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MENOBRANCHUS 189 MENOMONIE administer the sacraments. The Men- nonites spread over Switzerland, Ger- many, Holland, and even to France. Their chief home now is in the United States and Canada. There are also some German Mennonite colonies in southern Russia. The Mennonites in the United States are divided into seven branches, as follows: Mennonite (proper), Amish, Reformed, General Conference, Bundes Conference, Defenseless, and Brethren In Christ, of which the Mennonite proper, ^he Amish, and the General Conference are the most numerous. In all branches there are about 60,000 communicants, 1,400 ministers, and 735 churches. MENOBRANCHUS (-brang'kus), a genus of tailed amphibians, of the fam- ily Proteidae. MENOCAL, MABIA GARCIA, Presi- dent of Cuba from 1912. He gradu- ated from Cornell University in 1890 as a civil engineer, which has been his work nearly all of his lifetime. Dur- ing the years of the Cuban revolt against Spain, 1895-1898, he served in the Cuban army, but upon the conclusion of peace returned to civil life and became the managing director of the Cuban-Ameri- can Sugar Company. In 1912 he was elected President on the Conservative ticket. One of the main desires and pur- poses of his administration has been to maintain very close and friendly rela- tions with the United States. This policy, together with the fact that he was allied with the big business men of the island, brought considerable opposition from the Liberal party. His election for the sec- ond term was marked by considerable dis- order, and the United States warned the Liberal leaders of its intention to inter- vene if the riots continued. When the! United States entered the war against Germany Menocal showed his friendship by advocating similar action to the Cuban Congress. MENOHER, CHARLES THOMAS, soldier and administrator; born in Penn- sylvania in 1862, graduated from the U. S. Military College in 1886, and joined the Army War College in 1907. He was aid-de-camp to Brigadier-General E. B. Williston, U. S. Volunteers, in 1898, and was at Havana, Cuba, 1898-1899. During 1901-1903 he commanded the 28th Bat- tery, Field Artillery (Mountain), and was on duty with the General Staff from 1903 to 1907. In 1907 he became provost- marshal and assistant to chief of staff, Army of Cuban Pacification, He was made lieutenant-colonel in 1911, and three years later was assigned to the Third Field Artillery. He was coloriel in 1916, and when the United States de- clared war served with the American Expeditionary Forces in France, being GENERAL CHARLES T. MENOHER made brigadier-general Aug. 5, 1917, and major-general Dec. 1, 1917. MENOMINEE (-nom'-), a city and county-seat of Menominee co., Mich.; on Green Bay, at the mouth of the Me- nominee river, and on the Chicago, Mil- waukee, and St. Paul, the Chicago and Northwestern and the Wisconsin and Michigan railroads; 52 miles N. E. of Green Bay. It is among the largest lumber shipping ports in the world. It contains Menominee County Agricultural College, a high school, public library, hos- pital. National banks, electric lights, and several daily and weekly newspapers. It has a great variety of manufacturing in- dustries, including shoes, paper, steel works, etc. Pop. (1910) 10,507; (1920) 8,907. MENOMONIE, a city and county-seat of Dunn co.. Wis.; on the Red Cedar river, and on the Chicago, St. Paul, Min- neapolis, and Omaha, and the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul railroads; 64 miles S. E. of St. Paul, Minn. There are the Stout Manual Training School, the Mabel Tainter Memorial Library, County Asylum for Chronic Patients, water- works, electric light plant. National and State banks, and several newspapers. It has industries in lumber, brick, flour, gas- oline engines, cigars, etc. Pop. (1910) 5,036; (1920) 5,104. Vol. VI— Cyc— M