DEGOUTTE, JOSEPH (1866-1938), French soldier, was born on April 18, 1866, at Charnay (Rhone) . He entered Saint Cyr in 1888 and joined the 4th Zouaves in 189o. After service in Madagascar, he distinguished himself in the Chinese expedition of 1900, was made a lieutenant-colonel in 191I and sent to Morocco to take charge of the depot at Casablanca. During the World War he became general of brigade in 1916 and led the Moroccan Division during the Somme, Champagne and Verdun campaigns. In the summer of 1918, at the head of the IV. Army, he helped Mangin to carry through the counter-offensive against the German flank. He was made major-general on the staff of the King of the Belgians in the same year. Thereafter from Oct. 1919 to Oct. 1924 he was commander-in-chief of the French armies on the Rhine, and in 192o became a member of the Supreme Army Council. He died at Charnay, Oct. 31, 1938.