Fugitive Irish leader De Valera speaks to United Press
Edward De Valera, fugitive Sinn Fein president, was located near Dublin and interviewed by United Press about Ireland’s bid for self determination. He warned of violence if the Paris peace conference fails to grant Ireland independence and said Sinn Fein has a ready government to take over administration.
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United Press
New York
Mar
Edward de Valera
Lincoln
England
DeValera
Ireland
Dublin
Ralph F. Couch
Couch
Sinn Fein
United States
New
Paris
Edward DeValera
Revolutionary
Sinn Fein Party
Lincoln Prison
United Kingdom
Wilson
America
de Valera
Bet DeValera
Ingee
Seeet Cne
New Troop 3 Organized in Athens M E Church
Eighteen boys formed Troop Three at the M. E. church in Athens with four patrols, led by Scoutmaster Walter Porter who notes this is a new unit not a reorganization. Next meeting set for Monday at 7 p m to complete Tenderfoot tests.
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M. E. Church
Athens
Walter Porter
Porter
Naval Service
Franco American meeting pledges swift peace with allies
Paris reports a Franco American Press Club gathering where Marshal Foch Captain Tardieu Secretary Lansing and Ambassador Sharpe led speakers. Pershing Benson White House officials Jusserand and Colonel House attended as Foch praised American WWI participation and Lansing urged immediate peace to curb despotism.
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Paris
America
Franco
Press Club
Marshal Foch
Tardieu
Lansing
Ambassador Sharpe
General Pershing
Admiral Benson
Henry White
Colonel House
Ambassador Jusserand
Foch
First Ohio National Guard unit sails from France
The first unit of the 37th division (Ohio National Guard) has sailed from France and the War Department says the balance will follow. A detachment of the 147th infantry aboard the transport Harrisburg left Brest on March 10. Embarkation officials expect most of the division to be back by mid April or by May at latest.
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Washington
37Th Division
Ohio National Guard
France
War Department
147Th Infantry
Harrisburg
Brest
Major Johnson to Speak at Central School Assembly
Major Johnson will address the Parent-Teacher Club tomorrow at 3:15 in the Central School assembly room. The public is invited and older residents are urged to attend. Scouts will participate and Major Johnson will present the Eagle Medal to a Scout at the close.
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Johnson
Major Johnson
Newark Street Car Strike Paralyzes Northern New Jersey
Four thousand platform workers walked out at 4 A M in Newark Hoboken Jersey City Elizabeth and neighboring towns after the public service company refused to recognize the amalgamated motormen and conductors union. Bus service was limited with about 250 buses operating to shuttle workers to rail and ferry terminals.
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Newark
N. J
New Jersey
Public Service Company
Hoboken
Jersey City
Elizabeth
Jersey
Glenn Defends the Y Workers in Army Camp
Major General Edwin F. Glenn, commander of the 83rd division, praised the Army Y M C A during a Camp Sherman conference. He said criticism of the Y is unfair and that Y leaders did magnificent work for his troops in France and at Camp Sherman.
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Camp Sherman
Mar
Army
Ohio
Pennsylvania
France
Glenn
Nitrate of Soda Used to Strengthen Apple Tree Buds
Extension horticulturist Frank Beach of Ohio State University advises applying nitrate of soda to aid buds after dry weather. Best results come from fertilization and pruning around pink bud stage, five pounds for old trees and two pounds for those just bearing. The nitrate improves frost resistance and fruit quality while promoting next year’s bud development.
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Suthern Ohio
Frank Beach
Ohio State University
Hillsboro Merchan t John Moses Found Dead in Store
John Moses aged 68, a local merchant, was found dead at his Hillsboro estate with a hatchet wound to the skull. The cash register had been pried open and entry appears recent. friends entered the store after being alerted Moses was missing since Saturday.
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Hillsboro. O
John Moses
Moses
Former Politician Held for His Talk
J. Herman Dierkes, a former Cincinnati democratic politician, faces sedition law charges in U S district court. His demurrer to the indictment was overruled by Judge Hollister, after he allegedly made unpatriotic remarks about President Wilson and the army and navy in Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
Mar
J. Herman Dierkes
United States District Court
Holliiter
Dierkes
Wilson
Army
Navy
Martial law proclaimed in West Prussia districts
Martial law declared in Briegsen Thorn and Gulm to block Spa forces advancing from the east, dispatches report today from Basse.
Purim Dates Aligned With St Patrick’s Day In City
The board of alderman officially recognizes March 17 as a Jewish holiday with Purim beginning at sundown March 16 and lasting through March 17. The unusual overlap prompts officials to note calendar coincidence and municipal observance plans.
