Show Pershing's Room Simple Gives Many Instructions fi w. w Praised His His' Soldiers by By C. C F. F Bert Bertelli elli Staff Correspondent of the International International International New News Service ARIS June 15 By Mail Gen Mail Gen General P PARIS eral Pershing at the general headquarters of or the e American forces hero has been keeping the wires between Paris and tho the American troops humming with Instructions He HeIs e eis Is at his desk most of at the day and is somewhat restive when social engagements engagements engagements engage engage- ments Interfere with his duties This week I sought a number of staff pf Officers clerks and or orderlies J working at at the Rue de Constantino Constantine mansion which Js s now the American headquarters with a a. view of or plumbing their feelings toward their chief i iOne One and all an agreed that tha he Is Js a splendid man to worK wont for for- for just downright downright down down- right considerate exacting to the point of insisting that his orders b be carried out to the letter always kind sometimes some some- some Ome- sometimes times moved to the rl righteous anger of or ofa ofa ora a manly man but nev never r petulant or peevish A real man was the terse but eloquent eloquent eloquent elo elo- I quent Judgment vouchsafed by a newly appointed officer who had me met mOI most t o 0 othe of the wars war's big bis generals I The chief works In a room furnished with a simplicity that would move many a Wall Van street clerk to corp Iris Ills office is at the end of ot a corridor on the second floor of the low building on the corner of the Rue de Grenelle and the Rue de Constantine Constantino Its windows windows win win- dows look full fun on the old home museum and administration offices of offices of- of and the Eiffel tower also algo bulks I largely in the view I perl desk occupies a corner It ItIs Itis i is no more t than an a plain oak oal table and the he office furniture and are I altogether of the he simplest d description A red dr covers tho the floor space space I about fifteen feet square and herere t there ere ireno ire Fe i no pictures on the walls which are I paneled and painted in cream after the I style of ot the old Trench French mansions The passa passage e to the generals general's room is is guarded by orderlies and at the head of the two or three soldiers sit at a a. desk The rooms Tooms of or the tho mansion are being changed Into offices whIle the officers wor work and the clank of ot the hammer and the ripping of saws mingle with the clicking of typewriters The only piece of carpet in the building building build build- ing covers conr the floor pf General Pershing's Pershing's Pershing's ings ing's office A 4 wooden barrier has beep been set up in the entrance hall where a dozen orderlies are are posted But there Is a complete absence of red tape in approaching the general g or members of the staff So continuous however has the stream of callers been and such demands have they been making upon the chiefs chief's time that he had had a visitors visitors' visitors visitors' visitors visitors' vis vis- book placed at the entrance Jn Jl which callers may enter their names names- and away It is a small book and was practically cally sally filled with names In the first two days of ot its existence sArchie t s Archie Roosevelt and Theodore Jr who haye have come ome to town to Join the generals general's staff arrived Just in time to inscribe their names on the f few W re remaining remaining re- re lines Major Robert Bacon who as former ambassador to France is very well i known here ere Is helping Pershing considerably considerably considerably con con- with his social duties to say I nothing of the assistance ance he renders to the staff Jn tn the work of ot organization I No authority having yet been conferred by Washington upon General Pershing to appoint officers l Ia Major pr red ed Palmer has been forced to accept voluntary aid for the discharge of his duties as press officer and Intermediary censor Assistance Is being given n by Joseph JosephI I 1 Green Winthrop Chandler and Samuel Friffith all aU of New York Tho The three aides are doing useful work and are helping without remuneration to make the censorship efficient |