British Naval Raid Sinks Vindictive At Ostend In Blockade
British forces raided Ostend and Zeebrugge, sinking the old cruiser Vindictive to seal the harbor entrance. The operation followed the April 23 Zeebrugge raid and left Ostend effectively blocked despite a wind-dispelling setback. The Vindictive, built in 1897, served as flagship in the Zeebrugge action.
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Zeebrugge
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Admiralty
Ostend Harbor
North Sea
Eastende
Dover
Bruges
Belgium
Burges
Vindictive
Mole
Lawton Officer Killed in Airplane Accident Near Post Field
Lieutenant George Sherman a student observer at Post Field school for aerial observers died when an airplane he was in fell after the engine started and the pilot attempted a spiral. The pilot was only slightly injured. Sherman, born April 1 1891, studied at Athens High and Ohio University and served as a first lieutenant in the artillery. He left behind parents three brothers and a sister and had recently become engaged to a Columbus woman. He had been at Fort Sill for aviation observation training and was to return to field artillery duties.
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Oklo
George Sherman
Post Field School
Ara
Jacob Sherman
North
Congress Street
Germany
Air Service
Fort Sill
University
Sherman
Tens
Athens
Ohio Unity
Hobson
Fort Harrison
Camp Ter
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Middleport
Edward
Ray
Camp Sherman
Leliath College
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Athens High
Ohio University
Sigma Pi Fraternity
Frost Tonight If Skies Clear
Weather forecast warns of frost tonight if skies are clear in the morning. Recent thunder showers produced cold winds and damp gardens. more rain is expected tonight followed by warmer, clearer conditions tomorrow. Tomato and cabbage plants, beans, and other frost sensitive crops should be covered tonight.
Farm Help Will Be Paid Well This Year
Washington reports a billion and a half dollars will be paid to volunteer farm hands aiding harvest. Five million workers are needed for short runs, supplementing year round labor. Connecticut offers five dollars a day for hay crews, while Kansas structures an army paid five dollars daily plus board.
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Washington
America
Connecticut
Kansas
Anderson Seeks County Surveyor Nomination on Road Law Focus
County Surveyor Arthur Anderson announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination to continue in the office he has held for two terms. He notes the role now combines public highway supervision with road law familiarity, emphasizing his experience and reputation for honesty and transparency in administration.
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Arthur Anderson
Anderson
High phone rates urged at Ohio independent meeting
Frank L. Beam president of the Ohio Independent Telephone Association urged higher local rates for towns where operating costs exceed income at the annual district meeting in Columbus. The speech followed a note about German airship Hindenburg and a joke about learning American ragtime.
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Columbus, O
Ohio
Frank L. Beam
Vernon
Ohio Independent Telephone Association
Association
Germans Kill Fifty Babies in Amiens Bombardment
White flags aside, the Amiens bombardment by German forces has killed two hundred thirty two civilians, including thirty women and fifty children, with three hundred forty five wounded, among them forty eight women and nineteen children, all figures not counting British military casualties.
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Henry Wood
United Press
Amiens
Americans Repel German Assaults in Picardy Front
In Picardy on May 9, American artillery bombarded Cantigny and positions at Fontaines Sous Montdidier Courtemanche and Mesnil St Georges. The bombardment lasted all night as seventy fives harassed Germans who failed to take American trenches with no American prisoners lost. A German officer requested post changes via a captured dog tag note.
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Cantigny
Fontains-Sous-Montdidier
Courtemanche
Mesnil St. Georges
Catigny
French regroup at Grivesnes. 225 prisoners taken
Paris reports French troops retook the Grivesnes park yesterday afternoon, capturing 225 prisoners and much war matériel. The Grivesnes area lies near Cantigny where American forces are engaged, while Haig’s dispatch notes British forces recaptured a trench north of Albert with additional artillery activity along the Somme, Ancre, and Lys fronts.
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Grivesnnes
War Office
Grivesnes
Cantigny
London
Albert
Haig
Somme
Ancre
Picardy
Lys
Flanders
Casualty List Details 21 Names From War Action
Washington on May 10 reported a casualty list of 21 men with four killed in action one missing one lost at sea one dead of wounds three dead from disease one dead from accident three wounded severely seven wounded slightly. Identified and buried is Private Carrol Scully of Toledo Ohio from the Tuscania disaster.
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Washington
Carrol Scully
Toledo
Ohio
Amesville to Raise Honor Flag Saturday
Amesville Ohio May 10 the Liberty Bond Honor Flag will be raised at 7 o clock Saturday evening with ceremonies speakers from Athens and Amesville and patriotic readings. Citizens urged to attend to celebrate $36000 raised in the district through the third Liberty Bond campaign.
