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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1918
Page
7
Ohio officials said wage and recruitment rules for unskilled labor lifted for in state employers while still applying to those outside Ohio. The change follows August wartime stabilization efforts and aims to ease labor pressures during the crisis.
The Federal Trade Commission cited the National Bridge Company of Indianapolis to appear and answer complaints about unfair competition in securing trade. The firm, which holds 48 patents on concrete bridge construction, says charges are untrue and vows to prove fairness.
Indianapolis December 12 officials of the street car men’s union said no strike had been called as cars ran largely on normal schedules. A meeting last night produced a decision to strike that was irregular and not sanctioned by the union.
Chicago dispatches report consensus from top physicians at the American Public Health Association meeting. Dr. William ONeill Sherman of Pittsburgh says four vaccine injections reduce influenza risk to one-tenth and death risk to one fiftieth for the vaccinated compared to the unvaccinated.
Rumors spread that John J. McGraw manager of the New York Giants may buy the Cincinnati Reds. McGraw refused to confirm or deny the report. One angle says Pat Moran could become the Reds’ new manager if the deal goes through.
Indianapolis Dec 12 Frank J Hays was reelected president of the United Mine Workers of America by a 60 000 vote majority based on early returns from Tuesday s election John Lewis was reelected vice president and William Green secretary treasurer confirming a strong union leadership continuity
Lieut. Carl J. Hibbard writes from Havre France dated November 14 describing leaving Nevers November 10 for Havre via Paris to command a convoy of 176 motor trucks and cars. He arrives in Paris on November 11 as celebrations erupt praises for Americans. A French family hosts them, then returns toward Havre. He notes Havre near England and plans to resume convoy duties on November 15 with hopes to send postcards later.
Ohio University students seek holiday work and to remain on campus. the YMCA has set up a Clearing House led by Secretary Frank Speck who asks employers to call his office or residence with job offers. A separate note mentions a European pistol attachment converting a grip into an extension stock.
A wartime fragment contains Lieut. Dave M. Cooper writing to Emma E. L. Wilson of New Marshfield. He reflects on armistice news, the war’s end, the French countryside, and reconstruction while noting deaths and the state of villages in northern France.
A soldier writes from a wood and paper shack above ground, recalling a German dugout, sheltering with a salvaged lamp, and laments the long wait for home. He notes comrades, mail gaps, and the discipline of wartime life while contrasting civilian fears with veterans' grit.
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