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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1918
Page
2
Government tax receipts show April ordinary and war taxes at 93.7 million dollars, while total receipts from corporate and individual income and excess profits reach 169.3 million. Expenses run about 50 million daily as revenue piles into war funding.
Columbus Ohio reports warden receives a letter from Michael O'Hara an honor prisoner who escaped a year ago from the penitentiary stone quarries He writes from France army stamps promising return after the war to finish his contract with Ohio if the Huns don’t get him.
An aunt’s wartime diary recounts a social scene with Regina Lucas and an Italian visitor. Regina plots patriotic schemes, including goat ranch plans for French peasants, while avoiding confidences to strangers. Willie and the author observe, caution, and note Prudence’s plans for a moving picture plant.
The pattern describes fabrics good for various textiles and presents a jacket and trousers style for children aged 3 to 6 years. Size 4 requires 3% yards of 44 inch material and the illustration pattern can be mailed for 10 cents in silver or stamps.
Mr and Mrs Joe Garlinger of Circle Hill receive a personal letter from their son Fred written at Camp Gordon Georgia He reports being fine with 65 000 others nearby and describes travel from Columbus 36 hours expresses no worry asks family to send a few stories and fruit and notes arranging insurance in his mother's name He mentions friends from Nelsonville and a sandy landscape while sleeping eight to a tent and advises his family to inform others of money arrangements and Camp details.
Railroad timetables will use a single uniform size and type for all lines. Only a small railroad trademark will remain. colors and illustrations are removed. The change aims to standardize printing and save thousands of dollars.
American forces in France report a four day battle northwest of Chateau-Thierry where US Marines defeated three German divisions, capturing hundreds and inflicting heavy casualties while sustaining relatively light Marine losses.
Travelers report Austria facing upheaval akin to Russia after czar's dethronement. Attacks on military works and Adriatic mines blamed on Slavs, while Bosnian operations target railways. Hungarians police casualties, mass arrests for profiteering in Munich and food riots spread across Germany.
The Rust Engineering Company of Pittsburg built a 150 foot high smoke stack for the Canaan Coal Company in Canaanville. The reinforced cement brick lined chimney measures 10 feet at the bottom, 6 feet 6 inches at the top, cost about 6000 dollars, and was completed in five weeks despite delays from drafted assistant foremen and fear of heights. It features a lightning protection rod system and is touted as one of the area’s most modern chimneys.
Washington reports that a Vienna congress of the German Socialists of Austria states great unrest among the Austrian working classes and a general strike against continuing the war is planned. The dispatch notes warnings from the Saciiists about consequences if the central powers persist, while the congress also deems the present moment unfavorable for a large-scale strike.
Samuel Rea president of the Pennsylvania Railroad System appeals to 250000 employees to conserve food as part of the United States Food Administration effort. He urges personal sacrifice, avoidance of waste, and home production of provisions to support overseas shipments and prevent future shortages. A summer program of home demonstrations aims to stock pantry shelves with garden produce.
Rock Hill South Carolina plans a community cannery to handle surplus produce from war gardens. An expert from Clemson College commends the city for its fine home vegetable plots that have been aided.
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