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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1918
Page
1
United Press military expert J. W. T. Mason reports Bavarian leaders seek to curb Prussia’s dominant role and blame Prussian officials for the war. The piece argues southern ambitions would outpace northern power, warning against a revived Prussian influence in any new Germany.
The Athens County Grange will gather at 9 a m in the O U Agricultural Building for an all day session with officer elections. Fifth degree Patrons attend morning, fourth degree Patrons join for noon dinner and afternoon session. State Grange meets in Canton next week.
Ohio officials and the Good Roads Federation draft a tax program to fund highway upkeep. Proposed yearly yield reaches four to five million from licenses on autos and trucks, with a $2.50 tag directing funds to a state traffic department.
Washington reports ample stock for the American army including 123,772,643 pounds of bacon 52,850,249 pounds of fresh frozen beef more than 76,000,000 pounds of baked beans over 86,000,000 pounds of canned tomatoes and 353,377,837 pounds of flour while prices stay high as war economies bite.
Washington reports War Department intensified efforts to publish American casualty lists quickly after July. Secretary Baker told the Senate Military Affairs Committee the department never withholds or delays casualties and Pershing sends a courier weekly. Senator Frelinghuysen urged immediate death notices by special messenger and comprehensive wounded lists.
Professor J H Stevens has served as instructor in the French Department at Ohio University during the current term. A native of the United States, he graduated from Ann Arbor and earned an A M from Toronto University. He spent five years abroad, teaching English and French history at the College International de Watermael in Brussels. Returning home, he has taught French and Spanish in lantern schools and to private pupils.
War Department grants reserve officers three months of uniform wear after transfer to the inactive list. The privilege previously applied to all persons honorably discharged from the army navy or marine corps regulars or volunteers.
President Wilson departs New York aboard the George Washington bound for France for a peace conference. The voyage begins with crowds cheering along the waterfront as a convoy of destroyers protects the liner and storm warnings loom offshore.
Navy Department will take every possible precaution to guard the presidential ship against freemanship, learning the measures today.
President Wilson led the American Commission to Negotiate Peace on a journey to France aboard the George Washington from Washington to Pier 4 Hoboken. The escort fleet included the Pennsylvan ia and ten destroyers with Admiral Mayo and Rear Admirals Rodman Rogers Knapp in charge.
President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson boarded the George Washington for a trip to France, leaving before 8 30 this morning from Ocean New York. The couple were the first to depart, followed by a platoon of infantry.
Brest remains the principal port of debarkation for American troops, a center for manpower and supplies sent by the United States during the war. Local residents reflect on the scale of shipments and the enduring ties with allied forces through port activities and harbor operations.
The presidential party parted from the crowd at the guarded pier as President Wilson and Mrs Wilson boarded the transport George Washington. Military guards saluted, the 13th Infantry band played the Star Spangled Banner, and officials accompanied them aboard amid a misty dawn and light rain. Secretary Tumulty left for Washington and the ship began its voyage down the bay.
Coroner Heintz probes the death of Edward Cooper 34 his wife and two children 11 and 8 found asphyxiated by burnt gas fumes from an unventilated stove after police broke into the Columbus house last night Cooper had missed work Monday and Tuesday.
President J. J. Stanley arrived in Cleveland and stated striking car men must return to work before any statement on discharging women conductors. The strike began after the company refused to discharge women immediately as demanded by the workers.
Washington December 4 President Wilson accepted the resignations of Dernard Esruch chairman of the War Industries Board and Fuel Administrator Garfield. Garfield plans to remain till month end and then resume as Williams College president. Garfield had hoped to lift price restrictions and zone coal rules by mid month while keeping anthracite control until April 1.
Washington dispatch reports organized labor pressing Congress to keep railroads under government ownership. House Interstate Commerce Committee members receive petitions from unions nationwide. Congressman Cooper of Ohio, a former railway engineer, says most labor forces favor government ownership forever.
The War Department announces wounded soldiers returning from France will be treated in 75 base hospitals within 800 miles of their homes. About 104231 men will be cared for, with 50000 more expected in four months across 76 hospitals not including port facilities at New York and Newport News. Wounded will arrive at 15 ready institutions with 23068 beds and then be transported to localized hospital groups near their enlistment regions.
Washington reports diplomacy says Turkey will invite the peace conference to appoint an international commission to establish a sound government. The commission from the League of Nations would tackle cleanup, food, clothing, shelter, policing, and economic development while education and sanitation improve.
Disappointed at the low prices for tobacco at the opening of the loose leaf market here growers met and decided to take their tobacco back home. Many made trips of 30 miles with tobacco not selling under $10 last season dropping to $4. Farmers called a meeting for Saturday to organize against low prices.
Japanese liners stopping in Honolulu on their southbound runs carry large numbers of emigrants bound for South American ports and republics.
United Press dispatch from Bern and Copenhagen reports Germany plans to publish the abdication document Tuesday. The draft, not naming the Crown Prince's heirs, was ready for publication. Copenhagen dispatch notes the Lessig workers and soldiers council ordered arrest of Field Marshal Hindenburg and dissolution of their general headquarters.
Theodore Roosevelt stated in New York that the United States must stand by its allies at the peace conference. He said America’s army would back President Wilson's aims and emphasized strong support for allied efforts in the conflict.
A War Department telegram dated December 4 says Major Paul R. McLaughlin, once a practicing physician in Guysville Massachusetts, was wounded in action on September 10 and has been away for about three months. His wife received a November 11 letter from him noting French joy at the war's end and kissing scenes, and he hinted at hospital duties at base hospital No. 681.
The 1919 wheat guarantee of $2.26 a bushel on a Chicago basis will stay in force even if the Lever act ends at peace. The Food Administration issued a statement explaining that rights arising before termination remain enforceable and growers fear the price may be rescinded with peace.
Columbus reports all sugar use restrictions in homes and public eating places are removed following word from Washington. Food Director Croxton announced the change today, noting federal action behind the lift. A separate paragraph mentions a road tractor with wheels on a dirty axle and a universal joint sprocket.
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