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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1918
Page
3
Nelsonville notices list rental and sales ads for a large front room and a work pony, plus deaths of Fred Springer and George Messell. Church and school closures announce no services and no openings next week. Various short items note letters, hospital status updates, visits, and residents traveling or visiting relatives.
Yesterday afternoon on the Athletic Field Second Lieutenant Boyd led Army and Navy cadets through bayonet assault, trench fighting, and knife drills. Civilian spectators watched as imagery of mock combat and defensive maneuvers demonstrated by both services.
Alexander Kerensky writes in a London paper protesting Britain's refusal to issue him passports to return to Russia. He notes the government's stance cites a noninterference in Russia's internal politics as the reason. The piece ends recalling his old fashioned civilian image after recently dining with chorus girls.
London November 2 A U P dispatch defines shellshock as a conflict between fear and duty in soldiers. Maj Sir Robert Armstrong Jones explains many unwounded men suffer. diagnosis aims to distinguish real cases from faked symptoms amid wartime skepticism.
A membership contest in the Mohicana Class will resume tomorrow at 9 o'clock. Five members Clarke Biggins John Rose Harold Liggett Merrill Atkinson and James Basom are out today working to boost attendance.
Sadile Morrison, 48, mother of several children, lies dying from a bullet wound after her husband shot at what he believed was a burglar raiding his chicken coop in Portmouth Ohio. The incident occurred amid a domestic dispute.
The Board of Health ends the flu ban and announces schools will resume regular sessions on Monday morning November 18 in Amesville.
Melbourne reports Australia has enlisted 417000 men with 330000 sent overseas. The figure reflects the nation’s total manpower mobilization during the war effort.
Washington reports censorship in cable postal and land line communications was discontinued on Friday November 16 easing controls across communications networks and government oversight.
Washington November 16 New England school superintendents and teachers were urged to continue Americanization campaigns in their schools by speakers at the joint educator convention.
Berlin wireless dispatch states Germany asks President Wilson to permit a delegation to the United States to explain famine conditions and urge immediate steps to buy food. Foreign Secretary Solf also requests an urgent conference at The Hague.
Ohio War Savings Committee urges increased purchases citing prosperity and economic certainty. The State bulletin says War Savings Stamps offer a sound investment, good return, and insurance against distress, aiding both citizens and the nation.
Camp Sherman, Nov. 16. Under demobilization orders, 12,000 men in training will be discharged as examinations are completed. The discharge affects personnel at Chillicothe and Camp Sherman as the process proceeds.
Washington reports preliminary sessions of the peace conference will start in late November at Versailles or Paris. Officials say regulations for discussions and representation will be addressed, with inter allied problems to be discussed in early deliberations.
Firefighters rushed to 9 Riverside Drive soon after noon today and found a shingle roof fire likely sparked by a passing engine. The hose kept the blaze from spreading, causing only a small roof hole and about ten to fifteen dollars in possible loss, mostly from water damage.
America backs recognition of the Czech Slovak nation with a 7 million dollar loan to its national council. The Treasury announces reconstruction loans to Belgium and Italy as well. A stray reflection on motherhood follows in the closing line.
A Friday conference at the Lafayette Hotel in Marietta drew Farm Bureau officers and County Farm Agents from Athens Belmont Jefferson Fairfield Gallia Licking Lawrence Muskingum Morgan Scioto and Washington counties. Plans include a Thanksgiving week drive aiming to enroll at least 500 Athens County members and broaden organized farming statewide.
Services are planned at the Free Methodist Church at Stimpson Avenue and Campbell Street. Sunday School starts at 9 o’clock with preaching at 10 A M and 7 P M led by Pastor O M Shaw. All are welcome.
Paul Woodrow Penn five year old son of Mr and Mrs Fred Penn 221 West Washington street died at home after a two week illness with influenza and pneumonia Survived by parents sisters Opal 17 Beulah 16 May and Faye twins 11 Fred 7 and Clarice 4 The Penn family resided in Athens for three years coming from The Plains Funeral services at the family home Monday at 1 pm Interment Union Street Cemetery.
Market round up from Cincinnati and Toledo covering eggs prime and firsts prices, live poultry by weight and type, cattle and hog receipts and prices, sheep and lamb notes, hog market status, and grain quotes from Toledo for corn oats rye and various seed and hay futures. Includes figures for November 16 and mixed market tone with steady or unchanged trends and notes of no hog sales until further notice.
Corn prices quoted in Nov Dec and Jan contracts at around 1.264 dollars per bushel. Oats futures for Nov Dec and Jan near 73 and 72 cents. Pork futures for Nov and Jan listed at 41.80 and 46.30 dollars respectively.
The War Department announced that candidates for commissions in officers training schools may be discharged immediately if they wish. Those who complete the course will be commissioned upon graduation in the officers reserve corps and placed on inactive status. No more candidates will be admitted. Transfers from the student army training corps may return to that organization if they return to college immediately.
The Boston Elevated Railway Company begins distributing roughly $1,000,000 among about 9,000 employees. The increases date back to last June and follow a War Labor Board decision.
London reports Britain has begun the Village Clubs Association to establish social centers like American community houses. The clubs will offer social activities and recreational programs while promoting farming and village life.
Letter from Nelsonville Ohio urges drastic actions to control a worsening influenza outbreak. The writer calls for closing shops and public venues for 7 to 10 days, shifting purchases to telephone orders, and prohibiting social events. Emphasizes ventilation and home precautions, urging personal representatives to educate families.
The commander of the German submarine U-39, once anchored at Cartagena, has been interned in Madrid. The crew has been landed and a Spanish guard placed aboard.
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