The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-13

aboard aud in return the new arrivals
.;ung American song. that /" those at
US who had been long Away from h"ni"
Sn"trlrd Ia I've tn" latest echo from
broadway.
OUR haIruuy was EnU mere than flitN
feet from the bridges OF the ships as
they passed. Ii WAS easily p":'Sihle Tor
us to shout oar Er, "l!uSS III rli snip
mates as they lay IN ~" lock waiting
for the water level Ia change. W" MAJ
shouted u several tHti. hai found thH'
thu trip had lr't.u uiIrN"niIul :" i"r h>
submarines Wrr" "uur"rn'"l when "i', 81
the young women # "r: part ""N' Il
shrek Of delight. and Selling Sicn;'i
flag that lay near sin WaN"'. 4 -
Enthusiastically ~ tn" crowded. d"''E.
Bob she cried. .'Is"h:'
For moment n" rr" answered. -a''l
then Il Handsome Young lisut"%ant Leah
I'd over IN" rail locked in'"ntl! f"r Il
moment. and took Off his mat III aston
ishmeut. He looked again /" maxi d"u'
bly, sure. and waved his nat IN greet
ing.
Mary" nc called. and could shy. NJ,
more.
The ship began u move. and in few
minutes had slid into m" inner hasin
where his form melted int" thu khaki
cnlored blot that covered the dock.
The girl turned IL ihns" "f us who
had watched the incident. fl"r eyes
were bright with uHarS she ""nid not
hold hack.
That's nay brother" she said. dnln'
know ~ had gotten. his COMMISSION.
The upper gat" Of III" lock closed.
Tie water level dropped uui"kl?. Th'
lower gate opened. and IN" - "E-
tered. She WAS formerly ';erinau
liner. Slowly Sh" Cr"pi mt" N" !""k.
with squads Of men carrying h"r hnn~-
ers. She filled the Jock from end :"
snd. and lowered high above ia" sur
rounding buildings. ii"- decks wore
filled With thousands Of men. The lock
gate closed. and she VAS mad" fast. y
band rose from her decks. The crowd
in the street below chcsred with r"-
ncwed vigor. and then .nn Tia" forward
deck m army hand appeared. TIL" SOL
diers cleared place for il. 'rh" Leader
waved his baton. and tho music started.
The crowd leaned forward. HS,"ninc
eagerly. On" by one III" n"n in uni
form Strengthened. aud stood stirfly ut
attention. Tho shouting ceased. and
every t'renchman stood with his hand
at his visor in the French military Sa-
lutte. The band played on. and the
blood Of those OF It's wh" cam" from
across the Atlantic rushed in thrilling
vigor through our v"InS. ms In" StrlIiHf
Of the. star Spangled Rann"r" tlnatrG
out over the heads nf that Sil"nI.,
multitude:
The music ceased. Fur = moment Ih'
Crnwr. vas Tu'"t, and ih"n. with 'h'
energy horn Of IN" enthusiasm the
music had impaired tn" "h""ring com
mcnced. Wave on wave Of sound passed
up and down. the street. .\nd th"E th'
band master again wav"'l his baton
Quickly the cr.wd .wa* Sil"ursd. one"
more French hands nrt French vis"r%
The silence Of The crowd wr+ r'rlnar'ii;
bic. but il. lasted only Il minute. Th"G
in low. but evcr-imCr"aSt volume
their voices joircd IT." Music. Tho
soldiers on the ship joined in. humininC
when they did no; know the words. and
the rapidly Increasing ::0unG h""m"d
across III" tmy. until squad vi Ger
man prisoners. hccrim"d hy ih'ir WORT;
on thu coal pile. stood SpriIh"und ny
III" marvellous music of tho MarScil-
laiSe.
Tho scene was tnn large to grasp
rp;lld not get it all. but o." Incident
forced itself upon mo.
Below us. in the dusty street. Si,Gd
an old woman Sh" was dressed in
mourning. probably for n son &h" bad
lost in tho fight for liberty Sh" WAS
bent from toll. Her hanr!.;. as she
leaned on her cann. w"rc Enarlcd and
crooked. Her dress WAS 'ShabI: had
not Secn her until tho crowd ha.i ,:G"grd
toward tn" ship. leaving h..r in = ia"
open spot AS the band plHy,I The ma
tional anthem or h"r country. her hands