Allied aid plan for Russia to begin soon
Washington reports an army of trade and business experts backed by a police force will be sent to Russia to establish order. No military intervention is planned, mobilization remains the sole hurdle, with financing likely needing congressional support. Experts aim to rebuild credit, assist crop movements, and rebuild transportation as Vladivostok to the west is stabilized.
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Robert J. Bender
Washington
Russia
United Press
Wilson
Congress
Vladivsotok
Three roads suggested for the rescue of Russia
Prominent Russian exiles press allied intervention in Asia and urge action. In a separate note, Mill View Place resident Casley raises pheasants from state eggs, nine hatched, seven survive, to be released near Athens when strong. Also, Mrs Uriah Judy underwent gallstone surgery at Mt Carmel hospital in New Marshfield with favorable prospects.
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Casley
Mill View Place
State Fish and Game Department
Athens
New Marshfield
Uriah Judy
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Porterfield
Maye
Casualties Reported From A. B. E. F. Action
General dispatch lists fifty American casualties with six killed in action thirteen died of waga two died of accident and twenty nine wounded. Wounded include Corporal J R Lowell Chillicothe and Private T Combs Hamilton Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted
Washington
Peshing
A. BE. F
Poral J. R. Lowell
Chillicothe
Vate T. Combs
Hamilton
Ohio
Plans for U.S. Allied Aid to Russia Amid Moscow Murder Shock
Washington reports fresh urgency in shaping American aid to Russia after the assassination of Count Mirbach. President Wilson, General March, and Secretary Baker contemplated a threefold program: an economic mission, military protection for aid, and a preventive force to keep supplies from falling into German hands.
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Robert J. Bender
Washington
Moscow
Germany
Russia
Count Mirbach
Wilson
March
Baker
Congress
Eee
Murman Coast
Teutons Demand Police Rights After Moscow Killing
German sources report Berlin will claim the right to police Moscow and Petrograd to maintain order after Count Mirbach's assassination. They seek free troop passage to the Murman coast via Petrograd, while Bolsheviks may abdicate or accept the German terms as Lenine reportedly prepares an apology.
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Lenine
Berlin
Japan Won’t Consider Siberia Intervention Yet
Tokio reports after two weeks of talks with European allies Japan refuses to intervene in Siberia unless the United States joins the Entente. The government is believed to favor intervention if Washington consents, but President Wilson’s position remains unchanged.
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Tokio
Japan
Siberia
United States
Wilson
Sugar Creek merchant fined by state food officials
G. Tinker who runs a general store on Sugar Creek was cited by a Columbus food inspector for violations of food regulations. He was found guilty and chose to pay $100 to the local Red Cross rather than close his store for one week.
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G. Tinker
Sugar Creek
Food Administration
Columbus
Ohio Food Administration
Red Cross
Tinker
Rationing for Home Owners Here
Washington announces coal rationing for households to prevent a winter shortage. Each domestic consumer will receive only the amount scientifically needed to heat the home to 68 degrees if conservation rules are followed. Wasteful users risk having no fuel later in the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
The
Fuel Administration
Week Ahead Forecast Shows Calm, Near Normal Temperatures
The forecast indicates no precipitation of consequence and temperatures near normal for the week, signaling stable weather with limited storm risk and typical daily highs and lows.
Classified Want Ad Section on Page Seven Noted
The reader is advised to consult page seven for the classified want ads as requested.
Italian Victory Drives Austrians Back Near Venice
Italian forces push Austrian units four miles from Venice in a fierce western front action. Flooded terrain and fortified towns hindered both sides as Italian artillery blocked supplies from the mainland. In combat, soldiers waded water to the waist and used vaulting poles to cross wire defenses, seizing over 1300 machine guns and six trench mortars.
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Venice
Raids by State Day Sleuths Target Athens Plages
Athens officials report recent sweeps by Ohio Liquor License Commission Chief F B Evans special inspector W D Jones and Police Chief Porter seized about 500 bottles of beer from the Eagles building basement. Isaac Slaughter admitted as guilty on one count while others faced multiple charges with trials set for July 17.
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Evans
Ohio Liquor License Commission
W. D. Jones
Eagles
Isaac Slaughter
Woodworth
Slaughter
Herb Hunley
Harry Slaughter
Charles McVickers
Francis J. Poston
George M. Johnson
Everett Parker
J. W. Lockhart
Okey Hall
German General Visits Austrian HQ to Bolster Italian Front
General Ludendorff traveled to Austrian headquarters in the Trentino to accelerate plans for resuming the offensive on the Italian front. Swiss reports say reinforcements are gathering in Innsbruck and Trentino as the Swiss frontier closes.
