The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-17


hat As far as poSSibl" M soldier Is
neglected in this respect. Every man
and woman with Il relative or TREND
In the army, and this will soon mean
practically every citizen "i IN" nI'"u
states, ought To write frequently 10
their soldiers.
If YOU haven't tim" to WIT" long let
irrs. writ" short ones. If You haven't
time for short letters. write post
cards. Bur write something.
As soon rs the men :" I" iEa'h'hS
camp begin to write 10 them. E"arlH
every soldier has period OF b"W''d'F'
mrnt and Inconsistencies. and this uSu-
ally occurs carly in his military ca
rccr. Young. 50 Young. most OF our
splendid soldiers. many nl "hoW
when they arc drafted leave nom" LOT
The first time in their lives. II does
NOT do 10 risk breaking the home Ties
altogether.
Keep Home Ties Knit.
One of thu things that burden inc
hearts of our English allies Is IN" fear
that This may have happened IN me
case of a great many uf the brave AUS
,r.lian and New Zealand soldiers.
They are incredibly remote from lh'lr
homes. Ii takes letters tire" moh'hS
IN cross the immCnSeowaSlr al waters
that lie between those south racine
islands and the French hatllrfcidS'
';'hree months for 2 mother 20 answer
= question asked by Gcr son EiA
months for an eXchanS" OF words De
tween husband and ~llc.
Thousands of the Anzacs have orcn
away from home. been separated from
,hcir families for three years. Nhch
,hev have leave Of absence they 80 10
rncland, and clubs and cantconS nave
neon onencd for them in London and
elsewhere. But their nome 'lrS a..
never knit. The English fear mat III
many. many cases they VIII never
knit again. A.
We do not want that 10 happen ID
our soldiers, and the best. indeed inc
only way 10 prevent it is 10 VIII" 'r''
torS frequent letters, and the right
kind of letters.
wa1ched those soldiers in our
camn overseas reading their ir'lcrS
from home. They did not rraH men,
inst once and then fold them up anu
mn them in their pockets. Every 10y,
Ter was read A dozen times over. un' II
tho words were learned o% nHar'
That. is why il is so impor'an' iha'
tho RICH, kind Of letters be written
Cheerful Letters Needed
nont write. The interest on inc
mortgage is due again neN "c'A anu
I'm sure I don't know where me
money is coming from. Don ''!,
YOUR boy that YOU have had bad Spe'l
or neuralgia and can hardly SEQ |"
write. Don't toll him that Jenni" IS
doing badly in school and shown Il
sulkv temper Thosc arr your worries.
moi his. He has responsibilities ahead
Of him, and possibly troubles and sur
rering immeasureably bigger than any
thing you face.
Above all, never dcplorc thc fact
that he is in the war, and never ten
him that YOU are praying for an car!
neace. No American SOluIcr who's"
mind has been enlightened 70 III" true
s,are OF affairs in This war wants IN
early peace. He knows thai an early
ueace would be a dangerous, 4 '"'"l'
neace, one pleasing only 10 III" Ger
mans and their starving and "nsIdVcH
allies.
In all the neutral countries, but
even more in Inc allied countries. Ger
man propaganda is working ov"rt me
10 bring about an early peace. Ger
man agents arc everywhere trying TO
undermine the morale OF ;he aired
pcople. especially The women. anc
through lhom the soldiers. How Trey
get into France is mystery ont
they get there. and they often remain
unGcrcctcd for long time.
remember visiting in tn" home "i
simple bourgeois French family
where the one remaining soldier son
was home on leave, Three sons OF
,ha, family had given up their lives
for France, one at the Marine. one al
Ncrdun. and ono in III" first battle OF
The Somme. Tie one remaining son
WAS in a dangerous service. anu per
hans one can hardly blame his mother
and sisters for listening 10 ANY suc'
ccstion Of a possible peace.
They Dislike Peace Talk.
They had heard. ono OF tho S'%l"TS
said. as we sat at tea. ira Wl'Enn
cream or cakes. nr cvrn bread. that
Franco and Austria We're abn%i IN
sign a separate peace. They hoped
the ncws was true. hccauS" iheN !taiH
would make peace. and tn" Niles
would only have 10 fight III" HerlIianS
=: i,,,, ,,, md El1pUprS
Never my dear sister. said the
rp$olute French soldier, "l'*i"n r. any
talk of that kind Never r"pHai il. -
pccially in the hearing of a soldier
We have our work 10 do. an! you
must help us. not weaken US. Th"r"
Is only ono kind Of p"ar" "" want.
and that Is he p"ac" that viii com"
when Germany is conquered
Fl. 20, up from. his scat aud l"Ft n"
room returning soon with :. poster,
ono of the many beautiful and striking
war posters tn" French hay" pro
duc"d. This on" showed terrible
nroco<sion Of old mon. women and
rhildron brin: driven from th"ir
homes BY 'hc ad:anr" nf German
troopS The Germans were s'rih ne
The helpless propi" with tho t'a' Of
their swords and 1auchin" hru'ally at
their suffrrincS
This j. no fiction" said the French
so,dior IN me-. This il fact NHd
thi: is what would HAPPEN again in
q rcw years if "" mad" p"ac" 800
soon. Why moi end il for all tim"
nov" We. men are ready 10 give our
lives We embrace The earth when