The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-09
LON DOWN LIE
CLAIMS SOLDIER
CoEPCEE5 D. KIN ELsEHGSE
GWEN 60 YEARS FOR
STRIKING OFFICER.
Writes Out OF Trenches That state
ncnt Is Low-Down Lie
Givon Credcnce.

! \ S:ur, WAS circulated locally
Ehcrt I!rir. agc. ard the story Was gwen
! 81 i:uch ,rod.nrc that II WAS haho'u
Ia the press. :" the effect that Cor
! uoral r. Kindclhrrgcv. Company H.
/ S.<lr-lir*r Infantry. ~ +. r.. IL Wheel
INK boy. has b"rn given twenty years
! in i Federal prison for striking LIS
! ro,,uan,lin. office: -Four local friends
nr r'n,.,.,r;tI. kindrib"rgrr Grrw ANXIOUS
H,vrr The. statement. mnC wrote /" h'Ii
asking information regarding III" mat
ter When Informed 81 the 'luw-d""a
,c" rs CORPORAL kindcIh"rGcr himself
Ill, , rd n,tliiut cou:u' nc hl'"'
has, ihau Ia rircu!atc Such '''H'
,,r,y ,hnu, 4 soldier boy when nc Is
! :, th,. ueh, for democracy. n" '''''i'',
dia,cly wrrt" back from III"
! d.0ouuc.ng tn" statement.
M. I>,tcr. in IL few instances deiet"o
hv the censor. follows:
"Sonrwh.rc IN tn" Trenches,
august II, 1918.
Dear Frland--l am very glad 'ha|
! Won wrote To me- asking If ha" "eFn
kylvrn twenty years in II Federal P' ,H,''.
camp for striking ny c"fhihaiid u.s.
ori,c, have also received hI'cl"
rrnru thrc, "th"r OF my true iF'eh"H ~
Wheeling asking in" same th!nG. ana
want l., say thai nothing was ever Vt
tered tina. WAS farther away from 'hH
truth. and | want ~ say mat IL Is "
| lnw-down lie. | would hat" /" stat" III
So many words juA what think OF
party that would start such Il Fui'''"'
rSrcri;,lly when | am over nero 'o"'"H
my best Ia aid the cnus" OF lfc"d"'h'
but l would certainly llk" I" Ec' my
haidS on them. Do any OF my iFl'h"H
think for n moment that Wouln u"
81 non-commiSsioned officer If l COM
ni;tcl such q decd" While | am WITH
ing these few lines (dcieted by ccnsor)
but we never mind them any m"rH. u
is I'D To the boys nov. and We sure arc
! going 10 rid tho world of IN" most
dannahlr creatures that ever nrT"
! breath. If IL were not for IN" YANKEE
hoyS by This time. God pity n" w"rIu'
for We. deserve all III" credit and PRAISE
We can get, not lies being uttered nc
hind ones back. 1t is sure tine I" near
from homo when you are over here i'll
| ,hrS4. muddy trenches IiEhtinE for ''"
Glory. for il shows that they arc
though of anu stimulates ih'W "
!. greater efforts. ! have been III the
trenches day and night, and har" been
: for Il good while. That abnnInahlc lie
was carried on tho l5lh Of June III Inc
| Wheeling papers. the. day mat We
| started marching 10 tho trenches lanI
! dnletcd by cnnSor). thank God, | AIN
still alive OF course thor" is no tell
! ing WHOM u fellow will pay his life for
his country. hut any hoy over here VIII
! do that willingly. after h. has mad"
| fcw BcCH-s dies for their country. our
boys 90 into. battle singing and shout
ing. and If anyon" back. homo doubts
whether W.. have made good "r not. ask
! the Frrnchies.
We'll. ] must close now. and hope
|! that this letter will assure my friends
the statement circulated about INC WAS
lie II there are some in doubt II
they write 10 the commanding officer ~
! the SiXty-firSt Infantry. 4. T.: r..
! think nc VIII gladly furnish them with
my record.
"Ilopsr; that you publish his for M.
+, and with the best Of regards for YOU
! all back there I remain. respectfully,
, CORR. II. klNDEI.EERGER.
II Company.
-S1ty-trst Infantry. \. f.. f."