The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-24

! cncountcring and overcoming opposi-
| ton on the way.
From the rooftops tho government
troops started to use flame throwerS
and the tank was hidden from our view
in dense sheets of flame. | confess l
never expected 10 see II again. ana III
sptc of the use of this new weapon
the intrepid Rosa Luxembourg was seen
! IN nnpcar several times 10 rally little
| bodies of the Spartacist troops VINO
! had fought their way forward in Inc
wake Of the tank and were at this mo-
! mcnt giving way before the flame at
! tack.
The courage and daring OF this wo-
man were astonishing. She did not
seem To know the meaning OF fear. she
ran about among the flames directing
| the attackers against points she cons'u-
I cred weakest. and the men were so
| moved by her daring that they TOOK
fresh courage and followed in her wake.
A Charmed Life.
lusl then i battery Of guns hidden
! from view up TO that moment opened
| ire. and before this new attack the men
began Ia wavrr again. Many we're shol
/! down rs they hcsitaicd. and one paF'!
! of about 40 WAS wiped out 10 y man
! Nothing dauntcd. she rushed towards
! the post from which the nearest gun
| was firing. and called To the inch III tA''
next Marty 10 follow her. They follow
ed. and she rushed 10 the posi- win
About Il dozen OF the mon clos" PENN"
! her.
II WAS n, this moment that III" gov
eminent troops started 10 bomb inc
area from the air. and as S""n aS ms
gun foil into the hands Of IN" rc'"'u.
| iinnnrjrs II was attacked u? Il hummer
/ uf machines one bomb was hlCc'!
, aimed and blew the gun 10 BITS. .huE''hh
All around It for some HliStanr". M'hE
nf them were killed. and It s"rilrh
,h,i ,h,. Amazon leader must have
shared thr same fate. Sh" din NOT 'u'
We cav her rise again and rally the mon
, nearest 10 her.
They were su impressed with tho
many narrow escapes OF th"'r "'"rE.
! that I think they hogan Ia imagine 'h"t
she bore a charmed life. Thty P"Sn'1
nn after her. and tho next gun posi- I'''
wa; taken with "a rush. The whole OF III"
f, royrrnmcut troops defending INC posi-
| being killed.
piapoucal Order.
E;,-cc counter attacks wrr" then u'-
| liyrrrrl bv the government troops, wiz
n,d nv lhiS time .rcceIvcd Fciht"',;
; ,r.nts and IiGhtiug nj the most tcrr'n'"
'i,.,r,ntin, cuutinGrd through the
. ,;rb, +, Wa blowing bullets an"
: shrupnrI the whole night thr""sh' w
! fire seeming never /" Slach'"'
could hardly venture out 81 inc w.,
nf dnnrway. 50 continuous WAS t"'
g.. ,rI attacks with the hayonct were
! n,t,c delivered at intervals b. oolh
! sides.
I ON. bombing party came up 10 the
! hous,. IN which w ~"rc sh' l'c''"s'
/ Irn,Iv under The impression W" were
,.rrir. Two bombs were hurled INTO
: tb,, house and the explosion was ''r
I ,,r,. I'm, fortunately nobody was Kiiicd
I trough n few WEIR injured.
,yr,Ic IN. partv were waiting outsid"
;, 500 what would r. their next move. n
,,r, ,r Srurtncists attacked them.
: rcrc,. righ; rnsurd. The SpartacIStS got
= a., hc,.cr of tho government troops,
: r,,u,nIv because Of the fury with when
! ~, A,n,yous fought and ntor" the DIN
! ~ N. fighting could u" heard the CRIES
: ~ ,r- wounded and dying. These women
! f,urlr with r,lrnil"s* fury and Wou!d
! rot give quarter
Nor did tho government troops. FOR
tina, matter. They have Il bitter rrudge
urninst the AmnznnS. saying that. had II
| moi been for them. III" tIghting ~"ui"
, hpy,. been over by now. heard the
! ,.u-ntuundrr Of on" Of III" parties OF gov
crnment troops call to his men that they
! wcr. tu taHr no prisoners when hc was
J ordering an attack on = hnuS" IN when
| Ihcy had taken refuge II" knew inc d"-
| tenders were women and the men knew
II tun. but 50 impiacabic is the hatred
which tho government bear tn these ter