The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-05

II is curious Circumstance" thar
when the question ''hine up al Inc
I!aEu, o. prohibiting III" us" "f poison
uu. gaS IN war. Tho l'ni'ch States gov
rrnmnnt refused I" sign IN" compact
for its rr"hihiii"n tn" "N'us" h'inS our
traditional polio: "f kr"p:nS 'i'"r 90
rulanelinr alliances hur Statesmen
did not ,hrn know wha' Thy nav" oc"h
forced to learn from thr "Nr"r!"nrr "t
TIA" present Var--that III" ~ way ~
Keep from getting 'nt1nEl''l III ~"
snnrcs "f n rr"hatury nation lIk" Ger
Iuany is ia rutcr inin ir"nclad alliances
with other law abiding nations Xix. for
example nd and France. for actual
sslf-dofrnSc. even if no other Hnnsid"ra-
ZION.
Tho ,imc has passed when any on
nation can live for and un!o ils"if n|"n".
Every nation must now rrnliz" thai II
is part 81 n great international fedora
firn. ORGANIZED FOR mutual wcifnr" and
S"lf-drCrnS".
Twenty l"nr{ aE". 10 writer pre-
dirrcd that IN the next great WI" 1"i>-
onous gases would hc employed. and
namrd ,hl"rrn" and suiruuri" nnh%Gr'H
~ among th;.S" which would rr"hahfv
u" e"lc"'";
Tho ursI attach IN III" present war
WIS made hy Germany against IN" Car
adams at Ypr"e. VIII. II 'n.hn0 tons -
chirrin" cas prrx mil" If hr'Il" front
wrr" turned Ions" uI-rn -" wind {" ""
Ilrictcd against The unsu>;"Htinc and
unrronar. i ,'nnndians IN" Tmr"ns.
who w"r" h"ldn.; a part &c III" position.
T., Ia, rt /
yrl!"v cloud - surt""aiine Gas corning
toward 'h"u. r,~d IN dismHy
l. ie Tho crra'r,' mnrvri ~ cnurac"
and "nhurnr"r in all hi>t"r" that n"
Guardians did not threw down ihcIr
arms and run fnr ;h"ir liv"e Hike 'ho
TurrnS--hut the Canadians did not run.
They w"r" thor" I" hold their position
or die in ihcir places Thcy wn' th"i-
hanlk"rrhiofs and ,iHd 'hrm OYER mir
:nc"$.-- u"t n9uc# protection. hut snm"-
what better Than nothing. Nine-to1'hs
"f 'hnir number fen down >nu:hiHG AMI
choking ard dying. aHd go 'h"r" stood
lh.. remaining ono in zen with his min"
tl-ra comrades around h!m. =rimlv
sighting his gun and nrtnc NJ 'hr aL-
vaurinc Hans. and tn" Huns f"uul thai
there WIZ hrh enough lrft N tho fow'
'
tinn in n hanh-,"- hand fight with tho
hny"n"t.
Sine" that time. many kinds 1t gas
masks have been Devised but ;hn best
is tho American. II not only protects
the w"nrnr nrr rfccrtunIly against
larger number rf POISONOUS gases Than
an; other maxi. hu, also Cor q longer
time.
Many kinds &C poisonous Eas"s have
been Developed during III" war-nno. n
compound IF rnrhnnir oxide and rhoi-
rin" mites the poisonous powers nc
both bases
There is ono gas called mustard Ga=. |
chemically anything but mustard.
which is about tho worst Of all. Tho !
prrsrnc" or this gas can not bc immc !
Giat"ly S'inElIiShrd either by color or |
ntlor. and the first sign "f it's presence |
hands and Cnc" Vt Ihc "yrs 1nc mouth !
viii l." :; burning at tn" skin Of IN" !
ana noStrils. rs though in contact with /;
actual flame. followed Immediately b. |
md death. The FIRST |!
sign Of the presence cF fhc gas MAY h.: !
dead comrades falling all around. Evcn !
those who get bat n breath cf II in VERY
dilute form may r"quir" several months |
to recover from its evil effects !
on" of tn" little rr'.uliuritics If Ger J
man harharan manifested in the pres |
rrt war is thr int rn'lu"tion az IL kind nj .
gas not 81 much intended tn kill out !
right as {" blind its victims Ev"n :. /
Very minut" quantity al This gas IN Tho :
nj Inusph, re-. if allowed (" get into thr. !
eyes. will put IN III ont. by destroying
ia" rryStaliin" lens. "r rarnlyzinE tho
nnri'' r"rv".
-" al w"aI-nnS If war. poisonous
gas have proven - t, Tho most deadly.
tn most cruel tbs innst horrible. i
E"t"r" In" outbreak, Of IN" war Cor
'rHn- paid pa"iriSiE among u$. ro-onrrnt-
INK with l"EnAs Of American hypcrsrn-
,im"nialsts. Informed us that hrothcrly
love and kindlin'ss had Mt last taken |
such hold un"n The human heart that
the last great war or the world had hecn
fought; shat, even If there should be