The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-14
BRITISH ARMY
OFFICER WARNS
AGAINST PEACE
CAPTAIN ROSA, WHO WAS d YFEEs
FIGHTING, SAYS PEACE TALK IS
ALL PROPAGANDA.
Germany Wants Anieu to Got Fighting
Amcng Themselves and VIII Then
Strike HaEd Blow.


Wheeling had rs her su">; for the
last two DAYS a distinguished Canadian
soldier il, the person Of Captain t. Rosa
uf tho sixth battalion. Second brigade
Of the flrSt canadian contingent ~h!ch
ir:l HaIcar,i"r for overseas service IN
Ortoirr. 1914. AMI got int" action IN
rcbru;t~y. 1915. III the bloody lprcS sa-
lion: N which three first Canadian con-
linrenis received their baptism oC trc.
.rh" first Canadian contingent. or
which the Princess Pats were part
haa been almost oblitcrated and very
rcw survivors are lcf, To tell OF the
battles.
In FLANDERS fields.
Where pnppics blow;
Between tn" crosses.
Row on Row.
t'antoi, Rosa j.: n I.0ndoner. but was
in Canada when the war broke out and
was one OF the first 10 enlist IN the
Canadian contingent and saw some or
the worst fighting in the war when
that 'contrmptib!e little army hl Great
Rri,a!n ontnumbcrcd ten 10 ono. held
the Hun horde back in tho Iprcs sa-
licnt.
When asked by an Iutelligencer re-
: porter yes tcrday what he Thought Of
the peace proposals. Captain Rosa grew
anEry and said: Never need The thit
cr the Hun. for I know them. They are
The most degraded CREATURES that Coo
ever let live. Nothing is TOO low fo7
Room tn do: murde-ers Of women and
! little children: thieves. liars. rapiSts.
mental drgencratcS, absolutely without
honor and respect.
while the allies are talking peace
to them and which they have whned
: fnr. they arr devastating the country
through which they pass. destroying
, cities. burning towns and as they rH-
treat leaving desnlation in their wake.
"My opinion ia that this peace talk is
Cerurnn propaganda spread 10 nut the
allies off their guard until the Hun can
stab !hem in tho back.
; This peace talk is spreading! For
: Gods sake. ;rr Ia stop il: can't YOU sec
! that Il Is crlppling your Fourth t,ib-
! crty Loan; Tint 'he workers of the ma
/ ton arc Stacking up and TINT Is just
what III" propaganda - spread Cor. TO
! get yuu off your guard. To isolate your
: brave boys in France. To leave them
; without ammunition. without the back
! ing al homr then tho Hun will start
! with rcJouhrd fury and kill them by
! tho thousands
! Franco and Great britain have gone
through this sanrr program. BIZ: thank
Cod they Spurned anything made in
Germany and the best bulletin that
have seen Yet IS tho cable from Lon
don announcing that tho British gov
rrnmcnt suspects the validity 81 the
g. German pCarr tens whatever their an
&war might b.. France is standing VIII,
U.s. as solid MS & stone wall and will
continue 10 eight until tho Hun - ru;
| into. The hell which hn deserves.
| Germany Is trying 10 separate the
allies: she is trying 10 60; this couu-
! try 20 Withdraw if possible so she ran
conquer France ard Great Britain. and
: then sh" can ovcrrun the the United
States at her leisure.
! "If this peace talk IS followed Cor
! nrany'S toms. when given 10 the allies.
, will bristln with propositions which Will
: start the allies To arguing among them
selves and irnl d;sintsEration will take
. place: just what Germany wants and
in tho meantime she will he rccuperat-
ing hcr strength. ready 10 deliver the
big blow AT tho time sh" thinks proper.
! Germany is not down and out and
will nor hr rniil SIR IS crushed ahsn-
lutcly. and whilr you think she is let
ting up she is Just sparrinE for time.
She has Strengthened out her limo. which
Sav"e thousands and thousands OF hor
Sighting men. as - tack = great army
to defend tho "alicnts which she has
nlantain"d anil now these - licnts arc
bent bach rnfohinE thousands ir,o the
main linz. great StrrrC ih"ning II.
The Hun is In better share .oday
than You think and This peace prona-
ganda * just on" nf his tricks which
tho Americans will learn later on as
events shanc Themselves"
Captain Rosa left Yesterday afternoon
fer Pittsburgh. nftcr spending two days
IL Wheeling. talking 10 the f. & q.
wdrltmnn in 'Nc Offices and shops for
the war S"rvicr commission.
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