Allied forces seize Briey amid Alsace Lorraine push
Paris reports American troops occupy Briey, a key iron basin center near Verdun and Metz, as British forces reach Constantinople waters. A Copenhagen dispatch says Count Krupp von Boehlen fled to Holland with the former Kaiser, signaling upheaval in German war leadership.
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Dun
Metz
London
Constantinople
Copenhagen
Krupp von Boehlen
Krupp Muntions Works
Holland
Ban on public gatherings relaxed in Athens
The Athens Board of Health met in Dr. Higgins office and lifted the ban on public assemblages. Churches and Sunday schools will resume next Sunday, with public meetings and colleges allowed from Monday. A warning about dances and theatres remains. 37 new influenza cases reported in Athens and two at the state hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Higgins
Irma FE. Voigt
Cost per draftee at army camps hits record low
General Crowder told the House Appropriations Committee that the cost to induct a draftee and send him to camp is 7.95 dollars, the lowest per man figure in U.S. history. He contrasted this with volunteer costs, which were 24.48 in 1914, 19.14 in 1915, and 28.95 in 1917.
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Washington
America
Crowder
House Appropriations Committee
Sam
State Meet 10 Held in City Next October
The Ohio State Protective Association plans its 20th annual session in Athens on the fourth Tuesday in October 1919. The organization has 5000 Ohio members and about 200 officers and delegates attend the annual gathering. Red Cross notes a surgical dressings program can end now with continued knitted goods and warm clothing support in higher demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio State Protective Association
Seneca County
Athens
Ohio
Cox Vote Gets Smaller With Every Report
Unofficial returns from the state election show Governor Cox ahead of Willis by 8,546 and prohibition carried by 24,719. Eight counties were unofficial in the first figures for both contests. Attorney General McGhee spent 1,769.73 on his losing re election bid. Other expense accounts list several judges and officials. Paper yarn is being manufactured in Germany at about 88 million pounds per year.
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United Press
Columbus
Cox
Willis
Prohibition
McGhee
James E.johinson
Supreme Court
Phil M. Crow
Harvey C. Smith
William D. Fulton
Germany
Ola N King Becomes Nation’s First Woman Traffic Cop
When her husband left his post as traffic officer in Washington to serve in the armed forces, Mrs Ola N King stepped into his role at the crossing, becoming the first woman traffic policeman in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
America
Ola N. King
Therossing
United States
Hun Soldiers Celebrate Till End of Battle in France
Night scenes show huge fires near Conflans behind German lines as Second Army reports heavy enemy cheering and rockets. Germans seen waving and strolling without guns while Americans advance. fires likely celebration bonfires for the armistice rather than destruction of materiel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Conflans
Second Army
Allied chiefs may attend our Sig party
A House resolution proposed by Rep. Fess of Ohio invites Generals Foch Haig Diaz and Pershing and allied leaders plus Central Powers representatives to an international peace celebration on July 4. It would authorize a three member commission and appropriation of 500000 for the event.
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Washington
Foch
Haig
Diaz
Pershing
Government of the
Central Powers
Fess
Ohio
Scout Master Morgan Hosts Nine at The Colonial Dinner
Scout Master G F Morgan hosted nine members of Panther patrol Troop 1 Boy Scouts at The Colonial for a reward dinner after an efficiency contest. The troop aimed to reach 1000 points and Panther Patron won the honor. Guests included Paul Hall Herald Wise Llewellyn Evans Herald Addicott Herald Liggett James Bagorm Gordon Bush and Floyd Brown.
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G. F. Morgan
The
Colonial
Panther Patrol
Troop 1
Boy Scouts
Panther
Hose
Supt. Morgan
Paul Hall
Herald Wise
Llewellyn Evans
Herald Addicott
Herald Liggett
James Bagorm
Gordon Bush
Floyd Brown
Prince Henry Discovers Copenhagen, Backs German Regime
Prince Henry of Prussia has been found at the castle of Duke Friedrich Ferdinand in Eckenrnferde. He declares himself in accord with the new regime in Germany, according to dispatches received. He is reported in Copenhagen.
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Prince Henry
Copenhagen
Prince Henry of
Prussia
Friedrich Ferdinand
Schleswig-Holstein
Eckenrnferde
Germany
GALA DAYS IN FRENCH HISTORY
Paris dispatch reports allied west front advance after German evacuation. Strassburg Metz Colmar and Alsace Lorraine towns expected to be occupied Sunday with Americans marching toward Metz and Strassburg. Foch will supervise capture of Metz and Strassburg in presence of Poincaré Clemenceau and others. Reoccupation of Briey iron district and Alsace Lorraine to follow French officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John DE Gandt
Paris
Strassburg
Metz
Colmar
Alsace-Lorraine
Marshal Foch
Poincaire
Clemenceau
Great
Briey
France
Revolt in Germany Gains Ground Amid War Talks
London reports a rapid shift of power as workers and soldiers gain authority in Germany. Councils form at Landsberg Warthe Glogau and Sersburg. a new Prussian cabinet is led by Eugene Ernest Otto Braun Applo Hoff man with other portfolios by Count Hirsch Stroebel. Independent Socialists seek trials of Von Tirpitz and Junkers and push land reform. War terms are denounced by German papers.