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Amesville
Athens
John Bunny Revival for French Poilus at YMCA Huts
French cinema agents assemble classic John Bunny films for distribution in Northern France to amuse soldiers. The screenings occur in YMCA huts as part of morale efforts.
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France
Troop Train Wreck in South Carolina Kills Seven
A troop train carrying the 321st Infantry advance guard from Camp Jackson to Camp Sevier wrecked on a high trestle near the camp. Seven soldiers died and ten were seriously injured as a wheel failure caused the coach to topple, trapping men inside.
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United Reis
Columbia
South Carolina
321St Infantry
Camp Jackson
Camp Sevier
Greenville
First American Women Die In Active Service Canteen Work
Two American women serving in war time roles were killed in active service. Miss Winona C. Martin of Rockville Centre New York and Miss Marion G Crandell of Alameda California were the first two women in such service to lose their lives.
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Winona C. Martin
Rockville Center
Marion G. Crandell
Alameda
Cal
German Submarine Lands Man on Irish Coast
A German submarine landed a man on the Irish coast who was arrested by government officials. James MacPher son announced in the House of Commons that the man was in the Tower of London and would be court martialed. The report recalls Sir Roger Casement’s prior landing and arrest two years earlier on the Carey coast of Ireland.
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London
Irish
James MacPherson
War Office
House of Commons
Tower of London
Roger Casement
Carey
Ireland
Casement
Central West Storm Sweeps Illinois and Iowa
A late Thursday cyclone struck Central Illinois and Central Northeastern Iowa causing multiple fatalities and extensive damage. At least four teens died and about 100 were injured while towns like Nashua and Waverly reported heavy destruction and near complete property loss in several communities.
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New Hampton
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Waverly
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Lil
Toulon
Nashua
Higley Study Circle Thanks Helpers for Camp Sherman Shipment
The Higley Study Circle thanks all who contributed flowers fruit and jellies for shipment to Ward 6 Base Hospital Camp Sherman today the committee said.
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Higley Study Circle
Ward 6 Base Hospital
Camp Sherman
Marine enlistee heads to Paris Island from Hollister
Frank Gale of Hollister sends word that a Marine recruit left for training in South Carolina. Postmaster Lash, local Marines recruiter, reported a card from last week’s recruits confirming their journey to Paris Island. A light Senate quip about I spy adds a playful note to the item.
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Frank Gale
Hollister
Cincinnati
U. S. Marine Corps
Lash
Paris Island
South Carolina
New Army Seeks Clean Cut Men For National Service
Camp Sherman Ohio officials warned draft boards and courts that only men with clean records are wanted in the National Army. The cantonment is not a substitute for reform or jails and many sentences are suspended if offenders report for duty. Camp Sherman reports 1.5 million Ohioans reached by the film The Remaking of a Nation, earning $20,000 to aid drafted men's dependents.
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United Preas
Camp Sherman
Ohio
National Army
Athens School Board Adopts Plan for 7th and 8th Grade Split
An adjourned meeting at City Hall handled payroll and discussed dividing the Training School seventh and eighth grade rooms. The action will proceed if pupil numbers warrant it. Attendees included Dr. McDougall Professor Copeland and H Z Foster.
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Athens School Board
Dr. McDougall
Copeland
H. Z. Foster
Morale Push Up in France via YMCA Work
In a French section where YMCA programs operated for soldiers the commanding officer stated that since their arrival the crime sheet among the men fell by 90 percent, indicating a sharp morale and discipline improvement.
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France
M. C
YMCA Adopts New Motion Picture Standard
The Y M C A embraces extensive use of motion picture film, surpassing the total output of all U S studios three years prior. The move signals a shift toward broader visual media in YMCA activities and communications.
U S Cruiser Sinks German Submarine at Sea
A United States cruiser arrived at an Atlantic port last night and sank a German submarine. A clean hit split the U boat in two and sent debris into the air as the shell struck.
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Atlantic
United States
Bond Record in New Straitsville Third Liberty Loan Surge
In New Straitsville Ohio on May 10 a village notes all 400 homes hold city bonds. The record is official and confirms every residence participates in the Third Liberty Loan.
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New Straitsville
Funeral for Mrs Betty Hibbard George Held in Hebbardsville
Funeral services for Mrs Betty Hibbard George who died in a Cleveland hospital were held today at 2 o'clock at the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Hebbardsville. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
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Betty Hibbard George
Cleveland
Cumberland Terian
Hebbardsvills
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