Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-07
HUGE THRONG SEES
IOFFRE'S FUNERAL
France Gives Marshal High
est Tribute-U. S. Repre-
sented in Cortege.

~ the Associated Press.
I PARIS, January T.-An the pomp
and ceremony OF republican France
was summoned today to pay final honor
to Marshal Joffre.
Louis Barthou, minister Of war, In q
funeral grafton pronounced over the
body Of Marshal Joffre In the esplanade
of the Invalides, hailed the deceased
warrior as o savior of world liberty"
Speaking Of Americas part In the
war, Barthou continued:
Admired United States Action.
"rhe brotherly accolade Of the two
peoples came as q realization of all his
hopes. No one has better recognized
than Joffre the great achievements Of
these millions of men who, willingly
dropping their peaceful occupations,
crossed seas which were alive with
death and, thousands Of miles from
their fatherland, gave their lives for o
noble cause, for q grand and noble
idea"
Sorrowing multItudes gathered from
dawn to witness the progress Of the
cortege from Notre Dame to Les In
valides, where the marshal's body finds
q temporary resting place not far from
the tomb Of Napoleon.
took positions along the entire three
miles from Notre Dame to Les Inyali-
des. Military bands with drums and
trumpets hung with crepe were sta
toned at intervals of 1000 yards. A
fog lifted as the sun rose, but the tenn
perature remained at four or five de-
grees below freezing.
President at Service.
Arrival Of President Doumergue,
three minutes late because Of the crush,
was the signal for the beginning OF
the requiem service ct Notre Dame,
where the body Of the marshal was
taken late last night after remaining
in state two days In the Chapel Of the
Ecole Militaire.
Mgr. Tissier Of Chalon- Sur-M arne,
known to all France as the Bishop Of
the Marne," gave the dissolution for the
man at whose side he had stood when
Joffre moved his armies against the in
vading enemy. Cardinal Verdier, Arch
bishop Of Paris, Cardinal Binet Of Be-
sancon, and the Pope's diplomatic rep
resentative, Mgr. Maglione, assisted.
There were 23 bishops from all parts OF
France.
Meanwhile, outside the cortege was
already formed. Mounted Republican
Guards took a position at the head of
the square, with a battery Of horse
artillery lined behind him.
Then came an artillery military band
and a battalion Of infantry, the mar
shaIs charger, Sorciere, all caparisoned
in black. Just In front of Sorciere were
delegations of all the allied armies,
with SO members Of the British Cold
stream Guards, followed by q group Of
United States Marines, respondent in
new uniforms.
The body was brought from the
church at 1905 am. and the cortege
began moving minute later, the CONN
on a caisson drawn by six horses. Be-
hind the caiSson walked members Of
the marshals family.
U. 3. Envoy in Line.
The next in line was President Dou-
mergue, then Prince Leopold Of Bel
GUM. Ambassadors Of foreign coun-
tries accredited to France, among them
Walter z. Edge Of the United States,
and French notableS followed.
Nine. Joffre, her daughter and SON
in-law, Mime. and Jean Lafile, stood
at the right of the catafalque through
out the ceremony in Notre Dame and
Nine. Jofre walked in the cortege for