The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-08

Job packing rifle > which were benz
sent back for repair III rali""!
wagons.
An old German officer blazing WITH
decorations can" 9Lon& on" afternoon
and stopped 70 have 1 glance NJ uT
\ chap wearing the South African
ribbon pa SGD him with hundl" ~
rifles. AMI when late: was r";uFI'h~
the old officer storEed him an'! en-
!amiuc,l the ribbon. "Na. SuutA A''f
ca" he mu;tcrrd and thea maIe
swipe at the EugliS!man VITA Ills
stick, mutterins :aom"thing ao"H'
swine" Wha; hal riled Giul III ~
gard to the ribbon failed I" ""u'''
stand.
, I. was given q decent job assisting
-. crn;, t., r,a;<r til, coffee. lie didn't
understand u w,rd If English. r't nc
WASH: >, all a lad ,:i}ap. ana W''N
sorry later they lii nor k""? IN" II 'h''
cook l,oG$e wn"-.:. rs cau w s'uSS''''
| rGver' fclt hGnSr:'
Eut il was ~, !" be.
After 4 few days W" W":" ''"'" "i
arniu \ train was SO ndinE ny "'''
W., were ordered, int" the WAGONS .H'H
,,,,n.,, - az lis In enc hcrsr-bnN. WHEN
1,,,y,rc~ was covered. .sh"rtiy AFTER
o'clock y. m tn trt'ir: u;Cr"" ava? 10!
new adventures tor ali OF us.
. ,,rnars; IN. travellers in my wagon
w..-c .wo Jocks IL full Highland r"Si-
ia,,t. rnxt,mH One Of ths'm was naTn"h
rn,i; Nearns. and hr hail'd from t.dtn-
hurSh. and tho other was named Watson.
those home Was in Glasgow. The JOCKS
wn-e the top OF the hill on IN" long
tourney. They were on exhibition.
\, every station We stopped Until the
t,urney'S end the sliding 'h"rs or ~"
wagon would ~ pushed back, and stem
!, tprian yell went NJ as toltf'"S'
"Scotlandcrs. mp stand: march.
Ncarr.: md Watson were p"w'rl"ss
Tho station would he racN'ai I" over
flowing with ladies'. VIII" ma come ah'''''
10 So, "the n,cn III w''in"n'S clothes WAC
vrr, fighting for rnclani. The TWO Scots
had to step oft on tn" pln'1Nr"'' h'''i
march ~ the cri OF II AMI hnck amidst
tho laughtr" Of the old Ghs ana -"
ricrlcs nI ;hc young ms.
So,, w1urS,l to hear III" language ana
rc,,,ark< Of the Nv" Sc"tSn"n when
thev rcturns,! after each fresh parade
before th,> German frauir'ns.
". were mad. t" Journey back eight
mites behind Tho irirS lines ana tArn
headed, fcr nnuay. ""r IN" !ilS OF 'l>
7 ncve- could fa:hom why III" Hens "cr"
forcing on us slch on unn"cSSRr:' rii"
Later on We tnund out the trick. Ever"
now and then they would take Il ram
load 81 prisoners 70 the front ana 'Arh
na-ad. them hark to the Fath"r!and :"
show all the i,:a!e and female huns that
thcr were still. taking prisoners.
l;ur,u:c w.r were d"traincd. and heav-
cd into nnuky cathedral. They wore
,ot -, harsh on :hc Irish in this Mace.
as .!..v made no discrimination when
~. Er..urh wnu,en carried In food. and
cayn US "li clothes ana boots.
!!rre al incident happened. which
goes 10 show the perilous position we
were in.
on. Of The prisoners IN the cathedral
lad 4 hayon-, stuck III his back by one
Of tho guard. How h. ESCAPED being
.;:il..I don't know. | saw ono OF tn"
French nur>r:s dress the wound FEW
.r.!rutrs afterwards ard it was miracle
nov. 10 ru,!ei through. This chap stout
lv h.ti H. Had not given the slightest
;.rovnt., :i,,n. beyond startling the guard
b. tca-uaC' hing in l."ry. and his mis-
SION a; the time VAS call or NO.
:r!r".
Ac;cr ;hre. w...iis -: this leisure. lying
chout. wn wer" again marsna'led and
E;c!.rd into Il train. and had 20 take all
IA" Kicking :yinc down.
ntrau 4! she t!mr. and III later lays.
TO-. hot blood 90 the 1rislt-temptcd TO
r..>..,; N. Insults. hut always hal
l,.:nr. Mo tina; French nurse dressing
, :.gpinr hay"m"; wound in p"uay cath
sdrsl. and :" hit my tnngu" in bad
! temper. and held myself in check.
Scot's"Prayer" After Each Parade.
IT,. train Spcctcd on h"1i- after hour
Tho solitary break OF the n'"notony