The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-24
TRIBUTE To THE
WEST VIRGINIA
SOLDIER BOYS
Boys OF the Cyclone Division" Are
Given Toast.
BY n. ANDERSEN. JA.,
Irtelltgencer Correspondent.

CANT SHELBY. lialtirShurs. Miss.
Sept. "a very glowing tribute is paid
tn" Sultliers in the Th,rty-eishih c.
rluncl division stationed hero IN IN cdI-
tur;;.l IN tho tia;ti"sbucS American. n To-
cal newspaper. which evidences the
Spiri, prcvatnt her" between The sol
dirrs O: Kentucky. Indiana. West Nlr-
; cinia. Alabama and Arkansas ana inc
| civilians vi Iiatticsbars.
The nomenclature Of the component
divisions If the United States array has
ben siucularly appropriate and Sicn-
.:rant ard we botirv" ih;,t no happier So
lection has been made than In the fam
liar .nttlcGeut chosen Tor 'Sh"!hy'S
Own. til. Thirty-c!shth division. which
will br knnwu ~ g:Iry. /" II" country
and It's enemies rs ,hc Cys,loac Division,
says the editora! writer.
The Thlrty-cirh,h wil! always be re
sart!rd with peculiar affection by Mis-
SiSsippi as tn" first unit of our army
which, revived in this territory N" mill
!. ;a,st Spiri, OF tho fathers OF IN" r"pHbic
ant thu glorious; traditions Of the: night
ing NIurrIcanS of old"n days.
The preliminary development Of the
rlw recruit is must appropriately set
Forth III n. following paragraph:
Tin marvellous transformation "f this
division ~ siI"nGIdly drilled troops
:r"nl L mass o. raw. uas"as"rrd recruits
with tn" vagu% conceptions O: army
S"rvir" impaired by abridged histories IN
';h.. Iittl" red school house. and the fan
:;tS;ic tales Of thc:r rrandSlr'S. 20 :. mag
ui:i,'"nt corps Of mcu who have elected
the "utSpo!i"n lrraiS" OF tn" veteran com
rnand"r whn Will probably eventually
M IN, Il no
Il vItc.l illustration Of III" fact. now be-
'rc:?.inS So painfully evident 10 Americas
,i.i-;utur<. that tn" daunilcss c"uraS"
vi THE fnrrfathrrS is rot dead. hut has
only ben sleeping in times of peace. and
ms 2 monumental work of tho spirit Of
West Point. tho great military school
on the Hudson heights. which has proven
L fortress 70 the American p"uplc great
e. than tho famous hastions and currents
OF t:ur"p".
The Fathers Of tho Cyclone.
The Cyclone division was developed
, by three military eNpcrtS--an infantry
man. an artili"rymaa. and primarily.
an engineer These ro"u wcr" General
lewis. Gcn"ral Sage and General Jud-
Sor. The cantonE"u' was organized and
, the first recruits received hy General
Lewis. now or active duty ~ Franco
General Lewis conceived and executed
his plans in 4 mastery manner. which in
ITSELF rernt"S tbs E'ruSsi;tn taunts that
th.rr was II" scientific or technical mill
tary knowl"dv,> III America. To General
Sage, infantry lac,ician. fcfl the gigantic
taskk Of tuSing nil thr raw elements
wh;cl, came To his hand into hardened
body of lighting material. and ne accom-
rliStred his work IN manner worthy
Of the highest rutumrndation. From tho
first the division fell the inspiring and
,;rclrsS energy of General Sage. The
daily ,lrIS Were ONLY tho visible form
Of his efforts. Fl" S;ruvc IN Undue his
,,r"n with tho spirit Of emulation. with
nc urid.. OF esprit Dc corps. with the
r.a:u;n;S resolution - conquer oostncieA
r. stand fast in the fac. Of dangers and
privations and to sirtnkk no sacrifice
wh;rh is tho highest and mobiles cI-
preston Of IN" soldiers life. thus car
ryirg the solemn p-onouncnrr"nt OF the
Holy Writ. GREATER love. hath no man
than this. than to lay down his life Tor
Ills friend or his country.
Tho growth Of Tho division was sig
r1l!Zrd b. tho evolution OF tho salute
frunr ,ha jcrky. Stutliously intent ges-
tur. Of tho recruit to tho graceful. in
Simultaneous motion Of thc alert soldier.
: R.tor, General. Sage left the division
the Tkirty-.iEhth had b"cnmn n mill
;1rv body whose units and individual
mon arrested attention ev"rEwhere by
their sollirrly bearing and pride OF
service. After Gnncrai Sage came tho
artillery expert General Judson- OF
whose splendid trimming civilians saw
Iittl. but whose Invaluable contribution
10 RI" great cause ~ sufficiently at
t~Stsd by tho warm cncon1iums OF htS
superior Major General Howsn. who Is
in command Of tho Cyclone division now
and will very likely lead i: on the bat
L" linz.
"';"ncral NnwSe Is n commander
worthy - tn" Spl"0Lih troops he will
/ lead. \ veteran her" of several wars.
dynamic personality. cosmopolitan.
genial broad rnlud"d gentleman and
thorough American.
The West Point Brand on Them
WEST Point. tho tower Of strength
:h~ Germans t"rro: when they scoffod
a. our rnt!i'nr.. pr"w"ss. Is written NIL
mon shc'lds nc""p' !hls dir:um without
bitterness or i"ninu$". asa ;r!hui" 70
their r"n corpI. TIN" Euarl was also
work ri Tc,t i'o!a'. wh.c:I Ia the mother
e~i,nr! 80 culver ~" Virginia MilItrry
training institute" AMI NJ! tn" h"sr mill
tar. schools % tho country. West Point
Is admittedly thu :tnrat military school
In tho world. so proclaimed by foreign
! exports. and n" E"ard&mrn mud other
| military men should consider themselves