We are living at a deserted aviation camp

The small village of Amanty, in the French department of the Meuse, lies in an area of vast aquifers. When I visited there in February 2010, the water was gurgling up out of the ground right in the streets. 

Thursday, November 7, 1918:

Amanty village hall

Moved at noon today for a place called Amanty about 7 km out of Gondrecourt[-le-Château]. We are living at a deserted aviation camp here just out of Amanty. Our barracks are splendid and we are off by ourselves for once. We live in what used to be the photographic shop. Our dining room is in another barracks and shop in still another.

War news is most encouraging. It was rumored today that Germany had sent delegates to Foch to talk armistice.