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Show 8ENT TO DEVIL'S ISLAND. French 8py Publicly Disgraced Befort ' Being Deported. Toulon, Franco. A pltlablo specta clo, tho degradation of tho trnltoi Charles II. Ullmo, formerly n naval ol f Wl flcor, occurred at Itocho square on Frl day In tho presence of nn cnormom crowd. I Ullmo, wearing his uniform mil sword, wns led Into tho rectnn'glo whoro tho commandant read tho ordo that Ullmo had betrayed his countrj r? and wns not worthy to wear its unl ' ' form. Two subaltornB then took ofi his sword and stripped him of hit chevrons nnd buttons. Ono of tho Bub nltorns broke tho sword across hit kneo nnd then throw tho brokon blade at Ullmo's foot. In this plight Ullmo waB compelled to march at tho head ol n squad of soldiers around tho rectangle, rectan-gle, amid tho hoots and Jeers of tho crowd. Ho walked with his haro head sunk upon his breast and his eyes staring straight in front of him. Tears woro stroamlng down his faco. Ullmo will bo doported to Dovil's) iBlnnd, off tho conBt of French Qulnn, whoro Major Droyfim was confined from 1891 to 1800. jf |