Numbers of 1918 Class Drawn Today
America held the second great draft lottery in Washington. 21 year olds’ class numbers were drawn at the Senate Office Building with Secretary Baker, Provost Marshal General, and Miss Major Billy Wellborn presiding. The list includes names and numbers tied to Class One for overseas service, with many youths from Ohio towns like Nelsonville, Glouster, Athens, and Chauncey.
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United
Baker
Missa Wellborn
Miss Wellborn
Monument Honors Lawler Family For Bond Boycott
A twelve foot yellow monument in Lawler Iowa lists the family names who did not purchase Liberty bonds or donate to the Red Cross. Local residents read the plaque in the business district and note the town’s lone noncontributing family.
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Lawler
Red Cross
Italians Shift Battlefield As Austrians Retire Across Piave
June 26 dispatch says fighting lingered in the Brenta mountain sector while Italian forces gain ground. Analysts note an Italian push across the Piave would expose Austrian flanks, and reports claim Emperor Karl oversaw a final war council that decided on a Piave withdrawal.
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Brenta River
Piave
Brenta
Upper
Karl
Allied Chiefs Expect 10 Get Line on Russia
London June 27 The dramatic appearance of Alexander Kerensky at the Labor Party conference yesterday raised questions about his future actions and his link to allied policy toward Russia His speech today may explain whether he believes allied intervention can unite anti Bolshevik factions and whether Russian military help could be defensive only.
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London
Alexander Kerensky
Labor Party
Russia
Kerensky
Senate agrees Norris prohibition amendment
The Senate agricultural committee backed Norris proposed prohibition as a substitute for the bone dry plan. It would halt beer production three months after enactment and end whiskey and wine making by June 30, 1919. The vote was 8 to 3 and the measure may be reported to the Senate. Columbus post notes a G A R regular meeting set for Saturday June 29 at 1 PM.
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Washington
Senate Agricultural Committee
Norris
Senate
Pledge Now for War Savings Stamps Campaign Push
Campaign Manager Morgan urged Athens residents to pledge for war savings stamps without immediate cash. Pledges can place names on the Victory List, with stamps delivered over six months. Sign Friday, then pay on delivery or in installments before December 31.
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Morgan
United States
Athens
Treasury Department
Athens County
Wilson
Fast Pony Tank Breaks Free From Captors
A new light fast British armored tank called the pony is used effectively on the front. It is lighter and quicker than heavier tanks and suited for rapid action. One pony tank was captured by Germans then seized by its crew who rode it back to Allied lines.
Thirty-One Wounded and Two Missing in Action Report
United Press reports General Pershing listed eighty five casualties with twenty nine killed in action six dead from wounds two dead from disease two dead from airplane accident four deaths from accident and other causes thirty one severely wounded four wounded and two missing in action. Private E W Julian of Hamilton Ohio killed in action and Private L Knose of Cleveland Ohio wounded severely. Secretary McAdoo urges enlistment in the period ending June 28.
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United Press
Washington
War Department
Pershing
E. W. Julian
Hamilton
L. Knose
Cleveland
Ohio
Death of Albany business leader A C Dailey at 74
Andrew C. Dailey aged 74 died at his Albany home at 4 am after long illness. Funeral set for Saturday at 2 pm in the M E church. Survivors include his wife Adeline Townsend married 1875 and two sons Orville and Earl. He was a longtime merchant, bank president since 1912, Civil War veteran and active church member.
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Albany
Andrew C. Dailey
M. E. Church
Temple
Dailey
Adeline Townsend
Orville
E. EB. Shedd Grocery Co
Columbus
Earl
Moler Feed and Poultry Co
Athens
Cline & Dalley
A. C. Dailey and Sons
Citizens Bank of Albany
A. M
Athletes Enter Naval Reserve Force Names From Ohio State
A Cincinnati naval recruiting office lists Ohio university athletes and students enlisting in the Naval Reserve. Names include Ralph White Cumberland Arthur Roberts Jackson Earl Krieger Columbus Fred Pickett Athens John Wyman Conneaut Harry Newman Logan and Homer Marshman Columbus. They register in the class of June 5 1918 and will be called. Walter Shapter Columbus enlisted earlier and Brickles of Nelsonville also faces call in the same branch.
