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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 14, 1918

Page

3

Nelsonville For Sale Two Mine Horses And Mule

Classified item notes two mine horses and a big brown mule for sale or board contact D W Harper Nelsonville Ohio. The notice appears among local society items including residents traveling visiting relatives and a death of William B Gray known as Billy Gray city auditor and Masonic member in Nelsonville. He died after influenza and pneumonia with funeral arrangements not yet made.

D. W. Harper Mason Citvhill Bell Phone Nelsonville Ohio William B. Gray Billy Gray Walnut Street Mr. Gray Masonic Lodge Methodist Church

Stewart District Notes On Housing And Visits

Stewart residents report improvements as Maren Wetherell renovates with a new slate roof while Tom Dunfee loses his house and contents to a fire last week. Athens visitor L. H. Smith and Mrs. Clarence Moore visit Frost relatives, with Prof. Jim Pickering and family visiting Ath ens.

Maren Wetherell Tom Dunfee L. H. Smith Athens Clarence Moore Frost Jim Pickering Earl Metcalf Lucy Jense Guysville Stewart Emory Montgomery Camp Sherman Cecil Cook Beebe Tom McGraw Eva Griffin George Boles Gyp Starkey Nelsonville Clinton Boles Bessie Boles

Divorce Petition Filed by Sharp in Jackson Court

Sharp petitions the court of common pleas for a decree of divorce from Evalene Sharp. He states they wed in Jackson Ohio on March 9 1915 and had no children. He alleges Evalene has wilfully been absent from him for more than three years.

Car) Sharp Court of Common Pleas Evalene Sharp City of Jackson Ohio Evalene

Service Letter From Robert Coen in 84th Division

Mr and Mrs Archie Coen of Athens R PD 4 receive a letter from their son Robert Coen Co H 836th Inf 84 Division saying he is well eating grapes and chestnuts and will return home soon with his daughter. He describes pleasant farms roads like pictures and cows used in farming and says he has a fine place to stay and everyone treats him fine.

Archie Coen Athens R. PD Robert Coen Co. H

Foch Demands End to Belgian Violence in Brussels Region

London dispatch says Foch wirelessed the German command demanding an end to acts of violence and pillage against Belgians, with emphasis on Brussels region. The message highlights concern over wartime occupation abuses and civilian harm.

London Foch Belgium Brussels

Creel Lifts Censorship on Military Policies

George Creel chairing the Committee on Public Information issues a statement removing the press censorship on military policies plans and troop movements acknowledging the debt owed to the U.S. press for the honorable discharge of a high responsibility.

Washington United States George Creel Committee On Public Information

Draft calls suspended after Provo Marshal talk

Washington reports the work or fight order has been automatically suspended while draft calls are paused per new guidance from the Provost Marshal General's office.

Washington

Boom Expected as U S Prepares Peacetime Transition

Washington officials forecast a coming big boom within days as industry shifts from wartime to peacetime. They anticipate no hard times or panic during the transition.

Washington United States

European unrest spreads in Holland Spain Sweden and Denmark

London reports growing unrest as Socialists and anti monarchists push a movement toward establishing republics in Holland Spain Sweden and Denmark amid widespread discontent and calls for change.

London Holland Spain Sweden Denmark Republcs

Steam Pipe Explosion Injures Crew Aboard U S Transport Louisville

A steam pipe burst in the hold of the U S Transport Louisville in North River left crew members seriously injured. Rescue teams responded quickly and transported the injured to nearby medical facilities for treatment.

U. S Louisville North River

Fund Growing New York Subscriptions Reach National Total

Official returns from almost all states show 45,613,689 dollars subscribed nationwide to the United War Work Fund.

New York United Ver Work Fund

Wages to stay level for six months says Lloyd George

Premier Lloyd George addressing the Employers Association and Trades Union said the government will keep wages at current levels for at least six months unless an agreement is reached. He pledged to fulfill 1915 pledges and promised stability amid wartime pressure.

London Lloyd George Employers Association and Trades Union

Alsace Lorraine Admin Council Named During Armistice

Paris reports a council of ministers appointed to administer affairs in Alsace Lorraine during the armistice period. The panel will oversee civil duties and local governance as the region transitions from wartime control.

Paris Alsace-Lorraine

Student Officers May Return To Civil Life

Secretary Baker indicated that student officers training at army central training camps may be allowed to return to civilian life immediately if they choose. No decision yet, but he likely will not keep men at the camps. Camps will probably continue until current classes graduate and those completing the course will be offered commissions in the officers reserve corps.

Washington Army Central Baker Officers Reserve Corps

Death notices of Mrs. Jannette Duffee Russell

Mrs Jannette Duffee Russell of 10 Walker street died at 7 45 AM November 14 at her home from heart trouble after recovering briefly from influenza She was 55 and survived by her husband M M Russell three daughters Mary Virginia 12 Asther Augusta 10 Kathryn Helen 4 her mother Mrs Augusta Duffee and sister Miss Lucile Duffee Her father George W Duffee predeceased her She was a niece of Mrs W B Johnson Funeral arrangements to be announced later.

