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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1918
Page
7
The article warns that spring fatigue can leave families half sick with thin blood and low vitality. It recommends Hood's Sarsaparilla to fortify the body Peptiron to ironize red blood cells and Hood's Pills to regulate the liver, claiming the trio restores health.
Central and East End school buildings pupils admitted free to the Opera House for Re making of a Nation yesterday. Training school pupils welcomed this morning at 9. Sammies paraded past with patriotic cheers. Two shows were held last night and crowds filled the house, many turned away. Matinee at 2 PM and 6:30 and 8:30 PM showings today.
Washington reports from May 8 indicate the State Department fears mounting tensions in Austria Hungary under Emperor Charles. Officials see a possible internal upheaval linked to Germany’s war regime, with turmoil potentially affecting Austrian plans against Italy and prompting shifts on the western front. Czech legions fight with Italy while Magyars clash with fellow Magyars.
A confidential German command issued on the Italian front instructs officers to spread propaganda to disrupt enemy morale. It outlines methods to drop newspapers and proclamations, use interpreters, and set interaction points with Allied troops while warning soldiers to avoid unauthorized contact with the enemy.
Ohio parolees find new careers in war effort with six former prisoners enlisting in Canada. In eight months, six men shifted from pen gray to khaki, part of a broader clemency trend that saw 97 paroled men last year prove their reformation by contributing to government shipyards munition plants farms and mines during the war.
A high speed B and O local westbound passenger train No. 49 derailed on a double steel bridge west of Stewart. No one injured beyond bruises. rails and bridge structure damaged. Traffic detoured via Pt Pleasant and K M line. tracks cleared by 9 am. full service to resume around noon.
Special Communication of Paramathia Lodge No 25 F and A M set for Tuesday May 7 1918 at 6 30 p m Work in Master Mason degree with two candidates All members and visiting brethren urged to attend C H Horn W M J A Palmer Sect 5 4 2
The Cline Ice Cream Company won the contract to supply frozen treats to the large nitro plant near Charleston West Virginia. The local plant will fill orders until the Charleston facility is completed, a project costing millions and employing about 20 000 workers at full operation. Ice cream will be served in forty stands and fifteen major mess halls with large crowds.
The list of men in class one who have been qualified for full military service is published. Names include John Buhla Glouster Herbert Eugene Frebault Jacksonville Carl Mender Nelsonville Raymond Jarvis Culler Harry Benjamin Noble Chauncey Clarence J. Garrett Circle Hill Robert Simpson Wood Athens Basil Sedwick Sharpsburg Merrill Lasure Athens and many others across Nelsonville Athens Glouster Millfield and surrounding areas. The notice also lists those accepted for limited or special service with names such as John W. Matheny The Plains Clay ton Arthur Tippie Athens Floyd Clifton Bean Athens Earnest Thompson Athens and additional entries through 3500s.
Camp Sherman announces the usual 25 percent and all Greek Catholic passes will be allowed on weekends. The Eighty-Third Division intensive training did not reduce pass numbers. Railway officials expect the normal crowd for 36 hour departures starting Saturday noon. A paragraph notes cattle and sheep grazing on weeping sh e oak in Australia and its ornamental value in California soils.
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