The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-19

how YOU contemplate actinE"
To This | r-pli"h in tn" carly hours
Of til" An:
~ do not know what has passed direct
between IInplish and French govern
mcn,S. bun i'r"nrh General Ii"adH"ar-
tors, told me positively IN answer 10
! pcat"d inquiry that lh"E are ''hiE Eemu
inr rir TERRITORIAL division from ltnNrr
10 0s,rnd. which they say is to start
II once Ivy sea.
with reference To tn" last sentence
in your message. 1915. pleas" refer 20
my message l'27@ despatched last niGh'
nj ga. sha II get report rom T'i,rr
l %cur yesterday In RruErs and Ant
wcrp directly and will wiz" again
That par; If my mrSsaC" F@@2I" Gro
ferrrd ,hnvrl. which bears on The sub
, irrt runs AZ follows:
"E>r"nch wish us Ia us" RouioCnn LOT
, lark am strongly av"rSc
To sending any troops inside th% fortress
: t"r Amt w"rpl even il They r"ui" II" got
, there"
General J"A'rc,'s telegram for N" OF
October has already h""n quoted. and
I had previously b"":I III constant COM
muut.ntton viii h'H en- MS Sui!"'1
When | despatched telegram f-'-
knew that JoHr".S views h''"ru'" Win
my own.
That the wishes "f the allied COM
nandcrs w.r" ignored in London ia fnr-
iher shown h% III" following message.
received h. Ms from IN" Sr'rH'HrN "l
State for War at $50 T. NJ. on ''r'"-
Der 4: ,..
and portion "f cavalry division To-day
but cannot E"t report from AM Wrrp
uu tho military situation from whl'h
l can decide wh"r" they should h' oiS-
| embarked.
where there ar" good landing fartl-
tiles. Can you send Eawlms"n ny motor
IL. ~
thn situation before tn" troops arrive:
This message was amr!lh"d by IN"
following message which was sent later
in tn" day ,,,..;
airy Force for relief Antwerp
! BRITISH FORCE.
Seventh Division. under General Cap
per. 1S0n0 men. siXIy-thr"e guns; gay
airy Division, undHr Genera HEng i:"nn
men. twelve guns. To arrive al Tr"-
bruEsc October 8 and October {.
Naval attachments under General Al
/ ston. 5000 men already there; also naval
and mta5y s%4yy ETnS aH1 Gc'srn
will be subsequently, noiili%d.
! FRENCH FORCE.
! '"TerritoriaI Division. General Roy.
! 5000 men. proper complement guns ana
i two squadrons to arriv" 0$'"aA u"t"h,F
| 6 to October Q: t'usilicrs Marins hrIEad"
under Rcar-Admirnl Ronarrh. E.nr0 mon;
! grand total $4,000 mon. Numbers are
| aDproSifnAi ely correct.
| In order To summarize tho SItuntion rs
| il was reflected in my mind at this tim"
| Will quote two more icl"EramS:-
! Lord Kitchener wired on tho carly
morning Of the 6th:-
/ "PfnaSr lot me have n teieEra 1hC APP
! probation If tho SITUATION Of the alli"d
! forces for Information of the govern
! mrnt."
10 which III" following reply was
Allied line extends from La Rassc"
! about fourteen miles southwest of Lii"
on the left. through Arms east Of Al
bert. RraY-sur-S1nim" W"Si 81 Roy"
sons. north nr T3rayr-' nj .a"nnoiS. CraoE,
! nellie R"rrH-au-Eac. then south 81
Rheims. then cast Ia N"rriun. then south
to 81. Mihirl. then east Ia rhlau""Grt
/ ''On the rXtr"m" loft IS tho Tw, nty-
first rr"nrh corps. win TWO cavalry
! CORPS operating between tarvin and
| Lens.
| Hard fighting north 81 tho Disc
! r'hcr" strength Of French corps "allEa
: lent "a tw"iv" corps and six cavalry DIV
| isi"nS ru!iparltiv. quiet On tn" AiSn";
! british forces III progress at cvarlintinE
! POSITIONS md mnNln gn"rth "f the
| Sumfnc near Ahbrvillr: move should m
! completed 10y thu 1WcniIrIn instant.
| Tho German limo extends from about
! Lille. roughly parallel Ia IN" Allies. west
! of Hnpaumr. Ihauln"S. R"y". south "f
! Nuvou. th"ncr along IN" Ht&lS north "i
. !hc AiSn" IL Eraonn". Fr!m"n'. N"G'." :
! T.thhrSS". Sommc Ply. northeast OF N"r-
dun whore il turns south Ia f>rnSncs-en-
Wo"vrr. then To near -. Mlh;"l. Thi"u-
! cOur, and east or Thiaucnuri.
The strength Of thc Germans mort h
| of The DISC is probably eleven corps and
i:ntnr cavalry divisions in position. Ia
! nddiiin IN Ihr above forces. on" hrEhd,
! was detained nj Cambria yesterday. and
reserve traps are holding "ntrcnrh"d
positions about Mems ad Nalcnrlrnn"S.
f.fi
Ia N hnu
"'rhr object Of tn" Allies is :" bring
about - retirement uf III" Germans Tr"r.
their present lin" by turning ih'ir north
flank. and AT tho sam" tim" !" hold nus
THEATRE Of operations rs man: German
corns n p0SSib1r. French general head
quarters anticipated that IN" northern