The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-27


many fine points save that h" some
Times seeks L. impose his prriudicrs re-
garCiing habits upon others. lie boasts
that he has never tasted strong drink.
In a LITTLE Frenrh town WhcT" W. OIL
I"rod over night ne did some Sherlock
holny on his own account and 'h.a
rushed mp To one Of til" majors crying
"Mv God. Major this Town ~ running
knc"-dccp with prmn" juice
"tiucSs again." said the higher officer.
Its Normandy cider. Perfectly harih'
less and bCttnr than water W. don't know
ANYTHING about" Sincerely hope lhat
The Anti-Salnon league will not SEND
delegation In Washington demanding
that this liberal minded officer hc COURT
martialcd Further. ! Hent"r" |" Pr''
dirt that tn" dry maracs ar" S"nE
To- gel a surpris" when our J"hnnioS
como marching home utter the war Is
over.
Of the movement Of American troops
into tho hnttIc area northwest al ihr'S
must explain that II had ihrcc H'S-
tine: phases.
First. .,nrrc WAS The cntralning "I
troops nj locality somewhere I" INC
east Of I'aris. and tho trip Ivy ran l"
n d",raininS pnin' between IariS Ahu
tho English channel. where. attcr Il
short hike through H. ION" ~ pdsSdH''
our soldiers entered large T'S' o'Il''-
Ing area. This took about three Gays
ami vas tho Airha and Omega oil the
first phase.
TIL" second phaS" was devoted ~
preparation nf "nr troops FOR thelr
iransfcrrncr 10 the lighting area. fo'
the correspondents II w'L% TEDIOUS pc
Rod Some If them were ~ small nam
let's not even provided WIN cue
L ndcr III" conditions by which We jour
nclrd along with our units ordered in'o
the big battle. we could not throw VI
h" sponge and gu 10 o.h"r parts VI
France where American troops were 10
Gated in tho meantime. simply MAD 20
stick and be patient. For the Troops Il
was less onerous. Tho artillery had har-
nRss TO mend. guns /" polish and horses
/" futlcn up. licsid"s. the cnnn"n"rrS
and drivers went ont daily on niue
local hikes, ami otherwise LnmiiiarIz'd
themselves with thc pr"hlcms "f tho
strategy uf fiSh:inE in open country.
Speedy harncnsirg was developed. rapid
uuhitrhins rchcars"d and all that enters
into mobility rraciiccd.
we are rciraruirS what W" had '"
forget when W" took up the study u
trench warfare" said uur colonel.
On tho might If April IL .hc"r came
NY ''ur"F !" "'r r's'"'''''"' ~
'"rS "'f'' o'u''N '"r '"' rrr,a.;
nruvcr rr take place upon the following
day. saw AMI heard discussed AT ar
lli"ry brigade Headquarters tho details
It tn mancuvcrS and their iuSSIhlc re-
luion /" future events, but ! do not
dorm II adviSah" In discuss tho pArilc-
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"
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II y, ana ".'" 49,, .,a,
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n,,,nrrsmr II certainly viii always
h. historically m"mcrahl" to every ma:
privileged In h" there. On tn" ncX1 day
I'VE marched.
Final Phase OF move
Now "r'lS the 'hi''i' "'"'' ANU "H
a"H'r''slE 'h''''S''"N P'''"
''"N','r "'" .;. 49, =, n.,.,nind
r;,,I,. e,o.,,, ~ rIou.
orr, r,,.,i,. HitI, iIrrrrh villages vas
lk., counting The blooms in II daIsy
rhuIn A.. started bcfnr" Il. m. OIL
April. l7--ord"r. cling that We were 81
h" on t"h hishr"ad our If oar particular
town h'f"r' 'lGh' "'I"cN' p"r '"urS"
: was OIL 'E' "'n'T "''I''r' '"'us, a.
W. '"' ,',. -, 49,, r,,nx
r,,,.,s T,+ rir., do, ~, did seventeen
k,lnnrrc g The second twenty four Hil"-
meters. tho third. sixteen ki"mercrs.
Tn" fourth len kilomotcrs. and III" MIN
tw"n'y-"n" kiinm"t"ra. T h" last jump
ru' EaN"rH T. r ieh' "'"'ES'u' M
tr"hrn. W''rc '"'' sr'', t""S r'', INV
, 'n'' o"''""'H ''''"> ~
~ milo. tho las, five DAYS ,aunt
M, , ,-.,,, distance. barely Iif.
,y.fivc nf thcm We; doubt If Inc
distance from Concord IN LcyinCrnn
nr Tho march uf sherman from A..
,.r,, 10 ,br .co ovrnnds in stirring
;n,.iJonr. md nvoIr memories At
,,,,., no, u..e ,bc u.a, some nf tn"
, American soldiers fclt VIM were max
49, ,h ,l oyrroSscd inrn.
, '" i, ,h, ours
, SELVES. '',''' ''-''''' "'H '""''
took DINER rou''-' SUMO "''N",S ~
course in longer ana som" IN SH"''r