The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-11-12
American Lawmakers Visit Brit
isii Front in France and Bel
gium and Gain First hand In
formation Regarding Situation.
DEVASTATION WROUGHT is
FoRcIBLY BROUGHT HOME
Party Goes on a Tour of the Val
ley Of the Ancre and the Somme
Region; See Real Fighting and
Hear Shrek of Shells.


By Associated Press
British Frost u France and Boil
rium. Noy Il delayed The
American congressional party and
four prominent men 800 private h.r.
who have been VISITING the western
allct countries unofrcnilN during
the congressional recess today COM
plrtcd four days tour aud left the
British front Senators Kenyon and
kcudrlck who have b,yu making 20
splendid study of war proilcils tp
England. Joined IA, congressional
party. OF which a. e. TOM b. chair
man Tor the uip To the British war
zone All. oSccpting the two SEN
atur- had previously scen tine French
front and the latter Will visit French
area before returning home.
The members OF th, part, We're
deeply Impressed ny tu, WtI scenes
iu tIa British thoJt,E As one of
them remarked tp the correspondents
"lt requires "a visit 60 th, War zone to
gain u realization of th, magnitude
ut 10" activities
During their -raN here they COW
cred muoh TERRITORY b., motion Ju'
-1w not oull tnu workings ut the
haso., bat Witnessed uctgu fEuuug
along the line Two mg BRUSH base
hospitals which are hviur conducted
hN American units were Inspected. and
th" party gained 60 comprehensive
idru OF what hospital work 90 war
time means
Visit the ">ammir,."
Later the, visited 90 body ot Amer
lean soldiers CLOSE tu IN, firnE ltu"
at q certain point ON the British
front
Tho trruhl. devastation wrought
, hy tho war wts torcibN brought
home to tn. part, by visit Co Arrds.
4 the valley OF "a, Aucrr and th,
Sommc region Iu the Summ, Pc
/ ronnc and bapaumc which are moth
I ing but q mass oi ruins were inspect
/ ed, ana some of tho dcsultr battle
front where the Germans aud the
allies fought such -mruiuarN hattly-
was gone over
Scar Lens th-y SJW r,Hl action and
Experienced th, sensation OF hcariul
great German shells scream overhead
! and break not tar aWaN. Battle
SCARED Nmy Gidrc was seen and "a
good Wow Was obtained of the outir,
luuo about Lens. where tho German.
are ,uup,d .p hN th, closely drawn
British lines
senators kenyon and kvndrick hs,
not seen battle ground before hN
ing remained u England whore ga,
. former has b-cu making J careful
s,udN Of labor problems and the lat.
1 ter investigations the food question
. The correspondent talked with then
lust before they lcr Tor Paris Thyl
scented deeply impressed D., the CON
jjtiuu~ as h.N found them. especially
nv the lrvinclblc spirit of the Frrach
British and Belgian peoples and thct
confidence m ultimate victory
Force GcrmHnN 10 Ilrr knrcs
Both SENATORS declared they Wuul'
carry rlc. iu tl- United states th,
conviction that tho allies are un
iu their hrnrf that they VIII fore,
Gcrmau, Ju her Knees. mot rr.,s-Jr
lN through Wu exhaustion hu'
while the central uu'- ar. -rtl
strong. Tha senators Iru the Grtisl
front ALSO mnurd with tnr H.II,f tht
everything points tu th, fact that th
pu,s cuu defeat ru-snu miutusu
Dog pun, force whether thv .,nrp
power. are exhausted u. uui
Mr. biI said
B 20 have been MOST Impressed h
the calm and uromirhlo purpose "a
the British 1ud French O" finish ma
H.u successfully
b Representative Albert johnson u
. Washington. -nld
+ como who ha- followed th, WI
q tl...If..I f4.. T.YI.rHr Of tIla