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Show PETAIN IS NOW A MARSHAL. Fitting Honor for Commander-in-Chief of French Armies. i'aris. flenernl IVtaln, the com-mamler-ln-chlef of the French armies, lias been named a marshal of France it a meeting of the Frerwfi cabinet presided pre-sided over by I'reslilent I'olncare. The raising of IVtaln tr the rank of marshal will Increase the1 number of marshals of France to three, the others being Marshal Joffre anrf Marshal Foch. Oneral IVtaln, formerly chief of the general staff, was, on May 15, 1917, appointed coimnnniler-ln-rhief of the French armies operating on the French front, which command he h:i since held, whiles-Marshal Fircli. as generalissimo, commanded the French and other allied armies throughout ttie field of operations. |