New England Forces Hit Hard by Surprise German Capture List
Washington May 14. Twenty seven more men from New England are named in today’s casualty list, lifting those captured at Selcheprey to over a hundred. The list records fourteen killed in action, seven died of wounds, three from disease, and twenty one wounded slightly. Private Walter S. Auer of Canton Ohio died of wounds and Private Clement T. Duffey of Delaware Ohio died of disease.
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United Presb
Washington
New England
Selcheprey
Walter S. Auer
Canton
Ohio
Clement T. Duffey
Delaware
Haig reports artillery action and a successful raid
General Haig said hostile artillery was active in the Somme and Ancre sectors last night. An enemy party attacking a post west of Merville was repulsed with losses. We carried out a raid northwest of Robecq, taking prisoners and suffering no casualties.
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London
Somme
Ancre
Haig
Merville
Robecq
Austrian Offense Plans Reported Against Italy
Paris reports state the Kaiser pressed Emperor Karl for a major Austrian push against Italy synchronized with a renewed west front drive. Dispatches cite strengthened Italian preparations, redeployed Austrian artillery, and widened artillery lanes as part of the theater shift.
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Paris
Kaiser
Emperor Karl
Grand
Italy
Trian
Americans Decorated With French War Cross In Lorraine
Major Ralph Royce of Hancock Michigan and Lieut H R Garside of New York along with P D Meyers of Milwaukee receive the French War Cross. Royce led the first strictly American scouting expedition over German lines. Garside and Meyers completed an infantry mission on April 12 under heavy German machine gun fire.
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Lorraine
Ralph Royce
Hancock
Michigan
H. R. Garside
New York
P. D. Meyers
Milwaukee
Royce
Garside
Meyers
Heavy German Finnish White Guard clash reports many casualties
Moscow reports four thousand Germans and Finnish White Guard members killed near Lahtis. German bombardment killed civilians. After Tammerfors occupation, five hundred Russian officers and soldiers were executed in groups of forty or fifty by machine gun.
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Moscow
White Guard
Lahtis
Helsingfore
Tammerfors
Allied patrols seize prisoners and repulse German attacks
Paris reports that patrols brought in prisoners north of Hangard-en-Santerre and west of the Meuse. A German surprise attack northwest of Orvillers Sorel and another attempt north of Fecht failed. Artillery activity occurred in the Vosges and at Butte-des-Mersnil where American artillery is engaged.
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Paris
Hangard-en-Santerre
Amiens
Meuse
Verdun
War Office
Orvillers Sorel
Montdidier
Fecht
Vosges
Butte-des-Mesnil
Ohio Quota to Leave for Camps May 25 5 Day Draft
Ohio state draft board officials announced the movement of 20 030 men to Camp Sherman Camp Gordon Ga and Camp Taylor Ky during five days starting May 25 Athens county quota heads to Camp Sherman on May 28 The Athens County Food Administration Committee will meet at the Chamber of Commerce rooms Wednesday at 7 p m to discuss propositions for retail merchants Co F ROWLAND chairman
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United Preas
Columbus
Camp Sherman
Camp Gordon
Camp Taylor
Ohio
Athens County
Athens County Food Administration Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Co. F. Rowland
U S Labor Leader Visits the Front in England and France
Martin F. Ryan, a leader in the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen, and a member of the American Federation of Labor executive council, joins the American Labor Committee touring war industries in the British Isles and now inspecting frontline conditions in France.
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Martin F. Ryannae
Brotherhood Oilway
Carmen
Executive Council
Souerens
American Leration of Labor
American Labor Committee
England
Ryan
British Isles
France
Store Men Penalized for Excessive Food Charges
United Columbus May 14. Food Director Croxton announced temporary closures of three stores in the Athens county mining district for food regulation violations. R G Blanchart Hollister Athens county was ordered to close May 28 to 31 for charging more than reported. F L Woodworth to close company stores at Buchtel and Orbiston May 22 and 23 for excessive sugar and product charges.
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United “Bess
Two New Recruits Sent to Cincinnati for Marine Corps
Recruiting Officer BE Lash sent Frank Gail Hollister and Theodore C Brown Trimble to Cincinnati. Orders authorize Marine aviation enlistment for the first time, ages 20 to 30, with a ten week ground school and three months flying training. Qualified recruits may be commissioned. those who fail choose discharge or transfer to the line.
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U. S. Marine Corps
Cincinnati
BE. R. Lash
Frank Gail
Hollister
Theodore C. Brown
Trimble
Marine Corps Recruiting Station
Marine Corps Aviation Service
Marine Corps
Chamber of Commerce annual meeting tonight at bank building
The Chamber of Commerce holds its annual meeting at 7 30 this evening in the organization quarters on the fifth floor of the Athens National Bank Building. A good attendance of members is expected.
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Chamber of Commerce
Athens National Bank
Bennett of Herald Dies in France at Villa Na mouna
New York May 14 James Gordon Bennett proprietor of the New York Herald died at his home Villa Na mouna near Nice France after a long illness He was born May 10 1841 and took over The Herald in 1872 He funded Stanley’s Africa expedition the Jeanette Polar Expedition and helped launch the Commercial Cable Company with John Mackay
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New York
James Gordon Bennett
New York Herald
Villa Namouna
Baeulieu
Nice
France
Bennett
United States
The
Herald
Altho
Paris
Cable
London
Henry M. Stanley
Africa
Livingstone
John Mackay
Commercial Cable Company
German U boat plan to build new cruiser subs
George Leygues, French minister of marine, says Germany plans a new series of large cruiser submarines to regain the edge in underwater warfare. He notes these subs will be heavily armed and designed to counter torpedo boat destroyers. Allies say they will meet the challenge and not rest on past gains.
