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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 22, 1918

Page

3

Nelsonville notices list real estate and community items

Nelsonville notes advertise three houses with one acre each for sale near Coe Hollow and a house and lot at Harper and High streets. A flag raising at Manhattan mine No 26 in Floodwood is announced with speakers including Judge Wood of Athens. Local visit updates mention guests from Columbus and Springfield Ohio.

Coe Hollow Car Line Harper and High Sts Chas. Bruce High St. Peil Manhattan Mine No Floodwood Judge Wood Athens

Local residents welcome visits and travel news

Mrs Gene Shafer and her son Joe returned from Logan where they stayed with relatives. Corporal Bernard Lama of Camp Sherman visited his parents. Frank D. Walker arrived in France with the 257th Aero Squadron. Numerous others were noted as visitors, guests, or travelers including miss Blanche Clouston and families tied to Camp Sherman and Columbus.

Gene Shafer Joe Logan Bernard Lama Camp Sherman P. EB. Lama Frank Walker Frank D France Frank 257Th Aero Squadron Racine E. T. Spray Carl Pettit Norman Stewart D. W. Gibson Columbus W. H. Bennett Berry Pritchard J. S. Pritchard A. S. Bethel Athens FE. A. Martin Terre Haute Ind W. S. Rhodes P. M. Lax Hibbardsville Essie Ed Rosser Louise Kennard G. H. Kennard Margaret Hoodlett Allie Lama Rockbridge James Beard Chas. Baker Sam Robertson Bart Rawling Rutland C. E. Betts Frank North Charles Oria North Charles North Chauncey Clarence Shockley Chillicothe J. C. Beverage Guy Jane Kentner Frankfort Maria Swakhamer Frank Jackson Charles Bowers Pearl Wend John Keys Frank Primmer

Weekend guests and local visits fill area homes

A flurry of social visits spans Thornville Athens and Lancaster as Mr. and Mrs. Dugan entertain Spangle and family and many others. Notable stays include Misses Spangler and Crist in Athens, Lt. Bowlin in Lancaster, plus numerous visits to Camp Sherman and Chauncey.

FE. C. Dugan Spangle Thornville Marie Spangler Bernice Crist Athens Lt. N. Bowlin Lancaster

Dairyman’s Auto Stolen Then Abandoned After Pole Collision

The Bennett dairy truck was taken Saturday night while the driver ate lunch at Taylor's restaurant. It was recovered Sunday in East End after the driver abandoned it following a crash into a telephone pole. Mrs. Charles Bartlett and daughter Jeanette visit Wendell, West Virginia, returning home after staying with Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Spencer.

C. BE. Bennett Taylor's East End Charles Bartletts Jeanette Wendell W. Va Joshua Spencer

Nelsonville Wins 9 0 Over Camp Sherman In Baseball

Simpson held Camp Sherman to four hits as Nelsonville hammered two soldier club pitchers for nine runs. Every home player had a hit except the pitchers, Bartoe finished strong, and next Sunday Nelsonville hosts Ohio State aviation school players said to be among the season’s strongest attractions.

Nelsonville Simpson 108Th Ordnance Co Soldier Boy Bartoe Aviation Ohio State University Columbus L. W. St. John O. 8 Camp Sherman Ab.r.h.po A.B. Rogers Weaver Reichle Pebert Miller Niehoff Anderson Grover Kimble Hs Prawert Oscnnee Prapken If Ry Waneth Ee Tate Ans TEN Hsnienbesch Taylor Franken R. White Rogers Kimble Stewart Rogers Heflin Bell White Mr. Shackert

Camp Sherman Prep Sees New Draft Recruits Arrive

Camp Sherman with Chillicothe as the staging area announces July draft quotas of white draftees. Recruits will enter the depot brigade for training before transfer to division units. Movements begin tomorrow and run through Friday, with five thousand Ohio men included.

Camp Sherman Chillicothe Camp Tomorow Ohio

Circleville Guests Visit Lancaster Friends

Mrs. W. A. Tedrick and her son Walter from Circleville stayed with Mr. R. R. Marquis and family on Sunday. Mrs. Marquis drove them as far as Lancaster where she will spend a few days with friends.

Countess de Bryas Appeals for Help for Devastated France

The Countesse de Bryas arrives with Miss Anne Morgan to share firsthand accounts of France's wartime devastation. She urges Americans to contribute to the American Committee for Devastated France to aid suffering families and victims of the fighting in France.

France America Countesse de Bryas Anne Morgan American Committee

Bar Germans From Business In Cleveland And Akron

Cleveland and Akron mayors order aliens barred from business licenses. Only American citizens or those with first papers will be eligible for licenses in both cities.

Cleveland Ohio H. L. Davis I. 8. Myers Akron

Austrian Cabinet Resigns As Premier Von Seydlers government quits

Private Vienna advices report Dr von Seydlers cabinet resigning with speculation Reichstag circles say the emperor may accept the new legislation.