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Cincinnati
Walter Shapter
Columbus
Coach Bank
Brickles
Nelsonville
Special Call for Men to Report for Ohio Draft Training
Ohio issues special call for 180 colored registrants who are grammar school graduates with mechanical aptitude. Report to Wilberforce University on July 15 for cobbler, gas engine, general mechanic, locomotive fireman, machinist, and blacksmith instruction. Volunteers may sign up until July 2. if short, induction follows order numbers. Added notes mention Leslie Worden Ashcraft and Pearl R. Orndorf.
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Ohio
Wilberforce University
Adjutant General's Office
Leslie Worden Ashcraft
Guysville
Camp Sherman
Pearl R. Orndorf
Father Seeks Baby Mascot Pass From Camp Sherman
In Anderson Indiana on June 26 Marians Michalis tried to ride a troop train to Camp Sherman with his 2 year old child as a mascot. He concealed the baby on the train but was forced to leave the train to arrange a home for the child as comrades urged permission to proceed.
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Anderson
Ind
Camp Sherman
Marians Michalis
Marion
Indiana Selects
Michalis
Peace case moves through ten higher courts
State of Ohio relates Emma McMannis vs Ada O Bri an. Emma testified fears Ada will strike wound or kill her amid threats. Ada arrested, pleaded not guilty, bond $300. Trial date set. nine Millfield witnesses summoned. examination waived. discharged on recognizance. Court costs total 25.20. Cornbread remark ends odd note.
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Oscar W. Riley
J. P
State of Ohio
Emma McMannis
Ada O’ Brian
Clerk of Courts
Emma
Ada
Ada O'Brian
Millfield
Court of Common Pleas
Arrival of 37th Division Contingents At Athens
Athens residents received many cards announcing the arrival of detachments of the 37th Division from Camp Sheridan now on European soil. Henry W. Conner learned his son Robert, with billeting officers, is among them. Mrs Walter Baird and E R Lash also reported similar cards from husbands and Lt Francis Frebault with Co K 145 Infantry.
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Athens
Camp Sheridan
Henry W. Conner
Robert
Mra
Walter Baird
Hert Husband
E. R. Lash
Francis Frebault
Co. K
Yankee Bombing Raid Blows Up Conflans Station
An American bombing squadron in France attacked the railway station and yards at Conflans near Verdun this morning. Major Harold W. Hartley of Skatoon Canada reportedly became an ace after bringing down a German plane, his fourth victory.
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France
Conflans
Verdun
Harold W. Hartley
Skatoon
Canada
Royal Flying Corps
German minister von Kuehlmann facing resignation pressure
June 27 Copenhagen reports the Reichstag majority believes Minister von Kuehlmann will resign under adverse press attack. Chancellor Von Hertling’s speech is well received by the German press, signaling political tension and policy debate.
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Copenhagen
Reischstag
von Kuehlmann
Ac Rs
Cense
von Hertling
Ge Press
Mrs Canfield 88 Dies at Vincent Home
Mrs Canfield aged 88 of Vincent died at her home at 2 o'clock Wednesday. Death was due to old age. She had lived in Vincent the past year, previously at Fleming. Her husband Canfield died in 1899. Survived by son Rev. D D Canfield of Bard, formerly of Marietta, F L Canfield, Miss Allie Canfield, two sisters Betsy Allen of Glouster and Jane Hibbard of Athens.
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Marietta
Canfield
Vincent
Fleming
Field
D. D. Canfield
Bard
F. L.field
Allie Canfield
Cent
Betsy Allen
Glouster
Jane Hibbard
Athens
Marriage License Notices for Penrod and Burton Pair
Clarence Penrod aged 35 freight worker from Mineral and Nellie Burton aged 33 of de Glouster obtain a license to marry. William Lawrence Babbs 20 of Hemlock and Jennie Beatrice Brooks of Glouster seek a marriage license.
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Clarence Penrod
Freight Mineral
Nellie Burton
de Glouster
William Lawrence Babbs
Hemlock
Jennie Beatrice Brooks
Glouster
Berlin silent on Yankee fighters in Belleau Wood
London reports suggest minor Italian front actions and a resumed Austrian drive in the mountains. Paris notes raids and artillery activity while Berlin claims repulsed British attacks near the Scarpe. Berlin also says the Americans suffered 264 losses near Belleau Wood in the west of Chateau-Thierry.
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United Press
London
Rome
Vienna
Yesteday
Paris
German War Office
Scarpe
Belleau Wood
Berlin
Chateau-Thierry
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Chackesse
Lawler, Ia
America
Columbus Golden Post
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McAdoo
Army of War Savers
A.C. Dailey
Lee
Naval Reserve Force
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Yankees
Hunlans
Belleau
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