The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-24
to 'rh" IntelliEencer

Special to 'rh" ln;"1leencer
COIJ-NRCS O.. Ian. o3.--Motor
trucks sa;nsl ;wo French divisions n
Ierdiur and ah>:nc" "f motor trucks
IN tho GERMAN army saved Paris, ana
probably the rest OF the world. b. A.
,;ran,n. Lima. who assembled the first
Liberty truck, told Ohio city editors at
their convention here.
Had tho Germans moved across Bel
GUM III motor trucks. instead "f n'arch-
ing, they undoubtedly would have cap
,ured the French capital. said Hranltn.
az y.rduu the Germans were prevent
I'd from breaking through and captur-
ing two French divisions. through Use
~ motor trucks III hUrryiug reinforce
msnts and supplies.
The American array Will h' tho most
motorized army in thc world. The stand
ardizing Of army trucks means that
when motor or tratiSmlSSion wears
out. the balance of the truck can be pro-
served and recutfttsa. instead or o",ae
thrown away. Vt On" tim" tn" NrltiSh
army hal oTrr I'D ditct"h' y pas W
motor trucks IN use.
Ward NJ ranady. adrrrtiSlES man
acar ns Tho WilIys-nvcrland company:
Toledo. declared that the aut" IS on" 81
the biggest tlulc-Savers "rcr 'nv'ntHd3
"0f 100 900 automobiles III uSe to-
day, .. SUI. non are in use in IN" country
and 90" "t'n in III" cities. II" S;tid. III
these. IS psr cent in iii" rural alStrt -
arc used III farm w"rk amd \" per cont IN
,he cities are used in business
George ,'rc"l. national ROWS censor.
rold some "uncensrr.d facts "a the
editors. aud emphasized th;tt Ii" was not
the news censor. but that. each editor
was his own news ""hs"r.
.W> have $40. n"n foot Of moving
picture film. Depicting IN" United states
war preparations 81 work IN i'etr"Srac.
Moscow and other Russian clt'es. COM
hating the German rroposandS. SAID
,,reei The best artists IN the ""un-
,rv are mobiliz.d under Charles pana
Gibson. donating their work ~ the E"v-
er,rlent. The best writer's have tatn-
ad in feature stuff that they could maze
sold for so,500.n0n. W" have -" vol
nn,eer ltuguiSitS. tcanslatinS puStr'tE
matter into all Languages.
EVERY cablegram. business or news
in and out Of tn" country - ""ns"rSo.
our official bulletin has II daily 'ir''"'"-
ton OF 2J.nnh copies. W. don can ""'
work proroca nd;t-the word has become.
odious-we call it education. We ma
on, what the G"rnans are dong ana
then don't do it,
r,,rs, Lieutenant y. Il. Thompson. De-
DO, brigade today WAS cited u! hriEa1
der General Perkins rs IN" most pro-
ncient officer IL Il lass 81 - iF"'" VIC
yao,h infantry Depot brigade. ana
?"ond 3o3rd and 324th Machine gun bat
.a1ions, who took a course in haEonct
srbting under Captain owen ~ the
British Military mission.
Tho mex, ten. u, order Of merit. were:
Lieut. \. 7: Davis. l.. N. Marble. H. -,
smith. II. W. Smith. /. Y. cassidy an
Depot; Lieut.. j. Fl MrClindc. 18TH ;
Lieut.. T. L. Eess. 52rd ". IL: Lieut. W.
=. Neihenscn. Depot: Lieut.. W. ;. "or
don a.? NJ. c.: Lieut.. !. kiene. Depot.
1icu,s Fcss and L;ordon arc sons OF
Ohio conSressrer. Congressman simeon
Fess halls from yellow. Springs ana
Congressman william Gordon from
Cleveland
sixteen officers were mentioned for
excellent work: Capt. +. G. tltzSerald'
1.feuts l. Kendall. D. Lawrence. h. '.
Miller. r ". Scovill. Capt. chalmers
Parker. Lieut.. ~ {. St"orts: All "-'th
infantry; 1.;outs. F. F.. .Nru"t'. r.. H.
Nonstross. and +. y. Sechof. Machine
gun batta,ions: Lieut.. s. T. Fish. g. +.
t;rIswold II. r. Justice. y. g. Mullane.
". II. Randall. L. W. Waike" Depot
brigade
Eight other officers passed tn" course:
.r,ieu,s. J. E. Butler. G. !. Foster. .. f..
leader. G.. r. NIyer. r. r. Ramsey. and
n, C.. Slonaker. 329th infantry; Lieut..
r 8. Rhoades. Depot: Lieut.. &. Young.
Depot brigade.
Beginning Tuesday. January Goth. all
.axicahs may. enter Camp Sharman As
Of yore. providing the owners satisfy
Major Tom Fitzgerald. passenger trans