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Show Lieu. Paul Perigord . Will Speak in Provo Kliiiwijajji.Mial fay, - f M f ) "? ' km 1 ; mm Father Paul JPerigord, who speaks at a war conference in (Provo Saturday, Satur-day, May 18, is a Roman Catholic priest and was a professor in a Roman Catholic seminary in St. Paul, .Minn., when the great war- broke out rn 1914. The sorrows of France, his native na-tive land made a powertul appeal to Ills patriotic nature, eo he. donned the uniform of the private soldier and aided Marshal Jottre in driving back the invader in the great battle of the Marne. lie did this, as he himself remarked, re-marked, "not because I wanted to kill, but because I love France." .He also loves truth and honor and juvtice and humanity, lite Is today in good standing In the priesthood and still contirues Ms churchly calling call-ing at the close of the war, If his life Is spared. Tim first thought of Lieutenant Perigord Per-igord upon his return to ftance was lo become a chaplain in the French army. Finding no vacancy in the list of chaplains he enlisted as a private in the ranks at a wage of four cents a day, determined to fight and to minister min-ister to the spiritual needs of his fellow fel-low soldiers at the same time He has performed both functions admir-ably. admir-ably. He did not seek a commission as he believes that "a private's is the hithest in the army." One soon came to him. however. It was in the champagne district his company was ordered to receive the attack of the German Imperial guard. All the officers, with the exception of the captain, cap-tain, wore killtd early In the bat'r Liter, when tl.e captain was mortally mortal-ly wounded, he gave his . sword to Private Perigord with Instructions to had the men. He did so the Imperial Imper-ial guard was repulsed, the private was made a lieutenant and instructed to retain the sword of his dead captain. cap-tain. The German crown prince has pro-riffled pro-riffled his fathf r, the emporer. that he would take Verdun on July 14, 19N5 the independence day of French republic. re-public. His first assult was met by COW) French boys who had knelt to receive the blessings of Father Perigord Peri-gord before entering upon this terrible terr-ible task. Taps were sounded for 4r00 of them, but Verdun still stands. |