The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-28
MAJOR RQ9[RUS
TALKS Of WAR
POPULAR YOUNG BUSINESS MAN
RISES RAPIDLY IN RANK OF
NEW ARMY.
Soys High Officers Differ as to Length
Of ConfNct-Leaves Tonight
For West

Major Fred C. Rcderus. we'll known
ard popular young man and L member
% the Investment brokerage firm or
Roderus and WinGerter. Schmnlbach
building. arrived IN Wheeling yesterday
morning from For, Sherman Chilltcothe.
Ohio. to visit his family at l.enoN. tie
will leave this evening at Sis o'clock
over tho Pennsylvania road to report
At Fort Sill. In the southeastern part
Of oklahoma. where he will take fire
training and rs commander OF heavy
fi,ld artillery He with other hlgh
ranking Officers rom many parts OF
the country Will be given training In
the school Of fire for the next three or
four months.
Major Roderus' rise In the ranks OF
the United States army has been rapid
due to three essential factors that arc
n absolutely necee- to acquiring rank
natural ability as a soldier and eXecu-
tive ability combined with hard stuuy
and enthusiastic training. MAJOR No"
crus demonstrated that he possesSe"
these qualifications and today he is one
Of the highest ranking officers IN .the
new army. He received his commission
as captain at Fort Benjamin HARRISON
Indianapolis, Ind. al the close OF the
first increment ot soldiers. He left
Wheeling last May for the Harrison
camp. Later he was attached 10 the
3a4th heavy field artillery as command
ing ca,. Of the headquarters COM
many. I. Wednesday he was com,
mtssioned a major in the cavalry an"
given, command of 4 battalion OF tue
Same company and ordered to report ~
Fort Sill. Lo,
Mator Roderus said last night when
SEN in his offices in the Schmuloacn
building, that Chilllcothe Is an loetii
n;pce for an army training camp IN
every way: that today thece arc ABOUT
% 900 youns men in training 1here'
How long will it he before they arc
Detailed to France" Major Roderus WAS
asked4 , r
would not be at liberty to dirulSe Such
information.
DO you believe that the war Will last
long," he was asked.
win war With Steel
"I have talked with a number or hlRh
army officials recently and their opin-
ion Of the duration Of the war diner
widely. some say that it will last Tor
many wears. while others declare that
r. will be over inside Of year. MY
oninton Is that in about year peace
will ha declared OF course. no ono
Knows: it's practically Suesswork. rms
ia certain. however" declared nc. thhl
the war will not cease until Germany Is
yanouIshed:. that Germany will never be
starved out ind the war Will nave 10 DO
won with steel"
Major Rodcrus said that by next week
thare will be moro than 10000 men IN
training ut Camp Sherman.
In speaking Of his business interests
here, Major Roderus said that his part
nor. Mr. WinEerter. would take charge
Of the entire affairs Of the brokerage
office during his absence and. tnat
everything would be conducted along
the same busncsslikc and prompt man.
ncr as had been done in the past.
II regret exceedingly to leave my
many friends in old Wheeling. said he
last night, but am just rs anxious TO
cot on the firing line to do my bit IN
Offering by service and life. II neces-
sary. for liberty. and that the flag or
democracy may float over the united
kingdom. 7 hope to return home with
tn. satisfaction that tho autocracy OF
Germany has been forever vanQuishea
from the face of the earth"