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United Press
Paris
Ludendorff
Trentino
Innsbruck
Officers die in auto crash near Fontainebleau France
Paris July 8 Several American officers were killed and many injured when two cars collided near Fontainebleau, a town thirty seven miles southeast of Paris.
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France
Paris
Fontainebleau
Chautauqua Tickets Offered at Local Coffee Shop
Tickets for the Chautauqua event are available at Tom Cotton's Coffee Shop located at 7 8 2 P. The notice invites patrons to purchase in person at the venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Cotton
Chilean Cabinet Resigns After Short Lived Start
The Chilean cabinet resigns in Santiago after formation on April 22 this year. The outgoing ministry steps down with changes announced in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago
Chile
Huns Hunt to Good Excuse 10 Enter Moscow
Copenhagen reports a counter revolution breaking out in Moscow with severe street fighting between Bolsheviks and social revolutionaries. The Bolsheviks are described as gaining the upper hand according to a Wolff Bureau dispatch.
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Moscow
Copenhagen
Wolff Bursen
Get-Tng
Misa Ida Bowser Travels Early Week in Columbus
Misa Ida Bowser spends the early part of the week in Columbus noting possible meetings or appearances. Local coverage highlights her schedule and movements through the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misa Ida Bowser
Columbus
Traction Line 10 Plans New Substation and Barns
The Hocking Sunday Creek Traction Company will start a new substation and car barns on the Coe farm a mile south of Circle Hill. Two acres have been bought for about $26,000 in structures and a new converter will replace the old set moved from Floodwood. President E B Young says the upgrade will improve service and balance current between Athens and Nelsonville.
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Hocking-Sunday Creek Traction Company
Coe Farm
Circle Hill
Traction Company
Coe
Big Power Company
Floodwood
E. B. Young
Athens
Nelsonville
Australians push NTO Hun lines on Somme front
London reports Australian forces again advance along a front of nearly two miles on the Somme with a 3000 yard advance on both sides of the canal. Scottish troops raid south of La Chasse Canal capturing a few prisoners. Australian units enter trenches east of Hatz Haze Brouck taking a handful of captives. Artillery exchanges occur on both sides of the Somme and near Beaumont Hamel and Bethune.
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London
Somme
Haig
Lachasse Canal
Hax Hazebrouck
Beaumont-Hamel
Bethune
German Potato Crop Late Reduces Ration in Berlin
Berlin authorities cut the potato ration next week from three to one pound and offer an extra 200 grammes of beans and peas per person, per The Tageblatt. Amsterdam report notes lateness of the new crop.
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Amsterdam
Berlin
Tageblatt
Three More German Fliers Desert From War at Sea
Copenhagen July 8 dispatch reports three more German airmen deserting from their country and landing in a giant sea plane at Masnedsund near Masnedo off Geeland's south coast. The craft belonged to the second German battle fleet and carries number 21 B.
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Copenhagen
Masnedsund
Masnedo
Geeland
Denmark
Poliken
War savings stamp sale organized in Shelby County
About fifteen hundred men of deferred classification gathered at the Shelby County high school today and formed a group to market war savings stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Geli
Gidney
Shelby County
American Airmen Taken in German Raid Reports
A note from the Lorraine front indicates American airmen A. P. Hyler G. A. Phyler R. Battle of Columbus Ohio Lieut J Williamson are lured and held as prisoners. Artillery activity increased on the Lorraine front and a German raid at Mirray is disputed by the Americans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
A. P. Hyler
G. A. Phyler
R. Battle
Columbus
J. Wiliamson
Lorraine
Mirray
Columbus man swindled after showing cash at station
In Columbus Ohio July 7 7 years ago Andy FrandFrom Athens county he traveled to Klerton Ohio to invest savings in a home. At Union station he met two county men who robbed him of 3600 dollars after he flashed a packet of one hundred dollar bills. He now has only a few dollars and detectives pursue the case.
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Columbus
Andy Frand
America
Athena County
Ohio
Neaeings
Athens County
Kerton
Union Station
Frand
Naghten Street
Frank
Hind
Half Million Fighters Ready On West Front
Washington reports that by late July General Pershing will have more than half a million American troops under his command in Europe. Senate committee members were told that 251,000 Americans already in frontline roles are brigaded with French and British forces, with about 300,000 more in training expected to be ready by August 6.
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United
Washington
Pershing
West Front
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Gene
March
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