
tillery horses.
French Superiority.
In those days France had one piece
Of artillery to Germany's ten. Ger,
many still has three or four to Frances
one, but, opposed to the French them
selves, Germany can afford to spare
only cannon for cannon. The fact that
the French have consistently gained
on a fair field with an even distribu-
ton of equipment shows the French
to be not only superior artillerymen
but better in the infantry attacks.
In an article last May 1 called at
tention to the construction of the
French mobile army under General
Petain, made up of divisions and corps
which had particularly distinguished
themselves In attack. This was the
lrmy which paid so heavy price in
saving Verdun, but was still In shape
% make the Somme offensive. Some
If the best of these corps happen to
,e having just now a well-earned rest,
They have not been in either the later
successes on the Somme or at Yerdun.
t has not been necessary to use the
'ery crack troops.
The football team of one of the most
distinguished. the Twentieth army
orps, recently played hot match in
Paris. Ii was an excellent team, hard
Y a member of which did not wear
very possible decoration, but the root
RS of the Twentieth who came along
we're a sight In themselves. lney nau
zen through Verdun and the Somnoe
eight months of continuous attack
nut they were the fittest-looking men
ou could ask for. There was not
ne who to use our own phrase, did
OF look as If he could lick his weight
4 wildcats" And men of this kind
A the midst of two big offensives, are
light now taking their ease. IL shows
hat many other divisions have proved
heir mettle. The mobile army of
rack troops that numbered, perhaps, |
10000 last May comes nearer s~ing |
million today. 1t is not that the |
'rench army has grown In proportion
the new men who have gone into !
elton since last May number under a
uarter OF million. The growth of
he mobile army has corne from men
Tho have see, action since the be
inning of the vvar. The whole army
, showing tendency to grow In
ghting power. II is something in the
rench race. Napoleon made himself
v developing the same characteristic.
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