The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-22
.DR. ALT" WALKED R
 WRITES INTERESTING
 FROM FRONT
Is Stationed at Headquar- ters of First American Army, Under Command
 of General Liggett

| Capt Alfred A. Walker, medical corps, better known to his thousands
 of friends in Birmingham as pr. "Alf' Walker, is at present stationed at the headquarters of the First American army, of which Gen. Hunter Liggett is
 commander.
 l Captain Walker has written to Dr. | W. G. Harrison an interesting letter | from France, which pr. Harrison con sents to making public because of the Birmingham mans wide acquaintance The letter Is as follows:
 Headquarters. First Army. Franee, September 23, 1918.
 My Dear Dr. Harrison; think
 promised to write to you when l got
 over to France and l am going to keep my promise. There is very little of interest that I can write on account of the strict censorship that is in force.
 Perhaps, however. the things that have
 become commonplace to me might be
 very interesting 10 you.
 Tn the first place. one is simply awed by the enormous things that our country has done and Is doing over neIG. NO one can dPPIcSidto hiiS tht+tS nltude of it all unless he sees it. You
 are struck with It the first day you land and as you come closer to the tneatre of operations you can almost believe that you are somewLtTe m America instead of Somewhere in France
 first went to the army sanitary school ever here and before had fih- iybed the course (which was extremely intere sting) was ordered to an evacu- ation hospital for temporary duty, where 1 served on a surgical team dur ling lhe St Mihiel drive. l was close enough to the front to hear the gurs and see the fireworks at night. "The air activity was especially spec tacular and interesting.
 q am now attached to the staff cf the First army as attending surgeon. II don't have very much to 10 but look laffer nigh staff officers who uont get sick very often. Of course, come in daily contact with the biggest men over hera and l hope to form some valuable Friendships. We have General Persh ing with us nearly all the time, I don't Know how long this assignment t will last.
 At present the staff is in small village and am the only doctor around consequently I do a little practice among the French population. The village is half destroyed. bu. people still manage to live in it somehow. "Of course. you want to know how much longer the war will last. Well. that is something no one knows. There Its au undercurrent of feeling over here that the end Is In sight oue whether 1t will be a matter of months or years TIC one can say. I personally wish it would end tomorrow, so 1 could go back lhone. l must confess that l suffer sometimes very much from ho.nesick- ness and especially so since l have not heard a word from Dora and the chi!- drGn since I arrived. almost two months 1 ago. l hope that my mail will eaten up wilh me soon
 | Mort Jordan's death was great shock to me. as 1t must have been 70 his mother, too. Will Jordan is over
 here in evacuation hospital No. IL. and I think he is just few miles from rle, but can't get away to go see Linn. | Give Mrs. Harrison and all my friends my regards. With assurance of Nsav esteem I am yours. very truly.
 ALFRED A. WALKER