Amsterdam Dr. von Seydler Vienna Reichstag

Italian Cable Railways Drive Troops Up Mountain

Italian engineers built suspension railways to move troops and supplies rapidly down mountain slopes. A photo shows a large supply carrier unloaded at a base with munition, men, and equipment, startling Austrian forces.

Allied Forces Advance On Soissons-Rheims Front

Paris dispatch reports Allied forces pushing across the Soissons to Rheims corridor with heavy German rear guard action north of Chateau-Thierry. German resistance aims to cover northern retreat toward Fere-en-Tardenois as Marne crossings widen near Verneuil and prisoner numbers rise. A German scouting plane crossed toward Paris but dropped no bombs.

John DE Gandt Paris Soissons-Rheims Salient Chateau-Thierry Oulchy-le-Chateau Fere-en-Tardenois Marne Verneuil

Germans Counterattacks Along Marne Struggle to Break Line

British report from London notes heavy German counterattacks along the Marne front with little success. French and American troops face crossing difficulties in the Dormans region due to shelling of bridges and extensive gas use.

London Marne Front Marne Dormans

Letters From Men In Service

Mrs Maggie Sweazy of Sand Run received a letter from her son in France dated June 25 191% He writes of letters home from kitchen police and hopes for another move soon He mentions Dwight being drafted asks for his address and inquires about Sam Hannahs unit He notes good weather a full pack inspection and scarce war news from home mentioning American forces stopping a German drive

Maggie Sweazy Sand Run France Dwight Sam Hannah

American troops advance near Beau-St Germain in France

From fields of France dated July 22 a correspondent reports American forces pushing beyond Beau-St-Germain, five miles northeast of Chateau-Thierry, while the Soissons-Rheims salient re-stabilizes. The letter mentions hiking, new nieces, and a repaired hand, signed by Melvin Sweazy of Battery C 10th F A A E L.

Fred 8S. Ferguson France Marne Beau-St. Germain Chateau-Thierry Soissons-Rheims Salient

Local Family Socials Report for The Plains Area

The Plains community shares weekend visits with several families. Mrs. W. J. Hawk dined with the Stauffers in Middleport after spending Saturday with Buffington and Hardy. Other residents, including Elza McGranor, Zine Courtney, Joe Hutchings party, and Patton guests, joined in varied Sunday visits and dinners. The West baby is ill. Fin Cook suffers tonsillitis.

W. J. Hawk Joe Hutchings J. W. Patton Haydenville Middleport Tom Mattheney Roy Hawk Harrison Davia Hannah West Fletch Hawk Merwin Stauffer Nelsonville Pott Dickens Factory Carbon Hill Fin Cook

Tunis Ranks Second to U S in Phosphate Output

Tunis has attained second rank to the United States in phosphate production through newly developed mines discovered a few years ago, signaling a notable shift in global mineral output and regional development.

Tunis United States

Help the Government Buy Liberty Bonds and Thrift Stamps

The Buckeye Ran kin Building at 22 West Gay St Columbus Ohio advertises liberty bonds and thrift stamps to help the government and encourage personal savings. It notes assets of 14 800 000 loaned on first mortgages on homes and farms and offers five percent on time deposits.

Liberty Buckeye State Building and Loan Company Buckeye Rankin West Gay St Columbus O. C

Ohio Farmers Urged to Plant More Wheat

Washington reports the department of agriculture asks Ohio farmers to sow at least 2,240,000 acres of wheat this fall, an increase of 9 percent from 1917, with a maximum limit of 2,500,000 acres. Last fall Ohio planted 2,145,000 acres. The forecast yield is 890,030,000 bushels, but carryover stocks are nearly exhausted, prompting a push to build reserves.

Washington Department of Agriculture United States Ohio Department

Red Cross meeting and local notices in Hebbardsville

Red Cross workers plan a meeting at the home of Mr and Mrs Earl Mc Bee Tuesday afternoon. Local residents attended a party at C Moore's Friday honoring Ray Moore who plans to join Camp Sherman. Abe Jordan returns from Columbus after a serious operation. Waldron Wakefield and Clarence Johnson came back from Detroit with machines. The Willing Workers Sunday school class plans a July 25 picnic at Marion Vandevort's home. Rev C P Smith granted a two week vacation. Sunday school and prayer service next Sunday at 9:30. Everyone invited.

Red Cross Earl McBee C. 8 Waldron Wakefield Clarence Johnson Detroit Mich M. BE Marion Vandevort C. P. Smith M. FE

Columbus Street Car Case Comes Up Today

Washington July 21 The Columbus street railway controversy is set to be heard again in Washington tomorrow. William H Taft and Frank P Walsh joint chairmen of the war labor board are expected to handle this case along with 27 others. An adjustment in each case is anticipated before week’s end.

Washington Columbus Street Railway William H. Taft Frank P. Walsh War Labor Board

Cleveland taxicab firms hire women drivers only

Cleveland taxi operators have replaced male chauffeurs with women drivers, making the fleet female staffed.

Cleveland

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