Raids Help American Forces Gather German Plans
The article explains how Allied raids, focused on capturing prisoners, reveal German command, positions, and logistics. It contrasts earlier artillery prepped raids with the current silent raids, where small teams cross No Man's Land to seize captives and quickly return.
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Fred
Ferguson United Press Staff Co
Picardy
Mal
Paris
Intelligence Department
Toul
Intellience
Virginia
Man’s Land
Bowie
Free Employment Bureau draws inquiry on farm labor move
A large learned man visited the Chamber of Commerce rooms to verify the back-to-the-farm movement and its Free Employment Bureau. Judge Sayre offered to serve twenty days in the harvest fields during July and August, in superb condition.
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Chamber of Commerce
Sayre
POMEROY BEND: Long Time On The Job Resigns
John Church an electrician and versatile local worker has resigned after eighteen years with the car line. He will join Gracilff Chemical Co. Sunday School Convention in Laurel Cliff church with Rev. J. W. Headley of Toledo in charge delivering talks at 10 PM 2 PM and 8 PM. feature: exact 4 by 8 foot model of the ancient Jewish Tabernacle. basket dinner requested.
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John Church
Allround
Mr. Church
Gracliff Chemical Co
Pomeroy
Free Methodist Church
Laurel Cliff
J. W. Headley
Toledo
Headley
Portland Pair Wed After Licenses Granted
William Pratt aged 18 and Daisy May Clark aged 17 both of Portland obtained marriage licenses and were married by Squire J H Ewing in the Probate Judge's office on Wednesday.
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Squire Ewing
William Pratt
Daisy May Clark
Portland
Squire J. H. Ewing
Two Injured In Pittsburg Mine Accidents
Two men were injured in separate mine incidents Wednesday morning at Pittsburg. John Kelly, 36, married, from First ward, had his foot crushed by cog wheels at the tipple about eight o clock and is likely disabled for some time. Roswell Finley, single, of Syracuse, was hurt when a fall of slate struck him around 8:30. he was taken home for examination and serious injuries expected to heal with time.
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Pittsburg
John Kelly
Kelly
Roswell Finley
Syracuse
Hartford Miner Injured by Fall of Slate
David Fields aged 22 of Hartford was pinned under slate at a Hartford mine on Tuesday. He suffered a broken foot deep hip injuries and two head gashes needing four stitches each plus bruises and scratches. Officials say injuries are serious but not fatal. Fields had been listed as a Mason County selective service member but returned to mining work.
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David Fields
Will Fields
Hartford
Field
Fields
Mason County
Red Cross Dance Friday Night Jitney Event
A Red Cross dance on Friday promises a pleasant jitney gathering. Organizers invite attendees to support relief work while enjoying music and social time.
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Red Cross
The Long Hikes and Farmer’s Bet on Twenty Days
A brisk, vivid slice hints at a strenuous trek and a farmer who vows three meals a day for twenty days. The tone questions whether discipline and luck align for a heavy challenge and what the Kaiser’s response might be.
Local notices from Ridge community gatherings and visits
Mrs. Robert Johnson spent Wednesday with her mother Mrs. Males of Sand Ridge. Mrs. Jacob Keck visited Mrs. Frances Wahl at College Hill. The Cox family and A M Taylor group visited Athens Sunday. Guests of A M Taylor included J C Wilkes, Mrs. Gas kalla, Mrs. Malpas and Audra Chalfant. Bertha Dalton visited her uncle Saul Turby in Columbus. Henry Willeke toured Athens on business. Mrs. Frank Morrison, at Grant hospital after a serious operation, is improving. Locals attended the flag raising at Mine 255. Ida Conaway hosted dinner with Frances Malpas, Lawrence, Lewis Swartz, Charles Swartz, William Gaskalla, and families from Gloucester and Jacksonville. Antarctic Ocean water found colder than Arctic seas.
