Show 4 1 0 chateau do chavagnac FORT POIl 1 daylight on tho ho rooming morning Bi of september 0 1018 1918 there was MIS ill 11 1 1 allio lint of bustle find anil mil ill 1 in 1 tilt lio little town toun of Aub loic lere a 1 of clermont ferrand the of tile department of puy de dome lit in onti HUH of the most lil re along or the indent ancient province of says the christian science monitor what was na tile lie ocen slon which nil all this carly morning excitement surely sin aly no call to bottle or no ito signal to t go over tho he tot top because lite lio horrors of the lie world nr never HM LI oti uld into this sleepy corner conni of nf south central prance franco and the anserlean An atik lerlean regiment hero here merely inan ty passing ailigh lic he hilj lii of its prior to its triumphant moment of action upon tin heights of lite lie amise sio which lil cli occurred occurred during tile alt lait days of tile war mir it was ns the ono one hundred imd find sixth of the birth of the gront great ill I and tile regimental band ot of tol 01 arthur S Con conkling klins T ahree minol hun lied ired will nicil third heavy net lell artillery 1 had been invited to shore with a fow amy army thu the lionor honor of representing uio the amer jean expeditionary forces yea os tile united stilton states of america nt at tile tho find and the early home of tile tho hero who mho allied so ho much in the 01 li ol of winning its independence ns as it nation the lost last bondsman had ro turned ti aiom om the early break fa rt sol soichl well in the village of Aub lere and with alth lil lili q instrument tin imd joined tile crowd fil rendy climbing into tin tile amy rny antor trucks drawn up before ahe bando billet As tile first rays of tit alio down ap feared unit und the procession or of aubrei os commenced from roin tho the crooked alleyways of the town ton to tile tho surrounding and the trucks movel out ont of theM tho linge and over tile tho bill toward clermont Clenn ont after tile alio brief ride through the thoroughfares ot of tho the city of Ferr ferralis alid which was na just awakening to the days activities tile tho bandsmen bandsman bands men arrived nt the railway station where specially reserved cars on A tile tho morning train south awaited them after tho the sun bun wits MIB up the ito lintn out of clermont Cl ormont and was soon Us its any leisurely through tho the colorful amoreno country the setting supreme tile tho day pro proved cd to bo be perfect warm anti clear tile tho views front the car windows cro entrancing and tho the lea tending lending the gates tit nt nali cacti waved their greetings to the kroup group s of jiing yankee soldiers which lilal lil cl filled tho the windows ot of each compartment in III the train tile land was dotted here find there with the red rooted roofed IllI hinges front from tho cc center titer of which roso rose tho alio kray stone alone church li towers the countryside seemed to bo be nn an immense alno yard fillma with endless acres of grapevines and tho the mountain bonks now extinct volen noes stood out tn III bold relief tho the clear blue sky like sentinels occasionally tin old ensile castle ruin frowned upon lupori iho the travelers from overhanging elfi elf cllfton i or boring hillside 1 1 after a rado or three hours houis tile tho train passed into the department ot of w lanute lotre and made a short stop nt at brionne Br BrI londe where ninny many gayly dressed country folk with their lunch baskets worded the cars A fow few moments later the train ren reached clied tho the little all didgo of chero the order sounded to detrain after much hurrying wid ecurry scurrying ing about at tile the little way ay station many vehicles of it every sort and description were pressed into service for the tha transportation of the alio men to their destination some rodo rode in autos some tn in carriages and a bass tuba player pinker with his immense in was obliged to ride on the front seat scat of nu an outland leh coupe by the side aldo of the driver the horse was ino not t fleet tooled footed j and tho the tuba player reached tile lie chateau de lafayette nearly an hour later than the he other ban bandsman bandsmen bands damen men who hurt hall watched tho the great bell of tits brass horn dazzling li in I 1 the suns buns rays slowly ranking making its way up the mountain itu road seval sev al mites below fine ride to old castle and what a ride it was I 1 what superb scenery and clodous lous country picturesque mountainous it seemed to belleve believe that ot a land of stith overwhelm IHK beauty in sti suanner miner could lit in winter he be transformed into tt a wit wild blink blenk region known as the alio siberia ot of france rn inci it vita a great lay for the young Amer americans leans a most delightful diversion from the dally routine in Aub lere marching drills find drills in the uncomfortable gas masks hall linal re parade and reviews and evening bond concerts in tile town square biu n re tile Clint clintena Clinten enu ii do de Cluni ignac otto etto stands upon tile crest of a lofty eminence commanding it a magnificent magn incent view of the beautiful Aliver glio conn colln try miles fill and miles ot of verdant odds and woods stretched far away to n distant horizon flanked with long ranges of majestic hills and lioun the grounds of the are lowi anti attractive and tile tho 0 little village of chavagnac adjo adjoins llis tile the estate 0 on n one side while tile the other three sides are open to the distant view tho the old castlo castle itself flank flanked ed on oil two sides with jorge round towers presents pic senta a strikingly medieval at appearance pe arance long rows of french windows tire arc built across the upper portion of tile trout front of tile tho building find laigo jorge port porthole holes are seen been on oil each side of tile small main doorway tile tho castle was built in tile four century burned in 1701 and rebuilt ns as nearly like tile tho original ns as possible before birt bertli it on september 0 the family records duto date back to the year 1000 when it certain ninn by the name of acquired till nn estate called vilify rain fayn and beafter lio lie became known as af A lotter to ilo to in fayette according to beartha foote crow in her blo biography graphy of lafayette tile grent great liero hero Is a direct descend ant of pons pong blotter and the noble alls alir brun do dc were married in 1210 1240 ari according to the old parish register in Chava alla grine laan dafni ottos full namo name was mon olg nour neur lorle joseph roch gilbert Du do lafayette Lafa ietto here in III this grim old castle tile tho do lafayette spent tile tho first it 11 vears of ins ills life avd in later years tile the liero lierd returned to tits his birthplace after tits ills triumphant career lit in america all and lived here for a little with ills family ile ho instituted various kinds of reform on lila ills estate and in tile tho villages alagoa nd ad joining and all of tile tho work for the people of ills his native town was for their enlightenment and emancipation tile tho pens mitry greatly attached to him film tho the inter years cars of lafayette were spent nt at tits his cifes estate ln grunge 10 40 miles cost cast of paris tile latter part of tho the forenoon of this anniversary day in 1018 wits spent in looking over the estinto anti neighboring village the bandsmen bandsman bands men conducted through the chateau chate tiu saw Lafay ettes own room and clial few relics aro are to ile bo seen including a peculiar looking article of furniture designated ns as ills his bathtub many finny of tho american loys bois wondered wandered through tile quaint picturesque village visited tile venerable parish church and purchased beautiful lace work mado made by tile tho women of tile town to send homo home to their friends crowds of french people arrived op on tho the scene with their Jun lunches bunches ches ranking making tho the affair tin nn out of outdoor door picnic as 18 1 their usual custom at noori noon a sumptuous dinner wu was served to the be bandsman bandsmen bands men in tile the chateau itself and in the arter afternoon noon the celebration took P place lace on oil the broadly sweeping lawn tn in front it was a brilliant scene the bond rendered a splendid concert and its lender leader arthur shepherd was presented with it bouquet in reply to the he presentation speech mr shepherd thanked the donors and expressed the honor which lio lie and tits hla men felt nt lit being present at such tin an event banny distinguished people including french and american army officers were there later in the day the lie bondsmen were conveyed back to where they aliey boarded the train as the sun was setting over tile tho hills and reached into in tilt tho eve ning with the beautiful day n noverto nover to bo be forgotten memory |