General Degoutte is a hero to the French. His War record and the stern efficiency of his rule in occupied Germany as Generalissimo of the Franco-Belgian troops combined to endear him to French hearts. In Germany, however, he was one of the best hated men among the hated "invaders."
Last week, a Mainz-Mannheim express steamed out of Mainz station and a few minutes later, in a tunnel, a local train crashed into it, "turning the tunnel into a smoky, gas-filled hell."
To the scene of the wreck rushed General Degoutte, the French Bishop with...
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