The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-11
II Never Saw a Keener
Bunch" Says a Staff OFF,
cer-Sergeants Kept Out
Of Fight Begged to Go In as
Privates
By Joseph ". Grigg.

(Thc rt5tsllir"nccr's Accredited Cores
pond"nt ~ th.. British 'FRONT.'
BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE. July l".--Thrr" has never
been any doubt n; IN" british IRON; ~
III" lighting qualities az ..in"ric;.
troops hu, th"r" has grown UP th" con-
viction thar th' l;th-. strong lads ~
t:ncl" Sam. VIII hav" h""n pouring mi"
would do just what they dld IN IN"
Fourth Of July. when they Went over
:: the top wi,h tho Australians between
Eilsrs- Br"t"nn"ux and n" S"tnn:I am"
~ III. capture "t the NiliaS" or tianl"'
:,nd ,ther +:-nng positions. to'k IN"
! ry,easur. Of Il first class German dIEl-
sion which VAS recently iaitcn"d "r
for the fray.
Il was an Independence Day e"I",
t-a,:on which marks Il new IRA IN
Nnglo- American relations. and t',r INC
Germans !; was an ;tugIry ~ what -
20 come from such IN an,alcarnatlon
Win Praise Of British.
If any one thing can b. IN" ri'-
standing fa-, a. last months clos. :; ~
That IN" hIghrSt ""Eard IS t"lt an"
SEWN FOR III. s"!dI--S from across me
seas vino hav" filtered IN IA, Nr'Sls''
-cr, and ar" now IL III" f'r- n - tlEn, :
I.r lin. Til" dni:&hh"rS ~" 'n''nl,.'S
hay" h.cotn. ~. tru"st tri"nd$ anu
cnmp;thi"aS. on Il" glorious our II
mon irnm Australia and ma from ,.'"
Americas prai-i.S men from N"lh"tr:t'
md ,r,,r, from, Chicago. fought and ht"G
~ ~. ans. for N" worlds ind"p"nG-
rncc. si>w Snri" ~ ;h'' W"un''d III
tho SAM. amhn'an""$ on Their way +"
INK che"rtuiiy. and today. lying SUI u:
side they arr r"laShing in' events "t
their first VICTORIOUS engagement t"S'''"-
TIL" officers Of n"ih armies ar" pr"Ho
~ ,hair meas achievements. ine
'rorndcu .,arn. down 1" m huSp'th'S
in ambulacc"S which passed through
streets had.rk"d with flags IN h"h''r ~
Americas Ird"p"nd"nc' pay
AZ T tnli in t!r$., dispatches. All
france seemed tn break ,ut III a riaH" "i
color. with m Stars ami S'rii"r -! ~
beside the tulon Lark and 'h' tri'".'''
and this Decoration extended r;Eht up !"
rbc towns immediately benin! th' firins
lin, II vas q strange sight :" watch
the faces OF the G"r'nan prisoners ~
! they marched in str aT:s ny t!l'' H'i'fF'
cans and Australians through taos" guy
-. decorated towns. :rlpturnd G"rm:r
officers urrc looking GuizzicallE NJ 'h'
! smiling American officers ~ thrH W"r'
brinr- taken further buck ~ III" ilghtlnS
Nne. ,.,s
?, =. n,Ii.t U.t;n town som" .!lStanr'
t.rind The front ines tn" dough boys
W, re told Of th splendid hEht NIX DOM
by their rorypatri"ts AMI ct IN" same
"Gh baby. Sor!,. Fourth Of july"
shouted one 5uhilant fellow. and h..f"T'
| any ON, could restrain him h" Gr' hf"''
his rifle and had his "wn "'ehrt;l"n D;
| firing @ blank cart-dS" IN -" hir nue.
10 fae delight Of his comrades and m
alarm Of the 2oru!rcr. II" Stnnly ""ii'
not keep rein on his ';n"ti"ns. Th'' Nm
i .rican general r'ry proud u; n'S 'HSs
! said to me:
"They arc all fr":ting t" got intn II.
.. had not the Sigh l.St snaIIs'w "f y h"uh
T. that Those who goc into !, would max
J GOOD in tho first scrap.
Keen For Fight.
ct never saw k",.n.'r bunch of f"'
lows. They fought MA en'fic"utly WI!
.. III, whole h.ar'"s! v"rdict 90 ;tn AuStTI
t1tan stat: nFfirHr who clv'. m" detail L