Evening star., 1932-01-02
FRENCH WARRIOR,
GEN. PAU, 83, DIES
Commanded Forces Against
Germany, Whose Victory in
1870 Cost Him Arm.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, January 2.-Gen. Paul Ger
aid Pau, noted French war commander,
died here today, aged 83. g
Since the end of the war-he lost an
arm In the War of 1870-Gen. Pau has
devoted himself to looking after
wounded veterans. At the time OF his
death he was president of the French
Red Cross.
When the crushed and beaten armies
of France returned to what was left OF
their dismembered country after the
Franco-Prussian War OF 1870, there
was among them young ot1cer, Paul
Gerald Pau. who had entered the SerV-
ice as cadet ana 1oushC Ills way
through TO captalncy.
II there was one man with those re-
treating defenders whose spirit was un-
CONQUERED. his name was Capt. Pau.
Manned and saddened though he was,
he could not feel for moment that
his beloved France was VanquShed.
Her ultimate triumph, he believed, had
merely been postponed, and the day
would vet come when he could face
again those powerful invaders from the
north.
Plans for Return Match.
Through the lond years that inter
vened between 1870 and 1914 he took
his place as one Of the most patient
and confident of the architects who
planned and prepared for return
match with the victorS. During this
period he had advanced at a steady
pace until he became, in 1911, brig
adler general and a member OF the Su-
preme war Council Of France. AT this
point he was retired because OF his age.
Then came the great day. AS all
Europe became vast mobilization
camp. the old fire famed out again In
Gen. Pau, and by popular demand ne
re-entered the Supreme CouLcu Oh war
to accept command OF the army OF
Alsace. 1t was there that MS flght
forearm had been shoV away III Ine
battle Of FroeschWlller' pacH III 10 ~.
There was dramatic grandeur III the
spectacle of that brave old veteran en-
gagged once again, after nearly half
century. ON the same battlefield and
against the same foe, and this time
turning the defeats and sorrows OF MS
youth into brilliant victories TO glor1y
his advancing years.
Powerful Arm Respected.
To the Germans of Alsace the French
general was known as Won Pao;
This was not so much from their habit
of attributing nobility to officers as out
of respect for the power OF that arm
Of bronze" $780,,
When the World War began Gen.
Pau was regarded in military sense
IS ranking With Gems. Jotfre and Gal
liene, but in popular favor he far-out,-
stripped any fgure in the French
Army. It was only because OF MS age
and his none toQ robust health that
he was not made field marshal early
IN the conflict.
Upon several occasions Gen. Pau was
the object of national movements 10
do him honor. once sword was
purchased BY popular subscription and
offered to him by a coniillLIIee .. VI LIS
admirers. Gen. Pau refused IT,
At another time the wnole OF france
Joined in a movement to have him
Created commander Of the Army OF
the Repubuc When this failed be-
cause of a change in the, government,
he was rendered the newly y-made post
Of inspector general. He refused. Gen.
Pan was horn atyMontelimar Novem-
ber %, 1s4s He visited the United
States for q Jew days in 1sla -