Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1916-12-24 | Page 27 | Pont Chosen Chief on Nivelle's Staff

PONT CHOSEN CHIEF CHIE F OF lELLE'S lELLES STAFF STA General Castelnau J Jo off fires fire's re's res s Chief A Aide ide to 11 Have ave Command Corn Com mand of 0 Army Group Paris Dei Dec De- 23 The The official letter Jetter summoning General Nivelle to tho the command com corn mand of or the tho armies of ot the north and northeast was signed b by General Jot Jot- fro tre as ns commander In of or all the al French armies General C Castelnau General Joffres Joffre's chief of or staff having reached the ago age limit has hns been retained on the active list by a a special decree signed by PresIdent President President Pres Pres- ident Poincare which is preliminary to his hia appointment to the command of ot an I arm army group Brigadier General Ferdinand Auguste Angusto Augus- Augus te to Pont whom General Nivelle has hns chosen as his chief of ot staff has hM been beon promoted to general of ot division dl for tor tho the duration of ot the tho war General Pont like his chlof Is an art er artillery officer and was wasa wa a junior lieutenant colonel on the staff star of ot one ono of the armies at the beginning of ot the tho war His Ils brilliant brilant military talents tal tal- tal onta soon noon brought him to the notice of ot Gen General ral Joffre JoHre who singled him out for tor rapid promotion I