Ogden Daily Standard | 1914-11-28 | Page 10 | General Joffre Receives Honor

GENERAL JOFFRE RECEIVES HONOR Paris. Nov. 28 12 ; I'O a. m President Pres-ident Poi) care has conferred upon General .loi.r.- the Medaille Militaire, th Highest honor that can he conferred con-ferred on a Frencb soldier. The presentation pres-entation was made in the presence of Premier Yivlani. Minister of War! Millerand, the presidents of the senate sen-ate and the chamber of deputies ami the members oi the general staff I In making the presentation Presi-j di nt Poincare said the simple medal, which was the emblem of the highest military virtues and which was worn v.'ith equal pride by illustrious generals gen-erals aud humble soidiers, waa a Mark of the nation's gratitude to its i onunander in chief. M. Poincare added that he associated with him iu his sincere congratulations General Gen-eral Joflre's devoted collaborators of the general s'aff and the magnifi-Ci magnifi-Ci ut armies of France. "The horrors of this sanguinar war.' M. Poincare continued, "will not dampen the enthusiasm of the l oops. The grievous losses suffered by the nation will not disturb Its constancy con-stancy nor shake its will. France exhausted ex-hausted all means to spare humanity this nnprecendented catastrophe. She I Know s that to avoid its recurrence she must, in union with her allies, definitely abolish Its causes "Indecisive ictory and a precarious peace would expose tomorrow the l genius of France to fresh Insults from thai refined barbarism which assumes the mask of science the better to slake its instincts of domination. "France will carry on to the end, by a union of all her children and with the unflagging aid of her allies, al-lies, the work of European liberation r.ow begun. And when she has completed com-pleted the task she will find a fuller llle in glory, concord and security." The presidential party afterward left army headquarters for an extended extend-ed tour of the battle front. The Medaille Militaire was established estab-lished in 1852 for non-commissioned cl fleers and men of the army and navy An exception was made in the case of a general or an admiral for valorous work after such officers already al-ready have attained the highest rank in the Degion of Honor. It Is therefore there-fore considered the greatest honor that can be conferred on a general or an admiral.