Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 189, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 August 1920 — DAPPER LITTLE MAN WAS MARSHAL FOCH [ARTICLE]

DAPPER LITTLE MAN WAS MARSHAL FOCH

— “Foch will keep us waiting fifteen or twenty minutes,” said the sentry at the Gare du Nord recently while the special train that was to bear the French delegation to Spa was being shunted on the siding. An eldeirly little man, drearing the | undress uniform of a general of division, military medal* War Cross and Legion of Honor, sauntered up and quite amiably said: “You might at least call him Marshall Foch.” The soldier took one glance at the general, then standing rigid at attention, replied: “One never says ‘Marshal Caesar or Marshal Napoleon,’ Monsieur le Marechal.” ' •