The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-06-04
SOLDIERS ON EDGE OF BIG BATTLE
HAVE NO NEWS AT ALL ABOUT 1T

So the priest told him the DAYS
news m good French. but after the
telling w.. ended we heard the mess
cook make the usual reply
"Pah comprour. Moosocr'
No News Near Grca Battle.
The, aIl know how to- ask Tor Jews
iu French. nu, frw have progressed
60 the point of understanding tho
nows when 10 Is told tu them This
ucWslcssncss mas become e. chronic
condition. Here WI" are on the edge
Of the greatest battle boo the worlds
history. \ short distance away is
the great road along which camious
rumble an day long ON their way 20
the front. and down which they pound
empty. Except that now and then
thcy carry e. regiment oi tired sol
dicrs back for e rest. Usually thcy
arc asleep. their heads pillowod on
their arms. or nodding painfully as
their owners squat ON tho floors Of
the trucks. hung about hy the unn-
~ of cautecus and muscttcs and
blankets. aud other c-ontrap'ions tho
French soldiers carry
sometimes they have boon shaken
awake hy tho rough roads. aud their
I glazed eyes look M ono almost blind
O., as thcv arc whirlcd ny. Always
they arc incredibly dusty and muddy
and rusty and bearded Yet one
Z knows that ~ another day thcv viii
be MS incredibly smart No soidict
cau Doe moro wholly sloppy iu up-
p%oaranco than tho poilu. nor can any
soldier De moro trim and alert than
ne. b. hc has but q little chance.
Those are an Young and strong men.
Evidently Franco is FAR from tho Ok.
haustci condition possimtsts have told
OF. in spite of her Immense suffering
oar mon stand ut the ruaI edge
and watch them go hv. mutoly won
doripE what U.s. going ON over thcrc.'
and what these men have gonc
through ~ seem incredible that tbs
fight should bo SO near and that We
should h" so wholly ignorant of it.
fortur- There is no civilian com
muuiCation between this village and
the advanced area Tho only lows.
rapcr taken in tho Tiny town Is thu
priests religious daily. which SUBJ
tracts "a column or 500 from tho con-
%sldcration OF theological questions 9,
discuss the progress of tho war Tn,
y " g. a. has fallen down Usually
tho ~ NJ" attends 10 brinpiuu in th,
English d3ilics from Paris boat trans.
portHtion is too difficult here so ",
have no news.
Wild Rumors at the Front.
Rumor takes the places that news
should IN Inst night We were puit'
excited by mo story MAT tho Frcucl
had cut Off $4,000 Germans and made
them prisoners Then it became 90
prisoners Then on authoritative bu
uniformed person announced that
German division had been captured
and when I came back 10 the fire
~shuddcring aftor % plunge into m.
MOST chill IF Flanders air. that on.
division had become twenty divisions
Austria had ca%pitulatcd Tho nus
slams were ciectinr the Germans IN
American army ir France had boz
creased several millions over night
and Ireland had rallied 10 the Brit
ish flag.
That was n field night for rumo
and every ono talked happily. al
though II Is likely that not e sinEl
one believed n word OF tho tales II
heard and repeated. This mornin
the stories had died n natural dealt
They had not beer Co~ntradictod, no
had they been affirmed. They Ia
simply ceased Ia interest. Tho lieu
tenant colonel humorousiy announce
that the Germans had made a drlv
ana were now within eight miles OF n
and still coming. Every ono priokc
up his ears. but no ono really stoppc
10 think whether tho yarn was fails
or true. We have become dcadonc