The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-10
EnRliHh Comment.

plane manufacture.
English Comment.
LONDON. Feb. !.--Oiscussing the
prospects of the United States enter
ing the war. the Saturday Review says:
Two years ago Lord Kitchener.
there can be no harm IN stating, be-
licrcd that if only America were TO
shorten considerably his estimate that
The war would last three years. He
therefore opposed hostile references TO
the attitude of America and equally OPP
posed the foolish habit of picking at
her sleeve, telling her Of the wicked
ness nt Germany and urging her to come
i'm. lie held that this was the way not
/" bring America around and he was
right" ,
thinks that the United States would be
chiefly Of value in furnishing ships.
food and money.
As regards an army, 1t comments. she
is late on the scene. but II she once
undertook to send an army she would
SGT about making soldiers as she SetS
about making money, and Europe would
SEQ Wilson armies. Root armies and
K"nserelt armies.
: The Weekly Nation devotes two lead
rrs 10 American affairs and says that
the action OF the United States Is one
of the two great events of the war, the
continental affairs.
with the entrance Of America" II
saws. the balance sets definitely to-
, ward democracy. Henccforward, west
crn democracy Is 50 Re and Its ideas must
pcrncatc central and eastern Europe.
. While the entente may combine their
resources and in time secure a popular
victory. yet they all must come from
warfare crippled ana impoverishco. IN
this moral encounter. America comes In
with the necessary equipment for sue
cess.
Unless Germany's assumption is that
by June she will cut off the maritime
commerce of the world from these
islands. and thus sever the main arteries
Of the entente. then she must realize
that she cannot Win. She cannot llGht
Americas brains and money and NUM-
bcrs and Americas organized Industry;
which stands out as the CHIEF rival Oh
the German cartel
Adriatic In War zone.
NEW YORK. Feb. 9.-fhe arrival OF
tho Baltic at Liverpool removes from
the danger zone another British vcsse!
carving United States citizens. There
were two Americans among her ~ pas
srngcrs. Tho steamship took 10 Eng
land full cargo OF mnnlti n}1.aa +orirb,
from the Adriatic. also of the Whlte
Star line. which sailed from New York
last Saturday, and which Is neilered "a
hr inside the war zone. oniciais OF ,ne
line profcsscd to feel no anxiety for her
safety. There Is one American passcn-
ger on the Adriatic.
Tho American line announced tonight
that no decision had been reached as rs
To tho selling Of the steamships 81
definitely POSTPONED. The crew OF tho
So, Louis is still on hoard awaiting or.
dnrs. Tho company flatly denied that "
had hccn decided to mount guns on the
81. Louis before she sailed.
Germans informed.
PHGLAqELPHlA, Feb. a;Mhte ,no[, 'ht
Berg and his nrize crew rev Wn' 6na nook in n
Hampton Roads early last year arrived
at Tho Philadelphia navy, yard toniEht
from Newport News and were given
quarters with the crews OK the lntcrncu
German auXiliary , cruisers ,od NTI1n'F'""
The men we're accompanied to this
ci,v bv-a guard In command Of licn'cn-
nnt West. of the Norfolk navy YARD.
Red Cross Preparing.
WASHINGTON. Feb. Am. eNprr.
hospital force sufficient to care ior an
army of n million men could De noniiiM ~
nd hv the Red Cross within O rev daE
after an outbreak Of hnstilitIes: Is we
belief of officials al heauqua't VI '''
Sine the call was issued Saturday in
strurtinp Ted Cross chapters through
on, tha country To place themselves on
y fooiInC for field work. many cncohraE
ing rcnurts have hccn returned ~ hrau,
m,fartrrs, together with & great flood
of personal offers Of service.
Guarding Bridges.
CAIRO, ILL.,. Feb. 9.-SiXtcen men are
cu,rdjnr the double track railroad
Fridge across the mississippi River III
Thcbcs. III. ,,,o min
The number of watchmcn on the ONO
1irer bridge here has been doubled.
The hiE bridges at st. Louis are ne
ing guarded also by stcrct service men
md railroad employees JOINTLY, II was
i. here today These precautions
arc nart II the general plan pm IN or
rratinn at Washington 10 salcEl!tIu
strategic nointS on traffic lines against
nossihic anti-American plots.
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