Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-08-04 | Page 19 | Hero of Verdun Has Fine Record

HERO I IHAS HAS fiNE RECORD I Paris Pul Au Aug 3 Maj Gen Gem Marie Adolphe recently appointed appoint appoint- ed military governor KO of or Purls achieved cd fame It by his hl historic defense of Verdun Vcr Ver dun a against the stupendous German onslaught of ot 1016 1916 by his cleverness ioa lw io a French offensive on the tho Somme in which the forces under his his his' comm hll command t took prisoners 23 heavy guns gnus n and 0 machine guns gun and antI by his hits sagacity In the maneuvering of or r French ren-ch tro troops pl plIn In the near east Ho lIe received his first commission In 1884 1851 Ho Ito was Wn made mado captain ln In 1893 1693 and In this rank served In the IndoChina IndoChina Indo Indo- China campaign In which hid h 3 was was severely se severely se- se enl verely wounded lie IIo received the rank of or general r of or division lon In 1911 In after tho r I outbreak of or the war Ho lie was placed In tn command of or the I Second arm army corp core an and charged with tho the do defense ense o of Verdun In 1916 O On I December De Dc- I De-I cember 25 5 1917 he was transferred to the tIo command comman of or the French armies of ot tho the orient re replacing General Sarrail I lIe He Is 18 66 55 dears ears ol old T