Paris Sees Peace Near as Big Four Agree on War Responsibility
Paris dispatch says Clemen ceau argues France must be repaid for postwar debts with a plan by Truchy showing France bears a heavy burden. The big four reportedly near agreement on responsibility for the war and a draft indictment of enemy leaders, with Wilson’s approval still awaited.
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Trudy
Germany
la Liberte
Clemenceau
Lloyd George
Orlando
Howse
Wilson
Peace Conference Positions Outlined by Leading Powers
The United States Britain and France define war end terms with 14 points disputed. Britain says major questions settled excluding some details while France demands indemnities. Germany to be held accountable while the Kaiser faces no trial. The Big Four edge toward a flexible treaty under league oversight.
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United States
Great Britain
France
Clemenceau
Lloyd-George
Orlando
House
Wilson
Bolshevik Stance Sparks Allied Reactions Across Europe
A reconstructed excerpt reports Bolsheviks declining to restore a national constituent assembly and criticizing Allied powers. It notes Soviet positions on peace terms with Germany and Bolshevik accusations of Western financial motives, while detailing divergent Allied responses and non-recognition within the Paris peace context.
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League of Nations
Paris
Europe
America
Ger
Russia
Theviks
Kolcha
Oken
Athens 1a Ready to Welcome reel B oys Tonight
Citizens decorate Athens for arrival of the 135th Machine Gun company tonight at the Armory. Free admission for all company members and their parents, with ladies admitted free. Mayors and local leaders to greet the troops after a welcome ceremony and banquet at the chamber of commerce.
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135Th
S. M. Johnson
Lostro Corner
Union Station
Court House
Mayer Woodworth
Jud Stinchcomb
Chamber of Commerce
Ellis
37th Division Demobilization Push at Camp Sherman
Major General Glenn orders continued demobilization work at Camp Sherman Ohio to speed homecoming of soldiers. The 37th Division is expected to muster out by April 19 with 8 000 to 9 000 men arriving the final days of the week and over 1 700 sent home tomorrow. 200 German prisoners will be deported after the peace treaty is signed.
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Camp Sherman
37Th Division
Glenn
Stockade
Lightning strikes a school injuring four in Ohio
Coshocton Ohio reported Nellie Clark a school teacher and four pupils were slightly hurt when lightning split a school house at Nellie Ohio yesterday afternoon. The building was left abandoned after the strike.
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Coshocton
Nellie Clark
Nellie
Ohio
Nebraska Snow Halts Wire Service Across State
Snow and sleet disrupted Nebraska wire communication after a night of rain. Utica reported six inches of snow with high winds, while many areas saw heavy sleet.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Utica
Sunday School Drive Aims at Statewide Funds Plan
County Chairman Ray C. Gardner outlined a campaign to renew finances for reconstructing Sunday schools across the county and state. The meeting sought to crystallize local organization rather than raise funds, stressing a broad, non denominational effort to support Sunday schools nationwide.
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Ray C. Gardner
M. E
Governor Cox vetoes Cochran bill on memorial speech
Ohio Governor Cox vetoed the Cochran bill that would let county commissioners decide who may speak in memorial buildings. He argues the measure violates free speech and that the public remains protected since sedition speakers could still be prosecuted after their addresses.
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Columbus
Cox
Cochran
Legislative bribe probe panel sets meeting this week
Senator Whittemore says the legislative bribery probe committee will meet Thursday or Friday. Members refuse to identify witnesses, citing privacy and ongoing inquiry.
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Legislative
Whittemore
Legislature to Probe State Departments for Efficiency
A legislature committee with accountants and efficiency engineers will study all state departments to outline reorganization for economy. The House approved the Whittemore resolution 95 to 2 with Democrats joining Republicans, and the Senate has already adopted the measure.
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House
Whittemore
Senate
Advance Guard Sails For North Russian Relief Mission
The advance guard of the North Russian relief expedition embarked today at London and will sail tomorrow as the full force moves toward relief operations.
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London
Yanks in France Back by Autumn
Admiral McKean said all American troops in France except the army of occupation should be home by the end of September barring unexpected developments. The statement was made in Washington on April 9.
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Mxing
Berlin
Hungary
Herr Lutehart
Entem
Germany
Seft
Orde
George Washington
Brest
Wilson
Jettt League
Washington
France
Army of Occupation
Admiral McKean
Navy
Western senators act to halt German potash imports
Washington April 9 Western senators moved to stop the dumping of thousands of tons of German potash into the United States at a critical point for the American potash industry. Arrangements have been made for an exchange of American food for part of Germanys vast wartime potash stock mined partly by American and Allied POWs and by women. Nebraska and other western states report 100 000 tons on hand, unsold despite farmers urgent need.
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Washington
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Wedding Permits Granted to Seckinger and Reed at Jacksonville
Hoy J. Seckinger a 22 year old miner and Lena Garnet Reed a 21 year old clerk both of Jacksonville obtained marriage licenses. The couple listed Jacksonville as their residence and the permits were issued by local officials.
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Hoy J. Seckinger
Miner
Lena Garnet Reed
Clerk
Jacksonville
Ohio Governor Likely Vetoes Emergency Relief Bill
Governor Cox is expected to veto an emergency relief bill passed by the house. The measure would let cities vote on May 28 to raise the Smith one percent law limits to cover deficits, or allow notes for three to five years via a Cox crafted substitute. The bill’s fate rests with the legislature after his proposed alternative.
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Columbus
Cox
House
Ohio Gas
Senate
Miller Public Utilities
Berry
Davis
Hall
Mettler
Snyder
Busbey
Utilities Commission
Penitentiary Construction Bill Clears Emergency Clause
The House approved the reconstruction bill with an emergency clause enabling immediate construction of a new state penitentiary on the unit plan. A rush clause passed to authorize contracting at once.
