The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-17
EUROPEAN

;rh,.rofnro 'hnr w,rr moi willing that
,n,tbin. ,ni,.nristIr in America
.hi,,,Id I L,n, mr. said. in France or
,i'.,t .,,,.,I'in. yhnmII he said that
,,i,,h, Ln ,Ii.nI.,sinr either To the
.,,'t,,,'', ,.',,.,,rm,rI ~, nruulr.
N,x.uu,,,.r. were. held down with a
ur,, h,nJ II wu., only rarely that they
,,u,ld eel AWAY with severe rriiiciRin.
Grrilnrs were frequently heidi under
official auspices To tell Of III" Amrrl-
r,n ,.ruri i'm France Several semi
,,Ir;r;.,I unrIr,irs and cnmmillr,H were
r,r,nrI with ihr particular uhjrCt Of
,I,,,,.n.i,,r brt,II,.d kuuwl.dpr 0t
Auncriru i'm t'rnuct There were many
patriotic Frrnrhm"n who urrOt"t
themselves almost wholly 10 thu work
Of making France In general apur'ri-
ate America tor rOnrT"l" reasons. 10
understand the situation over mere ih''l
not 10 let nearly lau years 0l friendship
( be- broken bI what seemed 10 br 'h''
d4ShlnG nt an ideal.
Official Jest over America.
Tins WORK WAS WlHrlI anu 'h,t'N'lH
done. Yet there were times when Tue
organizers themselves had urHl'l"!'
work to keep up their own brliri IN
America. aad when one WAS well
. enough acquainted with Ullir!al FrallCc
they VrnIurrl many IrSlS al Inc rA-
urnar OF Am"r!ra ami many sly ulhH
were matIr. In official Expression they
wrT" Sulrrn ana earnest. In private
conversation They were likely I" he %
"u.u.
The net result "I Ih" situation WAX
that when America entered M war
French general nplninn wa" Nl'h'u
1T The lnC" once I"n often. AIll'iF"
has At laaI walked MP fIrl opinion
did moI lake American intervention ne.
: IIuualy II luuhrd 1T The Iinil ANA "hh
nnn,.whnl amused People asked, -"
va, think America viii Il" anything"
rh"r,. was II pI,In general Idea thai
her nnII ia the WA wuuh Ia purely
| rn,rIvr
Ia lim s","uh uhnn" i'"rIln' "l'lhl""
hrgnn - ruuridrI ln,mnIhlliil"r 'hhI'h
tram Amrriru ~ the pnI"'Ir In I'"IIn
told al iuIrtrnI nmd excitement over
ln,Ir and The TI"nl preparations TINT
were hrlur rmu,ir ia Wn"hlnli"n l'
rnnr vuI IrpIrlntlnu II was r"rnIl"h
Tint NIn.Ii.n hnd h,,ru quietly In"lnI
. Inr all during The Ir"rithi" -" hnH
- h,Ir ,.,r. to- be- irn.y to aIIlkr II
great and .l,ri.,iv" blow immediately
. There wnr one ,imrI. whlrh received
r.iLrgnrrnh rrrtIrur," Tint America hnd
I'm h,l. nr.rnaIr ne, uuiTurmG. arm"
and ruuipuruI Ion nh army at ".hOh
ptJD men NuuIl"r story was of mt
lion. ur hour "rruadrq stored away.
,,,Iv rur nee
Nc Enthusiasm Over Financial Aid.
l.,utirv ~ ~ American strength van
;v.rkrnCd br,;ulr the many wild ru
r,urs in rirculaliun ihr general npin.
i'm MAS that the American navy WAS
moi ur",lrd while llir regular arin%
r,s Ina small 10 be- of service and.
4 dad m hfl q
rcr,IroI Nlry;r0. II WAS decided that
r,rrry was the him: America could
and vnuII offer. hu, there WAS great
. runuIur d,Ubi n Ia what real help
! ,nury would b" To win The war. Thrr"
WAS 4 frrlin. thai American money
would remain IN lni$ country 10 pay
, fur supuIirs and the benefit To HE
! french uruulr would h,. trlly indirect,
80 Ih,.v Nu,IId never actually lay hands
nm il # WAS very hard Ia rcI up any
enthusiasm in France over the wealth
rt America. There. VAS too much feel
inn. Ih,t ,h, money had been mudr 1T
,h,.i, ,.,,,,r.,.
Du,,i,l ouiuIun differed IN lhir phua"
from uuurIlur nuiminn It irr"rmIArd
nj once. The treat value at TIA" An"fi
,nn navy ami particularly. III" WIN"
,.t u ir,,. und open marker Ini nuprll"m
and uu!nlIi'rn I'uInIlnt opinion nnh
r,''Ird. but 'lil n"I hn"". 1t" mum
li"nr "'iIin'n'h nv ""'" w.
mlI r,Irnl 'uT l.rimau "uhmnIIn" dep
I,,lnIiunu rIm carefully k"pl from III"
public. huiI in rinrr" nuh r'nElhnh
'Th" admiralty HiairIu"nta ~ ia" "'"R
" ~iukiEEs:. whit" hpl"''nllS '"'' ""'
fr9uk in ruth NJ" 'hiriHIIlN r"'''N'"
/" tell very iillh'.
U-USat Ftqurc7 ShoCt 10 f'chCn'
The hr.' in' either tnElahu "'
Franco had any IulnlS lhal gave even