The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-06
WHEN "STEINY" JABS
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owners don't soon quit business they
may he forced 70.
Finrc and there som" fellow with more
nerve than business sons" ia making
last dcSpcrat" effort To get at the SOL
dlcr'S roll. Everyone has some kind or
a novelty 70 soil. trink"ts and s"uVon-
IRIS Of IN" war. but the boys are not
falling worry hard for this game. for they
have souvenirs Of their own. brought
back from France. that arc priceless.
Hundreds Of books donated TO the
camp library by Wheelingitcs are being
on loved by West Nirginia's soldiers
here. Henry Green. camp librarian
and former state historian of West Elr-
cinia. IS chief librarian here and. or
course ho takes an unusual interest IN
Whccln='s and West NlrginIa'S boys
All of vhr boys know Mr.. Green we'll
and spend much time with him and use
tho books Of his library extensively. he
is referred to as one of tho most able
librarians tho American Library Assoc
citation has in it's service. He spent more
than year overseas.
The books from Wheeling were Sc
cured through tho efforts Of Miss Eta
Roberts WhcclinC's city librarian. Sov-
with these hooks Of every desirable
class were purchased and sent TO Camp
Lees library.
Mr. Green has the books classified and
arranged 81 that IN a flash tho boys can
find anything from Diamond Dick to a
Latin classic. AS n result OF his DIS
play Of efficiency. ne has been singled
out by tho Virginia Historical Society
TO write an official history OF library
work in the military service.
Tho first proposition put up to every
soldier after he returns 10 camp from
overseas is an opportunity TO re-enllSt-
A remarkable recruiting system mas
been established here and every soldier
"a made thoroughly acquainted with all
that Uncle Sam has to Offer those who
re-enliSt for service in tn" Regular
Army. Men arc called together in units
and lcctured by recruiting experts They
arc Informed as 10 conditions IN civil
| life throughout the country as TO work.
| wages and future prospects and are then
offered tho privilege OF cnlistIng for n
one year period if they desire such
short enlistment. A great many OF the
| soldiers promise to rc-cntcr the service
after making trip home and many en-
! list under this condition. None or
! WhrclinE'S boys have rc-cntrrcd the
| service thus far but officers say that
! they get certain percentage or every
! organization, il not at once. then after
| tho boys are homo for short time.
| When a man rc-enlists under the pres
cnt system at Camp Ice. he receives his
! discharge at once. ahead Of the other
mon Of his organization who arc hoinG
mustered out This enables the Camp
| Recruiting officer to promise him his
| furIough and everything pertaining 10
! II within As hours. This program IS
! now being carried out and OF course IS a
great induccmcnt enabling tho r"-cnlist-
Cd mon 10 go To their homes without de-
Law to spend their thirty days among
their friends and families.
Camp Ices offi"ial publication has
suspended in Official acknowledgement
: that rh, war is over and 4 camp paper
. no longer needed.
! Wheeling and West Virginia were
J we'll rrrr"s"nt"d on the staff "f the
! E,yonrt from IT'S very first number.
! Walter Wilhelm. Wheeling artist. was
| staff carto0niSt from IN" first TO tho
| last dav Of the Bayon"ts life.
! Claude & E"nnr. ln,"liIg"uc"r city
! hail and court hous" man. was on" OF
! tho f:ayon"r'e right hand mon.
camden "Rud" Tan"y. editor Of tho
! WhecIIrg Reg 'st"r. was another who
! ri,kl'I III" typewriter Keys !"r mo
: ;,rnus"rr. u; If tho >uldI"r lads here.
charles ! Rolling Of tho Charleston
Gtz"rt, and Ross Is. Johnston. OF tn"
! Mnrrau'rwn <"w Dominion. ais" served
ON llr Eayon-t staff for mary weeks.
| MANY feature writers OF not" who
! un,yrd through Camp leo. wrote for -
! Eay, net. chief If them l."" Papc. who
has won frrr through writing "Littlc