The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1918-10-24
ARrHpR kALER WRITES OF
VISIT TO mo MANS LAND"

Dear Folks at Home:
will attempt to write you a few
lines tonight to let you know that l
am well md feeling fine and getting
along nicely and have been very busy
here lately; too busy to write. I owe
several letters. but will write to you
first, mother, for l know that you
are anxious to hear from me. Have
been working Sundays, nights and
every day, in fact, everybody has
been busy III Of the time.
I have seen and been in q small
part Of what ID called mo Mans
Land" I was there few hours after
the Huns were driven out. can
not tell you much about things and
conditions, but the country IL sure =
desolate one and has been named
very we'll.
All that Is left Of the building. in
the villages are parts of the walls,
tho rest Of the building having been
knocked down by bombs or shall fire.
''No Mans Land" u all full Of shell
holes and covered with trenches and
barb wire entanglements, trees are
nearly all Of them shot to pieces. 1
did not get . chance 10 20 into the
trenches very much, In fact, Twas
rather leary about touching things
for I have heard 20 much about the
traps and mines that they leave as
they retreat; several Of the boys got
things; the French soldiers that were
near the front liass were the first
ones to 70 over .. they got = lot Of
the souvenirs, but the infantry boys
got all the souvenirs that they can
carry, II b like one Of them said,
I'VE take everything but their socks,
and II they fit, NJ take them. too"
I could have had . Bochs rifle, but
did not want 70 bother with one II
them. was out In the woods one
night when our artillery opened fire.
All kinds Of ssns, big and httls,
se9ld - the guns ~ ~ fire -
eSy wsrs fired. The fire WAS kept
sp eoatinually for several hours,
Some q The big guns shook the
sasth, thsy sure sent over = whole
lot Of dsath-dsahng Missiles that
night, and the Bochs did not send
very much back.
We started out with . truck load
Of wire for the work nsat the front
end had quite time gsttine up with
Il, for the traffic ~ very heavy and
after they got 70 mo Mans Land"
the roads had to b. rebuilt. We
started out At nooa one day and was
to b there BY that night. but on &C.
count Of bbing delayed We did not
gse 70 our destination until noon the
next day. after trying all night to
get thru; everybody Is working. even
the major. helping to string wire In
"No Mans Land"
The morning We arrived IN "No
Mans LAad." the women and childrc'
that have bssn held prisoners by tn.
Boehs for the last three or four
years, were starting TO come back to
places Of safety where they are be.
Ing cared for. they sure were happy
snd had BIG snils and glad hand
for The Americans. but back Of ali Of
this you could sec the sorrow that
y In their hearts for their homes
lands. and what they have gone thru
they sure arc TO be pittisd.
It looks now that 10 only time that
Will bring an end toall Of this horri.
bic war no one can 80 where the
hn" can make any very strong hold
On any part Of the country very much
longer. but We have . big task ahead
OF the U. 8. yet. have seen several
Of the prisoners that have been
taken.
Well how 10 everybody; has Ernest
started over YETI received three
copies Of the Enterprise the other
DAY. one Of July 10 and two Of July
2sth. An looking for q letter from
some Of you everyday Hope this
nnds you all we'll and getting along
nicely. ] Will close for this time.
Win love 70 all. Your son and
brethsr. Arthur. With American Ex.
pedttlonAry Force.
Harry Carlick. manager Of thz
Telephone exchange ID suffering
frem the effects Of . disloeatsd wrist
The result Of = fall on ths office
floor last July. II had apparently
seessn we'll. but lately hes bssn
SSD0b(IND him and h. had - k>~~ "A