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Official word has been received by President Lowell from the French Embassy at Washington to the effect that Captain Amann, who has been detailed as Professor of Military Sciences at the University, will be recalled and assigned to one of the army camps. Another communication received yesterday, however, announces that the work of the French Military Mission at Harvard will be continued throughout the year by Lieutenant Colonel Azan and Lieutenant Andre Morize. The other members of the original mission, of which Captain Amann was never a member, are also to be assigned to the regular army camps. An extract...
Though the loss of Captain Amann will be keenly felt, nevertheless there is no doubt that Lieutenant Morize is exceptionally qualified to carry out the work of which he was one of the original organizers. It is interesting to note that Ambassador Jusserand gives precedence to the work to be done by Colonel Azan at the University when stating that the supervision by the French Officers in the army camps is to be maintained in addition to the work here...
...though we rejoice in seeing Lieutenant Morize in our midst, Captain Amann's leaving is a great disappointment. Though only with us a short while the fame of his exploits with the "Iron Battalion" as well as his few talks to us made it clear that we had with us a fine soldier worthy of the respect and admiration of every memer of this corps...
Born at Paris in 1884 of Alsatian parents who had removed to French Territory after the Franco-Prussian War in 1870, Captain Amann was educated at the University of Paris, first in the Lycee Montaign and later in the Lycee Louis le Grand. Leaving the University at the age of 16, he entered the leather business and became connected with the Paris branch of an American leather concern. He began his two years military service in 1905, in which he rose to the rank of sergeant. In 1910, he passed examinations for a commission and was made a reserve...
During the period preceding the war, Captain Amann spent much time in the United States and South America engaged in carrying on his business, and was living in Buenos Ayres at the out-break of war in 1914. He returned to France and joined his regiment, the 115th Infantry, which was sent to the Champagne front. He was at once promoted to a 1st lieutenantcy and in June 1915 was appointed a temporary captain...