Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-25

and military adviser Of the govern
ment.
The marshal was born in 1852 Of pa
| rents in the middle station Of life. At
II he became a student in the great
French military. school, the Ecole Poly
technique. The Franco-Prussian war in
1870 found him a sub-lieutenant in the
artillery defending a Paris fort. After
the war he devoted some time to engi-
neering works and these carried him
into Indo-China, Tonauin, Formosa ana
Africa. His thorough mastery of mill
tary science brought him rapid promo
ton and in 1911 he was vice president
of the superior war council chief of the
general staff and virtually head Of the
army In that capacity he pushed the
| 1913 law for three years military SER
vice which is now conceded to nave
been the salvation Of France.
Admiral chocheprat
Admiral Chocheprat is dean OF the
French vice admirals and has rank
! as high as can be obtained In the
! French navy as there is no admiral
Several Of the devices which nave
proven to be of notable service In en-
trapping German submarines are De
lieved to have been originated by MN.
Admiral Crocheprat was born in 1850
and entered naval service in 1871. he
was made captain in 1898 and reached
the grade of vice admiral IN 1911. Ihe
war found him at the head Of the first
squadron of the French fleet, or winch
Admiral Lapeyreere was commander
in-chief, In this capacity he had 10
take part in the organization of the
| 80 is,ny ans
of troops successfully carried through
the Mediterranean to GallipoN. He Is
a grand officer Of the Legion of Honor.
Grandson Of Lafayette
Americans hold in high esteem Mar
quis Pierre De Chambroun, a member
of the Chamber of Deputies, because
he Is a grandson of Lafayette of revo-
lutionary fame. He was born in June,
1868. studied law and in 1898 was elect
ed deputy for the Department of La
zere, which he has represented ever
since. He is an authority on foreign
affairs.
Marquis De Chambroun's father was
legal adviser for many years OF the
French legation in Washington. Mar
quis Pierre De Chambroun passed his
youth here and married Miss Rives
Nichols, stepdaughter of Bellamy
Storer, ambassador to Vienna in
| Roosevelt's administration.
| NJ Simon, inspector of finances, has
a high reputation as an authority on
finance For a long time he was sta
toned in Mexico trying to adjust the
extensive interests of French citizens
i'll that country.
NJ Hovelacque, inspector of public
instruction. is well known in educa-
tional circles in America. He has paid
more than a dozen visits to the United
States, the last only year ago, max
ing a special study of educational
problems.
Surgeon Major Dreyfus is not the
famous Major Dreyfus whose case
nearly disrupted the French army d
decade ago He was a private prac-
ticing physician at the beginning OF
the war when called into military SER
vice and attached closely to the per-
son of General Joffre, whom he has
accompanied on every trip TO England,
Italy and elsewhere.
! Story from Port of Arrival
| lle ASSCCldteu 1TeSS correspondent,
who accompanied the party from
France, sends the following dispatch
from the port of arrival
AS the ship bearing the French COM
mission came into port today, Ameri-
can warships broke out French colors
from their mastheads and American
bands played the French national an
them. American and French sailors
lined the rails Of their respective ships.
NO Salutes were fired.
The special train bearing the special
mission slipped cut of Paris in the
early morning, observed by a few sec
ret service agents and railway men.
The hour of leaving was known no.
where in advance. The American flag
was flying here and there along the
route, not in recognition of the party
going to America, but because every
town and village in France. both by
government request and personal SEN
timent s-showlng the American colors.
Voyage Without Incident
The transfer from train to ship was
without event, as was the VOYAGE
across the Atlantic.
Warships passed out ahead Of the
French steamer into the danger zone.
which in this case is one Of the haunt
ing places of German submarines.
The first night out the ship and con-
voy made IS knots an hour before the
wind, all running without lights. Aft
er three years war service the cele-
brated liner which bore the party Is a
mixture Of former elegance and rough
temporary fittings. Horse racks and
troushs line the main promenade deck
powder and shells are stored in some
OF the roomy private cabins fore and
AFT near the guns. Packs Of repeating
rifles are upon every landing, life pre-
servers are piled handily near the stair
ways.
Part Of the guard turned back the
second night out but the remainder
stayed with the party all the way over.
once a steamer looked over the hori
ION, turned and hurried away, and Ia =
ter little Norwegian steamer was
sighted. A three masted French sail
ing vessel signalled for news of the
war and the flags futtered back. Good
news" Saturday an English cargo boat
set her course as though she would
run close but was given a wide road
Tor fear she might have been a sub
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