Arizona republican., 1919-03-02
FROM GERMANY COME. INTERESTING LETTER. BY \ PHOENIX MAN.

One of the most interesting letters yet received from the American Army or occupation in Germany is one rt- gently received by A. D. Brewer of Ray rom his son, Dick Brewer. Dick breWer was for several years the ex- pert stenoSrapher in the office of the Alzona Republican. Mir. Brewer vol unteered for the aviation squadron at Kelly Field and was Second Major of the First Provisional Recruiting Regi- m nt Aerial corps. A year ago last Jan lary he was in a storm at Kelly Field which wrecked his section. He was in the snow and hail all night and as a result became very i'll with pneu- monia. This left him in such a physi- cal condition that he was transferred to the Army Field clerkship He was secretary to the late Commanding Gen eral of the Eastern department at Governors island. The last letter that tho father received from Dick said that he had completely regained his health. His letter follows:
 Schweich. Germany,
 December g. 1918. My dear Dad:
 Alles uber Deutchland,
 Times change, don't they? It was this way, you see; when the German general staff heard of my proximity to their lines, they threw up tho sponge in disgust
 At any rate, the " Army corps crossed the LuXembourg- German from tiers at 9:3j this morning. and we are today billeted in a German town about forty miles from our last stop. which was Grevenmacher. Cd. Duchy of Lux embourg.
 Grevenmacher is on the east bank Of the Moselle river. on the west bank of which lies Germany, only a stone throw away. orders were issued that no American troops were to cross the bridge into Germany until 5:50 A. M. December 1. and as I wanted to be among the first Americans in the big war to put their feet on "der dear oldt Fadderlandt,,' I shook a leg bright and early that morning. and waited on the roadside until the good old scrapping First division got even with me. then marched up near the head of the long. long column for about two miles until we came to a small German village which I haven't got the courage to at tempt to spell,-about-faced and came on back to my organization at Greven- macher. where we remained until $500 today before crossing over. The men were marching "at east" (route- step). so l took the liberty of inquiring if they were the first troops over. to which question @ first lieutenant replied in the affirmative with the possible ex- ception of the billeting officer and his assistants who always form the advance echelon. So, am very glad to be able to tell you that l am among the very first Americans to enter Germany since the momentous day in 1914, when Mir. Bill Hohenzollern and his son, the Klownpretzel, ct all., tried to impose their filthy "lSulture" on civilization. Some distinction. call it, Needless to say, I am already looking for a large headgear.
 We came through Treves. the oldest and probably the most historical city in Germany. where we spent a few hours giving it the double O." I was able 10 gather from our guide that this highly interesting city was conquered in 56 B. c. by Julius Ceasar and as late as the Fourth Century was fre- quently the residence of the Roman empcrors. Also, that in 1891 the seam less coat of Christ was last borne in procession through the streets, and ex- hibited to the vast crowds of devout pilgrims who came tO worship there. Treves, which is a modern city of about 60.000, abounds in spots of historical interest, but as our time was somewhat limited this is all I was able to sec
 The ami theater where Constantine held a celebration in 3O6 by having sev- eral thousand Franks torn to pieces by wild beasts. Gee, Dad, can you ina gin that2)
 The Porta Nigra and it's towers of defense, which was once the fortified gate of the Roman city.
 The Basilica, built entirely of brick l by Emperor Constantine, which served 1 for the administration of justice and as 1 commercial exchange.
 The Roma Palace, a ruin with high towers. steep spiral staircase. and ' subterranean passage: and the Roman
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