Jannette Duffee Russell Walker Street Russell M. M. Russell Mary Virginia Asther Augusta Kathryn Helen Augusta Duffee Lucile Duffee George W. Duffee W. B. Johnson

National campaign to aid farmers and boost organization

A United States government backed campaign to aid farmers and improve conditions peaks with meetings in Marietta and Athens County Farm Bureau events. Farm institutes are cancelled due to influenza, with new dates to be fixed and Thanksgiving week named for intensified organizing efforts.

Nationa United States Farm Bureau Marietta Athns County Farm Bureau Delashmutt National Bank

Wheat Crop Ripe and Ready in Ohio Asks Record Sowing

Ohio's fall wheat acreage reaches near record 100 percent condition says Secretary of Agriculture Shaw. He notes the crop is healthier and sturdier than ever and predicts plantings 15 to 19 percent above last year aided by favorable rains and corn harvest timing.

Ohio Shaw

Warning of postwar class war threats cited by national groups

In New York a National Civic Federation call warns that despite the war ending, forces aim to destroy nationalism and trigger a class war. It notes anarchist influence in Russia and a global propaganda push, while October casualties rise and final totals remain uncertain. A naval lieutenant and a machinist were killed in an unrelated incident.

New York National Civic Federation League For National Unity League Mussia Agi- New York

Baruch Lifts Ban on Auto Show Trade in Washington

Chairman Baruch of the War Industries Board announced the ban on all trade exhibitions including auto shows is lifted in Washington. The move allows exhibitions to resume under wartime controls and timing remains to be set.

Washington Baruch The War Industries Board Today

Buckeye State Building and Loan Ad Promotes 5 Percent Savings

The Buckeye State Building and Loan Company advertises five percent savings to boost income. Located at Rankin Building 22 West Gay Street Columbus, it reports assets of $15,000,000 and offers first mortgage home and farm loans as the safest option. It invites readers to start a savings account and request booklets.

Buckeye State Building and Loan Company Rankin Building West Gay St Columbus Buckeye

Hay Market Prices From Columbus Nav

No 1 timothy baled 30 560 dollars No 2 timothy 30 60 No 3 timothy 28 50 No 1 clover mixed 30 Oats stray 13 50 rye straw 13

Columbus Nav Timothy

Camp Sherman Expansion Plans Reported Cut

Plans to spend several million dollars to expand Camp Sherman at Chillicothe have been reduced. Officials cited budget tightenings and changing defense priorities as the reason for scaling back the project.

Sherman Washington Camp Sherman Chillicothe

Hohenzollerns Rise and Fall in German History

A concise historical outline tracing the Hohenzollern lineage from early rule in the Hohenzollern lands to Brandenburg Prussia, the Teutonic Order, and later expansion under Frederick William and Frederick the Great. It covers territorial gains, wars with Napoleon, the Vienna settlement, and the formation of the German Empire with Alsace Lorraine and colonial acquisitions.

London Hohenzollern Germany Frederick of Swedish Pomerania Frederick II Prussia Leopold I Frederick Frederick I Ferderick the Great Silesia West Prussia Posen Napoleon Europe Saxony Austria Denmark Schleswig-Holstein Hanover Heésse Cassel Nassau Frankfort Alsace-Lorraine

Railroad wages and freight rates held steady after war

The railroad administration will keep wages and freight and passenger rates at current levels as the nation shifts from war to peace. Despite wage increases in war industries, rail wages are not as high and no war bonus will be removed. A recent shift draws workers from war industries to railroads for more permanent employment, officials said.

Washington Railroad Administration

Stop Wasting Paper and Save Manpower Now

Public service message stresses paper conservation to aid war effort. It notes eight to nine days and four tons of materials per ton of paper, with 100000 workers in pulp and paper and many more in related industries. Emphasizes saving raw materials for war needs and urges action.

Washington

Surprising Relief From Indigestion With Tablets

Mrs Fila Wright of Chillicothe Missouri sought relief for indigestion and frequent bilious attacks. She bought Chamberlain's Tablets and was very much surprised by the quick relief they provided. Burn wood if you can. There is something cheerful in a wood fire and the patriotism in saving coal is warming to the heart.

Fila Wright Chillicothe

Letters From Men In Service

Mrs A Cavanaugh of Canaanville received a letter from her son Private Dan Cavanaugh of the 61st Pioneer Inc Camp Wadnesworth South Carolina. He describes trench work mud and washing clothes, army life as learning to be a washer, and notes men may be sent home if not perfect. He mentions fresh air food and favorable conditions when not raining and asks about flu elsewhere. He ends with a reflection on new thoughts and old age.

A. Cavanaugh Canaanville Dan Cavanaugh Co. G 61St Pioneer Inc Camp Wadnesworth South Carolina A. m P. m

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