Hindenburg Drives New German Offensive South of Picardy
London reports a sudden German attack on a new front south of Picardy with pressure on 35 miles of front from Rheims to Soissons and assaults against Locre Voormezeele and near Ypres. American troops hold positions as major actions unfold along the Flanders sector.
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Nited
Preas
London
Picardy
Ypress
Rheims
Soissons
Locre
Voormezeele
St. Gobain Forest
Chemin Des Dames
Voormezeéele
Ypres
Flanders
Foch
Marshal Haig
All Rail Freight and Passenger Rates Increased
Washington on May 27 25 percent rate hikes on class and commodity freight take effect June 25 railroad fares rise to three cents a mile June 10. Hefty increases on coal coke iron ore brick cement lumber grain livestock and other goods to offset higher operating costs. Domestic rates apply to ports and intercity traffic with readjustments possible under Interstate Commerce Commission oversight.
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Washington
United States Railroad Administration
Frightful German bombardment shells Paris
The German long bombardment of Paris was renewed at 6:25 this morning. Three long range guns near St. Gobain were reported destroyed by French artillery and bombs. Shells fell at intervals of about fifteen minutes, with a temporary cessation in the bombardment prior to today.
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Paris
St. Bobain
Germans Strike at Dawn in Flanders Front Action
General Von Armin launches local morning assault against Scherpenberg near Lacre, with heavy bombardment along the Ypres Comines Canal and advancing German infantry waves. Allied troops fight bravely as battle unfolds near Voormezele Locre area.
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Scherpenberg
Ypres-Comines
Voormezeele
Locre
British Now South of Avre in Front Line Shift
Paris reports German attack this morning along the sector from Pinon Forest to Rheims as French and British troops hold the line with valor. London notes British units now operate with the French south of the Avre, signaling coordinated Allied action under Foch. Washington forecasts showers midweek with generally fair weather and near normal temperatures for the Ohio Valley and Tennessee.
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Paris
Pinon Forest
Soissons
Rheims
French War Office
London
Picardy Front
Avre
Foch
Washington
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
District Clinic Tuesday Announced At City Building
The children's clinic will be held tomorrow in the City Building from 1 to 4 p.m. It is organized by the Kindergarten Club. Attending ladies include Miss McLeod Mrs C L Jones Mrs Fred Fenzel Mrs T N Hoover Mrs Morton and Mrs Groverman. It draws children from East and West Mulberry Streets South Court Street Park Place University Terrace College Street and Church Street.
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Miss McLeod
C. L. Jones
Fred Fenzel
T. N. Hoover
Morton
Groverman
Machine Gun Boys Now at Camp Lee in Virginia
Mr and Mrs O E Liggett announce their son Sergeant Major Clarence Liggett now at Camp Lee telegraphed of meeting his brother Sergeant Major Thomas H Liggett at the Virginia camp This indicates Athens county machine gun company boys now in the 135th Machine Gun Battalion are at Camp Lee near Petersburg Virginia
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O. E. Liggett
Clarence Liggett
Camp Lee
Thomas H. Liggett
Virginia
Athens County
135Th Machine Gun Battalion
Petersburg
Ohio Divisions Considered for Early France Duty
Washington reports that the two divisions chosen to go to France next exclude the national army unit at Chillicothe and the Ohio National Guard division at Montgomery. Both Ohio divisions are in fine shape for early departure and may be sent over soon as the war department aims to ship 300000 troops to France this month, a new record.
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Washington
France
National Army
Chillicothe
Ohio National Guard
Montgomery
Ala
Ohio
War Department
Mrs McAdoo Leads Red Cross Drive in Washington
Snapshot shows Mrs William G McAdoo daughter of the president gathering dollars during the Red Cross drive. She led the division of treasury department workers in the Washington parade.
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William G. McAdoo
President Wiilson
Red Cross
Washington
Division of Treasury Department
Countywide study course to standardize textbooks
Trimble Township Board of Education voted unanimously to adopt the full uniform list of textbooks selected by county and district superintendents. All fourteen townships have partly adopted the list, but Trimble moves to complete uniformity at once to meet the new county course of study and improve school efficiency.
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Trimble Township
Pies Sold To Soldiers Brings Profiteer to Task
A colored man sold ordinary pies to troops at 65 cents each during a train stop. Police forced him to return 35 cents per pie to each soldier defrauded, denouncing profiteering as a wartime offense deserving punishment.
Wilson Urges Congress Pass Tax Bill Now
President Wilson urged Congress in a joint session to set politics aside and enact a wartime tax bill. He warned of inequities in present laws and linked tax action to financing bonds and supporting the war effort as Germany resumed pressure on the western front.
