The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-24

with the boys only can npprcc'at" whNt
,a. h.er written about the co0rad"-
chin tho cool assurance IN the pres
, hncr Of danger with the JOY or fhnlhE
out that one will not run. the r"nt"n'p'
NJ d.ath itself and the maSh"u'
tracttveness Of just hoing let nVe 50 -
! IN be In tic htg fight. 3 HatlcrE'
! fancy. would lat Senator La foi'S'''
! or with a coat OF tar md feAtn"rS' H''
yn,,ld. KIN. nny one who struck 'irr'
; man prisoner. Good stun: C"u''
stand" And tho army ia fun oil Is pa''
| tcrtcs.
All along our route were nlu'' W.
dcnces Of ruthless drstruct"h-"I"' '
! villages In ruins. church fronts bPal'"t
cd and Sidewalks E0uE"d from III"
! r.cte Of h"Iuha riding. Their" were P''Ge*
,sar shell holes where II looked hs IL
+ Eva Ground hnd been gone over with a
w" ,,,,.n ,nn,vcr Rat for all that.
,hnr. wns rlanty Of life IN the picture
! n rriru1,ural as we'll as military. f-as-
nr:ts evidently had not forgotten that
another scar was ahead and IN" sight
! If plnws and harrnw9 in hcll"h ""S
oui;r common in the fields. Their ril"tS,
! ,n,v.yrr were either women or "'u
! mcu.
: Then came Tho big thrill Hr"rHhodF
vim Is army wise and up on IT'S tIeoi-
! ,to,,s ,,,ows that thor" hHS been long
! standing fcud between TIL" iufan'r! H"i
iar;Illery branches of tho reEh!ar -"
vtcc The foot soldiers have hue use
49, ,,o c.nuonners and drivers Of the
nrti,lcrv Tho contempt md disliH" Is
rs,,,+ned with interest. Where such AMI
,i,t,. or,oinate Is out Of the record.
They simply are and ha'" poem LOT
years. -, .,, :.
,.;aro ,,v.r little canal II was "n"
IF those ugly Il.w steel bridges "hI'l'
bavs suppluntcd in many places IA"
t,.,ura.nue stone affairs that had l" r''
! d.etroycd upon tn" approach 81 IN"
Germans In the early stages Oh enc
var. The III. G." had given tn" "rueT
for the battery to halt Tor n zen Nun.
ut,s' rest when there came int" our
nors low. heavy rumbilng al the rear
tho unnroach Of score az big AmeFi>
can ur,ny trucks. going Mt most
! lively clip.
7 was seated OF Tho front seat "t tho
II. wagon. probably the highest point
: in the column. with Red. the top SCR
rcant. alongside.
1Jc turned. gave one look ut the ap-
nroaching trucks and h"arselF Shoulcn
with tho full power or all that was leiI
of his voice from the strain OF ooSS'nh
! tho loading and unloading or the oh'-
terry
! IRIS our 'ilnnghboys They arc 60
,nr II, loo, Y!p, Zip, Hooray!"
! Th,. scene that followed IS ono of
u,norishab!n memory. II dwarfs In tho
! ,cl;ine. There wore no longer any dir-
! ,nr.uc, hctwncu tho infantry and the ar
! ,ulrrv. visible or inyisinlr. tn" rival
= hIu,. hat cord Of III" former md Tho 'raa
/ hat cord Of tho ln'tar had dtSRpp"ard'
for boih wore tn" trench helmet with
ont nny Distinguishing insignia. They
.r.ro snlJirrs III IL" United States upon
n corr mon mission
: In m a,.furnahIln courSinE along nt mo
/ head Of ,h.. irt:rks wnR nm American
/ ronloin "a. is - half owner or
, ,,r,or urIhli,aiiru III America and his
mariner l., m did aruuaintHncn lie
aaw m" and gave i quick wave |
yyuyrd hnrk ON" does not stop ana
nalnvrr in ,h" ninly during wartime. |
, huy,. in mind ia" statement or one n1
our artillery officers VIII" once said that
! # tis own aunt was in III" pain nt MIS-
: hur lrrv going into action. h" would run
! her down rat her than rlak the success nf
| III" hHttl" plan.
! Nor did ihr dough boys" stop. Thor
| run,hIcd past ut high speed. But ! know
I H. Battery looked gn"d Ia thnm. TheN'
! rhrcrad. 'rh" nrl!ilcrymcn chenred In
return Hearts beat fast. II was n
! ,rris" four minutes. The fluid hal
! melted away. From ih,; Instant on We
! OF ihc "h~ayir:&' were for The lads who
! gn oyer the top. In MI incredibly short
! fpac,. of tim" The infantry trucks wore
up tho road. out OF sight in It's winding