The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-23
CHAUMONT IS HEADQUARTERS
FOR GENERAL PERSHING, THE
WORLD TOLD FOR FIRST TIME

General Headquarters American EN-
pcdiiiouary Force. chauuout Haut.
Marine. France. NuN- 20. Correspond
once 81 the Associated Press The
date line reveals one OF the interesting
secrets 90 the army ~ rance the
location of the home Of the command
rr-in-chicf and the general staff TN
ti 3 Few days ago when the pusot
shin rules were Modified to tucrt the
new conditions created b. the trmis
tirr. ~Chuumout has never been per
mit'cd Co hc mentioned in connection
with the American forces
Thc exact Whereabouts of the SEN
cral headquarters 90 aaN furCf. allied
uf enemy. h. never revealed during
hos;ilitics The military reasons tor
his secrecy are ubNious ana iu this
war the airplan' made Il even more
necessary. for ChHumunt lies but 1
little flight from what were long the
German Hines.
II b. an old and picturesdu" cit,
quiet and conservative beyond ~
French provincialism u has water
aud gas and electric lights, but no
street railways aud few places ~
amusement even Ia normal times II
lies in the ceutcr of ~ agricultural
AID grazing district. ls quite u scat 81
education and historically very In
tercsting. IA indeed IS every city VI its
age Ia France
There are really two Chaumonts. the
7 ancient town with is narrow. t%Crtuouh
streets. is typical buildings Wlth Gu
rious lowers and buttrcsscs and arches
giving glimpses through half opened
gates or iron gr!ils of quaint gardens
and Quaintcr courts Many ~ th"
streets are too narrow To permit the
passage OF wheeled vehicles ana the
biz staff motor ears find difficulty iu
navigating thc best Of the old town
streets.
Extending outward ON the high
plateau upun which the city h. locat.
ed Is "A newer ana moro modern Chau
mont. a region of fine homes with cN-
tonsiVc grounds and comfortable resi-
dcnccs uf the wcll-to-do aud middle
classes. Here the wide b~oulcvards
are tree-lined and parked
IL is in this eastern part OF the
plateau that General Headquarters are
located. occupying the French military
post turned over TO the Americans by
the French. It's three great concrete
barracks ana numerous lc sscr build
ingR were renovated by the American
staff, electric lights Installed. paint
and whitcwash called into play and
now In rooms where once the poilus
harracked the great headquarters
staff works. Every office h. connected
hy telephone. the central station he.
ing operated 10y American girls
The three large bafTack building
form three sides of a great parade
ground In the center building on ths
second floor are the offices Of General
Porshing and no soldiers work place
could be moro severe. His " office
ana ~ reception room ar" precisely
Ike every other offtre In the thres
building. TIL" wallis are whitewnshed
and practically barren OF uruaWent
Except fOf suinc Liberty Loan pot
ers. A plain flat topped a desl
stands between the W. windows unt
round about q few plain yellow chairs
4 stove and a tahi" against the wal
complete tho furnishings.
H~cadduartsrs are situate ON a
wide. tree lined boulevard In the cen
ter % which ctwcon two more row
Of fine old shade trees. Is "A spacious
wnlkway. Until last Fourth ~ july
his was known Hs IN" Avenue de
Fort Lambert hut on Independence
Day. II was rechriHten"d Avenue Dies