The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-28
His Every Move at the Front In the
Western Theatre Of War 10
Known by the
French.
IS ALWAYS GUARDED
Spent tho Day In Ono House, But
When Night Came, He
Moved to An
other.

[By Henry Wood. United Press Staff
Correspondent
PARIS. March l6. CBy mail to New
York)-France laughed up her sleeve
during the second visit of the kaiser
to the western battlefront over his
efforts to conceal his whereabouts.
Since the beginning of the war. the
emperor is known to have taken ay-
cry possible precaution to keep the
enemy from knowing even the city
where the headquarters of the gener-
al staff are located. The Journeys OF
the kaiser back and fourth from the
French and Russian fronts Ia some
thing which cannot be concealed. TO
make up for this his brief visits eth
er to the western or eastern general
headquarters are surrounded with the
utmost secrecy and mystery. Possible
attempts against his life can only be
prevented, he is convinced, by keep
Ing the enemy ignorant of his actual
whereabouts.
Despite these precautions there
was not a moment while the kaiser
was at the western headquarters that
his every movement and every detail
OF his life were not known to the
French. They even know every pre-
caution taken to guard him against
possible attacks, and to safeguard his
goings and comings. SO far from
having been able to conceal from the
French the location OF the general
staff. France knew this from the mo-
ment that the site was chosen.
It was early in September that
Charlevilae, situated on the Meuse.
Just northwest 81 Sedan in the PROV
ince OF Ardennes, was selected by the
Germans a. the basis for their cam
paign against France. Tho little
French town, Just over the Belgian
frontier, has excellent railroad COM
munication with Germany and Is not
SO far into France that the general
staff could not beat hasty retreat
should French successes render that
necessary.
The principal public and private
buildings of this town have been d.
vided up between the kaiser, the
members Of his staff, and various de.
partments Of the government. or all
the men who hold out here. no ono
figure is perhaps more picturesque
than that of General Won Haeseier.
AS former chief OF the Fifteenth Ar
My COIpS, 1T lucGL, ~ .Voo AAS "'O'
during the last maneuvers OF the
German army, turned the marvellous
trick Of capturing, at least theoreti-
cally, the kaiser. His eighty-four
years prevent an active participation
in the war, but having demonstrated
that the kaiser might be captured, he
was retained at the western general
headquarters for the express purpose
of seeing that his august sovereign
wasn't.
The general has been given the
residence of j. Jacquet, the village
notary, and from an easy arm chair.
he directs those portions OF the army
that como under his command.
The ministry OF war is located in
the newspaper plant Of the Petit Ar
dennais."
The residence OF NJ. Eonguevflle.
the village flour dealer. Is held down
by the commander in chief Of the
German army operating against
France. The two commanding gem
erals Of the army are living In the
residence Of NJ. Mason, owner OF the
"Masazins-Reui the principal de-
partment store of the little town.
The residence of NJ. Marcadet, N
the Place de Ia Care. bears the sign
DE Moltke.. Generalissine' and al
though General Moltke is no longer
there, his successor is. 1t is also In
this same square that the kaiser him
self has picked his residence, that or
M. Georges Corneau, editor and d.
rector OF the petit Ardennais."
The house is of no particular style
Of architecture, although since the
kaiser took it over 1t has become
known as chateau" 1t is three
stories high, with a mansard roof.
while two towers with round pointed
cupolas flank 1t on two sides. There
is a dog kennel on one side OF the
house and the village commons on
the other A few steps away there
is a pond fed by little stream called
the Virgin"
On the top OF the porch, Of the near
nv railway station there have now
been Installed battery of machine
guns. They guard completely the ap-
proach. A little farther away there
has also been installed a wireless ap'
paratus that the kaiser may he
warned in time Of an approach from
anv direction. Still off to one side
near the Meuse, has been installed
special cannon for combating aero
planes or any other aerial attempt
which might be made on the life OF
the august occupant.
What amazes the French more thag
fronfiuued IN nRHa ~