The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-12-31
.FOCH HAS AL WAYS
Been VICTORIOUS
Served His Country with 1t Love.
~ With Ardor and '%'a ''-'
Felicity.
FRANCE HAS GREAT LEADERS
sssrsAai Of Esanss aa y,snasssul
THE and Most Il rhsss Whe
A. Na%e Hsld Batsa Have Ds<&
MeassvFwi Men. f,..,sve,z,,,s,.,,

pars1,-.sWhststisie NUT thin world
salls MP such heroic memories 90 that
Of marshal Sof Trance II issa won
derfulSs title and most Tof qthose who
have held the baton wers mare than
wondeffnl men. I'm every other array
d <aeld marshal Is. AZ grade. sbnt lthe
Frsnch army has no field marshal ;
1t has simply, the title Of marshal Sgf
France. -, The regulations %1of the
French army prescribe that the title
Of >"marechal de France Is mot q
grade, but an honor. =, This expresses
all military excellence in a general,
who does not outrank his colleagues,
but who by some deed or deeds has
brought particular distinction on him
self or his armies. VI ~ K .,.>yt <r
! The first battle of the Marne was
the reason why General Joffre became
"marechal de France" Today there
are only three "marechals" In all
France-Joffre, Foch and Petain. The
marvellous strategy of Foch stands out
more clearly every day. Napoleon
had many ''marecha1s," all Of them
prodigies Of valor and some of genius
--Massena, Lannes, Soult, Murat, Ney
and others. The emperor made them
either dukes or princes or both, and
sometimes kings. But with all their
glory doubt If any one Of them has
rendered such signal service to their
countly--certainly not to humanity
as have Joffre and Foch.
i GalIieni's Great Feat. r.
General Gallieni, the former gov
ernor of Paris, would have been made
a "marechaT had he only lived long
enough to receive the honor due him.
1t would be beautiful idea If the
government of the French republic
created him a marechal even now, and
Inscribed on his tomb: "Gallieni died
In the service Of hks country. General
de Observation-Disclosures de France" It
Inight not do the general any good, but
1t would please the army and the en-
tire country, while it would render
Justice to an immortal name and
would be a fitting tribute to great
and good soldier, though whether they
call him general or marshal or drum
major makes little difference. Gal.
iienps name rests secure in his 3O-word
proclamation and In safekeeping Of
100000 free Frenchmen, for whom
he did more than any other one man
to retain their liberty at critical
time. He will live forever in the
heart of the French ''poilu." He was
too good soldier to ask anything
better than that. g.:
r. Joffre Won at the Marine. =
Marshals Joffre and Foch, as the
world knows, are also great soldiers.
For three long years Joffre withstood
the fearful onslaught. He never mur.
INJURED, though he had terrible diff
culties to endure. He husbanded his
Sir I'll armies while we prepared ours.
When his task was done and the bat
tie Of the Marine gained, Jof1're retired
from activity with the great honor he
had hardly won.
| Foch has always been victorious.
He has served his country with love,
with ardor and felicity. To his fine
character he adds great ability. He
has been preceded by list Of names
which have Illuminated the history Of
France and mankind during the cen.
turtles. He commands the greatest
armies ever commanded by one man
He has the respect Of those armies
he has even forced the enemy to re.
spect him. and then sent him down tn
complete defeat. What more could
man do. He has his title of "marechal
de France" fairly won.. Remember al
Is not a grade, but an honor It Is
great thing to be ''marechal de
France"