The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-27
j. s. TROOPS MARCH
Americans Prove Their Spirit and Endurance L on
Tramp, Being Warmly Welcomed by Peasants, They
Being Best Customers the French Have Ever Had

French Have Ever Had
while The representatives Of press as
SoCiations were assigned 10 covert
. the various headquarters Of our
marching forces. The composite pro
duCliOn of all these Wr.ters is Inc
story Of Americans rushing into rlc
big fight. not in going TO" accounts
but in an actual performance
TIL" placing II: tho disposal cf tho
correspondents -: tn" foregoing farlli.
Ties fur seeing the var III It's newest
stag" Was rr""i-maklng and IL broad
Ih"S"d application Of the American idea.
N"thInE WAS hid from: the writers. They
cam" and %"ur IN uh"lr rrG!m"nlal areas
with I'll" fr"d"m ~ crn"ralS. t. any Of
IL: complain III hardShipS endured Or
boast OF great dangers undergone The
: SntIr'" lodges III pr,.uHhlc actual contact
. Tor tn" HrSt tim" with IhrSc personal
dlSrHnI"riS which war puts Upon AL
followers Of An army aud lIs fort uncs
Every body knows - General Per-
sings Offer Of our tr""pS Tor service
III III" hig battle nj It's rr'rirnI period
during the tremendous t;rrInan on
SlauGhI.. But what has not been told
Is III" manner IN which our soldiers APP
, pr"achrh the z"nr of conflict. They
went III whnnTIu" il up. acEualiy EVER
i0r"d al the ,.h;tnr". Th.I uIr units
w"r" i"; Imm",llHt"I! used IN an often
Slv" docs not drIrarl from The glory Of
rel n I,,n + ~
represented. | might speak Of private
in our regiment. an officer caught work.
ing nv"rtim" alter niEhlfall at :l"lninS
and prliShlnS one ui III" guns.
What are yuu 'p"llcug "rdrauC.. FIR
at this time If night" SAID Ihc ut1ic":.
"For democracy" replied tho enlisted
man with grin.
Nights Prove Short.
or consider hugh *. rritchiII'S COM
mrnt shortly after III assumed charge
"f kcd Cross work with IN" mobile
American army. coming from two
months stationary activity IN tn" Amer
lean sector near -: 1T docs not
take long /" spend night III the United
States arfny-~Intn pile of strHT ut >
Il. III. and up !nr the march at / n. M
rrtchitt is wealthy New York stock
broker, and recall meeting HIM few
lolus-rat"rs If PariS---thry call Shirkcrs
"cmbusuucs' in Franrc--and h" WAS bit
i tcrly complaining of his own inactivity.
"lIcrc "" are over eo"d dinner" he
said sarrastiCally. making tho supreme
! sacrifice. He meyer rested until he
had traded crca,ur" rnmf"rts on for me
| "Sa"krlnih and ashes nf var.
Eur IN" army has its nnr"n&atinns
10 offer and The chief If these Is humor.
Never L dun hour. Tn" very day re-
/ Joined III" h"avIcS happened In wish:
| the cuardh"uSr when 4 hau"r"d corpu-
! raj VA: brought III from II nearby con-
| tor nf population. HIS fac" wE:S Il & ghl
! mashed anu pounded hy IN" fists nf
somebody Al the ii:n" IN" talk sc tho
Who'll" army was r"v"lvng around Two
words. ""nca warfare, thH "uil"nk hr-
ing i happy change tn tho m"n from the
confined life rr trench warfare"
/ well. Smiihy whore did YOU 80 The
! blue lamps" asked tho good narurcd
sergeant.
't;", INTO n jam with tw" NJ. y
| rcughn"cks." replied IN" slugscd man
! She" pishly. Then II" added. with Il
! rhuckl". Some nf that open warfare
: stuff. lin"
! Tha; same evening I went to an army
CONCERT where the hlG attraction was Il
vocal duct between tho singers ri \
/ and II. batteries tho Prize h"inc $50
/ for III" mcSs fund. put up by III" maJ"r
: Of the battalion. Orc nf tn" \ mrn
: finished Il terror - In which was not par
! iicnlarly enhancing. Then from tho
rear -: tn" did barn wh"rr tho contest
! took place. cam, tho ras rirc voice al a
; i man:
TAX" HIM "ff. qu,ck.-.Td rather hear
! First call
II there is on" thing IN tho army
NOR" irritating than another 70 <nIdi"rs
! it's this sam" First Call' sounded long
before daylight IN tho morning. His
comment brought down i r"a- rr laugh
. ter tina. mad" III" thr""-rrntUry old
/ Norman rnflHrs fairly ring and caused
! III" C"lcn"l /" send around his ord ri v
! tn lind "ul what was IN disturbance.
! if any.
! IN II "afC along our Inn. &c march tiih-
| hons and | found .:'"r" If inarhrn.
Cunn"rS wh" w. r" hill"t"d IN III" town.
! also an old ShaGgy-haIr..t dog with .:rr:r;
! brown appalling eyes. aud u >"r,. fore
! paw TIL" de-: ra;n. 81 our tnhl" ",I
g thr'." legs. waggruE his Ia'l Suddenly.
= without Gals" ar warning. on. "f tn"
enlisted m"n I'"k his clrl"s and rough
/, ~ ruff'i IN" dog n"roSs ihr n"S'. II
was not exactly kind or lau!ahl" act.
, Gibbons STARTED forward. angry. hIf
! stopped on observing ih" worn. w"ari"d
lock unnn tho young Snldicrs fare. tie
. had l,"rn hiI,in; for hours. md H. i"rk
. hut htil" intuition /" gus" HAT Ih'
l.. blow I" tn" dog had originated s"rn"-
. wh"r" higher ur: possibly "artain
! "rii!ng' n lieutenant. aud lh' ll"ui'.iI-
) Hul phsSiEr ms call along tn Il "n"r.-
! COM whu always takes his In"rIIih'H-
tlnn out upun tn" nearest private.
: "D"u't ynu 81" that nlh dog has Il
. Wnund.,, funl"" said Gibbons quietly.
: "Ilr r.nmr to- US b"rau%" h" wanted SYM
: raihy."
watched III" soldier He dropped
, his gloves upon til" tHhl" and IhcD
! without making amy reply snapped his
' fingers softly. calling hack tn" dog. His
/ hand passed i"ndcrly oyer tn" animal :
/ head. Both II" and The dog wrr, after
III" sam" ihinC-Symrauhy. They hal
; ln."n put into tune. | learned that Il Scr
, c"nni had h""n %nddirg him for l"*i
hutton from his blouse. He WAS II 'T"NaS
! boy VIII" had found iiS"irlin" hard Ia
! bend lwr"r" when t;ihhnnS and l"f'
the rafr IN" y"une$lcr was sharing N"
ruui"niS nr Il tin uf Sardiu"s with his
= new found friend. he old dog.
"F',iEny how slow th"-" French poo
jI, ar" with the English la1r"ag'.
! ha,. ..aIl IN" nf our la'ts III ih" sam"
. caf". Il asks them fer :nr'Ijr'"s and
! they gets m.. When I calls for bread
they arr ri'r'.
. HALT Batteries for Fest.
% Batteries ar" always halted for th"'r