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Washington
America
Germany
George Leygues
France
M. Leygues
Captain Johnson Completes Heavy Machine Gunnery Course
Captain Rafael R. Johnson, after eight weeks of instruction at Fort Sill Oklahoma, completed heavy machine gunnery training and arrived in Athens for a brief stay before returning to Camp Sheridan Alabama to rejoin Company C 135 M G Bath. He praised Fort Sill’s 52000 acres adjoining a 67000 acre National Forest Reserve and noted the school of arms air and artillery. He observed good crop prospects and more rain than in the previous four years with wide temperature swings.
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Rafael R. Johnson
Fort Sill
Oklahoma
Athens
Camp Sheridan
Montgomery
Alabama
M. G. Bath
National Forest Reserve
Smallpox rate still high despite decrease in Ohio
Ohio health officials report that smallpox cases for the previous month slightly declined but remain above April totals in any prior year. In March the state logged 1,564 cases while overall measles remain prevalent and scarlet fever and diphtheria run low. A 1871 Spanish treatise on tungsten is noted.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Department of Health
Department
American Army to Stay On West Front Baker Declares
Secretary of War Baker stated American forces in France are actively fighting now and will remain in battle in the future. He said plans aim to develop a distinct American army, but current troops are used where most effective under General Pershing.
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Baker
Washington
France
Lord Reading
Ottawa
War Department
Three Americans Conduct Private Raid in Lorraine
In Lorraine two soldiers and a partner led a daring raid on a German stronghold. They crossed No Man's Land, engaged a German post, killed an officer and four men, and retrieved a code book before retreating amid heavy fire. Reports say a second raid is organized, with no details yet received.
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Lorraine
No Man's Land
Wilson not to take control of oil lands
Washington May 14 The House public lands committee struck from the oil leasing bill the section authorizing the executive to commandeer all oil lands. The provision, added on the recommendation of Oil Director Requa, was not submitted to the President until a final conference with Chairman Ferris.
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Washington
Wilson
House Public Lands Committee
O11
Requa
Fuel Department
Ferris
Appeal Verdict in Baughman vs Gross Reduces Old Judgment
Jury rules in Worley E. Baughman case against William Gross by altering a six year old judgment. The court allowed the second item of 27.80 but rejected the first item of 14.77, leaving total 42.57 a modified claim.
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Worley E. Baughman
William Gross
Gross
B. L. Horn
J. P's
Colonel Ellison Dies After Yearlong Illness
Colonel James D. Ellison, 73, former owner of the Ohio State Journal, died at his Columbus home after a yearlong illness. He was unmarried. The body will be sent to Alliance for burial.
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United Priais
Columbus
James D. Ellison
The
Ohio State Journal
Alliance
Romanian cabinet resigns after peace terms with Central Powers
Rotterdam May 14 Romanian cabinet has resigned following unrest over peace terms imposed by the Central Empires. The report cites German sources via the Nieuw Courant. An unrelated note mentions California Indians storing corn in willow baskets as large as house rooms.
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Rotterdam
Nieuw Courant
California
Peace After Battle Trial Declared By Austen Chamberlain
Austen Chamberlain told a Woman's Unionist Tariff Reform Association meeting in London that peace should be sought only after the great test of strength is met on the battlefield. He said the government favors peace but will not discuss it until the war's outcome is clear.
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London
Austen Chamberlain
Woman's Unionist Tariff Reform Association
Inland waterways plan tops Mississippi Valley convention
In St Louis on May 14 the Mississippi Valley Waterways Association opened its annual meeting with talks on securing part of a $500 million federal inland waterways appropriation. Paris has opened a museum tracing the horse from ancient times to today.
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St. Louis
Mississippi Valley Waterways Association
Class One Men Sufficient To Meet Army Needs
Washington May 14. Officials say the United States can raise an army of 4.8 to 5 million within 12 months using Class 1 registrants and men aged since June 1917. About 2.13 million are uncalled from the first registration, with 700,000 added by the new act to register those reaching 21.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
France
Clase 1
Regular
Congress
Foes Are Given Wreck Blame In Buffalo Express Derailment
At Schodack near Albany May 14 four dead and over 30 injured after the Buffalo Express derailed on New York lines. The engine burned and the engineer died later. Officials hint outside interference may be a cause. A stock car of horses overturned in the crash.
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United Press
Albany
N.Y
Buffalo
Alwyn Renneselaer
New York
Vincent + ee
Mother of Men Do Not Mourn Poem Remembers Fallen Soldiers
The fragment presents a wartime ode to soldiers, urging a grieving mother not to mourn. It repeats lines about mothers, drums, and honor, praising bravery and sacrifice as the marching troops bear the cross of duty and faith in Heaven and Earth.
Autos and motorcycles stream past Richland Avenue
Sunday afternoon from 3 until o clock Mrs. Charles Creamer counted 208 autos and about thirty motorcycles passing Richland Avenue near her home. She has kept traffic records on Richland Avenue for several summers and noted the steady stream of vehicles.
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Charles Creamer
Richland Avenue
Creamer
Richland
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