The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-12-07

surprised TO encounter in so obscure a
town, always a statue TO Jeanne dare,
always German regimental band
playing something from the classic
light operas in the market place AT
CLOCK. and always a stationers shop
where soldiers are buying lead pencils
and picture postcards and Koln reWs-
papers and humorous weeklies. And
always there is lowering neutrallv on
the scene kindly. wise looking Cath
Ole priest whom both the foreign sol
diery and the native population treat
with great deal OF respect and ques-
ton necessarily. And so life goes on
Hard to Keep On Hating.
Once town is definitely occupied
the women resume their knittng.
bringing out their chairs In the after
noon and setting them against +. sunny
eXpanse of wall. and the soldiers suai.
tered az their houses stand By AID vislf
IN monosylatles or awkwardly hold tie
sEeins for the knitters Manifestiy IL
is diicult business for human beings
thrown into the daily and hourly con-
tact Of the domestic routine to keep on
hating each other. The effort is too
great and the satisfaction too sligh-.
And so matters adjust themselves
against the sunny wall they like a man
around 10 fetch and carry and 10 run
after the children. who. like as not.
will, b. darting across the street where
the military autos are roaring by. Md
the soldiers. when they come out IN
the air 20 smoke. want a woman around
20 give heed to their grumbling.
Pretty soon the children-especiallv
the innateiy historic French childten-
pick up some OF the WAYS Of the sol
diers and initiate them. and that
makes for laughter all round. 4 dos-
on times day ] have seen Fsench
children Of the countryside pull fhCm.
selves up. stand 70 attention. and "A.
Lutte in the German manner whom "A
German Officers auto rushed bv Them
a year ago they would have had their
ears boxed Tor doing that. but IL was
100 hard work 10 keep them Up - the
hating point
Get American Relief.
Many OF the children one passes
have their arms full OF provisions is
sued by the spanish. American relief
committee. They are irresistible chill
dr@n. very polite and gentle. with
timid. prcity. wi-fful ways and "a man
ncr Of acknOWledging the prennInFs
one gives them that .s altogether cap
uVaung. because thpy do not take tho
money ike beRgar children. but a. ~
one we're their friend and had made
them a little present
Perhaps cannot better Illustrate
the gracious air of these VILLAGE chill
dren than by saying that . should feel
tossed Do pfonuig piece Co them
Nay. ] must Eraveiy put DO in the hand
OF my friend and she then viii smile
Fravely and make Il little courtesy and
say "Mrrcl. u aieurf" The boys will
moi make their ackroU lcdamont 90
scrupulously. but stll they salute and
Jofk ont some words of thHrks
Fighting For Coal
Moving among such scenes ana
among such people. and 90 good deal
more inter. sfcd in them. q am afraid.
than ] was in Che routine of The great
offensive. . paraed out of che region
oi The Champagne in the course of
three ur four daye and drew near to
ilc coal country ln tho northwest
Here fhcf fshf not for heirhts and
woods and streams. as they do ln the
lnHwp1 ruo. but for filiarra or house.
or huge black mounds of earth which
rise near tho mouth uf "a coal mine
Ihi. DBL mostly fai DUH stretch oft
country which. IKE aI coal countries.
looks OIL if Or needed a thorough rrua
bins. huI wac wohlly recoueIIad io
never having if
Ou 't borders. however. arc some
irf.rD Ting founr. several ~ them
With more than dozen centuries OF
authentic history u0uaI. for example
To Catholics in America DouaI VIII bo
moro Than n NAM. Hnrnur. DO go
from thia town that thr English trans
lat.on Of the bible Tor Roman Cafho.
lirs. which We at home call the uouay
Bible took ifs name. though the trana-
lation was actually made az RcimF
D7ual Eacaps wars Ravaqes
Until the outbreak Of tlc war there