The New York herald., 1921-05-01
POTS WHERE OUR BOYS FOUGHT LOOK NOW
Immortal Places, Two and Half Years After
Fighting Bear Indelible Marks of
Bitterest Struggles

razed. although 1t is probable that portion
CT the original entrance will be used in the
erection of its successor.
Every one knows that Hattonchatel is to
be restored during the next two years,
thanks to the financial aid of a group of
wealthy Americans, and already the village
is beginning to assume a businesslike aspect.
Here again huts are being erected the
scene of the First Divisions conflict on Sept
13, 1918, and plans under way for the
restoration of the chateau from which the
village takes it's name.
Hearty Welcome Awaits Any
American Who Visits St. Mihiel
But if an American wants to get hearty
welcome, let him drop in between trains at
ST. Mihel, from where Gen. Pershing and his
staff directed operations after the Germans
had been chased over the fortified hill by
the Thirty ninth French Division
The Cafe de la Comedie, at the end of the
lane leading from the Place des Moines
where Gen. Pershing's headquarters were
situated in the two story stone building
with heavily barred windows, still does a
thriving business, but not In the days
when all ranks from orderlies to staff cap
tains dropped in for 'bracer." The pro-
prietress Is still as generous in her measures
as in the days when gratitude made her
hands tremble while pouring out stiff glass
meath the floor of her cellars
AS to the town itself, rapid progress has
been made toward repairs. Dozens of build
ings have been made habitable, while the
debris of buildings along the Meuse bank
has been neatly piled, ready for the Gov
ernments contractors to carry on their work.
Gen. Pershings headquarters are being
used by relief workers. but a movement Is
on foot to rename the Generals private
office Sale Pershng," and to create a
museum wherein will be kept records of the
allied operations in the vicinity and var-
Gus souvenirs not the least of which is
a photograph of the American commander
himself. enlarged from snapshot taken
by a cure
Down in the quiet sector of Nancy
Luneville-St. Die there are thousands who
remember the cheerfuness of the American
occupation" Most of the wars damage in
Nancy has either been repaired or is being
repaired. but greatest interest, of course.
centres In the Hotel d'Angleterre, where cor
respondents, staff officers and distinguished
liaison representatives as well as diplomatic
visitors were able to separate themselves
from the motley throng. Henri is still there,
but his face doesn't wear it's old time smile.
The Cafe Stanislaus, whihc the doughboys
were wont to frequent at times. likewise is
thriving, but its staff has changed. The
buildings used by the Americans as mess
civilian owners
Few of the trenches in the Lunevie,
Baccarat and st. Die areas have been re-
paired. In the former town, the Hotel des
Vosges still has its remarkable register of
American military visitors and the town it
self Is rapidly resuming It's pre-war life
Likewise at st. Die, where the Buffalo Divi-
sion got used to life in the trenches and
where other divisions made merry with
1y f,ip
are constant mementos of the Americans
visit. chiefly in the presence of a street
pamed after President Wilson, and an Ave-
des Etats Unis but most of the troops
of the s1st and 92d divisions will make al
once for the little building where the first
geography giving the name of the Western
Continent as America" was printed.
Anne Morgan to Aid in Movement
For Bar-Ie-Duc War Memorial
Bar-le- Due, like Nancy, still retains "Ies
meeurs souvenirs" OF the tovial American
contingents which were quartered there dur
ing more than six months and IL is indeed
remarkable that more American visitors
have not discovered the charm of the old
city. the stronghold of the ancient Dukes Of
Barrios Within easy train Journey of
Paris. Nancy or Metz, 1t should attract any
eX-doughboys who may have happened to
pass through on their way either to the
silent sahents in the Vosges or the mighty
conflicts around Verdun.
Tens Of thousands, have passed along The
sacred Way, as the highway between Bar
le-Duc and Verdun is now known and In
memory of the thousands who failed to re-
turn movement has been started for the
erection OF an Arch of Triumph on the out
skirts OF Barbecue, for which the news
papers of all the allied countries with the
assistance Of honorary committees will So
ncit subscriptions. The American commit
Tee is to he headed by Miss Anne Morgan
In recognition of her continued efforts in
behalf of devastated France
But In the city Itself the ex-soldier will
md he Is not forgotten. The Hotel Moderno
ana Hotel de Metz, once reserved for Ameri
can and French officers as well as the Cafa
de Commerce are still as lively as ever
with scores OF postcards from former Ameri
can clients displayed promlscuously. The
barracks In the Rue Antoine have been reno
waited throughout. The officers home"
maintained In the magnificent home OF
Narin -Bernier the Bar-le- Duo banker IS no
longer open to the public generally. for VI
Narin- -Bernier has again taken possession
other buildings adjoining in the Boulevard
de la Rochelle in which the Y. VI. c. A. held
It's dances and parties are also occupied bv
civilians. some Of them refugees from the
Nerdun area
Even the renowned gathering place In the
Rue Polva Is quieter than ever. although
the proprietors. despite the absence of Amer
ican troops paid taxes last year on a net
profit OF $4,000 francs
And who doesn't remember the Cinema
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