Excuses the President and the 1918 political divide
The piece attacks President Wilson for asking a Democratic Congress to back his war policies. It argues Republicans led by Daniels oppose dependence on party lines, urging a Republican Congress to steady wartime policy and reconstruction, criticizing Wilson's Mexico policy and calls for decisive action and fiscal firmness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
United States
Germany
Navy
Josephus Daniels
Mexico
Huerta
Congress
Learning from Germany a Peace That Favors Might
The piece notes Count Roon’s proposed harsh peace terms for Germany including annexations of Belgium and parts of France, seizure of mines and fortresses, and war debts. It argues such a scenario would be worse for the Allies and stresses the value of studying the German lesson to avoid over generosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
France
Count Roon
House of Lords
Belgium
Flanders
Calais
Lens
Briey-Longwyivon
Verdun
Toul
Belfort
Great Britain
United States
Isolation of Germany at last as Austria and Turkey seek separate peace
A wartime forecast declares Germany effectively isolated after Austria-Hungary and Turkey push for separate peace. Bulgaria loss weakens the Central Powers while Allies anticipate further advances into Hungary and final victory. It notes disease patterns among American troops differ from home forces, citing open air life versus barracks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Austria
Turkey
Austria - Hungary
Bulgaria
Russia
Berlin
France
Health Update on Troop Illness Rates
Major General Ireland reports the medical department’s assessment: only 2 percent of our troops abroad are sick. Influenza and pneumonia are present but at low levels, easing fears among home readers about widespread illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Old Fashioned Soup Recipes From Kitchen Notes
Dried Pea Soup and Tomato Soup outlined with steps to soak, simmer, strain, and season. Cream Potato Soup uses potatoes bacon onions and a flour butter milk roux. Noodle Soup relies on beef broth with meat and homemade noodles. Clear Soup describes beef and veal stock with careful simmering to extract gelatine. Beef Broth suggests adding oatmeal for serving with toast.
Water Lily Salad and Pineapple Marmalade Craft
Practical recipe notes describe making water lily salad by trimming egg whites into strips, shaping yolk centers, and arranging on lettuce with parsley. Provide tips on handling delicate egg strips and presenting on individual dishes. Pineapple Marmalade recipe follows with fruit blends, rind, sugar, and a thick cooking step.
Lentz challenges Pershing on Ohio wet vote in 1918 letter
Former Congressman John J. Lentz accuses Ohio Home Rule Association of misrepresenting General Pershing's stance on alcohol for soldiers in France. He offers a $1000 wager to reveal Pershing's view on voting wet or dry in Ohio, promising funds to backing or Red Cross depending on the outcome. The association had not responded at press time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lentz
Ohio Home Rule Association
General Pershing
Ohio
Ohio Home Rule Associaton
France
Fen
John J. Lentz
Pner
Seaman
Columbus
Wentz
Cincinnati
John J. Pershing
Congress
Army
Per. Shing
American Red Cross
Dinner Stories and War Funny Bits From Boston to Georgia
A collection of quick quips and observations. A northerner questions mortality among different races. A Boston tour joke about Bunker Hill and Warren. Senator Smith cites a joke about marriageable men during wartime. A bashful suitor offers to help a poor minister while a young woman reacts with surprise at a sudden proposal.
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Smith
Georgia
Archie
Local residents visit relatives and travel news in Albany area
Albany and nearby communities report multiple visits and short trips. Everett Watson visits grandfather John P. Coe in Albany. George Kalb visits at Elmer and Mrs Searles. Addie Potter visits Florence Brown in Centerville. H R Gillogly visits son Fin near Mt Blanco. S D Webb visits niece Mrs Howard Coe in Albany. Mrs Wm Stanley travels to Sugar Grove to visit daughter Coleman family. Roy Cline of Athens was a business visitor. Numerous other relatives are noted visiting, shopping, or being in Athens.
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Everett Watson
Center Be Pre
John P. Coe
George Kalb
Mingo Junction
Elmer Searles
Addie Potter
Centerville
Florence Brown
H. R. Gillogly
Fin Gillogly
Mt. Blanco
S. D. Webb
Columbus
Howard Coe
Wm. Stanley
Sugar Grove
Coleman
Roy Cline
Athens
Lena Bowers
Eva Cotton
Nelsonville
Faye
Hazel Cline
George Brawford
Middleport
Neff Norman
Camp Sherman
Tom Balls
Myers
A Proud People and Humility in War Endgame
Chancellor Max argues Germany has been proud but is humbled by the Allied drive toward defeat. The Philadelphia Record notes German intellectuals claimed the war test was infallible, now underscoring that a nation learning from loss must accept a hard peace and its consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max
Germany
Republican Soldier Stirs Debate as Sixth House Member Enlists
Representative Rogers of Massachusetts left Washington to join Camp Zachary Taylor as a private in the field artillery. Aged 37, he was drafted at Lowell, his home, by the local draft board. His wife serves as a nurse in a Washington hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Congress
House
Representative Rogers
Massachusetts
Washington
Camp
Zachary Taylor
Field Artillery
Rogers
Lowell
Residents Move and Visiting Locals in Canaanville
S A Powell relocated his family to Canaanville this week. Miss Lathe McVicker visits A P Linscott in Canaanville. Mrs R P Hugres and son Leon ill with flu. Dr Parker of Athens stayed at his farm nearby. Mrs Elwood Buck and Hazel of Guynsville visited Thursday. Mrs Geraldine Stewart returned to Pennsylvania after visiting her mother in law, Mrs Myrtle Stewart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. A. Powell
Canaanville
Lathe McVicker
A. P. Linscott
R. PD. Hugres
Leon
Parker
Athens
Nere
Elwood Buck
Hazel
Guynsville
Geraldine Stewart
Pennsylvania
Myrtle Stewart
Army and Navy Corps praised for training and facilities at Columbus
Colonel Comverse arrived from Columbus and met President Ellis, commending the Army and Navy corps here for superior training, barracks, gym, and fields. He noted plans for about 100 more instructors next term, as Pershing calls for coal and to keep Germans on the run, with strong local efforts shown for winter readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comverse
Columbus
Ellis
Army and Navy Corps
Ohio
Pershing
H. T. Phillips Chairman With Series of Numbers
H. T. Phillips is listed as chairman in a line of numeric annotations and identifiers, presenting a terse archival record without context or accompanying details.
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Athena Messenger and Metals Printing Company
FPRID
Pontomics
Carter
Audit Bureau “Ireniations
Mobart B. Ward
Fastern
Fifth Ave
New Yor
Wabash Ave
Chicasmo
Athens County Day Federation
H. T. Phillips
F. S. Roach
Darkey
Boston
Bunker Hill Monument
Bunker Hill
Bunker
Warren
Albany
Alma Wince
Myrtle Pidcock
Nettie Wyant
Blanche Carr
Charles Shaffer
Chauncey
Harry Lovely
John Tittle
Tom Tittle
Alfred Carr
Nettle Wyant
Hazel Ryan
Mildred Ryan
George Werner
Eckman
Eckman Laboratory
Philadelphia
New England
Ree
Liberty
Buckeye State Building and Loan Company
Tankin Building
West Gay St. Columbus
Ntc
America
Wood
IF. S. Roach
Clyde C. Boso, Pres
Jas. A. Bryan
Sec
Treas
Elie Ala
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