British retake Meteren and stabilize positions in Flanders
London reports British troops recaptured Meteren and restored lines east of Ypres after German advances along the Lys. Haig says counter attacks near Wytschaete succeeded and enemy efforts north of Bailleul were beaten off with losses and prisoners taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ypres
Lys
Haig
Aras
Boyelles
Wytschatete
Meteren
Somme
Bailleul
Rebecq
British and German Frontline Actions Report Heavy Losses
April 17 dispatch notes Von Arnin and Von Quast press toward Hazebrouck with heavy losses on both sides. Wytschaete occupied in dusk fighting as British forces push near Ypres. South of Ypres a failed Allied advance ends with enemy flanks surrounded by artillery and machine guns. American patrols cross near Toul Night reports describe clearing German machine posts and wounded troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Phillip Simme
France
von Arnin
von Quast
Hazebrouck
Wytschaete
Ypres
Toul
German offensive aims at Mont Kemmel and nearby heights
From the Ypres region the German drive targets the Flemish high ground including Mont Kemmel 400 feet high and adjacent peaks. Von Arnim’s sixth army attacks the British west flank while the fourth army moves on Mont Kemmel and other ridges. The plains to the west are flat and the storming of these crests is expected to be hard. Prisoners report German activity near Hazebrouck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Phillip Simms
France
Ypres
Flanders
Hindenburg
von Arnim
Mont Kemmel
Wytschaete
Mont Scherpenberg
Mont Rouge
Monte Noir
Mont Rokerelle
Mont Decats
Mereville
la Bassee
Hazebrouck
Greek forces advance across Struma River to occupy multiple villages
An official British report from Salonika says Greek forces crossed the Struma River above Lac Tahinos and occupied Be rlikamah Kakarmika Salmah Kiste ki Ada and nearby villages. British forces also took Kum Ormanli.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Struma River
Lactahinos
Berlikamah
Kakarmika
Salmah
Kisteki
Ada
Salonika
Kum-Ormanli
Baron Von Rajecz Named Successor to Czernin
Amsterdam reports Baron Stephan von Rajecz former Austrian foreign minister has been chosen as successor to Count Czernin who resigned after the Emperor Karl letter incident. John Wyckoff and Michael Collins Jr. D. 8. 8S. salesmen at Mine 210 Sugar Creek sold over $3 000 worth of stamps after canvassing part of the mine and forecast yearly sales of $7 000 to $8 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Stephen Burian von Rajecz
Czernin
Emperor Karl
Prince Sixtus
Vienna
John Wyckoff
Michael Collins, Jr
Sugar Creek
Schwab Named Director General of Emergency Fleet Corp
Charles M Schwab becomes director general with full control of the government shipbuilding program. At General Manager Charles Piezs suggestion the offices of general manager are abolished and Piez remains vice president of the shipping board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles M. Schwab
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Charles Piez
Schwab
Piez
Shipping Board
Potter Named To Head Production End Of Aircraft Board
William S. Potter, long a leader in the Guggenheim interests, is appointed to direct the production end of the aircraft board as part of war time reorganization to place industrial men in charge of producing war supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William SS. Potter
Guggenheim
Aircraft Board
Bolo Pasha Executed in Vincennes Courtyard
Paris reports Bolo Pasha, convicted of high treason, was executed in the Vincennes courtyard today. He expected a reprieve until yesterday evening. The execution, likely by firing squad, followed his 1917 arrest for taking German funds to promote peace propaganda in France. He allegedly obtained 2,000,000 here, deposited by Deutsche Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Bolo Pasha
Vincennes
Bolo
Paul Bolo
Pasha
Abbas Hilmi
Egypt
Germany
France
United States
Deutsche Bank
Berlin
Local Soldiers Wed at First M. E. Parsonage
Dr EB Banks a 32 year old Buffalo soldier and M Bower 25 of Athens were married by Dr B D Evans at the First M E parsonage. The note ends with a wartime call to support Liberty through purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EB. Banks
Buffalo
N. Y
M. B. Bower
Athens
B. D. Evans
M. E. Parsonage
Petitions Begun For Athens County School Relief
The Athens County Teachers Association begins a county wide petition to Governor and General Assembly seeking financial relief for schools. Signatures collected through May 1 1918 with petitions available from Pearley Gaskill and submissions to Supt. Alex Root.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County Teachers’ Association
Boards of Education
Governor
General Assembly, and Friends of Education
Pearley Gaskill
Athens County Teacher’s Association
Alex Root
Athens
Garden allotment drive expands to Sunnyside area
The Chief of Police has about forty lots on Sunnyside between Morris Avenue and Maplewood Drive along Ohio Avenue for garden use. Known as the Cable property, the land will supply local garden demand with more lots planned. Some owners feared compulsory action due to weather delays, but authorities warn they will offer chances to cooperate before drastic steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Avenue
Maplewood Drive
Ohio Avenue
Porter
Strikes Forbidden by Minnesota War Board Order
In St. Paul Minnesota on April 17 the Minnesota Safety Commission and state war board issued an order barring strikes during the war. The directive aims to maintain industrial output and public responsibility amid wartime efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Prfas
St. Paul
Minn
Minnesota Safety Commission
State War Board
No Time for Idle Weapons by Melville Davisson Post
A wartime exhortation urges massing American resources to resist a barbarian advance. The author calls for every dollar as a weapon and warns that idle money weakens national defense, referencing France England and Italy in active resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melville Davisson
France
England
Italy
