The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-10
WAR SPECTACLE
GREAT LESSON
BATTLE CRY OF PEACE NOW
SHOWING AT COURT rHEATRE
BRINGS HOME SITUATION.
Woeful Lack of Preparednsss Tor war
SHOWN In Interesting Story At
Court Theatre-Hers Until
Wednesday.

That wonderful spectacle. The Battle
- OF Peace was presented last even
Of M" two performances 10 was shown
before packed house. The enthusiasm
Win which IN. picture was greeted
the w Wheeling people FOR the Prepared
ness plan aud The picture itself was
have been presented TO them to show
tho results Of modern warfare and the
present condition Of the country
The lack OF preparation in the army
and navy. together with other things
concerning wars was shown in a manner
mat LETT uo doubt in the minds OF those
IN attendance. what should Dc done to-
ward preparing against a calamity that
might at any time hefall us. scenes de-
s'fihing the great battleficlis OF Europe
the modern engines Of war Of the coun-
tries that are now engaged iu the great
est conflict of the worlds history. ARM
l,- Wyr, shown advanc!ng and being
ull'ry and machine guns.
Perhaps the most striking thing that
was presented was the fact that los cap
turing small area Of territory 10 this
country an invading army would have
us completely az its mercy. The terri
tory, that ~ captured. would deScrI be
a circle taking ln from boston 20 the
n.EiniA APES and rcach.ug back 20
the principal manufacturing plants OF
IN" country and especially the muuition
plants would be completely ~ the mercy
y
control of the muuitIou factories. but
the principal armor plate plants woulo
likewise D." IN their hands. This would
hinder the shlppuildlug and with our
present method OF handling the Pre-
rarsdue~~ idea We would be complete
ly whipped without having "A chance
with an enemy that could dominate this
I territory.
Air Service weak
Not alone was the iuudequacy OF the
army and navy shown. hut the air ser
Vice. which i- now recognized AS one Of
the most Important branches is pltifully
weak. The United StatcS, is said "
have not more than fifteen flying ma
Z chimes and these are not FIT FOR active
duty. tu tuc other hand the European
L.i't'itN nav any mere lt"li ,"'" Z" iii'i
than thousand completely equipped
and powerful flyers.
TO go into details iu describing the
I things that are shown in th, picture Is
Impossible. The only way In which a
tslr idea may bee gained OF this wonder
. fAI production is @" see o. one simply
fairs Del possible until IN. facts are pre-
scented 900 60 manner that leaves absolute
| D mo- doubt as iu their f'autN- That
Nsv York Iity could easily n' taken ~
lu enemy equipped with tHe guns that
are now being muuuL-d on tIo European
: uatfls~hiIs BE- certainly possibility thar
tar uurrauEe those that guard the Me
tropous that they could stand al "a ~ate
tn, comparative wealth 81 tho lead
INK nations Of the world Be- shown tu-
EefHer with their naval aud NINA :
urgauizsti"Ts Co protect them. ln this
manner fuH strength or tHr protective
forces I~ shown 90 Do" simply di~+rar"
when gumI Irvu fu those OF European
cuuutri.-. oar mobile strength ca Land
.e sf present time sN.lft against hum
. ursu- uf thousands oft 'n' best trained
soldiers BOO other countries.
Ture. performance OF tl.- wonderful
-u"ufs.I" ar" given dtlis. cone Ar 2. B.
..u and @.ls. 10 Will Doe shown az tie
court 49, '' and including H"Ni tuesday
I evening.