West Athens County Liberty Bond Success Report
Washington May 6 Today's casualty list adds captured American soldiers from Leicheprey and notes missing fifteen. It records six deaths in action, three wounds, nine disease, two accidents, one other cause, four severely wounded and forty eight slightly wounded totaling eighty eight. Names include Frank F. Meyer Reading Ohio Clarence E Newton Cincinnati and Robert Bruns St Henry Ohio plus Emil K Lann Cleveland Ohio and Mechanic Harry W Dressler Cincinnati.
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TED Press
Washington
Leicheprey
Frank F. Meyer
Reading
Ohio
Clarence E. Newton
Cincinnati
Harry W. Dresslers
Robert Bruns
St. Henry
Emil K. Lann
Cleveland
Third Loan Oversubscribed in Athens County Totals $140000
Athens County closed the Third Liberty Loan drive with the largest subscription of the entire month. About 2600 separate subscriptions were made with 1200 from Athens, totaling 140000 across the county. Scouts helped on site while banks processed results and quotas by town.
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Athens County
Athens
Albany
Amesville
Nelsonville
Giouster
Amenville
Coolville
Aerial War Report West of Montdidier May Fifth
Fred S. Ferguson reports American guns shelling Montdidier Cantigny and nearby towns. Montdidier church intact, Cantigny church likely a German observer post. Bombing damaged ammo dump near Cantigny. Two Allied planes shot down, one captured. Germans introduce gas via spring loaded bottles. Nine raiders captured. three caught. one wounded escaping to reach German lines. An American patrol reports heavy casualties in No Man's Land after meeting over forty bodies.
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Fred S. Ferguson
Montdider
Cantigny
Albo
No Man's Land
American artillery shells German trenches in latest assault
Paris reports that American artillery fired sixty thousand shells into German trenches before a recent attack, allegedly blotting them out. The claim was announced today.
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Paris
Thousands of doctors urged to enroll for army and navy service
Washington May 6 Thousands of doctors and surgeons nationwide will be urged to enroll for service to meet growing demands of the army and navy under a plan agreed by state committees of the general medical board. Cities will furnish most needed medical men and it is expected 7000 respond by July 1 and 5000 more before year end.
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Washington
Army
Navy
General Medical Board
Council of National Defense
Court Street Closed for Parade at Athens Meeting
Court street will be closed to traffic tomorrow evening for the Athens County Sunday School Association annual meeting parade. Closure starts at 6 o'clock with the parade about 6:30, and the street will be cleared of autos until after the event.
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Court Street
Athens County Sunday School Association
Milton invites orphans to free Grand Theatre showing
Milton will admit about 80 children from the Children's Home to his regular program at the Grand Theatre tomorrow afternoon. Rain is forecast as the weather man predicts a warm yet wet day for the attendees.
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Milton
Tomorow
Grand Theatre
Carey’s decisive stand halts German push toward Paris
Brigadier Carey led a mixed force to plug a German gap near Amiens. His leadership prevented a breakthrough that could have split the British from the French and endangered a drive on Paris. The action rallied diverse fighters and non combatants to halt the advance.
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Brig. N. Carey
Amiens
Paris
Carey
Guysville Boy Honored With Croix de Guerre
Walter Stewart of Guysville, part of the Rainbow Division, received the French Croix de Guerre for bravery in France. Ohio Rainbow Reveille lists 23 Ohio soldiers honored. details are censored. Walter’s parents, Mr and Mrs John Stewart, hear from him. brother Joe serves in Artilery at Camp Sheridan. Both brothers were Ohio University students before the war.
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Athens County
Walter Stewart
Guysville
France
Rainbow Division
Ohio Rainbow Reveille
Sons of
Ohio
166Th
Hough
John Stewart
Joe
Camp Sheridan
Ohio University
Nationalist Sinn Fein Anti-Draft Meeting At Ballaghaderrien
In Dublin on May 6 a joint Nationalist and Sinn Fein anti-draft meeting in Ballaghaderrien drew 12,000 attendees. Leading speakers included Dillon and De Valera.
