The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-05

gone. On tho contrary. lie was smart
and dapper and looked like the Ilgnt.
weigh; horscman hr is His clear-cui
face and small. regular features denoted
descent from the old noblessc. and ne
struck me- in his bright tunic as one
who might be MOS; ftitlngly imaeeo II,
Il 2irc~ Of old Dresden china: Dut-hdu"h
10 ali this WAS the bearing OF CAVIAR!
commander.
His manner was courteous in the OK
IRENE: but h. showed inflcxIblc firm
ness and determination.
His staff were Of the pattern Of
! French cavalry officers. nav" seen
: much Of then, for v"ar- past at man"cu-
! vrcs. &c. and they combine tho best
! qualities OF cavalry leaders with the Ut
most camcrad"ric ami good fellowship.
] interviewed rha General Al some
! length. pointing out what NAG h"ctI
. told by General Jul1rc and his Chlei ~
! S;aG namely. that I'll" cavalry CORPS
! had boon directed TO operate on my lsf'
! or outer flank. ] informed him that IN
my opinion this WAS the point wncre MS
| presence was chiefly required and where
/ his action would hr most effective IN
! checking The. advance Of tho cncmy
! told thu t;cnr-al that I should b" very
: glad Of his help in that locality az soon
| aS poaSihtr. because in my PFcSrhi lot
ward position. and having regard. 10 the
! rnnlinucd retirement Of the Fifih
! French Army. ! should S"rcly nccd Al
| the aSSistanC" | could get I" r$tahilSh
, III" army under my command IN their
uCw position.
and syInpa h"tIc. II" eErr" iscd the Ut
! most d"Sir" 10 help IN" IN ctrry POSSIBLE
! way. IT," added that he nnd received
| no orders Ia muvc Ia tho hrft flank ana
, lions before H. could m:n'ch. lie fur
! thor tuld M" that after tn" hrdu"uS
! tim" h had "Xrcricncrd. when support,
| ing the HrlGian army Ills horses stood
That III my cas-" it wocld bc imp"ssihlc
/ for him tn lrarr his Present position Tor
! nj least iwrnty-fuur hours. h" prom
! iscd. however. to do all in his power L"
! help me. and, aS ny story wi;l ; present
ihcn went kac!. to l." t1lcn to- PICK
! UP my messages or news from Jnilr"
! or Lanrczar. Her" | WIS Claddcn"d l.!
Ianr"tI troops nr the Fourth division
Aftrr hri.:f halt at l." Catcau !
! started nEnn for my advanced h"adr
thn, Afternoon remain indcl,oly im-
pressed on my memory. Very shortly
! after leaving lie Catrau ] WAS met ny
I streams al Belgian refugees lying from
! Nom; and MS nriEhhorhnu6. They ""r"
! lying :lhnuE the field" III al directions
and block mg tho roads with. carts ana
/ vans in " hirh they were trying 10 carr!
| of ms m'I"h "f their worldly goods n
I :
! those co nrr"i" "NId"n'cS AZ DISTURBANCE,
+ and alarm which brought home To all
| our mi ndS what this retreat meant ana
| all hit it might come In mean.
! After much delay from these causes
| I rc: rhCd RavHi about halr-paSi TWO !.
| NJ. and II WAS with great difficulty that
/ my motor could wind rs way through
, ih: mass Of carts, horses. lu%ltirrS ana
| military baggage trains which lt"raIl!.
| '@5tvrr"d rv"ry yard of Spac" III IN" Sm'
/ town. The temporary advanced h"td'
; quarters wrr" established III the m2rk"t
! place. III" npp,"rHn'v 81 "mlTn u".i"S
| crying nt womrn and children. mingled
i with III" roar nf tn" gums AND tho not
] t;.r distant rrark of rifles ann machine
, guns. made II d"af"ninE norSf. amidst
! which il was most difficult tn keep Il
clear "y" and tight grip ~ tn" rapidly
changing course OF rrrntY.
! In z close room IN the upper floor Of
ihr Mari" ] found MW ray. my Ch1ci
| Of staff working h3 ri. minus belt. coat
| md COLLAR. Thr lr,s,t vas intense. Tho
, room was filled with 81 aft officers bring
Ing reports or awvItinG instructions
| Som" Of the H"Tplarartors staff had not
| closed their eyes FOR fnrtS-rlEht hours
and w"r" strrtchCV out "n forms or hud
dI'd up in cnrncr7,. wrapped in hat deer
Slumhrr which only comes I" brains
+ which. for tn" TIm" being. are. romplct'
ely worn out.
! If some Of Jlr armchair critics who
! 50 EIihly t:yrk. of tn" Easy time which
| staff officers. compared with th"ir reg
! mental cnVira6":. HAY" in war-lf som'
1 nf them gould have watched that scene
! they would b" more charr nf fnrrninI
such OPINIONS and spreading such wrong
| ideas.
Per sonallY. have always hccn IA,
] mo1, a refjimcntal than Il staff officer
| anI .havt. every reason to sympathiZt
! wYih the fl,rmcr. but when I have wit
| " .ssed scenes and gone through days
yuch as Dam now very Numerically de-