The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-18

[ d cillor for Revigny, Mouse, in 1910, | the same year was elected deputy, 1 served as under secretary of war under M. Noulens in 1913. and won the military medal early in the war l for his courageous conduct during the attack on Mageville.
 After several months in the hos ! pital he returned to his seat in the chamber of deputies in 1915, and at tracted great attention at secret session of the cha in which he 1 exposed the insufficient measures taken for the defense of Verdun. Premier Ribot selected him for his he became minister of pensions in Briands cabinet and minister of war under Premier Poincare.
 MAY BUY EMBASSY l The mansion in the Invalides quar- ! ter that Ambassador Herrick hopes to acquire as the future home of the i Brogniart, the celebrated architect, at the beginning of the reign Of Louis WI and it's first tenant was the Prince de Condo, the famous war rier of the period just before the 1 revolution.
 Brogniart was the master of Major Charles Pierre L'Enfant, who laid
  signed the White House. The ground plan of the mansion is the same as that of the American presidential residence, which fact gave rise to the suggestion that Major LEnfant modelled the White House upon one of the ideas of his great teacher. The mansion has another reminis- cent connection with America. since it later passed into the hands of the La Fayette family, being occupied by the Chambrun branch. The uncle of the present Marquis de Chambrun sold the place to Mime. Gaillard. The American state department, which has been aware of the avail ability of the mansion for embassy purposes. had already given approval of it's purchase subject to adoption of the bill carrying the appropria- ticn but on the very day the meas ure was passed by Congress the owner closed deal turning it over to another buyer. It had not been possible for the embassy to secure an option or make any provisional ar engagements for the purchase before the bill was pasted.
 There is still hope. however. that the new owner will sell the property to the United States on favorable terms. The mansion Is situated in the Bue Monsieur. on the left bank of the Seine overlooking Napoleon's tomb. It is surrounded by ' spacious garden and is well adapted for all the purposes of an official resi- dence.
 ADD TO WAR CASUALTIES
 Shells buried in northern France during the war continue to explode occasionally when struck by peas ants blows, adding to the war cas- ualties four years after the cessation of hostilities. The question is often asked whether an unexploded shell ever becomes harmless. Some ex- perts say never, unless exposed to the air while others contend that live shells become "duds" after many years.
 The theory of the latter group is hardly borne out by an incident which recently occurred in Paris hotel. A projectile of the time of Napoleon III had long been used by the hotel employees as a pestle and had several times been fitted with new handles to replace those pounded off Recently it was left in close proximity to the hotel furnace. with has gone into the class of casualties of the War of 1870 and the hotel is undergoing important repairs. COHSETS COMING DANh
 Since Tutankhamen brought the craze for Egyptian styles to it's height. there has been in the world of fashion another resurrection of lesser antiquity but of no less interest to women. Corsets, after being banned by the hygienists and aban- doned by the style makers, are com ! ing back.
 The same hygienists who formerly condemned it now say it is neces- sary support. especially for those girls and women who indulge in ac- tive sports. The dressmakers. with the producers of tailor-made gowns in the lead. have acted on this rec ommendation and their new spring styles are made for wear with cor sets.
 The feminine preference appears still to be for the soft clinging drap- cries of the chemise frock, but there Is some movement in favor of the creations with close fitting bodices and curved waists above full gath cred skirts have been shown this week, and with such success as to revive hope on the part of the corset makers.
 CLARA LONGWORTH HONORED
 A translation of Playing With South" a romance by the Countes de worth is to be published soon in France. The countess previous book on Shakespeare was crowned by the 1 French academy, and she received a doctors degree from the Sorbonne.
 RUSSIA WANTS FOOD