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Show SENATORS HONOR JOFFRE. Great French Leader Given Oration When He Visits Senate. Washington. France's war mission headed by Bene Viviani, Marshal Joffre and Admiral Chocheprat spent more than half an hour on the floor of the senate on May 1 and stirred that body and galleries crowded to capacity capa-city first to vigorous applause and then to roars of cheers. After the senators ami members of the house had grasped the hands of the distinguished visitors, and M. Viviani, vice premier ami leader of the mission, had delivered an address that thrilled his hearers, too greatest out-burgst out-burgst of enthusiasm came. It was u tribute to the hero of the Marne. who, in response to rousing cries or "Joffre, "Jof-fre, JolVre, Joffre." from every corner of the chamber, responded with oiirlil words of French and English vTfich all understood : "I do not speak English. Vive I." Anierique !" |