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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1919
Page
1
The lighter than air ship begins its cross ocean voyage from Scotland early today amid high expectations. Initial messages report the craft about 300 miles off the Scottish coast as it presses toward its landmark journey.
The R-34 airship measures 534 feet from nose to stern with a 78.9 feet greatest diameter and a 92 foot gondola to mast height. It carries three boats below the gas bay and holds 12,000,000 cubic feet of gas. A wireless system matches the strength of great ocean liners. weight is to be announced.
The R-34 is described as thirty tons loaded with 21.21 tons payload and powered by five Sunbeam-Maori engines of 250 horsepower each driving four pusher propellers. Maximum speed is 63.5 knots. Under Major G. H. Scott the crew totals thirty, with Lieutenant Commander Zachary Lansdowne aboard as US Navy representative and staff commander of American aviation forces in France.
Lieut Commander Zachary Lansdowne of the U S N messages his four year old son Falkland in Grand Rapids Wisconsin that he expects to reach the United States in an airship by week’s end and that he will see him soon Cheero signed Dad.
The R-34's noon Greenwich position was 55.7 N 14.50 W about 400 miles west of Edinburgh. The B-34 meanwhile sped toward America at 40–45 knots, about 300 miles off Ireland, as it begins the first trans Atlantic flight.
Sailor winds eased and fire danger diminished around Sault Ste. Marie and neighboring towns as flames spread from Trout Lake to Newberry and Raco. No lives were lost though several villages remained cut off or unreachable as embers and ashes fell.
Chicago police chief Garrity announced plans to quell radical disturbances in the city for Independence Day. No parade permits will be issued, and authorities prepared elaborate measures to discourage and prevent possible trouble in response to federal warnings.
Mrs. Emma Lacy of Indianapolis poured carbolic acid into whiskey to create a kick. The tainted liquor sent the drinker to a hospital.
Exchange Telegraph dispatch datelined Copenhagen reports Berlin under threat of upheaval as government forces seize main buildings. Troops guard key sites, patrol streets, traffic slows, and many factories close due to disorder. Engineers from Archangel sailed June 27 aboard Steigerwald, due Brest July 6.
Washington July 2 President Wilson is expected to address the Senate next Tuesday to urge ratification of the peace treaty as Congress adjourns for vacation. House and Senate finished appropriation bills totaling over 2.3 billion dollars with a 325000 man army and measures to enforce wartime prohibition.
Public notice states no ice deliveries on Friday July 4. Customers are advised to adjust orders and schedule pickups accordingly. The message emphasizes avoiding Friday deliveries due to the holiday and urges plan changes with local suppliers.
A police report details a Chaplin moustached suspect taken to Rendville on a theft charge after a night of incidents. Charles Stewart pleaded guilty to a drunken charge, liquor destroyed, and officers dispute bootlegging. A Palmer House cash register was stolen. twenty dollars taken, later found on a school grounds with a set of hotel keys recovered by Chief Porter.
Henley on Thames reports the American crew in peak condition after a week of brisk training. They compete in four events including the eight oared race two fours and the singles and will rest until tomorrow with light work to stay in trim.
All Athens stores belonging to the Retail Merchants Association will stay open all day Thursday and close Friday July 4 according to Secretary Johnson.
One million workers across the United States will quit for four days in support of Thomas Mooney. Selig Schulberg of the International Workmen's Defense League said the mobilization covers all organized trades and will affect most cities. The vote reportedly favored the demonstration by a large margin, with major unions and craft groups joining in across the nation.
Chicago July 2 S J Konenkamp president of the commercial telegraphers union declares Western Union and Postal Telegraph workers will resume this afternoon. He faults Postmaster General Burleson for aiding the companies and says the fight will continue legally until union goals are achieved.
Post master Lash clarifies postal rates amid confusion after rate changes. Local delivery letters in towns with city service must bear two cents. single cent stamps suffice only for local mail in towns without city delivery or when mailed to distant points.
L. J. Taber leader of the Ohio State Grange said a preliminary report warns that voter approval of property tax classification in November would raise taxes on farm and home property. A July 30 Columbus convention will organize opponents nicknamed cold cash for the measure.
Bondholders must pay ten percent of face value on or before July 15 as the next installment for Victory bonds is due this month.
United Press dispatches describe Moscow under Bolshevik rule as lacking laws and filled with proclamations. A three-man tribunal enforces arbitrary justice, while freedoms like travel, commerce, and property are severely restricted or forbidden. The foreign correspondent faces guard and bureaucratic buck-passing as he notes the paradox of liberty in Soviet Russia.
Officials said most rebates have arrived at the Chamber of Commerce office while the Chest committee remains busy filing requests and auditing balances. An audit of chances will be published and a fall call from Red Cross and Salvation Army is anticipated.
Columbus July 2. Ohio plans a large textile venture from the penitentiary cloth factory. Warden P E Thomas and the state board of administration announced new looms will be installed at the penitentiary factory to produce between 100000 and a million yards of cloth annually for state use.
George Osman of this city was arrested Tuesday afternoon by Ed Mariner on a warrant from Prosecutor Bartels for impersonating an officer. He faced arraignment before Squire Helwig, who imposed a $25 fine plus $4.20 in costs. Osman allegedly directed motorists to report to the police for speeding, saying he sought a possible job as a cop.
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