The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-26
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AIS IOT ma
uonal Preparedness so far made public
make IL evident that the individual
states OF the union must take an I'M
portant part In the movement thai n
is hoped VIII furnish his country IN
a few years with an army of several
million trained men-an army OF
peace, but sufficiently versed in the
trade Of Mars to provide an effective
barrier to any foreign offensive. West
virginia will be expected to do It's
part IN the work laid out for the
states. IL will be expected to furnish
some thousands OF the citizen bol-
dlers' who are to spend two months
each year in military training, and II
VIII be expected, with the aid OF gov
rnmen funds, to strengthen the pres
ent national guard. IL may be that
the latter branch OF endeayor Will
prove the more important OF the two.
MOrGsntown Post-chronieIe:-Tre
american merchant marine gained
ABOUT ten per cent. in the yea snd-
ing July SOth. adding an aggregate
ma or 524,445 gross ons That
increase would be more impressive.
however. IL IL were all real. AS a mat
ter OF fact, most OF IL represents no
addition to American shipping faeili-
ties. but merely the transfer to Ameri-
can registry OF vessels that were al
ready owned by American capital and
engaged in U foreign trade under
allen flags.
Fairmont West VirainIan:-In these
days. when the nature lover revels m
the woods and fields and poetry SIM.
ply will not be repressed. let not the
golden glory Of n faithful friend OF
man be Oscured. For II glory is not
OF the deceiving sort. its goodness is
an attribute even more inviting ana
more satisfying. The rich, red pump
king OF the field we have with US. sra
me rich, delicious pumpkin pie. mon
arch OF all pies which breeds not in
ulkesuon and is not restricted TO
either young or old: which lies NOT
heavy on the soul AZ night nor forces
a sigh OF never again" which car.
ries with Il a vision Of round. demp,ed
nour-sprinkled arms above whicn
glow cheeks made rosy By the oven
which watts a welcome both OF
warmth and appetizing aroma on a
frosty night Poets have sung "a
praises; epicures have wished tEey
might-and a up In eating what
they lacked In onR
Parkersbura sentInei:-Ths news
that h felony indictment againat
Colonel John T. McGraw was quashed
BY the Circuit court for the very GOOD
reason that the Colonel had done
nothing wrong. will be received glaaiy,
but with no surprise. By his many
friends. Those who know Mr. Nc.
oraW know that he In no
n while like every other human. NJ
is prone 90 err In judgment. his Der.
sonal character is unassalable.
OF green. stood beside a Canadian
riheman and peered over the parapet
a mere were thousands OF dead Ger.
mans and British IN that nightmare
wood. he had told me. 10 had been
charged through over and over AGAIN
since November. neither eide ever
gaining the opposing trench. The dead
and h~elplcssly wounded from each o..
sault had remained In that Grove Of
Horrors. Nov % was May"
Mother said little Mabel do mis-.
Hionaries 70 90 heaven
or course dear" her mother re-
ID c~annihaisT'
no. I'm afraid they ont"
20 r. cannfhal eats u mfasfgrarv teii
Co 40. won't HnHH-Eaw w. -.