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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1918
Page
7
Washington reports Surgeon General Gorgas announced that fifty thousand women will be needed by July 1 next year to aid in Army hospital care. Young wives with husbands serving in France would be accepted as hospital assistants.
A report claims Charles Humbert, a senator and former Paris Journal owner, is charged by a government commission with communicating with the enemy and sent to the military governor of Paris. A bill to suspend parliamentary immunity is to be introduced at the senate opening on September 17.
The State vs Warnie Foster of Albany opened at City Hall with humane society charges alleging Foster beat and dragged a cow behind a wagon with horses, causing pain. Seventeen witnesses were heard, but the case lacked proof of wilful torture and the trial fell through. A second cruelty case involved Joseph Nieman, jailed after a $200 bond was demanded for a Monday appearance.
Grandpa receives a 1918 letter from Wheeler Dew reporting he is recovering in a French hospital from German gas exposure. He describes meals, a letter from Benson, hopes to rejoin his company soon, and mentions acquaintances and an architect from Columbus.
Report notes an annual loss worth about 10 million dollars as Chinese traditions involve burning small gold leaf pieces on various anniversaries. Experts warn the practice drains resources and raises questions about cultural preservation versus waste.
Athens county fair to stage the Liberty Pageant on Thursday and Friday, with several hundred youths participating. The Ohio War Savings Committee sponsors a graphic portrayal of US World War I motives and victory tasks. Children staged scenes and European folk dances highlight the production directed by J Clarence Sullivan with Miss Lucile Henry coordinating local arrangements.
Columbus reports Ohio miners rally for war effort as production stays above normal in Hocking Valley. About 800 miners left to fight with guns, New York Coal Co. loses 128 men in a month, while layoffs drop to about 10 percent. Mine 39 crew urged workers to keep coal moving to power ships and defense. One thousand nurses apply in four days for Red Cross drive.
Sobriety moral cleanliness and efficiency in our soldiers may satisfy others but do not satisfy American prohibition fanatics says Ohio Home Rule Assn L H Gibson Mgn.
Mrs. D. Dart of Skaneateles New York reports that a few weeks ago she used Chamberlain's Tablets for indigestion. She says the medicine strengthened her stomach toned her system and was easy to take and effective.
Wartime readers learn Allen's Foot-Hase antiseptic powder helps feet in training camps. Plattsburg Camp Manual urges daily Foot Base use to prevent blisters and sore spots, noting it sells widely as a trusted foot care item.
Charles Henry of Oswego New York reports suffering cramps in his stomach and bowels four years ago and finds Chambriain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy by far the best medicine of its kind he has used.
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