The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-20
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Other .rlnr.$ :.l"rI" tn" lin" that served
ii:" Germans as "r" 81 their main ar
tcrirS % communication during Their
last stand against TN" allied advance
were filled with locomotives and cars
ready for usr. whIi" Great quantities Of
general stores not mentioned in the
terms Of tn" armistir" Lad been ahnr-
dor ii 10 the allies.
l'ndamngru stores lcr, behind on every
road over which tn" Americans advanced
bear evidence "f IN" great retreat.
\, Nirtmn was found y great salvage
tllImu wh"r" toms nf clothing. ';:Hs masks
ami hrlm"is had h"rn thrown b. tn"
German troops. who had un further use
for th"T.
Zig Crop Of Helmets.
\ road near 81. L"::rr. over which the
c"rr"s pendent drov" just behind the
cNIruatinr armies VA" 50 thicNly COW
cred with hig iron r;"rr2an l. !;Act$ that
NJ times they intcrI"r"G with tho onrra'
tion "f hi; autonroh'l".
However. 1t wac not tho litter Of n
battlefield thnt one .lw. or even TINT Of
a ,lisortl. rig rorr"n' urI"r fire. Il was
merely tho "Tidrnr" "f tho passing Of II
tired. di. hrarl"ncl foe. who vas going
home
rho country generally presented n
strong ruNirnSt Ia that fought over for
50 many years. The Americans camped
today in towns. most of whcE boar no
trar" If warfare. Her" and thor" WINS
ono which showed evidences Of the
fighting ut Tho time thr French attempt
ed Ia check IN" German march through
f:clgium. In most uf tho towns every
hnug" was intact. Among III" exceptions
"rN LnnGuyUn and Mnrtmrdy. whcr" a
few torn buildings tell If French and
American air raids. and aerial photo
cra:'hs nr whose scars hav" long been
on fill, NJ American h"lduIartrrs.
Eoads in Good Shape.
Tho roads Over which the Americans
Travelled arr in excellent condition. due
/" thrir distance back Of The former Ger
rnnn lines and tn" limited use rradr by
tn" enemy nf motor trucks. This. coup
led with IN" almost constant work upon
the roads by IN" Germans. kept them I'm
Il condition almost equal 10 these Of
Franc before the war. TIL" rrtrratIuF
enemy bert on tho roads dozens Of steam
T"ll"re. which had been working almost
NJ I" th, day of it's departure
Although early Victims rf tho war.
1'"lclum'S Inhabitants in this quarter
appear h"tt"r of to-day than the
French civilians Il few miles back
When the American army entered
Nirtun. restaurants were being operated
and demands for coffee brought not only
This commodity, hut also sugar and
cream Ia 20 with 1t. M"at was scarce,
one meat dealer told how tho Germans
entered his shop on the night they left
and threw part Of his stock into the
street. liut he had some left. includ-
ing smoked hams. when the Americans
entered.
Shops We'll Stocked.
The shops are better stocked than
those in the French towns in the same
district back of the lines. Womcn's
clothing. ranging from the lacy and be
rrillrd In smarly tailored Eitrmcnt< Is
prominently displayed in the windows.
while trbarr"nISt& have their show
ra$cs filled with various brands Of
cigarettes and cigars. The wine shops
have not such varied stocks as III
Frame. hut just rs abundant: much OF
il Is ChampI Ene.
The civilians in Eirtun and other VII
lagos toll stories nf German arrogance
aud oppression. but tales. Of atrocities
are few. Apparently. those Germans
who wrrr In power i'll that part or lfei'
GUM ruled Sirruly. but not NiScipuSly'
after thr carly part "f the war
81. LrEcr * rnr. nf the places thar
felt III" lrrrihl" grip III" Germans htu
in tn" fra, year Of the whr'are IL
was there that 100 civilians were exc
cutcd.
Nothing TOO Good.
When The Americans began pouring
into Nirton, the largest Of the rc-oceu-