Show VERDUN MAN AN HONORED GIVEN CHIEF COMMAND LEADS LEADS' FRE FRENCH ARMIES r r 1 i i i r l lJ J a i r Joffre Is Succeeded By Nivelle 4 Technical Counsel Regarding Regard Regard- ing Direction of War Tar Ex- Ex t Chiefs Chief's New Position Parts Part n flee Dec c. c 13 The Th The chamber of deputies by bT a sa tote sote ote of 31 1 to l 16 tonight adopted n Q revolution resolution of confidence c In the new government TAKIS ARIS Dee Dec ec 13 In In conformity with PARIS Jl the change I In military command announced d last lall night President P ln- ln carts care toda today signed a decree naming General Joffre commander In chief of at the French armies technical counsel counsel coun coun- sel It of government go regarding regarding- tho dl- dl direction of ot the war Another decree declares that the commanders in fn chief o of the tho armies of or orthe the north and northeast and of ot the arm army of ot the orient shall exercise command command com coin mand In conformity with the decrees of or October 28 8 1913 and December 2 1913 which made the tha commander in chief of ot the armies In the field responsible responsIble responsible sible directly to the minister of v var The rhe effect of or this decree is to make mako both General Nivelle and General Sarrail Sar Sar- rail rall commander of or the time entente forces In iii Macedonia onla responsible directly ll t to the tho war office and of ot the commander In chief The new ne cabinet arouses but moderate moderate moderate ate enthusiasm In the press The morning papers point out that seven ministers and two under secretaries belong Lelong to the preceding administration so that the change chango is not radical as might be expected At the time same time the appearance of ot M. M 1 and 31 M. M I. I as technical experts is welcomed wel wel- The most popular features of ot the re reorganization reorganization re- re organization arp the appointments of or orGen Gen Hubert Loute as minister of ot war and General Nivelle as successor to Joffre JoHre as commander In chief of ot the western front All tho the newspapers print photographs of or General Nivelle under the tho title of ot One of or orthe the Wars War's Revelations Rc Lon Long biographies are arc also published recalling the generals general's brilliant stroke in recapturing Forts and Vaux aux on the tho Verdun front The papers also sa say that tho the thor r fact ct that General Nivelle I Is half halt EnglI English Eng Eng- lI lish his h his mother having belonged to a 11 Kentish military family makes family makes his Imis appointment particularly acceptable across the time channel channa Jules Cambon continues In his pout post postas as general secretary of ot the thc torel foreign n of or- or fice |