The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-16
THRILL.
BRIDGE WORKERS
RoUS1Na PATRIOTIC GATHERING
HELD YESTERDAY At RIVER
SIDE BRIDGE COMPANY.
Urge Mon to Work inst Little aardel
to Help whip the Lun.

In an effort To stImulat" tho Loyal
wurkmcn Of the country To greater "-
forts and tn prevent German Frora-
canda from interfering with tho out
nut of essential ware work.. lrlFate W.
Eugene Stackhuusc. Canadian IN
.valdGd home IN account Of being sh"~
through the knee. and Joseph Fink al
New York city. talked I" an enthh-
sins,ic crowd Of mon employed AT
Riverside Bridge works in Martins
Ferry yesterday. The entire plant was
shu, down ut II O'Clock for an hour
and wurkmcn, Ofiic" employees and man
ayers assembled in the main factor!
building. where. seated on piles or lroh'
they paid closest attention 10 la'""
tha, cannot but have splendid results
in the plant whore important war MI
trral is being turned out.
Inspectors for the government al INC
plant have noticed for some tlmr h"ch
that DAYS following pay days were mad"
occasions for some or the men 10 III!
Off one or TWO days. This 'is con-
di1ion common in mnny other indus-
tries. and il is just that thing IN" ma
tional service section of the Cn''c"
State shipping board is trying 10 over
! come through big bureau OF speakers
going out through tn" country an"
+; talking In the men who ar" rhE"H""
! in the production "f war mltrr'a'S.
! TIL. TWO speakers 1T tho Riverside
meeting were members Ut the ScrN W.
| section bureau. working out "i III"
! YOUNGSTOWN district. of which this S'c-
! ton Of the valley IL part. iriNa'c
Starlihnusr gave tho mrn Il most IN
| lcrrstinE talk. telling them som" or inc
! horrors which allied soldiers are co''-
| pnllcd IN witness. Tic told the men lho
! boys in the trenches were dong 'h'li
! part chccrfully even to death II nc|'S
! sary, and il WAS up To the Pe"Plr n', ~
home Tn give them tho material 10 nIht
with. While much. Of what h" had U"
! tcII is known to the reading P"h''c'
! Private Stackhousc told it i'll such
/ way as to make it appear nov"
Mr.. Fink, who made the closing taiN'
! ,r,do The fur fly in going after inc
| Hun and his oraEanda in TINS co"n-
| trv. As tho bridge works men aFr
working largely on government ProeFS
Iusrd in fabricated ships. he d"clt OH
rho Importance of going III" limit
! "c,ick IN Your job was tho hing ne
! ;mprcsscd on them and in everything
he said that was the DOMINANT idea IN
part he said: ,r,-
/ '-Tbr Hun emperor Sncnrcn III -N'n''4
cn.s mart in the war. declaring the!
! bod no trained soldiers and even IL
,hry had they did not have the snlpS
IA scnd them across the ocean. {
! bovo acquired m army in less than Il
ycur that is Formidable. and We are:
huiIdinr ships at rate. never drramco
If MS possib1c You men arc d"'hE
! rour mart in the work, and 1t Is up
m Won TO hrlp the boys at the front
hy doing lust Il little moro than Is IT,
quircd of you. g.
"Rcmcn,btr. when YOU are driving
holt that it is for tho unspeaKanle
Hun and bang it Il little harder We
mus, fight every German In inc en-
mir. for they must al be shown th"l
tho nr,rr That must come is peace
tI,a, will h, lasting. We do not want |"
make peace that Will enable III" wa
mans 10 fight again in twenty ar '"TtE
| wears. for that would only b" PASSING
il on IL our kiddcs.
! "Stick to your job every day. Ion
lit any man persuade You |" 'aE W
FIN, h.. may hr German agent. lhrSe
agents, are right here in your own town.
rossil,ly in your own factory. " you
! .,s, men in other plants laying orr Try
! ., nrrsun,lr them 10 cut II "ut. 'uI
nur the booze. We do not n""d ''"oH'
,i,h,,rv w want regular mon To hGht
,hr Huns IF ynu SEQ tanks IN Town
,.u thrn tn move To the nEhlinE fT"n'
j., Franco where they can be us"i Kill
inn. enemies.