The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-22
TIE GREAT WAR CORRESPONDENT
TELLS OF THE BRAVERY OF
AwERICAN BOYS UNDER FIRE.
Has Made TWO Trips to Europe since
Activities 'Started-Was IN SplenAo
Form Last Night.

irwin : Cobb held a large and "nthuS-
iastic auG.nc" spell bound Tor an n"uT
and a halt last night NJ the High S'n'"I
auditorium whcr" he SPOKE under inc
ausn,c,s OF the Wheeling hiSh school
chAutauG,ia.
MT, cobb was III good form and from
the first sentence. - IN" laSt uttered n"
was IN rarnur, W!iE has nu'ii"rc". SWaE
ing III, larc' ""n""urs, 1T people IL Will
with his raihnS ard path"S.
In his opening statement. MI. '""o
disclain,.d tn" tai" az - regular lecturer
and Immediately went back on ms w'Eu
and delivered on" Of tF' mos ahlc ta'NS
ever heard in Wh""l:nG
AZ :: VAR respondent Mr.. Cobb has
twice been. over i'll Franc" Slace actiEt-
tics h gan and ,ha horrors OF the war
god has burned into his memory scenes
and incidents which H. 49, never for.
got and hoped that this The creates; ~
wars would be- tn" last IN history.
60 His ln~,urc was intrrrn!nSl"I with hu-
0hor and dialect stories ~ ,h' hiEh'H.
order and tragedy was HaGdl'" "A'H d
mastcrful mind.
+ransnor, Tusran,a. when h" waS 'm IN"
Baltic was a great tribute :" TIN, bravery
and StnaGfastneSs Of tn" AMERICAN sol
dicr when placed in IN" rae. OF u.atn,
The picture drawn hv Mr.. Cobb az thH
singing Of ;hc Tusrania. carrying the
soldiers from the mihdl" northwestern
states III company Formation IN 20"
decks 70 III. bottom q; ~" NtIah'S.
sincinos tn, rcnular song. "Nh"r" q" w.
90 from h,r,. boys" was i"itHr5tt"h -"
.,~-I that II cauS"d IN" listeners hlHoi
10 run ho; ard cold in turns.
The .rC"ru"%& for aC'i"n on IN" pAr'
Of the American soldier Wa SHOWN >" LSh
rho instructions to go over tn to? AZ th'
zero hour when $50 men from ONO. NJ
ALBANIA and Iowa regiment; ser" drawn
IN for tho rl"n to volunteer TOT w
charge: th.' mon wrr" toIG "f IN" pr.
tho chanc"S the" wore tatHaE ana V'SuI y
nicturnd by tho officers: IN" men VIII"
Volunteered tn 60 wer" asked I" St"I
ono racc forward bur tho appearance -!
tho limo was rot changed on" int;; aS
every mothers son advanced AZ ~
s,-rn tiD,n. tn. selections were made: bIt
nrntcs,s YER. thick as all IN" men wa IT.
"a r. bring back y mess Of Germans or
captu;" H"Inia As Il trphE.
The Ammunition Trains.
TIN. hazardous work or ttH f1'h %, "
ammunition supply trains was dw'l'
upon. ;h'y mating Hne Of thr mos pic
t,,-axnn1e and inspiring scenes aS th"E
dashed THROUGH IN" fearful hnnoar'-
mont Of S!."ll and bullets with u"
thought hut to got the supplies 10 'he
front line trenches. -
-. a S"uthc-n"r and k"ntr"N'an Hr.
cobb p-id = most glowing tribute %
th:. Nr.:rr.~l: r"E-" soldier: "' ms as
riplir" and bravery: creating man Z
lar:.r BY h. wire negro dialect. which
,.--,ChnI IA" narratives. MI. COBB Saln
:hnt h.r.atter a-i-c-S-e-r spells FUR"
American! 2S th"ir deeds "f v2l"r has
,cou I'm. nraiss. - ~" oat:r" world. In
fact III" first .\'r"r;raH soldiers 10 WIN
:hc pr. nrli T'ro':; q" iiu"rr" were Two
onrrr.c from tiic ~tatc q: New YORK.
who success ,:liv ';::!.,i s":"n and Tough:
off tw.rt y-f!:.. Huns.
~ ,:." ?":i"d az ;hS war MI. COBB
with w., or,i.r var SHon1"ntS. were
~ n MAC. which the Huns began 10
she'll. rha correspondents r"trnated four
milo: ~ Tic -aar. not running. rs he said
but they passed @rv"-al I'""1l" on IN"
way ard sine" this experience h" has
come 70 tho conclusion that q Fat man
can t-ayri fast as hH has TO.
Slaughter at Eoyon.
At Noyon the slaughter OF III" Ger