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...Gond almost to the gates of Paris--German cavalry were in the town of Claye for a few hours, but fifteen miles away--it was the army of Gallieni, on the extreme right flank of Von Kluck, that began the counter attack which dislocated the German line and gave Foch his chance to break through. Thus these old cochers of the boulevards who drove an army of thousands to the battle-ground saved, if you will, not only Paris but much besides, as most Americans are glad to remember...
...technique, for it has become impossible in the last 50 years to teach more than such general scientific studies as Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry at the Ecole Polytechnique. All men who graduate from the school, however, are almost certain of obtaining a good opening in professional work; Marshals Foch, Joffre and Fayolle are numbered among its graduates...
Well has it been said that "all Europe looks to America". This country has indeed proved a "happy hunting-ground" for post-War lecturers and visitors of every description. We have had visits from Margot Asquith, Lady Astor, distinct "personalities", not to mention Foch, Joffre, Diaz, and various other "mere men". But this desire to see the "land of the free" has heretofore been confined to those of Allied sympathies; we have never had the opportunity to hear Von Tirpitz on "The German Navy as 1 Thought It Was", or (De) Ludendorf's famous "The Eternal Triangle and the Triple...
...most interesting features of the exhibit is a collection of autographs of notable people who entertained the Club. Among these is an autographed menu of a banquet at the Cercle Interallie at which Marshal Foch presided...
...only right, then, that members of General Foch's party should have feared that the strenuous schedule of activities he has been following would seriously impair his health. When we hear that he has spent only four nights since his arrival in any other lodging than a Pullman car, we do not blame them for being anxious lest his preliminary activities tire him to the extent of making his attendance at the Conference unwise, if not impossible. We rejoice, therefore, to hear that the General shows few signs of strain, and has gained ten pounds since he landed in this...