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United Pufra
Dublin
Sinn Fein
Ballaghaderrien
Dillon
Devalera
Supreme Court backs selective draft in all cases
The Supreme Court today upheld the selective draft law allowing conscripts to be sent anywhere in the world to serve the United States. The ruling confirms the legal reach of the draft act amid wartime needs. Switzerland buys 306000 gas masks in response to Germany’s neutrality assurances.
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United Press
Washington
United States
Supreme Court
Switzerland
Germany
British tro opis advance on Somme despite strong resistance
British forces report advancing on a considerable front between the Somme and Ancre and near Morlancourt despite enemy opposition. They took 150 prisoners two machine guns and a trench mortar. Casualties at Morlancourt were light while gains extended near Lecon and the Lawe river.
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London
Somme
Hair
Ancre
Morlancourt
Albert
Lecon
Lawe River
Flanders Front
Germans seize large portion of Russian Black Sea fleet
Constantinople May 6 dispatch from London states German troops occupying Sebastopol in the Crimean peninsula found in the harbor most of the Russian Black Sea fleet including cruisers destroyers torpedo boats submarines and merchant ships. The Sultan Selim and the Hamidieh have arrived. The report suggests a large portion of the fleet is captured by the Germans and emphasizes its former role in Odessa’s defense.
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Constantinople
London
Sebastopol
Sultan Selim
Black Sea
Odessa
Germans Begin Systematic Destruction of Amiens
With French forces in the field the German army unleashed heavy bombardment on Amiens on May 5 and 6. More than 150 shells and 60 aerial torpedoes caused extensive property damage and endangered key structures including the Cathedral, Palace of Justice, and the Museum. Rheims had already seen civilian evacuation.
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Amiens
Rheims
Palace of Justice
ANZAR S ADVANCE IN FRANCE REPORT
British forces push 1200 yards on a frontline over a mile between the Ancre and Somme. Australians advance north of the Somme by 700 yards on a 1500 yard front and later 600 more yards on a 2000 yard front. Dark dawn actions surprise German garrisons, with prisoners taken and light Australian casualties amid intermittent shelling and rain.
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William Phillip Simms
France
Ancre
Somme
French War Office Reports German Attack Near Anchin Farm
Paris reports a German assault southeast of Anchin Farm failed after violent bombardment. The enemy left many dead as French scouting parties captured prisoners near Abau court. In Champagne west of Rheims French forces penetrated German positions, taking heavy losses and recovering large amounts of matériel.
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Paris
Anchin Farm
French War Office
Abaucourt
Champagne
Rheims
Armenians appeal to Pope Benedict to halt Turkish abuses
Rome May 6 Armenians frantically appealed to Pope Benedict imploring him to save them from Turkish occupation. The Pope is deeply moved and intends to press Germany to stop further atrocities by the Turks.
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Rome
Benedict
Allied situation in France improves says British Way Mission
Washington reports that with French forces and fresh British reserves now available the Allied position in France has considerably improved though expected to remain anxious for some time according to the British Way Mission.
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Washington
France
Altho
Mrs. Palmer Dies Noted Chicago Society Leader
Chicago reported the death of Mrs. Potter Palmer a prominent Chicago society figure at her Sarasota Florida winter home. In another incident a fire on Carpenter Street caused by careless trash ignition drew firefighters to extinguish a flaming pile of old trees and rubbish amid excitement.
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United Press
Chicago
Potter Palmer
United States
Sarasota
Florida
Carpenter Street
Day Kaiser Seeks Peace Proposals From London
Amsterdam reports German War Minister Colyn will present peace terms in London including renunciation of western claims and Belgian restoration. Alsace Lorraine autonomy within the German Confederation, eastern status unchanged, concessions by Austria on Trentino, and an international conference on Balkan and colonial issues. London replies that no peace offer or neutral representatives have made formal proposals.
