The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-08-08
BLIND MAN VISITS
BATTLE FRONT AND
SEES THE SIGHTS
Sir G. Arthur Pearson Climbs
Vimy Ridge and Reports His Ex-
p%eriences Shells Explode Near
Him and Splash Him With Mud.
BY Associated Press
With the British Armies Ia france.

BY Associated Press
Mith the British Armies Ia france.
Aug Blind himself and head Or
the British national Institute de,otsi
principally To men blinded In the
war. Sir e. Arthur Pearson. of Lon-
don, was recently a most into estiug
visitor ar the British front His en-
thusiusm .or all he saw was UNI
bounded. ana he declared he would
take back to the %sightless men ut
home new words Of encour.gement
AS 60 how their army was carrying
on.
gin Arthur climbed the Nimy
Ridge. and TO his great delight some
German shells broke 80 close they
spldshed him with mud and the party
had 10 take temporary refuge in a
dug-out
"a man doesn't have tu see 10 know
when To duck. does he. laughed sir
Arthur iu relating the incident that
night II l.su find" he added. that
it doesn't Toxic long To know When
they are going ana when they are
umiuE.'
That is ulways q great source OF
! entertainments to visitors IN the nght-
ing one. A. first the shells that arc
going owe. 'irum the British guns
swish along through the suncn air
with "a Noise thnt Is quite startlnp
enough. hu, tho sightsocr fortunate"
enough To- hear o. German missile
coming in soon finds - Oings a
sorcwhat different song. Sir Arthur
nplly described II
Sir NrilIur's Description.
HI.Ha aLaln. 90 L.. a.NN sHrU. trafN .
bang and q whiz the Germans CONE
over with a whiz aud a bang II al
depends UPON the position Of tho
whiz
Sir Arthur was deeply impressed
by the work % the guns lie remained
with some og The batteries FOR q long
time and listened 90 their noisy mrr
~terings with a keen appreciation Of all
that was gcing ON about him, Ito
was particularly delighted 10 hear
above the reVerberating echoes the
songs of nrEs always TO he remem-
hered by The soldiers ON this front as
their cve%r-choerful companions ~
trench and battle fields.
Trudginc over some of the older
hattleficlds of the Sommc. walking
through the trenches. and standing m
the higher places where the panurnm.
Of battle .pread below him. Sir Arthur
drank iu the atmosphere ot the war
the meanine OF % an lie saw the
tanks u repose ana heard them
az drill. ho stood outside q priso ID
cage and vifualized the Handicapped
Germans within the barbcd wire ba'-
! riers lie asked "a guard if any 81
the prisoners ever attempted 90 es.
cape
Escape. sr replied the Ola ser-
geiut WHY. sit, you couldn't drive
EN- away they likes being prisoners
sIr. thcS does.
Affected by Ruined Citic~.
The ruined cities 81 the Sonsmr
Bapauur and reronuu affected Sii
Arthur deeply
cd" wish lle whole world -au hal
the Grtmlus Who already know whal
They have done could come and
stand iu IA. grand squares Of these
cities a. iid TODAY. he cNclgimcs
and see and fcei the desolasion an,
the Vautou destruction They are
ghost-like. those cities ~ the dead
knew them ON rotor tIips 100 othei
day.. when the} we're alive and
could see ana | could picture M
scene today az II I were looking AZ
!, painting The Germans will find
hos eNer the day OF reckoning Is uea