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New York
Board of Alderman
First Straw Hat Seen in Washington This Season
Washington reports the season’s first straw hat on the head of an elderly man wandering Capitol grounds. He wore black golf gloves and a tan top coat as onlookers noted the unusual spring accessory.
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Washington
Capitol Grounds
Senate Orders Fight to Preserve Ohio Gas Supply
Columbus March 13 Attorney General John G Price prepared to sue in the U S Supreme Court the West Virginia law cutting off Ohio natural gas supply The Ohio senate authorized the action in a resolution adopted yesterday The house considered a London penitentiary construction bill under a unit system Two bills aiding state employees were introduced Pensioning and a new workday A Muskingum county bill requires confirmation of Industrial Commission appointments by the governor
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Columbus, CO
John G. Price
United States Supreme Court
West Virginia
Ohio
Price
Ohio Senate
House
Sparks
Montgomery County
London
Miller
Muskingum County
Senate
Industrial Commission
President Wilson Nears Return as Peace Work Advances
Washington reports say President Wilson is likely to return by late May as peace efforts accelerate. The George Washington carrier group added destroyers after docking in the Azores, with Brest expected tomorrow. Agriculture data show broad price rises in poultry dairy eggs and meats, evidencing tightened supply.
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Carl Pd.groat
United Press
George Washington
Macr
Wilson
France
United States
George
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Ohio voters to face property taxation amendment plan
The joint taxation committee in Columbus drafts a resolution to re submit the property classification amendment at the August 12 primary election. Voters will decide to tax all property under rules and methods within established classes. Governor Cox pledges full cooperation with the committee.
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Columbus
Mar
Ohio
General Assembly
Cox
Cities
You Forget It Bear in Mind Chamberlain's Tablets
The advertisement touts Chamberlain's Tablets as a remedy that moves the bowels improves appetite and strengthens digestion. It claims the tablets contain no pepsin or digestive ferment yet help the stomach function naturally.
Wool Buying Begins in Middle West for Ohio Wool
Central West Boston reports that major Boston fleece traders are paying fifty cents a pound for Ohio wools on the sheep. Growers seek price guidance as dealers discuss aims around forty cents plus one cent local commission.
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Boston
Mass
Middle West
Ohio
Three Fort Riley Privates Reinstated by President Wilson
President Wilson revoked death sentences for three privates at Fort Riley Kansas for refusing to wear uniforms or resisting orders. Court martial findings were changed to 25 years imprisonment by Major General Wood, but the president disapproved both findings and sentences.
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Washington
Mar
Fort Riley
Kansas
Wilson
Wood
Fight on Unit Scheme Waxes Warm in Gingy Fight
Franklin K. Lane secretary of the interior was asked to visit Cincinnati to investigate the local social unit established as a national experiment amid sharp charges by Mayor Galvin that the unit is a dangerous form of socialism. The unit invited Mayor Galvin to attend a meeting. he refused. Separately, scarce domestic coal limits iron ore use in Spain.
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Cincinnati
Mar
Franklin’ K. Lane
Interior
Nationl Social Unit
Lane
Galvin
Electricity Aids Oat Growth in Wales Raising Yields
Experiments using electricity to stimulate crop growth in Wales increased oat yield by about 36 percent and straw by around 1 percent, reflecting early agricultural science trials.
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Wales
Sinn Fein Members Proclaim Protest to British Cabinet
At Dublin City meeting Sinn Fein MPs protested prison authors at Belfast jail. The Dublin corporation led by the Lord Mayor marched to Dublin Castle to present the protest to government officials. The under secretary agreed to relay the protest to the British cabinet.
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SINN
iT HAR WIL Camp Sherman mobilization center plan
War department designates Camp Sherman as mobilization and mustering out center. States to send divisions for discharge. About 700 to 800 men in permanent camp eligible for discharge, with removals expected within ten days.
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Sherman
War Department
Ang
New York
Pennsylvania
Maryland
District of Columbia
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Virginia
Delaware
Jerney
North Carolina
Ohio
Kentucky
Tennessee
Michigan
Ti Note
Missouri
Special Carrier Service in Athens Delivers Missed Papers
Regular subscribers in Athens may call the Messenger by 6 pm if a delivery is missed. A special carrier will deliver by bicycle at once at no extra charge. Routes are arranged so every subscriber is served by 6 o'clock. If the paper hasn’t arrived by 6, call the Messenger Office.
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Athens
Cerriemp
Carl Messenger
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