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

III. remainder OF the day In tho guard
room. RallunS wcr" cut short for that
Gav.
After ,hrc" months ~ Ii new order
WINS Issued II the effect that we must
work on Sundays. Then tn" fun START
ed We dcclinrd absolutely 10 carry
on on Sundays.
4 report Of our refusal was made to
General headquarters. and the reply
came back that We must work from
Sunday morning autii Monday morning
and this was not "a II" counted rs over
time We wcr" 10 work one week night
shift. and one week riayShift. Meals
were to consist uI 100 grammcs of
black bread. NJ. SnuSag" roll. and Il
. bowl Of coffee without milk or sugar.
We declared 10 STRIKE y the conditions
were insisted on. nni you can guess how
We felt \ biz clustering and stern Of
ficnr came on the scene. accompanied by
his Dnlmictucr (interpretnrJ II was
part If tn. bluff to bring the lntcrpre-
ter along; an attempt 1" conceal the
fnrt ihrt he could speak English quite
rs we'll AZ til" most intelligent Of us.
We wcr" SOON aware how much Eng
fish he could speak. We absolutely re-
fused his conditions, and after pause
following 4 TRAD" OF abusive language
in plain English. hn said. "Thusr who
are willing 20 work will take twn pores
forward" There WAS no response. .Snt
Il move. nor did anybody sIran. | may
say | was more nervous nj lbHi moment
than OH tho afternoon In" Huns came,
alOnS and rounded Us up. He. however.
sccmcd 4 bit puzzled rs To whit TO do
with us but eventually gave tn" order
March," and escorted us to the rear OF
tn" coke works building.
Tried to Scare Them.
There W. were introduced Ia a German
scntry who could sp"nk English. The a.
iccr rnnvcrscd with him In German for
ii moment.
What he said cnn b: Su"s:rd when ynu
learn tho sequel.
The old everlasting game al bluff.
Tho sentry replied back in perfect Eng:
lish. Il would not lil" tn shoot my man
In cold blood"
or cours" II was p'iTo bluff. In an en-
dca"nr to scare u%, but wc were not tnk-
ing anything
Tho officer shook his head md then
marched us into III" dining room Of the
works. He got tt blk "f Es OWL hack.
as II" food was brought and il was BIT
t"rly cold I'm that dreary APARTMENT.
Night "nrl;~. IVA. end " r"riIIh"nC,d 10
feel cold and hungry. No beds. n"
straw. nothing hTi u cold grant: floor
/" pass the might "n.
Lying tfl"-" u;L thni cold floor. my Ike
at HON" In thc Schrulh0y days III lndia.
the everyday toll IN ihc mill. and pleas
ant Sunday afternoons around the lAgo-
nirr Hills. al came in r"vi"w before
me wondered how they were getting
uIunY al home, and II they would ever
hear OF our fate. | was certain VIC all
would be shot al dawn.
at $40 next morning W. We're awale-
cned. and i thought my last night ON
Garth had passed.
Th"re was very little conversation be.
tween ue rs we dressed.
We were told to TALL in outside. Once
lined MP. tn" officer called a sergeant
1T the East Lancashire over md ASKED
him IL h" c"uii not max" liz To any
work IN" sergeant replied Ia" could
not. NOR. !" No could. he w"ulln Ask US
to work ror Germany.
!iH h"rh"nrh nruthcr. sergeant nf the
R!l. Eri=nd" AMI repeated his Yr"vnns
uucS ian. TN answer was much SIMILAR
tn ih;r, uf 'hr unn-cnm. OF the LHnca-
.E;r.s could s"r trouble brewing.
shortly. aft"rward an escort arrived.
He urd"c''d IT," -rrShhitS 10 fall In
amongst th"Ei. ana they were marched
OFT What became ~ them never
heard. Mr. did again see either OF
ih'm
HIss:E n Their Ears.
W" were mnrcr~h hr,cE through streets
and lan">s - H.iI.uiu i;ar'l"rS.
Al ihc .r";Hp ~ were "rI"r,"! 20 fall
In !rd remain ~ -" pnrud" ground.
white "" W":" :,lan'linS thcr" they do