Allied Naval Offense Expected In Major Sea Drive
Washington and Rome reports indicate a large allied naval offensive involving Great Britain France the United States Italy and possibly Japan. British raids on Ostend Zeebrugge and the PolaDurazzo operations are seen as precursors. Kerensky reportedly plans to arrive in America to oppose Bolshevik aid. Durazzo and Lissa targeted by Italian naval actions in the Adriatic.
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Washington
Great Britain
France
United States
Italy
Japan
Ostend
Zeebrugge
Pola
Durazzo
North Sea
Rome
Adriatic
Lissa
Wilson condemns Senate aircraft probe amid Justice probe move
President Wilson renewed his emphatic protest against a Senate aircraft investigation. He notified Senator Thompson of Kansas that with Charles B. Hughes appointed to assist in the Department of Justice probe he saw no need for the Senate inquiry and urged opposing it.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate
Thompson
Kansas
Charles B. Hughes
Department Justice
Merwin to Report for Army Service at Camp Sherman
Dr J T Merwin of this city has received his army call and will go to the base hospital at Camp Sherman about May 29. He received his commission as captain in the Medical Corps last fall and has been awaiting a call since. About six other Athens County doctors have entered the service. Merwin is a well known physician in Athens County.
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J. T. Merwin
Camp Sherman
Athens County
Merwin
Athens
Foster
Ohio University
Harvard Law School
Ohio State University Law School
Three Die In Nitroglycerin Truck Blast At Pleasant City
A truck from Producers Torpedo Co. exploded near Pleasant City Ohio killing three men W C Hughey Harvey Phelps and his son Walter Phelps. The blast damaged nearby homes shattered windows along a wide radius and injured train crew members. The incident follows another explosion linked to the same company in Follansbee West Virginia a week earlier.
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Marietta
Producers Torpedo Company
Pleasant City
Here
W. C. Hughey
Lower Salem
Harvey Phelps
Walter
Phelps
Hughey
Pennsylvania Crossing
Ford
Spring
Pleasant
Follansbee
W. Va
Foster Declares Candidacy for 10th Ohio District Congress
Athens County attorney and former three term prosecutor John Foster filed yesterday for the Republican nomination for the U S Congress from Ohio's 10th district. The move follows a unanimous county executive committee endorsement and praise for his record and self made rise.
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Athens
Board of Elections of
Athens County
United States Congress
10Th
Ohio
Foster
Republican Executive Committee
Albany 10 Pay Her Teachers Good Salaries
County School Superintendent Alex Root announced next year’s Albany school salaries. The nine month Albany high school joins Athens and Nelsonville as the county’s top payers with principals, teachers, and assistants earning one hundred or eighty dollars monthly. Norma Webb will be paid 100, Belle Ships 90, Hazel Cline 80. Blanche Brookmal! 100, Robert Lowther 80, Mable Coe 80, Thora Coulters 100.
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Alex Root
Albany
Athens
Nelsonville
Norma Webb
Belle Ships
Hazel Cline
Blanche Brookmal
Robert Lowther
Mable Coe
Thora Coulters
Pershing to Command Allied Army on Western Front
Washington May 16 General Pershing likely soon to command French and British troops as American units brigades form with allies on the western front. When American troops predominate in brigaded divisions these units will be placed under Pershing's overall command.
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Washington
General Pershing
United States
County 10 Draft Orders 144 Men for Camp Sherman
The local draft board directs 144 men to Camp Sherman on Monday May 17, with a reserve of 25 percent. A special train will depart May 27, meeting at Dundas with 28 from Gallia 108 from Hocking 117 from Meigs and 48 from Vinton. Report at local draft headquarters May 26 at five. Wages discussions with Labor and Shipping Board aim to offset higher living costs.
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Dundas
Gallia
Hocking
Meigs
Vinton
Messenger
The
Department of Labor
United States Shipping Board
Aim of the Allies in World War I President to Speak
Washington reports President Wilson will open the Red Cross drive in New York and outline the Allies aims. He signals greater sacrifices at home for a decisive war effort to crush Germany and pursue a just peace. He plans to confer with Colonel House ahead of tomorrow night’s address.
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Washington
America
Teuton
Wilson
Red Cross
New York
Germany
Russia
Balkans
Arthur Balfour
Commons
Colonel House
Americans Arrive in British Controlled Sectors in Northern France
In May 17 reports, American troops joined British controlled areas in northern France, expanding Pershing's forces to three or four sectors along the western front. They are brigaded with French forces between Hilles and Hangard en Santerre and west of Montdidier, southeast of Amiens. The May 17 statement notes active patrols and artillery in Lorraine, with otherwise quiet points held by Americans.
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United Press
France
Pershing
Hilles
Hangarred-en- Santerre
Montdidier
Amiens
Lorraine
Popular Former Minister to Be Here on Sunday
Rev Dr George Walton King longtime Newark pastor and friend of Athens will preach Sunday morning at the First Presbyterian Church in Athens. Members of nearby congregations and his former parish will value the chance to hear him again.
