(_A War Fund authorised by Ministerial decree dated 3/12/19_)
On the battlefield of Verdun, millions of men engaged in a battle
of giants; 400,000 French soldiers fell there on a front of 20
kilometres.
A fund has been established with the object of erecting a Mortuary in
the centre of the battlefield, at a point whence the whole field may
be viewed.
The site chosen is situated between the Fort of Douaumont and the
Thiaumont redoubt (_See pages 96-99 of this Guide_).
The Patrons are Marshal FOCH, M. Raymond POINCARÉ, and His
Excellency, the cardinal DUBOIS.
The executive Committee, under the honorary presidency of Marshal
PÉTAIN, is presided over by S. G. Mgr GINISTY, Bishop of Verdun,
General BOICHUT, commanding the 12th Infantry Division, the
Commandant of Verdun, General VALANTIN, formerly commanding the town
and forts of Verdun and the Hauts-de-Meuse.
The names of all subscribers will be registered in a golden Book to
be kept in the basilica. At the top of the list will be the names
of the Founder members who have subscribed 500 francs or more. On
the inside walls of the monument will be carved inscriptions which
families may wish to place in memory of their dead.
An artistic diploma by Georges SCOTT is sent to every subscriber
of 20 francs, on which there is a reproduction of Marshal PÉTAIN'S
autograph and an acknowledgement of the subscriber's interest in the
memorial (_Photo. herewith_).
Subscriptions may be sent: to Verdun, to S. G. Mgr GINISTY, Bishop of
Verdun, and to Me SCHLEITER, solicitor; to Paris, to Princess Henri
DE POLIGNAC, 26, avenue Montaigne.
[Illustration: _2 inseparables_]
The =Michelin= Road Map
and Guide.
=The Guide=, for the town.
=The Map=, for the country.
_They complete one another, without overlapping._
_Use them together._
IN MEMORY
OF THE MICHELIN EMPLOYEES
AND WORKMEN WHO DIED GLORIOUSLY
FOR THEIR COUNTRY