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Robert Johnson
Males
Sand Ridge
Jacob Keck
Frances Wahl
College Hill
Charles Cox
Athens
A. M.taylor
J. C. Wilkes
Joseph Gaskalla
Roland Malpas
Audra Chalfant
Bertha Dalton
Columbus
Frances Malpas
Lawrence of Glouster
Lewis Swartz
Charles Swartz
William Gaskalla
Ida
Josephine
William
Jacksonville
Remaking of a Nation Films Aid Red Cross at Electric Theater
Red Cross share from receipts at the Electric Theater Sunday neared forty dollars. Children earned 36.60 on a quilt raffle Saturday, and ice cream cone sales netted about 25 that evening. Passengers on a dead trolley offered amused comments about travel delays and wartime quips.
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Red Cross
Electric Theater
Entertained Embroidery Club At Mrs Hartinger Home
Embroidery club members were delightfully entertained at the home of Mrs. M. D. Hartinger on Wednesday evening.
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Embroidery Club
M. D. Hartinger
Fare Box Installations Set For Monday
The electric car line will install fare boxes this Monday to relieve conductors from handling ticket and cash fares. Motormen and conductors are reportedly allowed to wear overall jackets instead of the usual blue cloth uniforms.
Bomber McGinnis to Speak at Court Street Meeting
Bomber McGinnis the American serviceman wounded in France will address the public at an open air meeting on Court street in front of the courthouse starting at 7 30 this evening.
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McGinnis
France
Court Street
Court House
Finest French poultry fed in the vineyards noted
In times of peace the statement notes that the best poultry France produces comes from birds raised among vineyards.
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France
Garbage is Valuable Preserve It For War Effort
A World War era appeal urges housewives to reduce waste and separate garbage for munition and hog feed use. It outlines that one ton of garbage contains glycerine for shell charges, fatty acids for soap, and fertilizer elements for wheat, plus other valuable materials. It warns against contamination by glass or needles and stresses keeping garbage clean and salvageable for victory.
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United States Food Administration
Elks Honor Flag and Flag Day Service at Athens
Athens Elks stage a Flag Day observance with a parade to the First Methodist church and statements honoring Lieut Lawrence Shafer and the death of Lieut David Schaile. A concert by the Ladies Band precedes a patriotic program including songs, a history of the flag, tributes, and a native address.
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Athens
Lodge of Elks
Nelsonville
Elks
Court House
M. E
Aseline Rev. Wilcox
Columbia
J. A. Fuller
Esquire
I. M. Foster Iis
B. D. Evans
America
Wilcox
Eerry Elk Lodge
United States
Nelsonville Elks
Brave Boy Arrested But Will Be Given Pardon
London reports Albert Stevens a 15 year old who impersonated his deserter brother. After sixteen days of combat in the Kaiser battle he was arrested for wearing the uniform. Authorities say his fighting spirit merits allowing him to join a royal field artillery battery.
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London
Albert Stevens
Albert
Royal Field Artillery
North Dakota predicts record wheat and rye yields this year
Fargo reports State Food Administrator E. F. Ladd predicts North Dakota will produce 175 million bushels of wheat and 28 million bushels of rye this year. The forecast accompanies news that a shipbuilding yard will be started in Drogheda, Ireland.
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Fargo
N. D
North Dakota
E. F. Ladd
Drogheda
Ireland
Crops in Ohio Look Promising Statewide Report
The Weekly Weather and Crop Report for Columbus district covering the week ending June 11 notes moderate temperatures and ample sunshine with adequate rain. All crops are in excellent condition with rapid growth. wheat is ahead, hay and pastures are strong, alfalfa and rye harvests progress, apples good though other fruits poor, and labor shortages cited in some counties.
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Columbus
Seneca County
Inventor of Copper Toed Shoes Dies in Toronto
The inventor of copper toe shoes has died in Toronto and left an estate valued at $800,000.
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Toronto
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