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London
Germany
Wolff Bureau
Copenhagen
Landsberg
Warthe
Glogau
Sersburg
Eugene Ernest
Otto Braun
Applo Hoffman
Count Hirsch
Helfrich Stroebel
Admiral von Tirptz
Junkers
Amsterdam
Stock Exchange
German Crackdown and Brussels Unrest Amid War Turmoil
A Berlin dispatch reports the new Prussian government confiscated entailed crown property. Brussels sees heavy fighting with Belgian civilians amid mutinous German garrison as red flags fly. German vessels move toward British allies while leaders seek orders to restore order in occupied cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Berlin
Brussels
Amsterdam
Koeniggberg
Austria
Emperor Karl
Neu
Wheat rules lifted and sugar rations expanded nationwide
Wheat rules are off and Ohimans can get four pounds of sugar per person per month. The armistice signing allows movement of large wheat supplies from Australia and India, easing the drain on American wheat for Europe. The sugar increase applies to states producing beet or cane sugar, with Ohio in that class. Wheat ban ends immediately. 20 percent substitutes no longer required. Conservation in use of wheat flour is urged.
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United Press
Columbus, CO
Ohimans
Australia
India
Europe
Ohio
Ohio must care for her soldiers after the war
Columbus Ohio November 14 Ohio must double the capacity of state institutions to care for about 15 000 shell shocked soldiers returning home H B Riddle of the state board of administration said in Washington after a National Council of Defense meeting Ohio will need more buildings and land at nearly every institution. Federal funds will be provided to support this work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
H. 8
Riddle
State Board of Administration
Washington
National Council of Defense
Woman Rebel Not Killed in Bolshevik Report
Madame Catherine Breskoviskaya known as the grandmother of the Russian revolution was reportedly alive and en route to the United States according to the Russian Information Bureau. Athens residents are thanked by Otto Summers and his companion Hoover of Dayton for courtesies shown during their forced layover east of the city while traveling from Washington to Dayton.
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New York
Catherine Breskoviskaya
United States
Russian Information Bureauw
Athens
Otto Summers
Hoover
Dayton
Washington ,D. C
Germany to disarm navy under armistice terms
The armistice requires Germany to surrender six battle cruisers ten battleships eight light cruisers fifty destroyers and one hundred sixty submarines to the allies and United States. The remainder must be disarmed and placed under Allied supervision.
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Germany
United States
Yankee Navy Did Wonders In World War
London reports from American naval sources show the United States escorted 900,000 troops in France, about 27 percent of allied and neutral shipping, and laid 547,000 mines as part of a 360 mile North Sea mine barrage. The feat is described as one of the greatest naval achievements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United Press
France
Scotland
Norway
North Sea
America
College Stars To Appear With Sherman On Ohio Visit
Coach Gullum learned this morning that several crack college players will join the Camp Sherman base hospital football team for a game against Ohio University next Saturday at 2 PM. The Sherman lineup will include an All Wisconsin halfback and a former Princeton star along with former Ohio college players. Newman Overly replaces Grover at end and Davin works at quarterback while Earich and Nye, former Athens High stars, will play. Public admission is available.
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Gullum
Camp Sherman
Ohio University
Wisconsin
Princeton
Sherman
Ohio
Newman
Grover
Davin
Earich
Nye
Athens Hi
Stores to Close for Victory Celebration in Athens
In accordance with the Mayor’s proclamation all stores of the Athens Retail Merchants Association will close at 6 o’clock p m Saturday November 16 to ensure a complete success of the Victory Celebration Saturday night.
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Athens Retail Merchants Association
Tourists Now Ready 10 Visit Battle Scenes
New York November 14 Ocean passenger traffic to Europe will be reopened by early summer agents said. Demand for food raw materials and reconstruction will absorb tonnage for some time. Government control of shipping unlikely to be removed soon. Some tourist traffic may resume in months though not to prewar levels. An official from a major line noted return voyages and cross Atlantic capacity will hinge on troop movements and port availability. Shipping officers report heavy telegram inquiries about resuming ocean travel.
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New York
Europe
Balin commits suicide after armistice news reported
Albert Ballin, head of the Hamburg American Line, died by his own hand in Hamburg upon learning the terms of the armistice. The report, dated Amsterdam, notes Ballin's death followed the armistice announcement.
Fire Razes Ohio City in Morning Blaze
A morning fire in Upper Sandusky O started in a bakery and destroyed seven business rooms a large opera house and a hotel causing about 350000 dollars in damage. Marion Bucyrus and Carey fire brigades aided. Ten people were injured and ten more rescued from a second story rooming house. The nearby Wayandotte County Court House suffered smoke damage.
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Upper Sandusky
Marion, Bucyrus and
Carey
Wayandotte County Court House
British Press Favors Exile for Ex Kaiser
London reports British officials urge joint action to send former Kaiser Wilhelm to Elba or St Helena or to prosecute him. They say he is unable to influence public opinion and remains politically powerless after the armistice. British papers call for seizure of his assets and commitment to exile.
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London
Elba
St. Helena
Wilhelm
Etna
Ria
William Hohenzollern
Hohenzollern
Universal military training debate unsettled in Washington
The War Department debates universal training and the pace of conscription as Congress weighs the future standing army. Officials suggest 000 sailors could be spared by next month with student releases possible. public opinion remains a key factor shaping policy.
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Washington
Newland
States
Christ
War Dept
General Staff
Congress
War Department
Athens Public Schools Reopen After Six Week Break
Athens public schools resume Monday at their usual start time after six weeks idle. Night school to reopen Monday evening at seven. Superintendent Morgan calls a teachers meeting Saturday at two. Ohio University starts Tuesday morning with student notices sent by postcard.
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Athens Public Schools
Morgan
Ohio University
Third Ward Delinquents Named in Athens County War Chest
Residents of Athens City Third Ward are in arrears to the War Chest Fund. A list lists delinquents and requests prompt payment at Security Savings Bank. If you owe, call the bank to confirm your ward credit and settle the accounts.
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City of
Athens
Athens County War Chest Fund
Security Savigs Bank
Security Savings Bank
I. M. Post
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RED Cross
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Gomes
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Peris
Admiral von Capelle
Kaiser
Kiel
Yankee Navy
Ohio City
Russia
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