The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-30

other nations. II" was soon oustcd and
then everything was :: military power.
How Germany Blundercd
Tim" rnInc until the present war,
when slowly but surely every nation
WAS soon N tn great night. IheF
! thought ~. wnuldn': hghr. We were
! la" busy chasing the dollars. but they
| have found out their mistake.
In France they found they had made
a hlundrr. Again IN tl;ngland they
! found they had Numbered. all AROUND
! they made plumbers. And now look
al us. Have wr hlundcrcd:
"f'ri"nds. we ar" part way into the
war: "" really have not tr"n IN il yr;.
! and each day we must expect hrrlrr
casualty list. After We get over there
! anu accustomed th"r" will never be
better lot "f hogs than those sterling
| Americans VIII" vii trnd tho blood
! Stained grounds of Frame. Germany
| talks peace" Austria. has 4 peace offer.
| bulgaria IS WILING to come in out of the
! wet. Sounds Just lk" the German.
: DOESN'T it," At this junctur" Mr.. TAFT
! brought the house To q boiSter"us lhuEh-
! ter. LIT III" tell ymu Il little story !
! told over III Cleveland the other day, he
! continued IL fol lIk.. that father who
| turned ulcd 10 his sons Il roll nf bills.
! My son. have given you $l"". he said
| Now tell m. what You arr SoinS. Ia do
! with it, The son turned To his father
| and without III" least hesitation said.
! Father. Lam Eoing 10 count It,.
what the Boys Are Doing.
! Mr.. TAFT went "n Ia tell "t what our
| boys ar, doing at III" present tlnr and
said: In belgium. IIcardy and Ncrdun
| way down the line ~ are hainlncTlnS
! away under Il imam named Foch. W" are
/ jubilant 1T thu news Of the day ana
| my God. friends. iInagin. how those
| English. Italians and French ar" rcjoic-.
! irg after four long years q: the most
! brutal lighting in all The worlds history.
| They. TOO. ar" rrjoiC"iul. and u feeling
Of victory has lccn spread over them
! like 4 hurricane and more dash ana dc>
termination could not be- putin |" thcir
| efforts.
Let me- rauti"n you. dear friends We
/ must kill JAIL tn" doubt Of being over
optimistic. This will likely be on" OF tht
! most difficult problems TO solve We
! must not "r"r-m"aSur" III" time ana aG-
! ccpt chccrfully the good news ana dn
| not count or have hopes 8" strong ON
lime that va shall be- dlsr""ragrn thal
! those wISh'q ar" not realized. We q"
| not want To- Civ" any advance Tor PR
/ ticruIanlSm If defeat came 10 us. ana
| feel that 4 warning l. unnecessary "
! this nation al unprecedented c!Hlil|alIo'l'
"Yuu know We Americans nave
! hobby OF blowing. and when We blow
We knr wthal II docs not discourage in
! the event OF failure; W. know that we
will carry on and carry through lnls
| thinE.t0 it's purpose. Do not let our enc
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! still and go on with the goal VIC seek.
Tho Harbor We Seek.
| THAT harhnr which We ar" Strif!HE
| for is 4 hospital where We can perform
| Il surgical operation on the heads ol inc
! German people that arr. suffering from
! disease and VIZ must cure IT with ci w.
| if necessary, as nothing Is better IMAM
that. We must beat them SO badly that
! they will cease to listen to the lnliltar!
! leader who led them onward. and let NC
| nil drive thrIn IItrU til;il
! the German people themselves Will FiS"
Up in arms and hrinG Il reign OF terror
| over the cnlir" rouutTE ana FIVhEc w
| lost that has born cast upon lheIll. W
arc in II 10 reform thu German p'"pi'.
! and wreck the cause that has br"'lSn'
! about this unSp"nknhic conflict and max"
| the IruSSan people pay Tor inc rr'''e
! they have committed. bringing lh'in ~
! The Justice VI the world and tho rraii2",
| ton, uf what the tru" significance u
mankind means.
Al this Iuncturr. Mr.. Taft paid most
! nnNlc tribute to President wilson ana
! >rokc nj his sterling qualities ana sttpH
! in carrying on the var 10 An fHd th't
will mean freedom I" ever! man "n'!, .,
and child upon the fac" or IN" rhlth.
Great applause rang out in the anoi'or-
! urn and the shouting was MOST intense
! and lrafrninE.
what the o. S. is.
In speaking of cur advantages Al"
I,rrsjdrn, Tuft remarked. "frl"ndS. u"
YOU know that We hay" NOR" resources
moro money and more men thhn any
civilized nation on III" El"hc: we ;.E
: going To win il IL takes every 'rIl "'l"
! every man. We have ASSUMED inc re-
/ sponSihiIitr nf shuud"ring this TASK ana
We must meet il bcG?u "" ar" inc
! leading nation III III" w"rld ana mus
: stick 10 il and there is II" possibility l"
J carry It through until W. have Il LEA cue
: i..:.
nnd working in unison Th"n wh"n inns
! j. accomplished. with n prac':cai aEi~"-
, Iurnt, this icaru" t.! nations VII "A|Tt
! itself when agreements ar" F"nIa'Eu.
/ rrEr sneaker WAS must emphatic IN clos
! irr We ar. fighting tins war 10 end
! rur;,rcr this attempt t" conquer INC
world. bringing 20 justiC" criminals ana
. win a permanent peace AMI "" are go.
! inr 10 face ;his task, II i; takes al he'll
! L. do il
Capt. Lougher'i Talk.
! rnr,aIn r. f.. Ir,uEhcr. VIII" has Just
Z returned from the haIIlctI"ldS al France
where he commanded Il company ~
! American soldiers III th"lr drive aga ,nSt
th, Hun. followed 4 $h"r; ihtr"dn't ION
: by MIR. Smith. and h" told Il vivid story
: !; Lu,v I'M. Americans ar" ~ Ia" big
| fight
! in n,".llr.; H.. sad: 'nn the "r" It
Two graf drives. II" Fourth Liberty
! n,r driv" over hc-".' md u ~" nil' IL
six" against IN" H"rn'an army mn ~.
! western frrr.i. lri tt tell you Wh"''LiiS
t r,.r,lc :, l.ltl, what tnIs war r"HltH
J means "a, us.
! "l.u, rir<t L., uS not II" oyer "rt"mlS-
! tic. Lea us look Tor greater raHna'iF
| list9 rrh"r>'% "I "N-ry kit"!. 'h"h W"
may r"J' i"r when goo" news IS brought
! back. 49,
I "l..r MS lr"k To h"W H." war * really
gclng OK. rurk'v AID i:rlSarIa tnhH he
! read! t" quit hut III Gods nam" don't