Show Marshal Near His B Birthday Marshal Joffre JOffre- ho o full name is Joseph Jacques Cesaire Joffre wl will wili I be be 79 years carB old January 12 next In the course of or his extended extended ex ex- tended military career Jt he be h has s successfully sue suc cc led campaigns in Asia Africa and Europe Ho was wis born In 1852 at lUves at the edge edg of r the eastern of ot Spanish lIne lineage gc and was one of or eleven elo children ahe Franco Ger man war interrupted ted his studies as asa asa in the defense de defenso defense de- de a 3 youth and he took part of t Paris in 1870 After Arter the loss of ot his first t wife ho ho- applied for tor a a. transfer transfer- to IndoChina Indo Indo- China and aided d In the tho occupation of Formosa in 1885 remaining three years at Manoi Mariol as u as chief of engineers In 1892 be he was waa sent to Sen Senegal al and in 1893 led leda LJ a. column on OIl entering the town on February 12 1894 after march march- Ins Inc nearly miles niiles CHIEF OF STAFF He became becam a general t of or brigade in 1900 and a general of at division in 1905 and was called to the superior war council In 1910 In 1911 Ull he ho became became be be- came camo chief of ot staff and vice pres president president 1 dent of at the council Ho HB took up the post of at commander In chief of or the tile French army on August 5 5 1914 two days das after arter Germany declared war ar aron on France and thereafter f for r two y years the history of his life was the history of or the war In th the tho west it It- It self His greatest st v victory perhaps was September 6 when he threw the G back on the tho Mane in the memorable memorable- battle of the tho Marne With the replacement of or M. M Mil Mil- as minister of ot war on October October October Oc Oc- Oc- Oc tober 30 1915 by y General military governor o of Paris General received the tho command com corn mand of ot all French armies A campaign campaign campaign cam cam- against his leadership developed developed developed devel devel- and nod aeter the indecisive result of ot the great allied battle of ot the technical ad adviser adviser ad ad- Somme he lie was waa mado made to the government s in matters concerning the direction of the thc war |