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STEPHANE LAUZANNE

LIEUTENANT IN THE FRENCH ARMY, CHEVALIER OF THE LEGION OF HONOR
EDITOR IN CHIEF OF THE "MATIN,”

MEMBER OF THE FRENCH MISSION TO THE UNITED STATES

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JAMES M. BECK, LL.D.

LATE ASSISTANT ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES

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