The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-20
copyright. 1879

or officers; rt.1t-.".i - him the HGtGh"r
,,lss.ul liz stepped IN Front II tn"
crr:lrn:y md 80; "h""rtulIy: '''"'n
t.nr,!,;l:.. rtlru" :.ith"G-h il was "'"i"'k
IA til" ..y"uIuE. y Er"wi was IN" "hIE
: ,,.si.:l>.. W. w"-r then ordered {" ="
3. tn. wagons standing n IN" north
ID. e ~" :"wn. wh"r" each man was
. &, S,;rI.Iy himself with cartridges and
.I.-t. hand cr.;::!,!sS W. gathered II
H.. wagons q, ia oclnrl ami "ach.
MAJ; took :,0n cartridges. his three gro
:i..icS and nrt"i"s ~ lich; th"rI. TN
: h.. way I" TIA. wagons "" saw "'"fF-
! wh.r" formations bong hastily organ
I'D from stray soldiers a'L "" r"r'l""'l
-, :h.. IMPRESSION ~ S'uIc great activity
IL preparation.
: rho rain had ir 2;tlu :" fail IN torrents
! IA wr took "ur places "" saw tA'
Sr-"c,S filled with troops wearing Sr'riai
uniforms IA prnt"'; them aS;ihSl 'h'
weather. These uniforms "nnSI listed al:
"a suit # weath.rrro"f clothing. car.
! r;:ch baggage. as must lac taken on -
: march. = t...t "lrth tent sticks. dishes
md with tti, piuu""ra trench tools Thus
,r,;,.;rt",! We stood IL H." rain and walt
I'd ignorant nc VIVA; lay hrtcr" us.
! We w.r,. ordered ~ tak" thc br"Gch-
locks nu, IT the guns and put them IN
: our broad bags. Tho gums now were n"
.:o."i for shooting. W" now began 10
understand what In? h'i"rc uS. y night
attack was 1lauu" with htron"tS ana
ha.d Srrua,ies and the measures which
had h..,rf ..Inpt"d w"r" taken $" that
w., wDr:ld not shoot ~ one another i:
Ia" darkness
W., stood and waited until Il o'clock
wi,r: H.. order suddenly cam" /" =" int"
quarter. NJ did a"t know What - :,':'ii
/ -. this after all The preparations. W"
could toll tr6n thu drIW Iir" and IN"
r.d ..!crr in tn" Sky rhat the hattt" h1G
roo !rSseuru IN violence. The SKY
| ,lu,vcd. illuu:ac,i Ivy ~" burning VII
! lagos and farms.
; On H.. wa t. our quarters W" h"aTu
! tho officers saYin. among themselves
! that a final trial hah hrc: Intended |"
defeat the French This had boon th'
r..aSon behind IN" a-"SIrati"nS tor thH
a;cht attack which had now been called
. oC.
! Headquarters. apparently. had d"ctd'd
othe-wiSr. Perhaps il WAS known thcr"
. that nothing could h" accomplished "F
attacking and tlir order WAS c1Tcn /"
/ begin tho rrtreat. which was Put mt"
.:r.c; :hc next morning ut o'clock. W."
! did no; realize then that this was (" b."
our last night IL Eitry.
w. w.-r., sheltered in q shed Tor IN"
, night. AS W." wer" ""rE tlr'u "" soon
var. East asleep. W" w"r" aroused a
/ r'c!o"k N tho morning. "N"r%"n" was
,,rl", \ l"at ~ broad ;Iui ordered - I'LL
his cnnt.en with water. after which IN"
march b", Kan. Although "" ;r"T" iSn"'
:ln; - our destination tin inhabitants
=: V;frv seemed tn understand wh"r"
". y. r. going and they stood on IN.
st-.r,s throwing US significant Slanr"S.
H. ytNsll u ~
; was ru We stopped III front at tt'''
! town hail Her" IN" captain told uE
: ;,nt tc,lIiSe - tn" difficulty IN the
. :cr-aj:, ":r ,rnor-; had la vacat" their
! ioS:ti":;s. ;rrrd retire :" nearby heights
and occupy urw dcfrnSn$. With ;hat
H., turned around and pointed I" ridge
On the horizon.
! 'Thrra W" shall make stand ana
VA, for tho enemy" he said. NO re-