The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-18
CLOSE Up VIEW Of THE GERMAN
REVOLUTION BY SPECTATOR

, IN Monday suddenly for thr i'rst 'lfne
E,ard tn, shun;s 81 of:nn repeated thcs"
DAYS TAKE cover. they arc Nring. Men.
women and .ch'!drrn ran for their i'Hes
! from WiIh"lmStraSS" towards SmaIi"r
! STREETS Tho first shots had been fired
, j, the LjrnziEcr StraSSc. 4 few minutes
afterwards hand bombs suddenly "Npl"d-
; al ius, OutSld" III" restaurant Windh"
ami an old man Jay bleeding on the pave
! !nc!t.
VIVA. l!ru followed in IN" rcs'aurant
I - almos; symbolic uf i:c Who'll" attitude
! ~ IN, r,rpcr classes these days. CIR
aims w"r.> drawn at ihc windows. lamps
! LIT and singing and muit"rinE rutN'
! oyer tho mob. and business mon went o!'
! with ,hrir lunch ar ordered II cordial TOT
. tn. ;.urru.:., uf s;cadyirS their nerves.
: i;u: none OF th"$" fine gentlemen even
! :hut:gh: nf taking Il rifle and going eur
md fight against III" nnlFh"vist though
: ;i,r INIT, and fear thcr1.
Fighting lhny lHav" /" N" G"Tfrnnrht
, ana aiuri;y SOCIALISTS. ] know many
rr,:r g: tho III pr classes keep rifles and
hand i",iiIl,> IN their hands 20 defend
thrir homes agaiISl thr E"lSEcfiSt pun
d"r"rs. ir:' h"f"r" ;h"ir own homes arc
| attacked they viii nn' fight. Only to-
wards III. rui OF ihr Week. battailphS
, with student nffir"r~ v"r" organized
hui ni.Iv comparatively small numh"r@'
The Bir Battle.
WIRE. IN, r" vanguard fights. hut ~! Wsd-
rrsrn. .Er big Spart"cnn offensive no
gar. l}Ii iiI"r i WIS already '"n ia,'.
Iir,iiu"'if had missed MS chance. EHs
government finally understood now - x
Ium> It's. ,.iti'"'i"n was Gnd tho necessity
If puitinC fore" against force. Women
wy. armed and sn4d:crs scat from all
pn-f. ~ the country. Aln"Gt cory
where IL" government troops h"id th"ir
ground Echt!nE liz h"t"r tHr MOT"
t,1 fI.,-sr foI
"r.w. Gua,av E0Skc Is certainly IN"
ulr-, uh" saved IN" situation and ant
'nInird lha government and thr whole
ma inri:v parry with energy and III" cont
,lcurc ~ victory. He Is considered tho
nnl.- man Of action in tho Wh"" govern
mont; Thanks :" him tn" haiti" was
urtci,rnlly' wiu Friday when tho SPARTA
,rIv offensive. WAS broken and tho gov
.rnnlrri tr,r OF. ino,, tf7 'n!tHtiV''.
~ ip!.l Mask" from III" beginning r"-
:u-'d :" tr~H' NTH E""'luii"n'SiS ana M
SISTED on ,n"ir uncnndtIio ral "1ri;ula-
Whilr ~. ratrIr rnrrd in Wilh"ims
Plat! H. ii"irhSfac hous' station M,
wen, r'i much IS usual - other rnrt' or
,rc town. Ir..irirhetrassr. f"w hum
Gr-d cards from Wiih"lms Platz. was
frn .: IT," r;snnl cr"wc or cigarette and
,,.r-r >,li"r.. ladies shopping. men
rir"li.isi rr un :hcir way :" business.
. Mn=I >hrp~. restaurants and cafes were
. rr;hlrr n1I,. hai IN" Nisrin' ;inhiiC. Though
. l,..,r.,. Of course "''"r"whrr" Spok" "f
. .iuiiijn;- lM; III" r":AlEtirr!. P"or!" w"r"
} g"n.r,ilv pr.sS;mrS;lc anc 7 "ft"u heal
, 'nrr,l say tho uniy way "c securing T"ac"
+ ~ y, rlIr: Hnull. J." ~" 0rcupntiun bS
. he ;.;,r.,r trn0G's. Som" wanted .An6rI-
+ ear enl,iinr% nf G"rmur descent. others
/ were nfraid ihrSn would "" contaminated
T hv EnlSErvism and thought English
Guards or we'll dIscrlla"l Scots would
. b.. safer tl,Hk it""" DAYS many H"r-
, liners woIii Wri'nrf" :" SaH!"urS even
. n" CCtnrrG fruo',S Ih"H dreaded ana hat
- So MITCH wh'n need acalns; tEHm-
, selves.
Decorated With Garlauds.
I Mans. yia'.'" Whrr" III" hotties! nShtS
.rnl p!ac,. ar sill decorated with gar
, lands AID inscriptions "f 'W"lcHre
. iEoul, pa uu TIL. return - IN" SainH
! soldiers ,;nw fighting against III" Berlin
( TrrET;"H.
/ H. tn E"i"!Is;aE h"us" I noticed n
...,,i 81. Of u'arhiu" guns III position under
.rs, rIrtirus clarifying The German poo
i.l.. Many buildings ar" badly damaged
Tin. Enrw1.rtr nffi.'" looks like many OF
Ia. hntere uf Flanders. n ths streets
rnH nru>r~ IN" Spir;arnns have held IN"
Berlin public can now r"' m idea OF m"
stat" in whi,'h their admired field ErhYs
i"ft Cnn.hrni ard 81. Quentin.
Several million rounds or munitions
have. h,".n fired f,ut in spite at In" clos"
! ranCr ih.. number 0c tho victims Is com.
parativrly low. probably hardly over 400