The Arvada enterprise., 1919-04-03
PVT. ARTHUR kALER WRITES
FOLKS OF TRIP UP RHINE
Dear folks at home:

Dear folkS at nome:
Just a few lines tonight to keep
the weekly letter. This leaves me
feeling fine and / hope that you are
same.
Today l had chance to take
trip on the Rhine river, SO can now
say that have been on the famous
German river.
We went from here by train to
Andenach, winch is lClie over an
hour ride the way they travel over
here, aHho it can be made In a little
less than half an hour by auto.
On account Of the time over here
advancing one hour at mianight last
night, there were several oil the boys
that intended to go that did not get
up IN time to catch the train, So they
got left behind and for that reason
there was not SO very many on the
boat, so we We're not crowded for
room as it most generally is on an
occasion of that kind,
The boat, Rheingold, is one of the
German boats that the Americans
have taken from them for the time
being. They say it has capacity OF
800 people but We did not have near
that many on today. 1t reminded me
of the boats l used to ride on be-
tweenTacoma and Seattle, while at
Camp Lewis. The boat is run by the
sea to the good old U. S. a. bat it
was not SO this time.
thought that the next gang plank
that | walked up to boat would be
on one that was bound across the
briny deep to the good old U. S. A.,
but it was not SO this time.
There were five other boats on the
river carrying American soldiers and
the U. S. Marines.
| guess some went down the river.
was just thinking today, among
all the things that have taken place
in the year or so, who would Of ever
thought that l would be on boat
going up and down the Rhine.
We had very nice day for the
trip although the air was a wee bit
crisp, but the sun stayed out all day.
This trip would be very nice and de-
iightful one to take in the summer
time, but in the Army you have to
take things as they arc, not as you
want them.
The y. NJ. c. A. were on board
and gave those that wanted them,
all the cigarettes they wanted to
smoke, some cookies and choc olate,
and u very nice souvenir folder,
which shows the Rhine from Maing to
Colongc. A guide pointed out and
told all about the interesting things
to be seen, the history of different
towns, buildings and castles. all of
which have some kind of legend or
fairy tale attached to them. l am
going to send this folder to you soon
and Of course it will be needless for
me to tell you to keep it.
They gave us dinner on the boat
which was nothing to speak about
but it filled one up so that is all that
is necessary.
Their was an orchestra of four
pieces on board two violins and n
cello they played very good mostly
German pieces but few American
ones, it was German orchestra.
Starting Ut Andernash going up the
river of course the big town of i'm
portance is Cohlcnz. The things q
interest pointed out here are the
great fortress of EhroRbitsk which
locked good with old glory flying on
top OF it. The fort in its present ox-
tensive structure dates from 1916 to
1926. 1t is built on rock 3S5 fee,
| above the river. and in those days
1t was said that it could not be taken
by frontal attack. but by modern
methods of warfare i. could easily
be taken. Across the river from che
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church OF st. Castor in which many
historical thingshave taken place.
iart oi Il was built in 1896.
Gounl On up the river we come TO
the Stoi@,nfclo Castle away up high
on a mountain. 1t was rebuilt by
kng Frederick Wilhelm who fie-
qientiy used 1t, but IT. more recent
owner Was tae icrmor Kaiser Wilhelm
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tiiu! and artistic inside.