The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-06-16
Sensation HUNTER
CAN FIND REAL
THING At FRONT
Try Taking Luncheon in a
German Understand" If
One Seeks Real Excitement,
Advises Correspondent.

Northern France, June i.-(cor-
fespondence Of The Associated Press
To the seeker after sensations In
commended a luncheon az the DER
man front. In an Understand or
protected underground cave house oc.
cupied BY some officer In the immedi-
ate neighborhood OF a battery OF
heavy artillery.
Let him preferably come directly
10 the cave from the front trenches
al a time when the hring has been
heavy. and where he has been able
TO see rows upon row. OF dead be-
tween the German and French linesi
and where also ne has been given a
glimpse OF real warfare and some of
iis hardships. and " possible let him
choose the colonel's wedding ami
versary for the day Of his visit. for
then there will be. out In the veritable
wilderness, champagne In n Of
the occasion and perhaps a lively
piano 10 Offset the shrieking OF the
shells AZ they tear overhead.
This opportunity TO make q study
In contrasts was afforded an Assoc
ciated Press correspondent on a re-
cent tout of Northern France.
~ NNNNA NAANH AaA HNIN -
inspecting the remaskable trenches
that form "a veritabie underground
city, with houses that have ''all the
comforts OF home overhead the
German shells shrieked continuously.
and their devastating effect could be
seen la par; by circumspect glimpses
over the top OF the trenches
The way led By the BGVarian colo
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ing seemingly interminable "Laufgra-
ben or connecting trenches. and led
out suddenly into a little wooded
clump, less than a thousand yards
from the French trenches n not
twice that from their batteries. JUS
behind the trees was "a German bat
terry that one could hear but not see.
with a twinkle In his eye the Ba-
larlan colonel turned sharply to the
right. down a neat and weil-built pair
Of steps and along a path thanked by
flowers. The path led into a spacious
room the ceiling of which was about
on a level with the ground. perhaps
a little lower.
At the entrance stood u mahogany
3 piano. Comfortable chairs stood
3 about. ON one wall was "A book case
and on another a big mar with ths
; German lines indicated by little HAYS
In the center was a long table, viii
+ spoticss linen n cleaning white
! CHINA. a vase OF flowers added tn
final touch.
Smiling, the colonel took his place
% at the head OF the festive board. in
4 vitcd the correspondent To- "A seat "a
his side, and waved Il his accompany
' ing oniccrs To take their seats. III
I admitted. "a little d~inidently. that
! was his wedding anniversary and tina
= he felt like celebrating.
4 iIis officers we're In the midst q
consolidation when - Bang wen
. one OF tne guns In the battery just Il
the rear and the she'll could be plain
d Ia heard as il tore over he roof q
o the little dwelling, 50 inconsrous u
: the midst Of all the evidences Of act
= i've WARFARE.
y For reply one OF the musioaliy TAI
cnted OFFICERS jumped up n ran I
the piano and struck up the Weddin
March. It's strains doomed out In tn
little ROOM, and were drowned for
second as anothor-Boom-soundo
from the battery.
70 80 luncheon In n big city coul
have been more tastcfIlly arranged
nor could have tasted one-half a
good. FROM some mysterious reces
d u scrvant-summoued by an I'm
"a pyoyIsed electric bell-dreN forth re
u and white wine. and hen champagne
The colonel apulogized tor the short