The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-30
WAR TROPHY TRAIN ENTHUSES
RIG CROWDS Of WEST V|RG|N|ANS

sns1iaI Disna,ch 70 The lntclliSencer.
CHAIR. ESTON. ". Va. Sept. Up
Tho War Trophy train. war "Iposi-
ton similar ~ that seen in ONO Mar
shall and WetZrl counties last week -
touring southern West Virginia 81"
week. coming into this state over IN"
Chesapeake 6 Ohio railroad nnd Ina1lt'
us first stop nj Eonccrertc III " cloch
this afternoon. The train Is composed
Of fla, cars with big guns and war 'ro-
phics and other cars showing dl>r'aF
OF WEAPONS VI warfare used ny TIC ~
lies and their enemy. which arr tH-
planned by returned soldiers WI" az
company the special train.
There was an effort 70 switch IN"
route originally laid out at Richmond
and have tho special train com" along
Tho C. & O. To Charleston. then 30 on
Tho Coal & Coke and over the baltimore
&. Ohio Ia ClarkShurg. Parkcrsourg ana
down Tho ohio river, but that WAS I'M
nossihlr. Tho original itinerary did nov
;ncludc = stop at Charleston, but Tor
n,e- Governor W. ~ MucChrkle, chiLlr-
man of the state organization ot INC
Liberty loan, protested 50 cmphallcaliy
,ho, adyiceS came providing Tor stops
al Anderson. Hinton. Thurm"nd. Mont
geometry. Charleston. Wednesday, o't"-
her 2: ST. Abnrs, Harhoursril!" Logan.
Huntington, Kcnova. Fort Gay. Kermit
Williamson, Thatcher. Glen Allen. lrvE,
w..lch. Vivian. Scrthfork and hlue-
field.
FORMER Governor MacCorkl" will NOT
accompany the trophy tram. Two ON.
tnrs arc expected TO accompany II and
thcr. will not DC addresses ny i";l'
smokers excepting in the event that inc
~ 1oto
me- Men will be expected to occupy the
o,tcn,ion Of tho crowds in connection
,r;., na,riutlc events which may h" ar
rhnrcd hy thu various organizations CO.
ou.ratine- in the fourth Liberty loan
campaign.
Tho crfnrt Of tho Wnst Virginia Coun-
ell Of Defense TO co-nrdina'c war ~"Tk
is bearing fruit in various parts o. mo
stat,. The various organizations "hlcn
have done such effective service IN c"n-
nectiou with previous Liberty loans an"
win Red Cross drives and similar calls
upnn tho people have shown dIspoSi-
lion to get together with q VIC" OK
Greater efficiency. which is highly graf
jfying to those attempting In diTeci the
energies of the people OF the Mountain
state in aiding In tho succrssiu' PROS
ccution%, the war. The t"urth L'o"r'E
loan campaign mas DUtI'h ia d "'A' '''''N
Is highly gratifying to former Governor
MacCorile. who has just returned 70
charleston from brief visit to Wash
inrton, and reports which come to Gov
crnur Cornwcll's office 1t the capitol are
alike gratifying.
,rbn coal interests OF the state ar" -
onco more max. 4 big effort in c"nn"r"
ton with the fourth Liberty loan. ana
following a meeting held last week III
charleston a letter has gone out whltH
should reach the coal mon early ms
week outlining plans by which opera
TORS hope 70 have that important INDUS
trv show up 10 greatest possible AdNat'-
tare in the present patriotic effort.
Tho United War Work campaign
which Is TO be the next big drive a'lHr
the fourth Liberty lcan( is being ha"-
died from headquarters NJ Huntington"
John l. Stevenson is stat" chairman
and George l.. Goodwin. III" stat" a.
rector. spent Saturday in washington.