The Pensacola journal., 1920-01-18
'DESCHANEL IS
NOW PRESIDENT
Premier Clemenceau Retires to
Private Life After Having
Served Fifty Years

Served Fifty Years
Versailles. Jan. 17.-Paul Deschanel
was elected president of France by
the national assembly here today.
NJ. Deschanel received T34 votes.
Premier Lloyd George of Great
I Britain came TO Versailles Cor the
ceremony.
AS each members name was called
he walked forward to the presiden-
tial platform, mounted the steps and
received from one usher a small white
ball about the size OF an ordinary mar
BILE. He then advanced to the voting
receptacle, which looked much like
an American ballot box, dropped his
ballot into the wooden slot and then
handed his ball to another usher, who
kept tally of the members voting
There We're comparatively few alb
stentions from voting, which proceed
ed slowly. The calling of the roll was
completed at 1903 o'clock. A secone
roll call to check the voting was fin
ished at $3.50 p. m. and the actual
count of the ballots then began.
While the voting was going on with
in the chateau, the scenes outside We're
tranquil. A regiment of infantry was
drawn up beyond the principal gate
to the palace enclosure and OUTSIDE
the line of soldiery was an orderly
crowd of some thousands OF persons
who had assembled to see the distin-
o,isbad arrivals and learn the news
of the election. All the approaches TO
the park were held by detachments Oh
soldiers to keep out intruders
Paris, Jan. 1T.-Georges eugene
Clemenceau, "the Grand Old Man Oh
Lranc..s after having served his couh-
try in public office for almost 90 years
retires to private Ire with the ap-
pointInenl of new cabinet BY Pfesl-
dent DeschaneL.
He is credited with contributing as
much. perhaps, more than any other
statesman TO bringing about the down
fall of Germany by filling France
discouraged and war to~r-with the
invincible spirit OF the conuueror-
After q life-tieae of vieissitudes. hssA
recently declared: 4 am younger
now than 1 was ten years ago" he
said this even while carrying in his
rodv the bullet of an assassin and
while suffering from a broken rib re-
comfy sustained while crossing the
English channel.
II believe it is weak-minded to
grow old" he told certain members OF
his suite after his famous anti-Bol-
sheviki speech in Strasbourg last No
yember. The premier's day mao peen
q hard one. with many receptions.
Journeys and discussions of serious
questions but he appeared
at dinner that night fresher than many /
of his young colleagues
Clemenceau's rigorous life was con- /
tinued even after he accepted Presi- /
dent Poincare's invitation to form
war ministry in 1917 when for the sec
'ond time he became premier or |
Isrance. In civil life he arose with |
the birds and retired often at sunset. /
A glass of milk and few crackers /
was his usual repast at a. m, in l
summer and 4:S0 O'Clock in winter. An |
hour or two later he sat down to a :
hearty breakfast, the main portion OF
which was generally dish of maca-
roni and cheese with melted butter.
About 1890 p. m. ne indulged IN I
luncheon, a simple meal of a couple l
Of eggs, perhaps, and a rev vegetables. |
Dinner at p. m was practically
meatless, consisting largely of vege-
tables and fruits. He eats very
slowly.
During the war the pressure of af-
fairs of state often forced him to alter
ais sleeping habit and there We're oc-
casions when, for two and three days
1t a time the aged premier and min
ster of war never removed his cloth
ng but caught mere snatches of rest
Il a few minutes duration on a lounge i
n his office. In peace time, however,
has a less strenuous pro-
gram. In summer, as soon as he
irises he takes to his garden in the 4
ear of his town apartment, inspect II
ng the flower beds and the shrub
,ery and trees, pruning off dead
branches and pulling weeds. He thus
inds rest from the turmoil Of politics
md cares of office
CIemenceau. it is not generally
,nown, was formerly a physician. He
ame to New York in 1865 but aban-
loned the practice of medicine to
each school at Stamford. Conn. He
married an American girl in 1869 Miss ,
Iary Prummer of New York, and re- !
urned TO France a few years later.
Shot by the 19-year-old anarchist I
zmile Coffin, on February .. 1919. I
,lemenceau jolzed with the doctor who I.
ttended him. The anarchists hunt 9
d the tiger but they missed him. {
e remarked. Coffin was sentenced 10 q
eath but Clemenceau urged commu- 6
alton and the youth received 10 a
ears Imprisonment When President j
wilson called TO express his sympa-
by the aged statesman told him his :
hide was too thick for a bullet TO :
tierce-r r
Upon the completion OF the draft CT ! q
he peace treaty by the supreme inter I
lied conference, Clemenceau who \
ad presided at the historical gather e
ng. bade his colleagues adieu with Z
he observation: I have done my i
est. l think it is a good peace" Il