The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-20
WRITTEN BY EooUARo zIEoIER,
SoN-lN-IAw IN FRENCH
ARMY.
Says Soldiers are conhaen, o. Win.
nins-Al are Hsppy-ousiity
and Quantity Of Food Coed

Below will b. found an extract taken
from letter received BY M ). =
bloch. % this city. from his son-in-
law. NJ. EdOuard Ziegler. who is in the
French army participating In the bat
Ties OF the Allies against the German
troops. NJ. ZieSler h well and favor
ably known in this city and was unit
cd In marriage To Miss Madelyn Bloch.
Oldest daughter OF Mr. and Mrs =. =
Bloch. IN Paris few years ago HIS
local friends Will b. glad TO hear that
he Is well and happy. while on the
battle line
The extract from the letter follows:
You would De- surprised at the
wonderful spirit which reigns among
the Allied troops. and more especially
among the French army. There Is no
doubt that Germany spends hundreds
OF thousands OF dollars to influence
and get the good opinion OF the Amer
leans, but the true facts will be shown
sooner or later, and already many
prominent American citizens and
newspaper correspondents. who have
come over here since the war. have
been able 20 Judge for themselves
and have already told their friends
and written to their papers TO give
but little credit 10 false reports OF
victories as sent by the German
government
our men are in FIRST class condi-
ton: full OF courage and with their
fertility of resource. have. in a short
time. learned to adapt themselves 10
the demands OF the military require.
ments. and they are showing the
greatest patience and courage.
illness has been almost unknown
Typhoid fever. which has done "a
much damage among the German
troops. has been very scarce in our
army. This statement can easily be
confirmed by the American Ambulance
at Neuilly. Had the pleasure of visit
ing this ambulance a few days ago
and IL is one of the most up-to-date
institutions of the kind | have ever
seen; with a most home-like Amos
phere. and for which every one of the
allied countries Is most thankful "a
the Americans.
Tells Of Actions.
The Nineteenth Territorial regI
ment, to which / belong, and which is
composed of men from thirty-four "a
forty years Of age, has shown great
resisting power under the most Sc
we're strain. My battalion. which was
assigned to one of the armies at the
front, entered into action al Cam
piegne. August ] 3. Took only a sec
ondary part in the battle of De la
Marne. beginning at Esterney where
We arrived September :. There We
patrolled the neighboring country
searching for isolated groups of Ger
man soldiers. took care OF the wound
ed and buried the dead: rebuilt the
roads. and though this work was done
under most unfavorable weather con
dition. with daily marches of eighteen
TO twenty-five miles, we never had
more than six to eight men on the
sick list
The explanation of this remarkable
state of health is due to the perfect
nourishment the men have always re-
ceived. Our Tevictualling department;
has been the revelation OF the war. II
men fight only few times during the
week, they must eat three times a
day. The autObusses which transport
the supplies daily from the nearest
railroad, all the way TO the front. have
surpassed all expectations. workinr
most OF the time under the greatest
difficulty on account Of the terribI,
condition Of the roads. caused by thu
enormous traffic
Never once have our troops IN
camp or in the trenches been one
single day without food. and they are
given meat. bread. coffee. fresh vege-
/ tables and also wine, and in addition
. other food supplies, such as sardines