Word: cyr
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Maurice Paul Emmanuel Sarrail was born at Carcassonne 69 years ago. In 1877 he was appointed from St. Cyr, French West Point, a sous-liéutenant. In the Army his career was by no means brilliant. He was promoted by regular stages until 1914, when he was made a divisional general...
...Marshal Pétain, commissioned from St. Cyr (French West Point) in 1878, specialized in staff work at the Ecole de Guerre. At the beginning of the War he was only a colonel, but his great military genius, first recognized by General Castelanu, rapidly won him merited recognition, promotion and honors. His greatest claim to fame rests upon the heroic defense of Verdun and his skillful handling of mutinous French troops in 1917. Possibly had there been no Pétain, France would, be paying Germany an indemnity...
General Naulin is 55 years old and was educated at Saint-Cyr, school founded by Mme. de Maintenant, wife of Louis XIV, and now the West Point of France. As lieutenant and captain, he saw service in Morocco under the famous General d'Amade. At the beginning of the War, he, was a major and was rapidly promoted to be General for his brilliant work. At the last German offensive on Rheims, he had under his command the U. S. "Rainbow Division" (42nd) as well as the 2nd and 36th U. S. Divisions, whom he commended in army orders...
...Joseph Edouard, Marquis de Curieres de Castelnau, was born on Christmas Eve, 1851, the year of Louis Napoleon's coup d'etat. He was taught to be a good Catholic by the Jesuits and in the 18th year of his life entered the military academy of St. Cyr...
HARVARD SECONDS Sr. JOHN'S Stiger. s.s. 2b., Smith Gibb. 1b. l.f., Cyr Heageney, l.f. s.s., Cusick Lucas, r.f. r.f., Tomasello Kerr, 1b. 1b., Darcy Fulton, 3b. c.f., Cashman Thomas, c.f. 3b., Phillip Hoffman, c. c., Darcy Anastas, p. p., Baker, Sullivan...