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

From Our Correspondent in Germany!
Ek,RIIN. Feb. lG.--E"rlin is = great
battlefield and the streets ar" as uaT:-
gcrous as any Of tho approaches 10 LII"
uosi,iunS nSsailed by our troops III lhc
drspcratr battles uf the Great War. Inc
fighting is Of TN most desperate chaF-
nctrr and US fortunes wan and Wanc
with rrmurkabl" impartiality. victory
now resting with one side and then with
the other
In a day position such rs news
naper Office ar a factory may chanGG
hands five ar SIX times anu at each
chang, il is for tho victorS to clear "ut
the piles Of dead who are found IN inc
fortress.
Women are playing a great part III inc
r,rhiinr and mr.. displaying the MOST
, amazing courage and daring. hafr
inst come back from tho lighting around
Tho great Mosse printing works. In ms
attack the women were kept in reserve
nc shock troops. 10 BE- hurled Ia the AZ
sault whrr every other attack tailed.
Some of these women made fine SOL
dicrs for this sort of work, and ;h"E
had no idea If giving in. even when STR
rounded by hurd"s "f III" government
truupS.
On" very thrilling moment was wh"h
I'm, women brought. their tank into ac-
lion. when thu government; troops hau
rffcctcd :, Indgrnrnt III III" great huld-
inE. The artillery had com" uN, and
nprncd fire with their special nnii-tanK
guns on this monster. dclugins II with
shells. and for tho ;imc being arrrstinS
It's progress towards the point Of attark.
Amazons In q Tank.
Evidently there was something wrong
with the machinery. for one OF IN" w"-
mon was Srcn 10 come out OF IN" tahk
and started IN examine /; very closely q.
Immediately she was fired at by the
cluster Of sharpshn"terS gathered around
Tho works. ana she WAS HIS S'F"T':
lines. | saw her fall.
She Jay S,il for few seconds. anu
The other women who wrr" standing II;
the door Of tn" tank hastily closed H..
and orencd fir" with their own gun.
against tn" SharpSh0ot"rs. VIII" had
then moved mp To within 4 f"~ yards o.:
the uroStrair Amazon. Sh" slowly
raised herself on her elbow and locked
round dazrdly. the bullets wh!stllnS
over h"r head al tho time.
She called out. and III" door Of inc
,ank Opened Twu women came out, Onr
was Rosa I.uN"mhurg. tho woman leader
nr tho SpartaciSts. and there was no Diff
firulty in recognizing her from her
phntOgruph% Sh" rushed towards the
proSt rate wonHn. and helped her /" h"T
r"ct. Government troops rushed from
al directions. and fired wildly.
4 few got clos" Ia the TWO women.
Ono 1cv"l"d u rifle almost against III"
breast Of Rosa l.ux"mburg. and Il sc"m-
! 81 IN us she was certain Ia hr killed. Sn"
did NO; appear in 'h" least troubled. she
stood quietly f"r n second. gazing fixed
| " at IN" man. and evidently daring him
| 10 fire.
Tho man suddenly dropped his rif!" L"
, his side. and walked hack again /" loin
his comrades. In VIVA, strange way 81"
had nv"rcnm" ih.S man l cannot say. but
Hh" certainly did so.
Lost In Flames.
Tn" firing from Il diStail'" was re-
sunl"d. and under 1t Rosa luN"mburE
hrlp"d Ia carry tn" body Of tho injured
/ woman into the iauk Then sh" re-
| turned. and for about - minutes she
worked under iir" grtting In" tank on
! The move AGAIN She succeeded IN
! getting il going. and when had done ."
! shc jumped IN and the attack IN IN"
! government tru"l,s was resumed.
! Al lhiS moment tn. din nf IN" can
! nnnaduc was furious beyond n"asur"
! moro terrible than anything hhd
| experienced on III" S"nm" last July or
| in tn" Subsequent lighting.
| In spit" ct! tn" murdrr"uS hal rAih"u
| ON tlr' tank IN" daring w"nEtn Ent ''l"
| action close against the building. ana
! hr their strady fire forced the govern
mrnl trumpS To abandon TIA" place AiNf
| losiug heavily. Then the tank "or'h''u
ITS way through IN" narrow streets ana
| intricate passages behind ~" huil"lhs'