The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-26

the buildings rr".".;1'i. with only one
wall standing. al! = s;'"II thr';u&h w.
place would fore: I'll" :,":"t"IH at rum
upon tn, EYES at TIA .".!."!d''r.
Outside r." CITY Nns In ba'i."""'i
whrr" cor roo hu;nau t"inG l"S! i'''N
lives in |; months ntlti.. and TIT Ia
rcrrnlbl"G 4 rharu"i h"uS''. ~; 80 ''''.'
Of a p-,ol % water 4 n"1ry hI"":n'd an!
when he STOPPED down I" pluck ~
flower a human s:;Uil WAS s-cn Ing
in the huttnIn OF tn" pool. Hn ;tr ia
part or the hrlh an old woCn"uf >h''
was picked up AMI thrown away /" no.
.or when tho ankle and foot e: IN
wearer was still IN thA shoe.
The party stumbled over n" she'll
torn field for hours anL w'st beck :"
the city and then visited the military
cemetery. and read many Of ihH !ns"rlp-
tions on the -lit;lr whit. crosses that
marked the graves of IN" soldier dead.
Many Of thr inscriptions were b"tut.-
full m sentiment and one, remembered
above the others. was on L cross wish
4 wreath and had tho few simple Inns
III French. evidently from q wifn and
child, and read. My little hushnnd.'
and underneath: My little father. The
stuffed means Of b"r"avcd family.
Such sr"r"s as witnessed III and
around V"rdun ars depressing TO IN
American and Il uun-comeatant. and the
French guide. noticing Il, remarked tina;
thNy came from America, where thcr"
w,:.. no ruins but IN France th:'y hIr"
nothing but ruins. Eut France Will RS"
out - thes" ruins As a better and pur"r
nation. through the ashes "f her Draw
AMI Lut:tui and Will b" transtigu7"d
through her r;larTyrium
observations w"Cc "!tcd OF the ~
States StupendouS series OF supplies
irorn he coast to the ultimate point or
distribution. and tn. wonderful work,
Of the American achievements in tie
building Of hug warehouses. docks. rail-
roads. locomotives. iLr;illcCI' schools and
aviation schools established by :ncn IN
training FOR military duty. which showed
the efficiency o. III" American people
German efficiency cam" in I"r
scathing Remuneration. Rabbi Silver said
tht German efficiency was tho d,adl-
sSt enemy OF democracy. Germany Took
40 years OF efficiency la preparation 10
los. the war.
lIc san tn" American soldier ~ al
phases in. Franco a;d said thai he had
not changed mis- rT!Ui"n and that K WIS
tn" sam" as whoa h" had lief: home
Those facts were apparent on Tho sur
face: N.an had suffered morally or
spiritually. bur they hStl received IN
i"r-r'inhl impressions II France They
VIII bring back IA" IMPRESSIONS ut the
III, CT III" French p"opl" ~ which hire
- no Hypocrisy ami priidrry. War has
cut out S"c.I. I:tSi.S AID tG: soldiers III
France lr" all al;is". He vas with Il
New T"rh Division. ard ~ dlffcrcr,
Cr."ds VIZ" r"i'r'S'.:icI II that division.
oU'. Ink" I'll II III" American army. thy
have gotten 70 know rlI.. another AID
c;,n:rS ana cv""ds w"r.. ivCS"ttcm.'
At Chateau ThI"rr$ ~ saw three
graves III 4 row. on" containing L r.
trs;;.n;. another u J"w ANA rhr other b
Catholic. III" three ;H-n were buri.'d
by sh" SAM BAPTIST chaplain. who cN
pressed ths d"Sirs. to soc all men un!t"d
in lif.' as those thr"c incn were united
IA death.
The returning soldiers VIII bring back
brothcrhocd. and TING rabbi said that
the Americans N Franc" w..C" more re-
. Ii!;ious than when n home. In France
they had found :! God whose worship is
i!"Irt!"n. loyalty and sacrifice.
III" "n4 sustaining :aCt of the war
va Ia" greatness and glory OF :Er cuIu-
mon Or average man n Ike. To-day the
cn:mmn;S Elan - common uui% that he
ma; not !rad IN. h"ru,sin IN HIM SURF. Il.
Til" war has written Il '!"w epic e:
; the common iHau. III" man wh" makes
! America -, '":n'r-Ow
! Mhii.' ~" SoIG:.- in Franc" hra
! Smashed ~. In, II TITO enemy. H.. wa..s
/ /" !s,,n~ wHnl IS h...:t;; d",i" at n",:.,.
: IL asks Ia. ~" smash tn" I'm. Of So
t.''lri Industries, ,rnr"i:.i" wrong. religious
. o'-..trv a!;i i,ui.'lral '.hirrnc"ry
tn,-.. ;,SSr,rr,..fi -