The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-06
HUNDREDS DODGE
BULLETS OF WAR
BEING s4AmED 6Y coUH.
TRYS PAPERS
Offers OF All Kinds Made 20 French
Government u Promise Will De
Given for Free Service.

". An embusque IL a combination OF
coward. gutter and teachers pet
II mans father is a Senator. or II
his mother. for example. possesses
valuable manufactures which she will
turn over 20 the State II her only son
can find a position in them instead
d OF going 10 the front: or n his brother I
p inlaw is In tho ministry and can get
him transferred from his regiment to
q nice. warm. comfortable paying job
with the government-iu any OF these
cases the man is an embusque
Al first the word meant all those
people who were not actually in the
lighting line. and was applied indls. h
criminately 10 men who got jobs with ]
the ration corps. as officers chauf-
feurs. and so forth. But these posi- .
lions soon came to be realized as haz-
ardous, even II they were not as dau-
Serious as a post in the trenches.
There are hundreds OF men who
have sought government jobs: others 1
who have gone into the Red Cross :
work far from the front. others who |.
have applied successfully To get trans !
terred to regiments TRANQUILITY guard [,
ing the French frontier from the hor- 3
rors of Spanish invasion; others who !
through influence were formerly ex-
fuse to volunteer.
All For Appearance.
New and entertaining little bands /,
OF patriots are formed from time 10 3
time, giving each member the right to +
wear a uniform and an armband and
often much silver lace and trappings. I
thus justifying him in the eyes of his r
friends and family and yet keeping
him far from tho 10 of
One OF these corps is the secret 4
service. of which | spoke in one OF
my former letters. and recently an
other has been made up Of painters
who have been chosen by the govern
ment to follow In the wake OF the
army making interesting designs and .
paintings OF the capture OF prisoners,
the destruction the Germans have q
wrought, the life in the trenches and .
so forth. But II is safe TO say that ,
there will be few actual fighting
scenes among the collections that are .
gathered first hand. unless there hap
pens TO be high, distant hill handy. /
Lest this criticism should seem 20
reflect upon the courage OF tle French /
nation as a whole. let me hasten to .
say that Il f. only the en- busques VINO
deserve these imputations. for one ,
sees again and againp roofs OF the .
amazing nerve and daring Of the
French soldier.
We'll Supplied.
D. Things seem to be running with al
most perfect smoOthness now ia the
departments Of health. OF public char
ity and OF prOyisiOnmeut for the army.
All the letters from the front say that
the men. have more than they can
carry With them. owing TO the gifts .
that come from the rowing parents at .
home.
One young author VINO was wounded
recently in the north was brought
back 20 a Paris hospital. where two
friends went'tO see him. taking warm
clothes, special delicacies 10 eat aud
tobacco.
My dear fellows" he said TO them.
81 have everything I want here But
II you absolutely insist on bringing me
something, bring me- my monocle.
please
However. devoted friends and pa
rents continue 20 kuit and to sew and
to send packages with an sorts % .
goodies In them.
Barbed Wire In War
was talking to "a men the other
day who had three sons and t'.O
rrandsons a. the front. and In the
course 81 the conversation We spoke
about the huge par thst barbsd wire
is playing in this war
1T was one Of your r1muatriots.
tc told me. who ls rr ponsible for
that used 10 know the inventor. "a .
veteran of the civil war. Col Isaac g..
Ellwood When . met him no was
fearty old man Of 90 vino had re
tired with biz fortune made
We used 10 plnv poker together.
end one day hc Told w, how he ar
rived at bic invention of barbed wirr.
. llD used 10 take I.. wiias laIr pins
~ serve az models FOR bic idea. and.
10 there was some one nc wanted to p.
show bis scheme fo. boz didn't hest.
7 tate 20 rob ror of o. dozen OF go an
The spot She used to got angry. but
h' said Don FUSS these pins ma.
make our fortune
They certainly did. Tor after som.
dffirIt.ir9 In the hrrinn'nr Ha poet
800 enormous farfor'e. tfrr ItH
formation ~ the steel frrst they were
. honeni with hIs patent u.hH Tor sIu..
u'u 1000
Advance sioN. T.
% largely Del owing fo The u.s of th.sf.
harbcd wire by both armies that tho
advance Ia ro slow along fHr Uur.
SLOW DO certainly ia
Tho other day af rHWarf.# Frs.
. french women usrr dining az the
next table II HU EuFliah colonel. who
Ic spite az 900 their endeayors 10 o..
tract Die attention rrrardrd fIa menu
l With interest and tho plate with en-.
I tnuaiarm
FINALLY one Of tho women spoke 90
hin in ENGLISH. thinking be- didn't
/ know French
Everything iF roinr sIl right. Fnr.
Do colonel We advance aIwaya. vel
t0 forward every day don We"
Yes. madame. an ircb." replied the
officer. Frimiy.