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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1918
Page
3
A wartime prose poem frames liberty as the Land of Freedom issuing ten commandments. It urges loyalty to the flag and nation, devotion to allies, courage in battle, and protection of loved ones, with warnings against treachery and calls to shared sacrifice for victory.
Young American women with the Red Cross directed military traffic near Roye and Montdidier as German offensives rolled through. They kept gun and supply columns moving, fed 250 British soldiers, aided refugees, set up canteens, and even crossed a bridge moments before its destruction. They worked eight days straight, sleeping in barns, and boosted soldier morale with their efforts. The piece notes rising US family costs since 1900 per the Bureau of Statistics.
A Washington attorney general report notes 94 pardons granted after sentence, 18 deserters have rights restored, and 828 total applications. The recurring digits 9 4 and 1 8 appear to form 13, with 31 denials adding to the eerie total.
Fritz von Ebelshon, a Dutch visitor, relays how the Graf von Luttwitz crew slipped from their interned ship at Java Harbor and boarded a Dutch submarine during a banquet. They killed a Dutch sailor, took the others prisoner, and escaped in the submarine. Von Ebelshon notes strict censorship and uncertainty about pursuit.
The palm known as Trachycarpus euceleus or windmill palm stands out for extreme hardiness. It withstands low temperatures and endures rough treatment, making it a durable specimen in tough conditions.
Local notes from Nelsonville detail social events and community updates. Engagement news, illness, travel, Red Cross appeals, and many visitor and guest mentions fill the page, with patrols and wartime references among the reports. A lost class pin is noted with a reward offered.
Little Alice Lax fell from a porch while visiting her grandmother Mrs. T. L. Cline on East Franklin street Sunday and fractured her collar bone. Dr J. M. Hyde treated and reduced the fracture. Several local residents spent weekends with relatives in Lancaster and Zanesville, and others planned summer trips to Lakeside and Doroba West Virginia.
Mr and Mrs Tom Mulligan of Myers Street report receiving a card announcing their arrival safely in France. The message confirms the couple’s passage and contact details for future correspondence.
Mrs. W. L. Hudson hosts Circle of Ruth at her home on W. Washington street inviting all members to attend tonight.
Nelsonville won 7 to 4 over Parkersburg after thirteen innings as Anderson and Grover held the Keystone sack while Kimble and Smathers starred in the field and at the plate. Kimble hit a homer with two on in the first inning for Nelsonville, and Smathers contributed defensive feats and hits to the victory.
Nelson leads 8000100000003 to Parkers 0111000106000-4 in a nine inning game. Smathers Anderson Kimble Williams Neale steal bases. Kirkland sacrifices. Kimble homers as Williams Taylor Givens Starr Carroll collect two bases. Grover to Anderson to Williams and Anderson to Grover turn double plays. Simpson and June combine for 22 strikeouts. June suffers six walks while Simpson allows one. Wild pitches by June. hitters hit by pitches Anderson Starr D King Carroll. Time two forty five. Shields umpire.
Rome outlines your patrol engagements and an Italian raid on Cavazuccherina with captures. Air activity is noted with five tons of bombs dropped on enemy camps and five enemy aircraft shot down, plus another destroyed by artillery on the Plave river’s left bank.
The slogan Two bits a day the patriot s way won the contest conducted by a local bank in Los Angeles California Five thousand participants entered with Win the war bit by bit taking second prize and Every miser helps the kaiser third prize winner announced.
Residents across the United States will witness a near total solar eclipse on June 8 with 78 percent coverage in Ohio and total time under two minutes along a northern to southern diagonal shadow path. Astronomers will deploy teams to peak locations for clearer skies and longer viewing opportunities.
Louisvill e Kentucky reports Clinton Vance an 82 year old father travels 2000 miles to visit his two soldier sons at Camp Zachary Taylor. They moved from Orleans Indiana to Calgary Canada three years ago for farming. Both sons enlisted when war began.
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