▁Paris ien ▁because ▁that ▁paper ▁had ▁avoided ▁taking ▁sides ▁in ▁the ▁D rey f us ▁Aff air , ▁whereas ▁, ▁the ▁Journal ' s ▁editor , ▁was ▁sta unch ly ▁Anti - D rey f us . ▁So on ▁after , ▁Le ▁Pet it ▁Paris ien ▁became ▁France ' s ▁best - s elling ▁newspaper . ▁By ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁the ▁Journal ' s ▁printing ▁run ▁had ▁decre ased ▁to ▁ 8 5 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁By ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁it ▁had ▁fallen ▁to ▁ 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁the ▁Journal ▁became ▁the ▁official ▁organ ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁Social ▁Party , ▁with ▁the ▁mot to , ▁" Tra v ail , ▁Famil le , ▁Pat rie ", ▁which ▁was ▁borrow ed ▁from ▁the ▁" C ro ix - de - Fe u " ▁league ▁and ▁later ▁became ▁the ▁mot to ▁of ▁the ▁V ich y ▁rég ime . ▁Despite ▁receiving ▁support ▁from ▁many ▁notable ▁figures , ▁including ▁the ▁press ▁magn ate ▁Raymond ▁P aten ô tre , ▁its ▁decl ine ▁continued ▁and , ▁by ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁the ▁typical ▁press ▁run ▁was ▁only ▁ 1 5 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁its ▁headquarters ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁Cl erm ont - F err and ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁It ▁received ▁a ▁month ly ▁grant ▁from ▁the ▁government , ▁and