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Robert J. Bender
Washington
Wilson
Congress
America
West Front
White House
Germany
Miner Hurt In Mine Accident At Black Diamond
James Jenkins a machine man at the Black Diamond mine was severely injured late this morning. He was rushed to the miners hospital by ambulance and transported to Logan. Reports say his lungs were punctured. Dr Weber accompanied him to Logan. Bride and bridesmaids in Trial by Jury.
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Amesville
James Jenkins
Black Diamond
Jenkins
Logan
Weber
Next Draft Call For 47 From Athens County
The Athens county draft board announced the next contingent of drafted men will depart Saturday, June 1, with 47 men leaving Athens county for the Columbus Bar racks. Names will be published in The Messenger on Tuesday, May 28, and the calls will be mailed Tuesday morning.
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Athens County Draft Board
Athens
Athens County
Columbus Barracks
Messenger
Allied air raid hits Liege. 26 dead at Longdoz station
Amsterdam report says Entente air raid over Liege destroyed Longdoz railway station and killed 26 people. The event is described as part of allied operations.
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Amsterdam
Gam Maasbode
Liege
Longdoz
Geo W Rose Seeks Prosecuting Attorney Post
Geo W Rose of Glouster announces candidacy for Prosecuting Attorney. He was born and raised in Athens county and has practiced law for years with outside business experience. He vows economy and to maintain the office’s high standard if nominated and elected.
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Geo. W. Rose
Glouster
Mr. Rose
Athens County
Rose
Von Hindenburgs Attacks Shape Allied Prospects
The article analyzes Von Hindenburgs two simultaneous assaults 150 miles apart and their impact on Allied strategy. It notes American troop training in the Rheims Soissons zone and the critical railway link to Verdun, suggesting potential American involvement if the offensives intensify. It compares risks across the Marne region Amiens Hazebrouck Ypres and stresses possible strategic distractions vs a major German breakthrough.
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Verdun
Marne
Soissons- Rhiema Front
Paris
von Hindenburg
Soissons
Rheims
Ior
Foch
Athens county sends largest draft delegation to camp
The Athens county group leads a long line of drafted men from the area en route to camp. 144 men from this district with four substitutes travel by train under the Ohio Band and veterans. A crowd along the streets cheers as the procession passes, with sweethearts and townsfolk bidding farewell.
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Athens County
Ohio Band
Athens
County
Voling Badger
Frank Keys
Akron
Kemp
Martins Ferry
Frank Flint
Mich
Amos van Dyke
Kettell
Joseph Andychwies
Millfield
Joseph Andychwiey
Ilifie
Merle Washington Wemmer
Jacks
Ray Tirowallee
Te Marshfield
Ewellyn
Mike Sharlike
Hollister
Ernest Gandee
Charles Brown
Nelsonville
Chester Clinton Lowry William Richards
Buchtel
Guetta Ray Conkey
New Marshfield
Barron
Stufflebean
Edward Lee Katzenbach
Everett Fierce
William Barrows
Henry Dunett
Glouster
Earl Clifton Holland
Walter and
Calving
William Jefferson Courtney
Deanville
Headley Ray Stahl
Story G
Buchanan
Hocktsapert
Merl Thomas Roberts
Sharpsburg
Arthur Hershal Conner
William Evans
Jacksonville
John Sherman Hall
Frost
Mack Skivers
Sherman Maywood Byers
Poston
George Yocum
R. D
Louis Isaac Brown
Jacob Schwalbach
Robert Herman Walker
Barberton
Henry M. Buchler
Ora Everett Knight
Clarence Henry Hall
Okey Eric McDaniel
Coalville
Riley Wilson Matheny
Clinton B. Oxley
Emmett Lee Byers
Stacey McDonald
Bishopville
Hedfelt
Holly Iven King
Pratts Fork
Charles E. Brown
Amesville
Walter Reynolds White
William Hayden, Jr
Everett Grant
Canaanville
Harry Rodda
Charles Morrison
Fred Clifton Nye
Jess Brooks
Chester Lawrence
Hugh McKinley Chadwell
Trimble
Clarence C. Kinney
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Hindenburg
Kaiser
United Press
Road Wage Board
Commission
McAdoo
William Phillip Simms
von Armin
Lacre
HMS Pershing
Mrs. McAdoo
Dr. Thompson
Sam
Washin
Sapere
Bonham
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Von
J. W. T. Mason
New York
Haig
Amiens
Hazebrouck- Ypres
TloWets
Cline’s
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