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United Press
Amsterdam
Colyn
London
Germany
Belgium
Alsace-Lorraine
Austria
Trentino
Balfour
Commons
Local Couple Wed at First M. E. Church Parsonage
J Emmett Anderson aged 32 a miner from Jacksonville and Eleanor Davis aged 27 a teacher from Glouster were married on Saturday by Dr B D Evans at the parsonage of the First M E Church.
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J. Emmett Anderson
Miner
Jacksonville
Eleanor Davis
Glouster
B. D. Evans
M. E. Church
Austria Faces Critical Crisis as Parliament Dismissed
Washington reports Austria-Hungary confronts a grave food shortage and racial tensions after the imperial parliament is dismissed. Count Czernin says the throne will take drastic measures to resume sessions in the coming months, signaling a tense wartime political crisis.
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Washington
Italy
Austria
Dual Kingdom
Austria-Hungary
Squire J. A. McKee Dies at Dover Home
Chauncey May 6 Squire J A McKee venerable Athens county resident dies at his Dover township home last night about 9. He had fallen a year earlier fracturing his hip and never walked again. A longtime justice of the peace for Dover township he leaves six children William James K John Elma Mason Ida Grimm and Lara Miller. Funeral at family home Wednesday at 1 p m.
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Chauncey
Squire J. A. McKee
Athens County
Here
Squire McKee
Dover Township
Mr. McKee
William
James K
John
Nelsonville
Elma Mason
Morgan County
Ida Grimm
Happy Hollow
Lara Miller
Buchtel
Soviet protest over American consul in Siberia move
The State Department received a protest from the Soviet Republic of Russia alleging that the American Consul at Vladivostok improperly encouraged a movement for establishing an autonomous Siberian government.
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United Press
Washington
State Department
Soviet Republic of Russia
Valadivostok
Siberian
Dope Habit Fights at Ohio Camp Sherman
Confession by reform victims of drug habit among Ohio soldiers at Camp Sherman forms the basis of a report to Washington officials by the intelligence department seeking a Federal probe of the drug trade. Authorities aim to cut off supply to keep soldiers efficient despite few addicts in training.
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United Press
Sherman
Ohio
Washington
Intelligence Department
Altho
Liberty Bond subscriptions reach 3.4 billion dollars
Washington May 6 Twenty million patriotic Americans likely bought third Liberty Bonds as treasury reports raise subscriptions to 18,000,000 and a loan total of 3.4 billion dollars by 4 PM Saturday. An expected 500 million more may be added by the hurricane wind up from the weekend. Tonight's the night for a minstrel show at Const 350 balcony 25c.
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ED Peresa
Washington
Liberty
Treasury
Liberty Bond Campaign Totals Exceed Earlier Projections
Washington May 5 analysis shows 17 million citizens subscribing to the Liberty loan in the campaign, 7 million more than the second loan and 13.5 million over the first. Subscriptions reach $3.3166 billion, with treasury now estimating possible total near $4 billion, not verifiable until four days after banks report to the Federal Reserve.
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Washington
Iberty
Treasury
Federal Reserve
New Chief for Buckeye Boys Named Today
Camp Sheridan Alabama May 6 Major General Charles S Farnsworth brigadier general in the national army assigned as commander of the Buckeye Division He succeeds General J Gaston who left with General Charles G Treat to Western Department A division review and a drill inspection are planned in coming days The notice also mentions Mrs James Brooks of West U street learning of her brother Andrew in France and a Spring term minstrel event with prices 35 and 25 cents
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Athens
Camp Sheridan
Gertrude Stevens
Gertrude Graham
A. C. Roach
United States
Stevens
Ala
Eral Charles
Farnsworth
Buckeye
Camp Lee
J. Gaston
74Th Brigade
Charlies G. Treat
Western Department
France
James Brooks
West U Street
Andrew
13Th Machine Battalion
Chai Tewn
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