America
Gulf of Venice
Burial at Marshfield for Walter Edwin Brooks
Funeral services for Walter Edwin Brooks aged 3 were held at the New Marshfield M. E. church yesterday at 10 oclock. Burial followed in the local cemetery. He died at home after a brief illness with measles. He leaves two siblings with his grieving parents Mr and Mrs Arch Brooks of 208 West Washington Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshfield
Walter Edwin Brooks
Arch Brooks
West
Washington Street
New Marshfield M. E
Bolshevik Ultimatum Triggers Border Shelling
Bolshevik leaders on the Manchurian Siberian border issued an ultimatum to Chinese authorities demanding the handover of CossackSeminoff and disarming his force. China refused, Slavs bombarded a border railway station but shells fell short as Bolsheviks assemble near Vladivostok.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Press
Tokio
Aprit
Seminoff
Pekin
Manchurian
Vladivostok
Nelsonville Rent Suit Yields $120 Verdict
In Common Pleas Court Lillian M. Taylor sued John Caldwell of Nelsonville seeking 130 dollars plus interest for unpaid saloon rent from January 13, 1916, to September 6, 1917. The jury awarded Taylor 120 dollars plus interest for the verbal lease on the Nelsonville building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
Lillian M. Taylor
John Caldwell
Nelsonville
Batum Taken as Russian Port of Trans-Caucasia
Constantinople reports Batum, an important Russian port on the eastern Black Sea near the Turkish frontier, was taken on Monday. The capture was officially stated today via London from Batum in Trans-Caucasia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Constantinople
London
Batum
Trans-Caucasia
Black Sea
Allies secure surplus Liberty motors for war needs
Washington April 17. The Allies have contracted for all Liberty Motors produced beyond American needs. Airplane experts say the surplus is urgently sought as quantity production grows. The Liberty Motor has been tuned to 450 horsepower from 350 and engineers are testing further increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Indians Buy German Schaeffer Renames Post Civil War Oath Mention
The Cleveland Indians bought baseball clown German Schaeffer from the New York Giants and will rename him Herman for patriotic reasons. The article notes the Civil War era oath of 1867 excluded from voting anyone who bore arms against the United States or aided the rebellion.
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Cleveland, O
Cleveland Indians
Schaeffer
New York Giants
Germany
Herman
United States
Teuton Capture of Helsingfors Reports Heavy Losses
Washington reports Swedish sources say the Teutons seized Helsingfors on April 13 after three days of fighting with heavy casualties. White Guard prisoners were freed in the action and the city fell to enemy forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
Teuton
Helsingfors
State Department
Germany uses disabled and crippled soldiers in army ranks
In a Berlin Reichstag debate Deputy Russel of the Independent Socialist group stated that Germany keeps permanently disabled men in service and calls cripples to the colors. The Berlin Vorwaerts report, received here, notes other deputies revealing harsh conditions in the German army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Germany
Reichstag
Russel
Berlin
Vorwaerts
War Secretary Baker Says American Soldier Eager to Fight
Secretary Baker described American troops in France as healthy, happy, and eager for combat. He stressed national support in finance, sentiment, belief, and courage while noting the three French armies possess tremendous spirit and civilians show confident determination. He praised the endurance and soldierly qualities of American troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
France
Baker
Hungarian Premier Wekerle to Resign with Cabinet
Copenhagen reports say Premier Wekerle and his cabinet will resign today after receiving the latest dispatches from Hungary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Copenhagen
Wekerle
Ypres Hills May Prove One of Worst Death Traps
J W T Mason argues that after the capture of Bailleul and Wulverghem the German thrust toward Ypres finds its supply lines and defenses stretched on the Ypres hills. He warns the hills could become a deadly trap for German forces if the attack continues, while British positions at Messines Ridge hold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ypres
HUN
J. W. T. Mason
U.P
Bailleul
Wulverghem
von Hindenburg
Neuve-Eglish
Messines Ridge
Hindenburg
French War Report On Raids At Butte-Du-Mesnil And Flirey
Paris dispatch notes successful raids at Butte-Du-Mesnil and Flirey on the Toul front. American artillery locations are mentioned. A German battleplane was shot down about 50 miles northwest of Paris.
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Paris
Butte-Du-Mesnil
Flirey
Toul Front
Park Day
Young Men to Register for Service under War Extension
Washington April 17. The House Military Affairs Committee reported to the House a Senate resolution to register all men who have turned 21 since June 6 last. The 20 million dollar parkless harbors bill passed with no exceptions beyond War Department needs. Citizens urged to buy Liberty Bonds as a precaution for the rainy season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rivers Harbors
War Department
House
Military Affairs Committee
Senate
Rome School to Observe Patriot Day Friday
Rome Township High School will mark Communi Day on Friday April 19 with patriotic exercises. A marble tablet honoring Earnest Ray Windsor a former student and Ambulance Company No 2 will be installed in the assembly room wall bearing his France death in 1917. The tablet was purchased by the high school and dedication led by County Bapt. Alex Root, formerly head of this.
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France
Windsor
Alex Root
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Struma
William S. Potter
Athens County
U. S
Texas
Liberty
United ¢Resa
Field Marshal
Bailleu
Walverghem
Messines
Liberty Bonds
Rome
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