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Show GENERAL DOYEN IS DEAD OF INFLUENZA WASHINGTON. Oct. 7. Brigadier-general diaries A. Tioyen, who commanded the first regiment of the marine corps to go to Frfnce with the American expeditionary ex-peditionary forces, died at the marine corps t raining station at Quantico, Va., last nfirht, of Influenza. He will be burled with fidl military honors, but arrangements arrange-ments for the funeral have not yet been announced. General Doyen remained in France nearly a year, hoi ng promoted to the rank of a brigadier-gen era I and to the command of the First marine brigade of the second division. The strain of his duties brought on III health and, to avoid a phvslcal breakdown, he was transferred bark to this country, lie was made commandant com-mandant of the training station at Quan-tico. Quan-tico. General Poyen was 5? years old, and a nntive of New Hampshire. He had seen thirty-five vears' service in the marine corps, to which he was transferred two years aftr his pra dilation from the na- val academy in 1SS1. |