The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-11


enemy retired.
Til. task al cliariNg - IN" h""ls or
the retiring "acnl% So ;cnaCiouSly ina;
no tim. world he .,!Iowcd to make q
urw stand :"u - US. VI followed .:hc
RciCllas scarcely Stopping TO Dream"
~ IN. way In ori"" - prevent 'h"lr
furti:yirg themselves in a VI!iaE" S.'U-
atcd JUS ahead We knew tina, nlo""N
house nous" tight lay h"f"r" us ~;
thn Rslr ianS never attempted Ia cSthn-
li$h themselves hut managed to escape
With astonishing c!evcrncSs.
In N" meantime "" received re-
endorsements oar company WAS now
ir";t? we'll scattered I'D fought with
wh4;-v.r unit WIS ncRr.. tn" boGE |
Joined had no remain IL the village ="
search SYSTEMATICALLY :"- scattered sol
dinrs FROM This village 80 saw 'h"t
the Germans had gained on AL sides
Field a-til!rry. u!Hrhlu" gun dcinch-
men,s and other equipment arrived and
wc were oil ast1uiSh"d II where they
had come from SO q4ichir.
Ru; there WAS no time /" BE- apcn; III
e,,r,,,iafiru. With fixed haynnr;S We
went trrrn house N houSc. door I" dh"r'
and white tho results We're n"G!iSlhl"
i,.raus, VI, found no soldiers "" did 1"i
c,itic out quite "mp'y-hauI"i. W. MACE
tn. inhabitants deliver all guns "a''
munitions md 50 forth in ;h"!r possess
H:ou Tho mayor. accompanying In"
soldiers explained to every citizen tha;
all. finding % arms after ~" S'a:'A
would ~. punished according 10 The
rules OF war and German rules -! war
in Belgium incant execution.
An hour Nigh; have passed when wN
wcrr again aroused by the sound ~
artillery and gun lire. \ new hhtilo
had hrEun. Whether the artillery WAS
busv on both sides could u"i be- Judged
rom car villages The hnmhardmcnt
was tremendous The ground shook
from, ;h., growing and lS"Hn!ng that
rolled backward and forward. always
seeming Ia become stronger
The ambulance columns nov brought
IN rn, FRS, wounded. Couri"rs sped BY
us War had 81. in IN all it's phases:
Darkness came over GS hct"r" We Eau
finished our house I" house Search :
DRAGGED all in" mattresses straw Sa NJ
,.,d feather beds that We C"uiI lay our
hauGS on, 10 the community s''h""l ANU
church, 10 care for the wnnrdrG. lh'E
,rar, made AS c"minr able as possible.
i,-rn7 otnnr surrounding villages now
cam, the first fuEliIrCS. They may nave
honn marching for they looked tired ana
utterly exhausted.
Women, old rit.n and chitdr'A' "cF"
bundled together Isl ON" mass. Ih"F hF'
a,r,d nothing except their hIr" lives. In
h;,i,v huc.,i"S or on whc"!haTrow* ines
r,rrurtunat"S carried whatever u" rNd"
force. Of w;tr hnG JEFF. hem In contrast
', the luI;it.y.S. whom y" ia in"' ne
rnre those were extremely frightened.
...,.,.,.,rInr To r. IN mortal terror ui their
enemy. Whenever they looked upon on.
of us ,;crulu soldiers they crtnGed IN
,crrnr
uo,,. dirrnrcnt these were from tao
,.I,.,i.,,,.c Of Tho village whrr, VIC
: ,;... ..,cr,n.L ,,In had me: u /"
,-;.,nv even rolitc nri.nu,v. w
.r,td ~ ,,.,rn m. ,alis4. cf lh:s frIE;:t
49,, ,I,.,.t,,crcd th.,t ,hr fusi.i,r$ h"d
49," ''..,,.,ci =, ,lc;r villaEc, brr>- Str."i
s:.,h;inr Thev had hrrun- ncQuat't" |
49,, ,v,--had seen their houses burn
ne. had soon their little property DE-
s.rnrod and could not f"rGa' III" sight
~ ,hrtv streets filled with c"rpSrs an"
yound.d.
|, dawncd upon ia .hat not merely
f,nr gave these people III" ipTHarhi'"
OF hunt,d animals. there WIS ais" hatred
toward the invaders %ho had 1a!"''i
upun tnrm and driven them from tro'r
homes by NJ Ght.
In thr evening VIC departed an! ir''a
- reach our own regiment. I'll" i'"!'
gians had concentrated '$"ln'"A'Ec :"
tho roar under cover "i u"N'','n' W.
""r> Qu!'e near t"r NV, ,'. Xix
fortified cltF OF l'iC"'. '"''''
m"n'& through when y" 'ts'''"' H''""
:" flames. tie lnhAoiIhu' jim
passed uS In Groves. N"in'"' "''"' ,
HiId did men were 'pu''''co 'IS'"~ Nv
seemed - b" everywhere IN IN" way.
W.. -. irr,s ~
on which % IA: their heads thrSS poor
Ieopl" dragged th"ms"ive7 by
Again W" reached Il N''i'S"' WIZ :,
- AL appearances Aa'! n'',' ''''." "
h. C"n,"h'cn pcopir; NV ''"'
:nH hu' runs cnuln ~ S,a;t,s ,..,r,',..r :,
1870 ,s or,o,,,. ,b,r, NAVY ,,Iv.
'''' OF ,'' ~ 49,, obo, ~. r,il;rorv
''IItN' Wv
~,
i"";FC -; r~-.. roI ,-;,5
German INES; Nv ',','''' '''" :; -
I" AK" + El''tHT N...''' 49, "
! l"r'tt'u "c't VA tinr, ,,i
| L"hi' '""H'H ." w. g., an,o- =. ,-:..>
i"'C'~ ''.,. ~ $500 80, r,u.o md
WV !. ven. rot ,.rrv dorI,
49,. 60 in, ". had 10 Witness with all
- ,r- srrscs m" terrible fights which
dcvc,onnd hcrr. I. was Il mGn-t"-nla-!
+i,,h, with The butts Of our guns. knives.
fists tooth We went against the enemy.
, ,,,. roe, rr,,uds Four,,, with
Wv r,tn ,,,ne nr bn,h L,d
gan o. H'".., ,r,,, ha,,,,no-,d
: l'N'''.' ,,.;,I' r;.,s had irs,
,,,',s,a mn orcr,,,,, viii = "n-vrar-rl,l
1..I.i,r and wa.s going 70 asSis. my
f-,rT,G because hts antncouie, was "f ..u-
r"ri"r strength Ny friend $ucr"'''!'d
sufdcrlv N biting tho Belgian 81 Tn"
rh::l So deeply tha: !; tore = iI"c" &C
flesh cut ,v.ih his teeth. TIL" Fclclhi' $
rain must lin%c hocn terrible. II" re-
'rn>,.I r.y cuinradr and ritn away with
e., .r,.:.t.,,. ,.rv &C palm
;.rrr,.h;::: developed by seconds. IT,"