Military Postal Express in France for American Forces
A general order establishes a military postal express service for the American expeditionary forces in France. Lt. Col. Thorndike D. Howe will receive all mail, supervise distribution, and handle outgoing mail with postal agents. A central post office will be at the supply service HQ, with branch offices for troops allied with British and French forces.
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France
Adjutant General's Office
Lrieut
Thorndike D. Howe
General Post Office
Naming Dobbin Kaiser Triggers Oakland Battery Case
John Mendonca of Oakland faced battery charges after a neighbor overheard him calling his horse Kaiser. Hans Peterson, offended by the remark, pulled Mendonca from his wagon, beat him, and left him in the gutter, leading to the arrest.
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Oakland
Cal
Kaiser
John Mendonca
John
Hans Peterson
Hans
Mendonca
Over the Top Dress Debuts in New York Wartime Fashion
In New York the new wartime economy dress called Over the Top is shown by Mrs. William Radcliffe of St. Joseph Missouri. The one piece gown slips on head first with no fastenings and costs five dollars. matching hat brings total to six dollars.
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New York
William. Radcliffe
Fifth Avenue
Majestic Hotel
St. Joseph
Old Railway Ties Used To Build Army Camp Homes
Condemned railroad ties are erected upright to form walls for semipermanent army camp buildings at Fort Flancock Texas. Used rails serve as rafters with mud adobe roofing to create water tight roofs. Ties and rails support an orderly room day room canteen and quartermaster supply room for improved comfort over tents.
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Fort Flancock
Tex
Army Camp Patrol
Herbs Cause His Death Poisoning Case Reported
Milton R. Garrett aged seventy died after he drank a potion from an herb doctor who called it purely vegetable. A regular physician confirmed poisoning and Garrett died shortly after.
Dog Kills a Wildcat in Deer Park Chase
Ben Overtuff, a fire warden in Monrovia California, reports his Airedale dog Chum killed a wildcat in five minutes during a trapping patrol near Deer Park. The dog flushed a bobcat and killed it after a chase into brush, proving his hunting grit. The owner believes Chum would tackle a mountain lion if faced.
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Monrovia
Cal
Chum
Ben Overtuff
Deer Park
Allied Troops Rush To Front In Motor Transport
Allied forces press the German retreat along the Soissons Rheims salient as American French and other troops move up in motor drawn vehicles. Marines pictured depart in motor trucks to pursue the Hua back toward Berlin.
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Soissons-Rheims
Berlin
West Front
Huns Battle Desperately to Halt Franco American Advance
German forces fight to retard the Franco American thrust north from Ourecq. Sergy changed hands four times amid night and day counterattacks. French hold the village. South of Sergy a German guard division attacked the Americans, inflicting heavy losses while the line remained solid.
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Lowell Mellet
Sergy
August draft calls seen exhaust Class One by Oct
United Press reports the Provost Marshal General says August draft calls may reach 300000 and that Class One will be exhausted by October 1. Congress must act on the manpower bill when it resumes August 19 as a seven registration and classification of men reaching age 21 will occur before October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
Congress
Death of Marietta Chamber leader Joseph W Frye
Joseph W. Frye president of the Marietta Chamber of Commerce and former city service director dies at a local hospital after gall bladder surgery. He fell ill late last night and died at 2 PM today, his passing ending a long and public career. He was a widely known Marietta citizen.
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United Press
Marietta
Joseph W. Frye
Lancaster Assembly and Camp Meeting Opens August 1
The Lancaster Assembly and Camp Meeting, a longstanding Methodist institution, runs August 1 to 18 with a strong program. Notable figures including Samuel Parkes Cadman and William Jennings Bryan are listed among speakers aided by R. Y. Slut as vice president and Wilbur O. Miles directing music.
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Lancaster Assembly
Camp Meeting
Lancaster Assembly and
Camp Meeting Association
R. Y. Slut
Athens
Wilbur O. Miles
M. B. Fuller
Samuel Parkes Cadman
Wr. J. Bryan
Charley A. Tindley
Arthur Quigley
Henry A. Adrian
Leon Dabo
A. H. Rapling
J. Sanford
Florence D. Richards
Broadway Revue Coming Next Thursday
Singing dancing jokes and sketches featured in a Broadway revue next Thursday with all seats priced at 25 cents.
Realty transfers list in Athens and surrounding townships
Real estate transfers include Weatherby to Ambrose Weatherby for 51 acres valued at 840 by affidavit, multiple transfers in Athens City and townships, and several Morton and Minear deeds. Notable amounts include 1 250 for lot 1124 in Athens City, 4 360 for 145 48 acres in Lee Township, and 2 600 for lot 247 in Wolfsburg.
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Athens Township
George W. Weatherby
Ambrose Weatherby
Athens City
Frank
Orval E. West
Howard Guess
Jeff Guess Jr
Desia M. Perry
Alonzo L. Tryon
Albany
A. D. Minear
Aldo Z
Holland M. Minear
Aldo Z Minear
Coomvlle F. S. Monahan
Howard T. Brashear
Dover Township
James Josten
James Farrell
Francis M. Illis
Augustine
Lee Township
Aldo Z. Minear
Mary E. Young
Peter Woodrum
D. Davis
Charles W. Juniper
Pearl R. Barber
Joseph Weil
Dora M. Phillips
KE. Corner
Wolfsburg
Waterloo
Jacob Sherman
York Township
Mathew Stuart
Joseph Krokche
W. P. Rice
G. H. Marsh
David Harper
Social and travel notes from Athens and surrounding areas
Local residents and visitors active around Athens and nearby towns. James Hardy visited Columbus while Miss Ruby Gabriel studies at Athens. families from Hocking and Athens shopped, social events held, and trips taken to Chillicothe, Columbus, and London. A death in Jacksonville was reported for Colonel Locke’s uncle Martin Smith.
