Show JOFFRE SELECTS GENERAL CASTELNAU AS CHIEF OF STAFF PBIS Dec 11 110 "0 p m Gen era! Joffre who retains direct command of the armies of the east and northeast has de gnated Oe oral Edonard de Cur eres de Castelnau as chief of the general staff General Joffro cont nues n general command of all the French fronts General de Castelnau who is known as the sa ior of Iancy was born in 18tL He entered a spec al m 1 tarv school u 1S69 and ten onths later saw 1 s f rst a tl e n 1 ta y d tv the war of 18 0 After th s war he resu nod 1 s m Utar t d es and passed througl the differe t stages of tl e se v ce His real career bean n 1S96 when he be came a colonel attacled to the general staff Three jears later he took harge of the famous Iron d is on at Ivan v When tl o 1 uropean war broke out he was n conn and of odc of the r ost ui portant arm es det ned for tho ojera t ons n Lorra ue |