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George Walton King
First Presbyterian Church
Newark
N. J
Athens
King
India’s Coal Supplies Highlighted by War Strain
The war has forced India to depend upon her own supply of coal and has drawn attention anew to her large deposits.
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India
Presbyterian pledge backs wartime unity and prohibition
Renewal of loyalty to the government in the War effort is urged by the National Service Commission to the Presbyterian General Assembly. The church pledges full support to the Red Cross and the Y M C A and calls ministers and members to cooperate with the government. A five member mission will travel to allied evangelical churches to reaffirm America's resolve.
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Columbus
National Service Commission
Presbyterian General Assembly
Red Cross
Presbyterian Church of the
Evangelical Reformed Churches
America
J. Wilbur Chapman
New York
William Henry Roberts
Philadelphia
Officers Get Worst of Gun Fight in Yards
Detroit detectives from Michigan Central chase four auto tire thieves who had been stealing freight cars. A gunfight near the yards left one detective dead and another fatally wounded as the bandits escaped into the night.
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United Press
Detroit
Mich
Michigan Central
Michigan Central Gards
Secret Affair Culminates in Dual Tragedy
In Columbus Ohio on May 17 P A Melrose a prominent club man and medicine maker shot and killed Mrs O A Tootle wife of a tobacco merchant then killed himself Their bodies were found late yesterday in Melrose s car fourteen miles south of Columbus Melrose left an incoherent note blaming domestic troubles for his act
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Columbus
Eastside
P. A. Melrose
O. A. Tootle
Melrose
Here
Troop Two Sets War Bond Record in Athens Scout Meeting
Troop 2 of the Athens Boy Scouts reported selling over 300 Third Liberty Loan bonds totaling more than 22000 dollars in a meeting with several members absent. Sixteen boys earned honor medals for selling bonds to ten people. Andrew Nelson and Paul Cotton tied for first with 32 bonds each. Troop 2 achieved one hundred percent participation and surpassed 8000 dollars in War Savings Stamps sales. Meetings have been held outdoors on North Hill with the boys marching down and going “over the top.”
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Athens Boy Scouts
Andrew Nelson
Paul Cotton
Robert Horn
Dwight Rutherford
North Hill
California metallurgists develop palladium alloy substitute
Metallurgists in California report a gold palladium alloy that can replace the costly platinum iridium alloy in chemists utensils. The new alloy offers similar performance at reduced expense for precision lab tools.
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California
Private J Taylor earns Distinguished Conduct Medal for seven weeks in shell hole under fire
WWI story details Private J Taylor who crawled into a shell hole after a thigh wound and seven weeks of bombardment. He survived on bully beef from dead bodies and water in a cape, feigned death during German inspection, and crawled 900 yards back to Allied lines. He later recounted the ordeal near London as he recuperates in hospital.
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Taylor
London
Hindenburg Line
Peters
Allied Artillery Activity and Casualties Report May 17
London reports great artillery activity in Flanders with engagements near Locon Hinges and Nieppe Forest. French War Office notes violent fighting east of Amiens. Washington lists 106 names in today’s casualty report including 16 killed in action and several wounded and missing. Private Wyvil L. Mathie of Ohio is among the KIA.
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United Press
London
Flanders
Ge Haig
Picaut Wood
Hinges
Locon Hinges
Nieppe Forest
Teren
Moyenville
Jas
Paris
Artille
Haikes
Amiens
French War Office
Canny-Sur-Matz
Lassigny
Washington
Wyvil L. Mathie
Ohio
Ames. Briggs
South Charleston
Eph Cully
Cleveland
Moats
Mt. Gilead
Averill Braxton Pfeiffer
Cleo
Robert 4. Hall
Mills, Ohio
United States to deploy 1.6 million troops in France
Paris reports the United States plans 1.6 million American troops in France by year’s end, with units organizing internally and demanding at least two specialist workers. In Washington, Italy signals informal support for American troops on the Italian front, saying a few thousand U.S. soldiers would boost civilians and troops.
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Paris
The
United
France
L'Homme Libere
Washington
Italy
United States
Draft Call 558 To 2000 From Ohio Calls Men For Columbus Barracks
Athens County draft board issues notice for Call 558 in 2000 from Ohio. Only white men physically qualified will be drafted. Recruits will depart for Columbus Barracks during the five days beginning May 29. Agricultural exemptions may apply if counties cannot fill quotas. Athens County预计 quota between 10 and 15 men. Registration announcements target June 5 for men who have reached 21 since the first registration. The law has not passed yet but steps for registration are underway.
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Ohio
Columbus
Athens County
Athens
Grange Meeting At Athens Set For Tomorrow
Athens Grange will meet tomorrow at 1 30 in the lecture room of the U Agricultural Department. Two degrees will be conferred.
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Athens
U. Agricultural Departuert
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