The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-08

| warfare to campaign Of movement
They were under fire from July Ia 10
| November II. he said with but ten days
| Of rest. He told how non-coms ana otlcn
privatcs commanded units that won Sal-
liant victories and said they did these
things because they knew the folks back
home wore behind them. Major WELDON
said the soldier boys at homo will hclp
TO put tho loan over.
Ensign w. P. Hahn. also of Pitt sburGfl.
told of organizing soldiers In six West
Virginia counties and said Ohio county's
soldiers were ahead OF him and wcro
WORKING long before he got there. There
arc no shIrkors among yodr boys ne
said. "'Uso thom and they will put the
loan ACROSS.
Lieut.. Carl O. Schmidt. chairman or
tho military committees. said that ih"
soldier boys arn awaiting orders from
tho OF eo1fti~o committee and thai lhoy
aro carer for tho now fray In civic nf-
fairs back homo. especially In III" V'o-
tory loan drive
Captain JoHonh ILonnH Jr.. explained
| tho rront cost Uf tho wnr. Ito Hnlh ihnt
at Now York. whore he wnn nintl"nod In
command Of n romnunt department. IL"
| Haw orrlorH for m high an 10000 h"rA"h
ond mules at ono tImc. IIo doRcribcd
how tranEportn wnro packed. 1ifty rail-
road cuginoa with hay aanfwichcd In
bctwoon. ntocl rnila on top OF these.
| automobiles ON top OF thoso and stables
ON dock filled with horses and mulcH
Those stables, no sald. cost as high as
| $1l,c 900 each. Horses averaged from
$165 to $3.50 per head
What are you going to do for tho
wounded-etop buying and lot them
| ,9ioQ~ hA aolre IN conclusion.
Captain Price Speaks.
Captain ]. b Price. head Of the Cham
! Der of Comnnerce. spoke touchingly OF
| tho fourteen Ohio county boys who made
| the suprnnto sacrifice In battle. Their
| eacrttce represents an obligation upon
you people OF Ohio county In making
this Victory campaign success, said
CAPTAIN Price. NO sacrifice we mako
can eqnal thatrs- They gave their all.
their families gave their blood 1t
should be- In the mind Of every citizen
OF Wheeling and Ohio county that tho
money asked has all besn spent. and that
tho job before US Is to meet our oonsa-
ton. Tie county has made o record In
previous drives and to fail to win the
| Victory drive will not only reflect on
us, but win establish our individual re-
sponzibitty for causing the nation to
repudtnts ita obligation If we fail to
do our duty. It will be to sanction ma
| toral repudtatton- That win not trans
Miro II tho task before us Ia difficult,
Lot ua be all the moro determined to
mako It tho SUCCESS that It shall be-
QmsrAarS Death.
luanp4reA by Captain Prtcesa address
On. piekey told Of tho death Of Charles
Qnarter. Tho ynung man was lying In
bed III when his transport. reached Glib
raatnr. BE brddtes picked him UP dnd
xhfe Ia O citing position Quarter
looaed over tho Gibraltar valley and
sSfd Doesn't 1t look Like the Shenan'
6Dah valley" BIS comrades laid him
Erntfy back On his bed and he died. b.
Inst words were Of scenes back homo.
As a tribute TO all OF tho local boys
who answered the Supreme summon:
Dz. Dsckey asked the bond workers tc
.Y.Ise and they stood In silent mediation
.luynl effort OF eHery soldier and SAX
each WIN DO hisAGk
Tom Williams, inst returned from
,cperseaa, said tho soldier boys had thed,
shoulders to tho wheel and were await
ing tho order To pnsh
Mr.. ". B Irvine. FeprHSentns tht
are prepared to do their share, ant
told Of I'm nev club plan OF fifty week
" paYnnn9a fpHtoad Of twenty-five
M. prsd Eox taEaDod Interestingly Cd
tho pzrS tho hnaahers play in Liberty
bond dGayes ind sa3d banks arc still
holding second. thru and fourth issaf'
bonds wfshcut pressing subscribers VIII
hssee Been held back by Ou eDtdsnscs
and. of1sa1 caasea Ho eatd 1t Is no $40
rtnea, 10 tRy Usaftsd States bonds ant
urFed al 70 fOoow tho spirit OF thd
scdtfsrn He said he believed tho ina
bornds WIN b nnr Two yearr.
IEurftuu Brennan delivered witty
addrusa. hoosrmg bonds and read
poem no han written ON WheeltnBs III
tnzttnu campaign
INA ztsnoys ADp0al
Re. Rsp B1nhop p. J. Donnhuo wni
c1tczldnd q rtatng tribute In cnnsrotu
latlon TOT h11 tw1nty-nfrn annAversnr,
In tho Wheeling diocese Bi1hop Donn
hue rnado q most impressive nppca
for tho a1rcconn Of tho loan In
roroafn uay no urged that tho drtp,
n bo ono OF Eruf1tndn. rather fhnn O
celebration ovor tho vtotn&y that Il
ourn Ho told OF tho largo nehmo I'M
paM by Ohio county und aaid nho pai'
dos of Cho state combined THE coupled
with tho fnct that Bavdngs OF todn1
nro unprecedented should guarantee tn
suocoas OF the drive, no said.
Bishop Donahuo pictured tho hopoles
situation overseas last March, Whel
R5e4d Murahal Hais almost gave up lit
oxht and urged tho a1ltcs to make
stand and to night with their back
70 tho vail to the last man. The Sui
\ broke through that dark cloud" tn
eminent bishop eaid. and out OF tn
\ darkness and despair the white VINCE
/ dove Of peace hna flown She has no
} reached her perch yet. but she Is 1ly
ing low and soon oil viii DO official
\ over and VIC shall have cause Tor rca
feeling Of most sincere gratitude I
J Alnixhty God, tho gtver OF oil 200
( gifts, that tho United States has bee
tho instrument to bring about this Won
dcrful victory OF justice.
Biahop Donnhuc related the Blolic'i
story Of tho cleansing OF the ten lcper'
Nino Of them. no said. went away re
iolcinx. but tho tenth prostratcd HIN
.eif In gratitude. This should be III
attitude Of tho United states and U
nil civilization" no said. In closing
4 Bishop Donahuo pledged his own effort
\ in tho drive and said no could as wei
plcdee the cooperation OF the foreign
born clement throughout tho nation
A. ". Fisher, member OF tho count!
draft board, praised the soldier BOY
and said the boys who were sent avn!