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House On Reconstruction
First Hun Ship Arrives Today
The cargo steamer Westhumawa of the French and Canadian line reached New York, the first vessel sailing from a German port to reach the city in four years. The three thousand ton ship left Danzig with goods and goods stuffs and returned to New York in ballast.
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New York
Westhumawa
Danzig
Barn Fire Claims Life of Charles M Baker
Charles M Baker died in a barn fire at Lowellsville when the structure burned while he slept inside. The incident occurred today in Burned in Barn, Youngstown County.
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Youngstown, CO
Charles M. Baker
Lowellsville
Sergeant Goodwin Reports Mail Delays for Oversea Troops
Sergeant Howard L. Goodwin, now with AP0 No 762 at Le Mans and formerly in the Athens post office, cites severe postal chaos in France. He notes thousands of moves at major centers and rapid address changes, including one soldier with five addresses in nine days, highlighting mail delivery as a weapon against overseamen.
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Howard L. Goodwin
Athens
83Rd
le Mans
Posmaster Lash
France
Dwin
Frank Phillips
Albanians, Italians clash near Betcha in Albania
Belgrade reports machine gun battles on Albanian soil near Betcha. A Serbian dispatch says Albanians attacked and killed an Italian general and two aides near Valdagne last week.
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Belgrade
Betcha
Ormsche
Vaudagne
Death Sentence For Spreading Alarmist News
In Buda Pest on April 8 a revolutionary tribunal sentenced Stephen Farkar to death for distributing alarming false reports about a supposed advance of French and Czecho troops.
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Buda
Est
Stephen Farkar
French aviator forced to land near Paris on transatlantic leg
Lt. Fon tan, leading the first leg of a planned Brazil flight via Africa, was compelled to land 180 kilometers south of Paris. The delay was reported today, outlining the perilous Atlantic route ahead.
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Paris
Fontan
Brazil
Africa
Death sentence for Emile Cottin commuted to ten years
Through Clemenceau's intercession the Paris court commuted the young anarchist Emile Cottin's death sentence for shooting the premier to ten years of hard labor in a landmark clemency decision.
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Paris
Clemenceau
Emile Cottin
Ohio towns unite to curb gas company power
The Ohio senate passed the Miller gas control bill after a hard fight, now awaiting governor signing. The measure bans arbitrary price hikes via service withdrawal, shifting dispute rulings to the public utilities commission. Local leaders James Ginnan E C Woodworth and C H Bryson led the effort for the Federated Boards of Trade and Athens Chamber of Commerce, with Alliance residents aiding. The new law empowers the commission to adjudicate gas company claims versus residents, ending coercive withdrawals used in Athens Perry and Hocking counties.
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Ohio Senate
Roment
Public Utilities Commission
James Ginnan
E. C. Woodworth
C. H. Bryson
Federated Boards of Trade
Athens
Sunday Creek
Hocking
Athens Perry
Public Utilities Committees
A Bartell
New Lexington
Weas
Ohio Ma
Alliance
Ohio
Saxony Falls to Soviet Reports Amid Berlin Crisis
Frankfurt telegram reports Saxony in contact with Budapest and Moscow with a threatening outlook. Bavarian anti Soviet factions mobilize at Nuremberg under Premier Hoffman as Munich endures siege and machine gun defenses. Spartacists target the national soviet congress under strict security.
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Frank J. Taylor
United Press
Berlin
Saxony
Budapest
Moscow
Herr Tandsberg
Mre
Eberg
Hanover
von Kleist
Fourth Army
Bradies
Felker
Kegel
Nuremburg
Hoffman
Munich
Farmers Will Pay Hand Hug Sum This Year
Washington reports farm wages will exceed one billion dollars this year as prosperity spreads to hired labor amid expectations of a record wheat crop. Prewar wages were about 500 million and last year rose 72 percent. there are 6 717 00 farms in the United States.
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William Phillip Simms
United Press
Paris
Clemenceau
France
Germany
Henri Truchy
Sorbonne Unniversity
Washington
Agricultural Department
Department of Agriculture
United States
Fink Robbery Try Collapses After Swoon in Park
John Fink attempted an auto theft in Schenney Park Pittsburg but fainted as occupants, including Police Commissioner Carroll and four officers, stepped out.
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Pittsburg
John Fink
Schenney Park
Carroll
Husky
Masons Call Special Meeting At Paramathia Lodge No 25
Paramathia Lodge No 25 F A M holds a special meeting Thursday at 6:30 PM. Entered Apprentice degree for J A Palmer announced. Secretary Roy Hinchman notes date and time.
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Masons
Paramathia Lodge No
Parking Orders For Big Evening Celebration
Police issued parking orders for the celebration tonight. No cars on South Court or from the Court House to Union site and money on Union street to the depot. No cars on depot grounds. Vehicles may park on Union Street west of Africa Alley.
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South Court
Goaurt House
Union Site
Union Street
of Street
Africa Alley
Chasers Leave Lisbon for Gibraltar
Thirty United States submarine chasers departed from Lisbon today bound for Gibraltar signaling naval patrols active in the region amid ongoing maritime operations.
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Lisbon
Unite States
Gibraltar
Special Carrier Service for Athens Subscribers
Regular subscribers in Athens may call the Messenger up to 6 pm if missed by a carrier and a special carrier will deliver the paper immediately at no extra charge. Routes are divided so every subscriber is served by 6 pm. if not arrived by the time, call the Special or Messenger Office.
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Athens
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