The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-11-02

walked mites and miles thrnurH
trenches and tunnels. and one about
iiVc-oighths OF "a mi'o Ions aud ns dark
as pitch since u II ~ lcnrt tWcut,-f five
feet below the ground, and vet and
muddy all tho way through Sever
thel,ss ~ wonderful construction The
gums arc COINS all day long u !
have seen any number Of uIrplaroH
shot al from both sides of the line
with anti-airrraft guns had q les.
son in the wearing Of 90 gas mask n
n necessary to carry u here Jt AN
times. also wore . steel helmet on a
four hours tramp In the towns
around this place there rs not - sem
blancc OF q building standing or
CouI ~. many OF the things saw
would not be permitted to r't'r to 100
e letter.
"Colonoi DAVIS rs dotng splendid
work and rs highly regarded hN his su-
perior officers spoke 60 them last
night before he reached Utc. One of
the ecnciuls has kindly inNit'd us e
dine WITH him tomorrow evening u
/ SHAH rcmUin over night ana start
early TUESDAY morning TO continue my
work. lust where. | am not ~ all
sure. OF course, there are many
places that have not covered bat
VIII 10 so IN the nest tive or three
weeks and after that | viii be- thinking
OF sailing. In "a place Hike this there
o. no opportunity 10 yet the men to-
g,thci to speak 10 them. They AFRO all
on uCiiNc dutN IN real war work and
could not be together Tor any cause
whatsoever, Ne my opportunities with
people IN acttV, war duty ~ MI. Meth
or is II nee, ssais hocaus, thcs" men
are fuil OF pep ON account Of their
activities aud opportunities n the front
area.
Visit Ia the Front.
II was N the front limo trenches yos
tcrduv. but There WIS no ACTIVITY, and
although suw what w"A supposed 20
hc the Roche front line there was no
indication Of ans one being tu them
or ans whore about ~ was - rrd hot
ia. AMI walked over fuuf aud % n1il
hours. most 81 the tIu, lu dutp Wud
trenches II is necessary tu lo tins 30
one wants to move around anywhere
utaf the IRON Ia ordrf that one fH
not observed. II rs dangerous 10 at
tract the attention of the enemy, so w
kept hidden b> walking IN tho
trenches, and thorc are endless Mules
OF them running 900 oNorN direction
and all zig gag but are marked and
There are maps showing how thov
and nut like regular city streets; aud
run md whore tlcs loud. Those Wtt"
Duilt h' both sides ,s they alternately
held tho ground We Wcr" ON. Nono
nt IL M.IA Il4tlt Ia nMI NI0''t". u US
entirely different from what I
imagined il 10 he. There is no rcru-
lar front line. Mon are stationed IN
the front. then al Nar!uus places back.
scattered IN ,vcrv direction bro small
aruups.
.Bath SUNDAY and Monday We were
too fan ava, 10 go back to our quar-
tors for lunch. SO din,d with Two dill
f,r.n' majors who o,rup, uuurt,rs
near the front. bat t~NcrythIug is UNI
d,r around. frst-aid station ,is-
,tcd Is twenty feet doWu undct the
,atth wore p steel helmet which is
not .s uncomfortable AS one would
imagine. but had to carry % gas
MASK and this Is a burden, c%Spttirlly
on i hot day: vet everyone must have
ono with him cvcry moment rested
Tor on hour and then dressed 10 go 20
diuucr at tho brigaditt-gcncrals head
uuurtcrs. Tho nfricorB live wcll but
last evening was exceptionally oIuho-
rntc for war times. \ baud greeted
ns upon arrival. PLAYING Illinois. and
th,y plav,d for ms an through tho
dinner. Most OF the boys. including
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