The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-18
"STARS AND STRIPES"
AS IS PUBLISHED
SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE
Local Boy Sends Copy Of Newspaper
Published lover There"

With the compliments OF Private
Harry kract. co. f. 18th I. s. Engi-
neers. American EXpeditionary Force.
Somewhere IN France copy of Tho
stars and Stripes. the newspaper pub
llShcd hy the American Expsdltionary
Force for the soldiers in our sister re-
public. was received BY The Intelligent
GER yesterday.
Harry Kraft. before answering tho
call 10 the colorS. was on the rcporlorIa!
staT OF The lntellisenccr and knows
thing or two about newspapers. for The
Stars and stripes is Il dandy looking
sheet. differing IN no way from the en-
tcrprlSiug daiiIeS printed here ut home.
The first page is devoted 10 cable news
from this side Of the water. including
q story on the ship building situation
by their stan correspondent, i. w. Null
ler from New York Mr.. Muller also
contributes another story on the air
craft probe. Other stories on the front
page arc OF a local character and deals
with army orders and life. y three
column Memorial Day cartoon b. Wc!iy
is The feature.
The big story Is about two black
Yanks smcarine 81 Huns in hand t..
hand battle The negroes ar~ lavIShrd
with praise and were afterwards deco
rated " thc French government with the
Cruix dc t;ucrre. Thu n"GE"'* Iavnrri:
nghtins weapon Is u sort VI bolo knife.
and q humorous description is oi ono
bl;.cil soldier, with his legs crooked
around l. piece Of granite. whlcn WAS
once tombstone, sharpening has
weapon.
menLS are adopting orphans and child
refugees for one year by contributing
500 francs for thnlr support. and up
10 date of the 149 children adopted near
" 100 have been girls. but the boys arc
galuginS, as the request Tor the week
was for 10 boys, Tor girls and no
choice" Under the Sus-head, Chaplain
Helps Out" this Interesting bit " IN
formation follows: The boys were
given a boos: early IN the week when
Chaplain }. 7. Addison. Of tho ---- Eu-
gineers, sent III contributions for four
boys, one Tor each ~ Hour companies OF
his regiment Chaplain Addison Is tic
first SKY pilot TO gather ADD forward con-
tributions for the orphan cause. y
two-column halt-tUnc ILLUSTRATION SHOWS
the new overseas cap, which Is very
much like Tho Glcngarry cap worn by
the ErItisherA
The editorial page IL metropolitan III
IL Z,
Shabby and we'll written. III" prrsillaS:
column goes under The caption vi The
Listening Post" and - nllnd with witty
snuibs and numerous v'r@cS ~ 1t LUX"
McIuke On another pag" ~ - column
devoted 10 The Army Poets, wh"r" the
rhyusters give vent 10 their inward
feelings. The sporting page is just i'k"
those here At home and - devoted /" IN"
various sports Of the army '"Nvr there
Illustrated conf: strips ara used. amt
Ihry arc comic illustrations IF army M.
Taking it all 10 all th" paper - a
cracker jack and shows what .Nn"r'r;tn
ENTERPRISE and pluck viii do when ncccS-
sqry. ,..,.
The Stars and Stripes Is not edited b.
a lot Of cubs. but the foremost pam"
Of American Journalism ~ found "h ih'
stan. Guy T. SickniskI. former! "l
the Mcclure syndicate. Is "d'ur ana s"li-
,ral manager. Franklin /. Adams. whose
column. The coming Tower. III III"
New York Tribune. was quoted :" IRE.
cu.ntly. A. \. Wallgr"u. ih" famous
cumlr artist OF New Eurh. Nd"iph 'IrhS.
one Of the editors "f tn N'~ York
Times. AMI 7. ~. Palmer. al ia" Hearst
nuLIi,.atiuus These HI"h nr'. ali IN hG-
rive service whIic TIA" i'IJli~hinS 81 tn"
stars and stripes IL 4 sid" iSSu- with
them THIS is only l." al tue fn"n
Of national r"putntl"u all III" STAFF ana
,halr work can "aSi!' !.. zen l.: III"
unprr. with It's hlEh class lt"rarr
merits \ W. Erickson. TIA" w"t! Known
.,dyrrtisiug m:Iu =: "Hi Fourth avenue.
New York city. - -" advertising dl-
rector for tn" United States and canada.