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James Hardy
Columbus
Ruby Gabriel
Athens
Colonel Locke
Martin Smith
Jacksonville
Joe Barstow
Goodman
Hocking
George Ball
Ethel
Miss Dorry
Poston
A. Collins
Joe Slater
Auto Wreck and Local Notes Highlight Hellyer Family Crash
Auto wreck near Logan injures C. E. Hellyer family and Elmer Traugh party with Traugh breaking a collar bone. Nellie De Bow dies at Longstreeth aged 38. Funeral at Monday Church with burial at Buchtel. Community notices include Y M C A war work meeting, visits by Mrs. Julius Fischer and others, plus local baseball score 1–0 against School of Military Aeronautics.
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C. E. Hellyer
Elmer Traugh
Mary Tell
Baby
Logan
Hellyer
Traugh
C.W. Cable
Longstrethh
Nellie de Bow
Longstreeth
Miss de Bow
Catherine Myers
Myers
Buchtel
Dinner party guests at Maple Hill residence
Mrs. Mary Moore hosted a Sunday dinner at Maple Hill inviting Mr. and Mrs. John Klotz and children from Carbondale Coletta Josephine Evelyn Hennette and Hubert. Mr. and Mrs. Will Merz and children from Niles Minnie George Denver Blaine and Hildred. Tom Alexander and children Ruth Robert and Walter from Straitsville. Mrs. Dave Bruce of Nelsonville. Mrs. Lawrence Galligher and children Harrold and James of Maple Hill. and Mrs. Mary Moore and children Carl Howard and Ronald.
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Mary Moore
Maple Hill
John Klotz
Coletta
Josephine
Evelyn
Hennettte
Hubert
Carbondale
Will Merz
Minnie
George
Denver
Blaine
Hildred
Niles
Tom Alexander
Ruth
Robert
Walter
Straitsville
Dave Bruce
Nelsonville
Lawrence Galligher
Harrold and
James
Carl
Howard
Ronald
Special Meeting of Madera Chapter Initiates Ten Candidates
The Eastern Star asks Madera Chapter O.E.S. 8 to convene a special meeting tomorrow at 7 20 p m to initiate ten candidates in a ceremony.
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Eastern Star
Madera Chapter
O. BE
Mrs Rhodes of Columbus Guests Over Sunday
Mrs. Chas. Rhodes of Columbus visited Mrs. John Rhodes and was a Sunday guest.
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Chas. Rhodes
Columbus
John Rhodes
Fire originates from a plugged iron at Hartley residence
Fire crews rushed to the Hartley home on Poplar Street Saturday but found the blaze out. The electric iron, left connected, burned a shirt and ironing board, causing smoke. Nearby residents alerted the fire department. Several social visits and trips are noted, including Mrs. Catherine Estheimer of Columbus visiting the Blackburns and multiple families traveling to Camp Sherman or hosting guests over the weekend.
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School of Military Aeronautics
Ohio State
Simpson
Park
Columbus A. A
Jack Taylor
Stewart
Nagle
Athens County
Camp Sherman
Cotton” Lana
Jake” Schwalbach
Zail Kemp
Jack” White
AB. R. H. PO
A. B. Miller
Ee & Ee
Adams
Digeons
Nelsonville
R. H. PO
A. E. Anderson
Grover
Kimble
Franken
R. White
Joe Taylor
L. White
Anderson
Bacon
Mr. Shaekert
Hartley
Poplar Street
Catherine Estheimer
Columbus
S. Blackburn
Louis Wilkinson
Ed Hite
Lancaster
Zanesville
Cambridge
Helen Sargent
Harry Sisson
W Warrick
Ora North
Bert Jones
Ross Cox
Mooney Granted Reprieve Until December for San Francisco Case
Thomas J. Mooney, sentenced to hang for the Preparedness Day murder in San Francisco, receives a gubernatorial reprieve from Governor Stephens until December 13.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Thomas J. Mooney
San Francisco
Stephens
Broadway Revue at College Auditorium Thursday 8 PM
A single performance of A Broadway Revue is slated at the College Auditorium Thursday at 8 PM. The note also mentions that 672 volcanoes are known worldwide, with 272 currently active.
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College Auditorium
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Pershing
Dobbin Kaiser
Imder
Bolivia
Householder
J. L. Householder
Washington and Cemetery Street
Helsonville
Y. M Cc. A
Henry G. Spencer
Woman's Branch
Ohio Committee of National Defense
Julius Fischer
Chautauqua
Ohio Federation of Women's Clubs
Bernard Ervin
Misa Josephine Powers
Cherrington Hospital
Mary Groves
St. Marys of the Springs
Hildreth Spencer
Sipple
Chestnut St
Ohio
William McCarty
Charles
Yoo. Haynes
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Grace McGrath
Rhea Hoodlett
Will Hughes
Lucile Spray
Nelsonville 1. S. M. A
Food Administration
White Oxfords
Davis Shoe Coo
Nelsonville ,O
William §&. Hart
Dawn Maker
Hart
Bill
William Desmond
Madge Evans
George McQuar
Harry Morcy
Florence Deshon
Margery Wilson
Triangle
Supreme Entertainment
Charlie Chaplin
Pastime Theatre
Nelsgonville, O
Edison
Hickman’s Pharmacy
Charlies Ray
Luke
Matt and
Jeff
George Walsh
the Kid
Elever
The
Theda Bara
William Shay
Warner Oland
Jane Lee
Constance Talmadge
Neal Hart and
Mignon Anderson
Bison
Billy West
Victoria
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