Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 December 1900 — Deserters from the French Army. [ARTICLE]

Deserters from the French Army.

The total number of deserters from the French army Is, since, Jan. 1, far more considerable than In former years. It amounts to nearly 7,000. Tb« colonial and foreign legions stand first on the list, combined with escapes from penitentiaries.