Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-06
BLIND BRITON IS
VISITOR AT FRONT
IT &. Arthur Pearson aSees7 Horrors
of war in Tour over French and
British Lines.

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.etated Press Sind himself, and head
OF the British National institute devot-
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was recently most interesting visitor
at the British front His enthusiasm
for ali he saw" vas unbounded. and
he declared ne would take back to Ghe
ziehtless men al home new words of
announcement as to how their army
was carving On.
sir Arthur climbed the Vinv Ridge
and 70 his great delight some German
snaliz broke go close thew smashed
n5n with mud and the nart+s had IN
take teuporarv refuge in a dua-out
- man doesn't have I'd see ia know
when 10 duck doe ne laughed Sir
Arthur In relating the incident that
rf~at II also fnd he added. that
fl doesn't take long to know when
they are going and when they are COM
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ing zone A. tfTst tba ebsjla mat are
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over with ,vhiz and q hang II All
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the work Of the Guns Ha remained
with some of the batteries for a long
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mat wa eGfna an 4 b11+ MIN ne Was
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The rAverharat{rg ao4oae the eorgs ~
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The soldiers On this front as their ever
cheerful s0mpani0ns Of trench and
battle fields
Trudgfne over some og the Older hat
4Iaaal6s If the Sorr1,a tgaIlying
through the trenches. and standing in
fba hfrhar rla,aa Where t,s rs,,[,rs,,,
81 1aftla errea9 ha1oa, Mn, 5f- ArtI1,,-
drank fn the a+n7osph=ra cg the var-.
the meaning of it an. He saw The
tanks" In repose and heard them at
drill he stood outside a prison cage
#a1d visuaIfzed the round pDed GER
mans within fine barbed wire barriers.
lie asked a guard if any OF the prison
sers ever attempted TO escape.
Escape. siro' replied the old SER
Eeant. why. sir. you couldn't drive
EN- away they likes being prisoners,
sir they does"
The ruined cities of the sonnn,e
Bapaume and Peronne. affected Sir
arthur deeply
Il With the whole world-au but
The Germans who already know what
they have doue-cogId come and stand
IN the grand squares of these cities as
did today. he exclaimed and see
land feel the desolation and wantou de-
sslrUCtt1n. They are ghost-like these
cities of the dead. knew them on
motor trips in other days, when they
we're alive and [ could see. and 7 could
picture tha scene TODAY as if were
looking at painting. The Germans
viii find. however the dav or reckon
ing is near az hand shall take bsclx
words OF great cheer h. fha men az
ST DUnefan,sp
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