The Glenwood post., 1917-11-17
congressman SAY
VICTORY CERTAIN
Taylor and Timber|ake Hear
Screaming Shells and See
Wars Deyastations
ALL GET new VIEWS

British Front in France and Belgium
Nov. 12.-The American congressional
party and four prominent men in pri
vate life, who have been visiting the
western allied countries unofficially
during the congressional recess. today
completed a four-day tour and left the
British front. Senators Kenyon and
Kendrick, who have been making 8
special study of war problems in Eng
land, joined the congressional party, ot
which c. o. Dill is chairman, for the
trip to the British war zone. All, ex
ly seen the French front, and the latter
will visit the French area before re.
turning home.
The members of the party were deep
ly impressed by the war scenes in the
DAApAoh IhCoCVA VAc VI INC" lC
marked to the correspondent:
"It requires visit to the war zone
to gain a realization of the magnitude
of the activities
During their stay here they covered
much territory by motor and saw not
only the workings of the bases, but
witnessed actual fighting along the line,
Two British base hospitals which are
being conducted by American units
were inspected, and the party gained a
comprehensive idea Of what hospital
wssk h war tsas ,nesns
Later they visited body of Ameri
can soldiers close to the firing line at
= certain point on the British front
The terrible devastation wrought by the
war was forcibly brought home to the
party by visit to Arras, the valley Of
TIE Ancre and the somme regions. In
the Somme, Peronne and Bapaume
which are nothing but mass of ruins
were inspected and some of the desolate
rattle fronts where the Germans and
the allies fought such sanguinary bat
ties were gone over.
Near Lens they saw real action and
Experienced The sensation Of hearing
great Germ an shells scream overhead
and break not far away. Battle SCARED
Vimy ridge was seen and good view
was obtained of the entire zone about
Lens where the Germans are cooped
up by the closely drawn up British
lines.
Senators Kenyon and Kendrick ha6
not seen a hattie ground before. having
remained in Ca"lard. where the former
has hecn making careful study 81
labor problems ani the latter irrcsti
eating tn fcol question. The ,'rres
y mlcnt talked with them just h fore
they left for Paris. They seen.I IL p
ly impressed by the conditions as they
found them, especially by the invinci
BILE spirit of the French, British an,
Belgian peoples and their confidence il
ultimate victory
Both senators declared they wouIi
carry back to the United States thu
conviction that the allies are firm il
their belief that they will force Ger
many to her knees, not necessaril,
through war exhaustion, but while th'
central allies are still strong. The sci,
ators left the British front also imbuet
with the belief that everything point
to the fact that the allies can defea
Prussian militarism by pure force
whether the central powers are exhaust
ed or not. ,I5 -
"I have greatly appreciated th'
many courtesies we have received q
the hands Of both the English an.
French peoples" said Representativ
Timberlake Of Colorado, "by whom W
have been permitted to see the ".
!, conditions here. What I have seen ha
convinced me that we are indeed eu
gagged in the greatest war Of all time
that the cause for which we fight, 'th
democracy of the world and the con,
plcte overthrow Of the kaiser,'
worthy Of al -ths sacrifices We will b
called upon to exercise in its accom-
plishnent. Everywhere We have foun
/, perfect confidence in its early and con-
plste accomplishment"
Representative Taylor Of Colorad
gave his views as follows:
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