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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1918
Page
8
Amsterdam reports that twelve Dresden members of the Independent Socialist party of Germany have been convicted of high treason by the imperial court at Leipzig. The verdict was transmitted by a Berlin Vorwaerts dispatch.
The American Y M C A has created over 300 Foyers de Soldat in the French army with American secretaries. Plans call for 1,300 centers as morale and welfare work expands. The program mirrors American soldiers activities, including concerts and education, while French staff handle social needs and leisure.
Treasury Secretary McAdoo urges investors to put the first dividend of the second Liberty Loan due May 15 into War Savings and Thrift Stamps. The move would funnel about 160 million dollars to wartime needs. stamps pay 4.27 percent interest, with purchases prompted at bond coupon windows.
Local residents and visitors populate Murray City with social calls and travel. Forsythe brothers visit Haydenville then plan training in Fort Thomas. A fatal heart condition ends Hurley Campbell’s life in Jobs. Community support and hospital updates follow as families cope with loss and illness.
Amsterdam reports three mass meetings planned by Independent Socialists in Berlin on Wednesday to discuss Prussian electoral reform were forbidden by the police. In the senate, the game of I spy faces penalties.
Athens County reported War Savings and Thrift Stamp sales through May 1 totaling 239 115 at state headquarters, part of Ohio's record monthly sales in April that funded seven transports to France. The April rise, 45 percent over March, lifted U S Treasury deposits to 6 477 730, while statewide efforts benefitted from two weeks of sharp April gains.
In Lorraine the American army medical corps staffs dispensaries and sends mobile teams to villages where measles scarlet fever and meningitis threaten civilians and soldiers alike. Nurses aid wives and children while care is free to the needy. funds from boxes support French physician families, with the corps prioritizing troops and disease prevention.
Frost warnings led hundreds to cover tender vegetables overnight while most areas avoided frost as a foggy morning helped dispel the danger. Today is the final chance to see the Kaiser at the Grand. 1100 people saw it yesterday.
Pittsburg 5 New York 2. Chicago 4 Philadelphia 1. Cleveland 5 Washington 3. Louisville 9 Milwaukee 0. St Paul 4 Indianapolis 0. Minnesota 3 Columbus 3. Kansas City line shows unresolved. Toledo and other teams listed without complete results.
Lieut. Flinn of Camp Sevier visited his wife at the Ewers home. A B&O liberty train from Washington to Cincinnati passed through Latrobe. Ex Senator Dick of Maryland spoke on the third Liberty Loan. Several applications for Liberty Loan were taken locally. A party honored granddaughter Deana Chevalier at the Ewers home with games and music. A Coolville dance drew attendees from nearby towns. William McDaniels of Toledo visited. R A Frame worked at the depot briefly.
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