The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-29

j they were willing IL do ar not. that it
was m irresistible Thing and :" they
said 10 us frankly: 1t will cheer Us.
/ il Will cheer our people il YOU send over
! some OF Your troops.
1--WE did SEND SOM" truarS.
Made tile Decision.
/ AT that place W. had chnI"". W"
could hay" sent over. az Great BritnIl,.
| our regular army aud in n very short
! preparation hay" put il into action and
! suffered exactly what Grrat Britain suit
trrcd with her 'ron."Iupt!h!r little
army NJ il WAS called by their adTrr-
Snrirs. our army would ha"" given nS
! good account of it,"!r ~ the british
arm! did. but il would have been d'.>
strnycd like the British army. AMI Their"
would have been II" nucleus on which
I tn build this lr'w army that was Ia
COM. "rrr 4 lltil" later. and il was
deemed visor to S''nh "v"r regular Ill
vision. huI not :" send over our whole
! regular army III that tinr.
Then wha; IIpM'rc! was that that
! regular division went OYER and tn
pc"p!" of Franc" Kissed the lI"mS Of thu:
: garments - Ih"! marched M the
streets &C la".s: The old veterans
! w"unh"d III TN: wIr l"rIrs. ur nrrnl,:Ss
stamped :I"iG: - ','r.:t"hrS. perhaps. IS
they Wen U;I ~, iStrCr:S If Paris with
! their arm. l"nUrH Il" I"ri, nf American
soldiers. Not ~ir"l" rIan in THAT III
vision va u;.n, .',,'nrHui"i IL % rrt,-nIi
A!rrrrH hnh @nt" :" Franco. AMI tin"
French r""!.. rn:" %tth q S".l~r II
ErntIt::h", aml h"lw:Wh"$: IiIa' h1i
never hr":. H. :iHm before.
"Df COURSE thy ~",cnn,r,l the EIitiSn
, but ,hrir .""d wa n": =" great wh"r
iiir British w"ni -: r,u:::, 'h-:' VOL
coined n" british. hut :h"r. We" lies
h"iw them ?InI IL wh;,'!r thrr" had
moi h""n between ;h"ai and IN, British
. and =" %l"r ar 'rr"p~ Went ihr".. %',%
Az instant aiid ,:I",TitanrnifS ri-" ~ t,.'
moral" IF ~" Fr"nch. hu; AN equally i'll
Siant ana Simultaneous in":stnur'' ;i;a;
th"s" soldiers Wi" ,'ai!" fr"r:. America
Sh"uI'i '":.ii;.u" =" com" III :tH u:shr"li'.n
stream.
Made the Choice.
AMI =" !nL'i'. III" ri,rt;":i. We
d",'idri MOI - s..I.,! The regular army as
Whole. hu: :" ma rvgular divisions
and Nati"i,1: tiunrd divisions. :.l.,'t"d
according !" tn Si;ir ~ thc!r lrr"r"r
iiun and i;r'l hlct h.r" snrnr Irl.t o.:
our trained fore" IN order ;l:L: il NIGH
!unculatc with It's spirit anu lis training
HES" raw l-v"S which "" We're training.
and on" after nnuihnr ih...S. divisions
!Iav" gone oyer uu;;l ~ Fr"nrn Tia r. IS
Il lighting army. -! army trained IN tho
ESSENTIALS and il tho beginnings -: Mill
tary diSrirlir" and practice. and ira ned.
s"n$"u"d fighters in this kimd of var
an III" aciuri ha'ilchcidS whcr" il -
taking nia!".
"E.l'ly in this war. wn"i iufirc was
here ami when Ra:f",ir Wa here. They
10 got over IL vs. Il fighting army. hu:
you are IL l;r"a; industrial country. our
nlru power ~ :uily ,n;sHa"i in "ur H.
dustri"$ and III ctr military enterprises.
send oyer artisans, :;l"r'ia! engineering
regiments and lrnnp$ -; u technical
character. ami al huugh il WIS not com
tc!nplHtrd at ;hc outset, AMY only
phrase III III" emergency military l"g!S-
iHti"n shows that III" thug WIS though;
vi nS n possibility. yet in 4 very short
limo W.: had organized engineering reg
!m"r;& of railroad men ami sent them
over there and W"",: rebuilding behind
the line ii HE Rrilish AMI F'r, nrh thc
lines which w-rr being carried forward
with their advance, rcCunStruCt!nC
:n":r hrtk.;. engines aud cars. building
ncw railroads.. both b.,:i; -: til" French
ami british lines and thrS. regiments
WIZ. "i such quality that Il; tn" iilm-
hrHi assault. carried az h% General
Eyug. whoa IN" E"rman$ mndH their
cuunirr-a:iark our engineer regiments
threw down their picks and spades and
carried their rifles into III" hattie and
DISTINGUISHED themselves 10y gallant nc
iiNu in tho wnr itself.
What They wanted.
"Vrrv carly in ihts war Grca, EritIil
and Franc, through Juffr". saId Ia NJ.
Send uS nurses and doctors. Why.
l,.fnr., We were scarcely in tho war
American units oraguzcd III advance
ana anticipation ny III" Red Cross
which WIS taken over into the srrvfca
Of tn" United States through the sur
Eaom generals office. were oil the bat
Ilnricld. and there are ten OF thousands
Of mru in England and in France n"w
who bless the mission Of mercy uppn
which tho first Americana appeared in
France.
'rOur surgeons have set up hospitals
iinm,~li:,;rl? b"iIInd tn" lines. They
have ben 'u;.d" military in every sense
If the word Th"y have not been cspc-
cInlly fortunate. in escaping attack from
the air ani nur early losses in this war.
thu, losses OF F;"d Cross nurses and doc
tors md nr,lrrloS and attendants III
HOSPITALS AMI ambulancs drivars who
were s"Et over ~ assist otr allies In
these necessary services. thus not only
rendering assistance. hut acquiring skull
and knowledge Of the circumstances and
surroundings. 40 that whom our rirH
troops came In large numbers they
could render like services to our own
A,rces Rut that was not enough. II
was suggested that further groups Of