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Washington must look hard and long to find as capable a man to replace him.
Arrangements were quickly made for a state funeral with full military honors in the American procathedral. White-chinned Prime Minister Poincare was expected to deliver the funeral oration, and the newest French cruiser, La Tourville was ordered in readiness to carry the body back to the U. S.
Meanwhile a shaggy Irish terrier crouched outside the Ambassador's Paris bedroom. "Whiskey" was the dog's name, and no amount of lobbying could make Ambassador Herrick change it.