Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-01-16
f0CH HAS always
Been VICTORIOUS
Served His Country With Love,
With Ardor and
Felicity.
FRANCE HAS GREAT LEADERS
Marshal of France Is Wonderful
Title and Most of Those Who
Have Held Baton Have Been
Wonderful Men.

Paris.-What title in all this world
calls up such heroic memories as that
of marshal of France? 1t is a Won
derful title and most of those Whu
have held the baton were more than
wonderful men. In every other army
II field marshal Is a grade, but the
French army has no field marshal;
it has simply the title of marshal Of
France. The regulations of the
French army prescribe that the title
of 'marechal de France" Is not q
grade, but an honor. This expresses
all military excellence in general,
who does not outrank his colleagues,
but who by some deed or deeds has
brought particular distinction on him.
self or his armies.
The first battle Of the Marine was
the reason why General JOlfre became
n "marcchal de France" Today there
urr only three 'marechals" In all
France-Jotfre, Foch and Petain. The
marvellous strategy of FOch stands out
more clearly every day. Napoleon
had many ''marechals," all of them
prodigies of yalOr and some of genius
-Massena, Lannes, Sout, 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
country-ccrtainly not to humanity
as have .Joffre and Foch.
GalIieni's Great Feat.
General Galleni the former gov
erhor Of Paris. would have been made
II 'marechal" had he only lived long
enough to receive the honor due him.
II 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 his country. General
de Observation-Disclosures de France" 1t
might not do the general any good, but
1t would please the army aud the Ell
tire country. while II would render
justice to an immortal name and
would he Il fitting tribute to a great
and good soldier, though whether they
call him general or marshal or drum
major makes little difference. Gal.
lCni'S name rests secure in his 30-wOrd
proclamation and in safekeeping Of
4oOOOOO0 free Frenchmen, for whom
he did more than any other one man
to retain their liberty at a critical
time. lie viii liv" forever In the
heart of the French "poiu." He was
too good IL soldier to ask anything
better than that.
Joffre Won at the Marine.
NTarShaIs Joffre and Foch, as the
world knows, are also great soldiers.
For three long years Jolfre withstood
the fearful onslaught. He never muir
INJURED, though he had terrible diff
culticS to endure. He husbanAed his
small armies while we prepared ours.
When his task was done and the bat
tie of the Marine gained, .Jofre 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
be has even forced the enemy to re-
spect him, and then sent him down to
complete defeat. What more could
man do. He has his title of "marechal
dn France" fairly won. Remember ut
is not grade, but an honor" 1t Is
II great thing to be "marechal de
France"