The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-13
Honor Roll of Contributors
to Wheeling War Work Fund

appeal to the people Of Wheeling TO sub
scribe to the fund for h" know that ihoY
were going TO DO Il. Wheeling being
tho largest city in the state hc sad that
II should set the example for all thH
other places to follow.
In conclusion ;hc governor SAID mat
he WAS glad to have had the opportunity
Of again meeting ihr people OF the CITY
and tho business men and that ne was
trying 10 do TWO jobs at on" tInc--"ofN
for Tho state and work out some OF the
rrcut problems coming up i'll the great
cri.ns confronting us He said that he
TX occlrd 70 make mistakes. hut that nc
asked tho patience and support OF al
The proplr. He declared that h" could
60 back TO his job with more confidence.
Hero Of the war.
After III, men assembled n the Ia
hlrs had rrSumrd their seats, after
standing and cheering tho governor Ut.
nirkrv introduced ra1tain y. II. Ching
wul.r via has h"Cn Hdt ~ H. lrCICn nos
but thrr" wr"ks. fIc give 4 most inter-
csiiny talk, speaking with deer fr"IinG
about som" uf III" HArrr;"nr' - ihhs NC
hnd at tic front nnd exhibiting many
things such ~ gas masks. ''crihuh
helmet which lie said had been worn
nv , German whom he had killed. hand
c--cradrS and Canadian flag which
whom shown alongsid" of IN" American
nag, again aroused The intense patriot
ism Of the gathering and the cheers
were drafrninR.
CAPTAIN GiIIinCWatcr explained the
usrs of the val ious article. and i"lE
an amusing story about hrw lie came
Ia own the helmet. II" sid that on"
day q German saw him and TINT ne ais"
saw tho German 1T the same time. inc
German * row pushing UP tho daisi"s
Here's his helmet" said the captain he
Told OF some If III" airUcIti"s C"mni ted
by tho Germans declaring that wound
ed prisoner was never heard from after
Capturr If he WIS not able ii w0rE or
was Of some particular use 10 the Huns.
IJc dcsrribeu the tear" shells. liquid
fire and ether things used by the Ger
mans saving that thny w"rr carrying
on the war in III" most :nhumnn ana
Instantly way that man could roncc'le -
Ilc said That the Germans never came
out into IN" urcn IL hight and that they
wcrc in great fear Of thu hnyonce the
only place he said that a lleinic would
ever hc wounded hy Il haycncl thrust
would h" in tho back for ms soon as
they saw culG sirri they ran.
The Recreation Camp.
Tho I"rrratinn camps constructed nj
,i,c front by The Y. VI. {. a.. the CAP
tain went on. NJ" uf tho greatest COM
fort 10 the soldiers and mr." doing more
good than any other single thing 10 keep
M the spirits OF the men and IL was
for that reason that he had volunteered
10 leave his wife and eight children FOR
Two weeks out Of his two months fur
Tough to do what he could 10 aid in the
raising of tn" funds II" said that he
would bc happy when he could 20 back to
tho rrrurhrS and tell his comrades that
No had aid1d in the work and thai he
wanted Ia trll them that America had
subscribed every dollar that the "Y
asked for.
Another officer. Speaks.
CAPTAIN J. Il. Price. who hns spent two
wears in the trenches with the Canadian
cNpcdit.unary force. followed Captain
GilIingwatcr. and he received m ovation.
He declared that reports that England
had sent It's colonial forces 10 the bat
tie line and was saving her own mon ac
their expense WINS untrue and was being
circulated by Il German rrnpag1nca
which was sturtcd to give out the i'm
precision that England was not pre-
pared. During the last six months, he
said that the English troops had ex-
rIodrl 100000 tons OF artillery fire.
and that to-day England yas inanufac-
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