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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1918
Page
2
France Nov 18 reports orders announcing the armistice with Germany and detailing post surrender conduct. Guidance covers ceasefire timing at 11 a m Paris time, strict discipline, no contact with the enemy, continual vigilance, and immediate reporting to headquarters. Commanders must read orders to all units.
In the Philippines natives are expanding ship construction as part of allied wartime support. The Commerce Department notes significant inter island trade vessels being built, alleviating overseas deployments. The revival recalls historic galleons from Spain's era and signals renewed maritime craft in Philippine waters.
Riotous scenes marked the peace celebration in Newport News as thousands of soldiers and sailors swarmed the city wrecking streetcars raiding restaurants breaking glass and building bonfires from wreckage no casualties were reported
American Red Cross workers recount a moonlit midnight party for Arditi shock troops near the front. The glow and bombardment erupt as flames surge across the valley, sending dust, fear, and shouts through the mountains.
In a staged wartime display the attackers break through under shellfire and high explosives as the flag rises in triumph. Red Cross observers witness a fake battle soon revealed by puzzled Americans and wounded, exposing the Austrians’ deceptive maneuver.
Civil war veterans at the National Soldiers home in Sawtelle pledge to buy 64000 dollars worth of War Savings stamps. The 1861 veterans are also substantial Liberty loan subscribers.
Armistice terms may allow American and Allied forces to occupy Rhine towns now in upheaval as revolutionists seize control. Riot scenes persist across these cities amid political upheaval and shifting authority.
Columbus Ohio November 13 with Frosted hopes of postwar labor demand. Fred C Croxton head of Ohio Employment Service says war industries will be sustained for months. Europe rebuilds will require American production keeping soldiers fed abroad and jobs in the US secure. He predicts limited European emigration and plenty of work for months to come.
A poetic satire rails at fading monarchs and fallen rulers. The verse lampoons past kings including Karl, Kaiser Bill, Franz Josef, Constantine, and the Chinese rulers while signaling Nick Romanoff’s rise and a new dawn in world affairs. The critique blends humor with political commentary on the era's shifting power.
A simple washable dress pattern for 4 to 10 year old girls features blue gingham with lawn trim and back closure. Yardage is 2 1/2 yards of 36 inch material for size 6 and patterns can be obtained for 10 cents. Athens County Red Cross reports extra yarn for sock knitting with a daily yarn room distribution and ongoing army knitting needs.
Twenty five businessmen from Logan West Virginia dressed in overalls and spent half a day in nearby coal mines. They loaded 160 tons of coal and donated their wages to the Red Cross.
County Surveyor-elect Fred R. Baker completed the survey of state and road No. 159 from Jerseyville to the Meigs county line. The plan calls for road improvement as part of the Athens Pomeroy project next summer or to begin work on a multi mile stretch.
The Little New York Mine superintendent Frank Galbreath wired from Columbus to connect their switch at Curtis Junction. Workers ignored orders to stop, linking L N Y with overseas yarn. Athens Red Cross sent thirty one sweaters. Mrs. Gibson aims for twenty four by the 15th. one woman made six in two weeks amid duties. Citizens celebrated the Hun’s downfall with a Keirns drum corps parade and bonfire, ending with a prayer by Rev. Chapin.
Washington reports that the German empire may collapse into fragmented states. Local revolutions rise across principalities and provinces as royalty dissolves. Jealousies between Prussia and southern states threaten any move toward a unified empire.
A Swanson Furniture ad offering a ten dollar reward led to recovering a stolen Remington gun found in a Marietta man's possession. The Messenger classifieds claim daily success, sometimes in one insertion, sometimes multiple, at minimal cost, outperforming agents in locating items and aiding sales like a fifty cent real estate ad.
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