The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-09
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what they now see they cannot win by a
square stand up fight. and especially IN
view of the extreme peril Of assuming
that victory is in our grasp and all Is
over but the shouting. Bishop +. J.
SDonahuc has decided TO add another five
thousand dollars 10 his previous large
subscripti To the Fourth Liberty Loan.
ITO hold back now" says the Bishop
"uud allow ourselves to be cheated out
of the fruit of stupondous sacrifices or
blood and treasure, would be to brand
ourselves near traitors and tho laughing
stock of the world for all time. William
Of Potsdam is just a plain criminal luna
tic. If he is sane all the rost OF US arc
dcmentcd MY navy" hc> says in his
last proclamation. "is holding Its own
against the united naval forces" Thus
does he Insult the common horse sense
of his poor unfortunate subjects. his
navy is holding with It's own anchors. its
own mud nj tho bottom OF the kicl Canal
Il. is like the man in the second story
front. valiantly shaking his fist at the
man in the street who is challenging
him to como down and fight.
"Tbc only arguments with maniac
like that. arc money, men, bayonets,
and guns. Every man. woman and child
should mako tho most desperate and self
sacrificing efforts TO double his contri-
button to the Fourth Liberty loan"
To show how the Ohio county boys In
service in France, thihk. tho following
letter from Capt. T. Wheeler Norton
was received 4 short time ago hy H. Asa
Lawyer. The letter is full Of interesting
information and shows what the boys IN
the trenches arc expecting.
~ haA A
SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE. Company
N. 331st Infantry, L. S, ~. August ~.
l91S.-Dear Old Asa: Your letter OF
June 81 has. Just reached me and l as
sure you il was most welcome. Lrt-
tcrs over here arc about as welcome as
pay day in the States. especially "n'N
you get some real honest to God news
Of what is happening in tho states. you
may wonder at the length OF time your
letter to reach me. Fact OF the matter
Is I have been travelling pretty rnoc.'
Of the time since l landed and 'thiS Is
the first time mail has had 4 chance
TO catch up with us. I have crossed
Franco three times since our arrival
Asa, old fellow. We had wonderful
trim across. Came over in an excel
lent new ship. The weather was DC
lightful ard We didn't sec sub.
You probably know am not permit
tod to write to you about the war
where and what nc arc doing. There
is one thing that I can say--tne Amer
! lean boys arc giving the Boche paTtlcu-
:, lar hell.
am pretty sure the crown prince
knows the American troops are hHhuhE
devils. and II he had any gray matter
at all under his hat he should sec the
! handwriting on the wall
| Asa. we arc going to win this war
| Secretary Baker states that there arc
1900. 900 Of We boys over mere anu
! whom tho Who'll" bunch is turned loose
sor,c,binr has to give way. They are
! M, uniting us in until VIC arc tit. but
when the bunch is turned loose. well,
| will promise they will give COCA
account IF themselves, and assure you
! y Is n satisfaction to know that pretty
noor ovcrv man in the old I. S. a. Is
behind u.s.
sunposr by the time this reaches
YOU the Fourth Liberty Loan Will DC
! IN and hope that the good old ONO
! county will run true 10 form ana 20
| ..oyer the top in ethc usual style. LOT
| you know that it takes money 10 carry
I on" tho war and every ono OF the n"!s
| /, Franco anxiouSly awaits tn" result
! If tho loan and every soldier VIII give
n bir .chccr when he hears that ms nome
| county has done it2 share ard W" kno"
! that the 1ccrlr nj home are not E"'hF u
I forge, us when VIZ arc A,nON miles away
| from homo doing our hit" that hocrty
! shnll not perish from the face OF Inc
/ earth.
I haven't nun into any Wheeling boys
s,nco 7 landed. Fred Rodcrus is some
where around. but haven't seen nm.
Bclievc me- your letters Will DC ap'
prcciatcd.
With best regards. am
THOMAS W. NORTON.
60. NJ. 3%!st Inf.
4. l.; +. via New YORK.
If any industrial establishment ina
nc vet has no campaign in tta pihi,
undrr way for the sale Of Liberty ii"flh!
ard desires tn conduct such cam
nnicn, ir the officials will ADVISE klp
! rrIy Loan headquarters TO that ~ &c
full data. materials. etc., VIII ~
promptly furnished. ,h,
r f.. Shaftrr. general agent Tor Ih'
Columbian National Life Insurance o.
. r,rriyrI :, letter from his company yes
icrlny. stating that the board 81 direct
nrs had decided IN distribute us sun
, scripiiuus among its agencies an" hih
! g MA had lr,r:I allotted To WA"N'Nt'
and wnuld h" raid I" any nahk u'S'h
, nr,cd nv tn" lur1l committees.
rho +, t.. Moss Iron Works JeStrrdH!
car,c through with y subscription I"'
! 600 nnn. tho Central Glass WORKS l%I
| so ,nNA. and IN" M"nufn"iursrS Ian
4 IIcat CO. fer :1.hHH. These were 'n'
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