United States Emerges as Leading Allied Military Power
Washington reports that within 20 months of entering the war the United States has become the dominant ally, with 250,000 American troops per month moving to France and a force in France larger than France’s current field army. U.S. manpower and munitions outpace Britain and France, shifting decision power toward Washington amid ongoing casualties.
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United States
Uncle Sam
Great Britain
France
War Department
England
Belgium
Germany
Allied offensive advances on a ten mile front from Le Chateau to Hirson
British and American forces launch a morning attack aiming at Hirson to split German armies and push toward Belgium and Northern France. Reports claim Lille has fallen and a breakthrough in Belgium opens a corridor toward Ghent and Bruges as Belgians move on Ostend.
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Hirson
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Belgium
France
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Lille
Tourcoing
Roubaix
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Thielt
Nevelie
Ghent
Audenarde
Bruges
Ostend
Battle Front
Nuupert
Make Good Your Scout Promises Now War Bond Drive
The appeal urges immediate payment on pledges to Boy and Girl Scouts as banks hold bonds. Citizens are asked to redeem pledges without delay to reach Athens County’s quota. Workers must report sales by Friday evening to captains to avoid banks being swamped on Saturday.
Washington urges continued effort for Fourth Liberty Loan
Secretary Lansing declared the war not over and urged Americans to steady pressure on Germany. He said maintaining effort at home and increasing pressure abroad is the path to victory, stating Germany is bending and will break with stronger action.
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Washington
Lansing
Germany
Young Aviator Harry C White Dies in Dayton Flight
Lieutenant Harry C White of Seattle died today at Wilbur Wright aviation field after a fatal flight. His parents rushed from Seattle to be with him as he had flown over Athens on Loyalty Day and made many friends during his short stay.
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Dayton
Ohio
Harry C. White
Seattle
Wash
Wilbur Wright Aviation Field
Lieut. White
Athens
Mrs. Caroline Chambers Dies at 80 on Richland Avenue
Mrs. Caroline Chambers died last evening at 5 in her Richland avenue home at age 80 after two years bedridden from a fractured leg. The long illness and old age were cited as causes. Survived by daughters Emma Richey and Catherine Cabeen, Effie Rathburn of Columbus, and son Henry Chambers of Flat Rock. Her husband predeceased her by eight years. Funeral plans pending son’s input.
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Caroline Chambers
Richland Avenue
Ill
Chambers
Sugar Creek men bound over after grand jury report
James Royesky of the Saccharins stream accused Harley DeLong Henry Herman Chas Barker Leo Bradley and Dan Tolliver of assaulting him at his home last Sunday. Police arrested them Monday. They pleaded not guilty and were bound over to the court of common pleas in $200 each.
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Sugar Creek
James Royesky
Saccharins
Harley DeLong
Henry Herman
Chas Barker
Leo Bradley
Dan Tolliver
Ed Bolin
Fred Hoisington
Court of Common Pleas
Belgians and Allies Make Gains on Front Near Thourout
General Haig reported Belgians have taken Thourout and Schoorbakke with French troops seizing Ardoye and Lichtervelde southeast of Thourout. Attacks along a 31 mile front from Dixmude to Lys advanced the line, with Menin captured and Courtai entered. Over twenty villages were delivered, but prisoner and loot counts were unavailable.
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Thourout
Schoorbakke
Haig
Ardoye
Lichtervelde
Dixmude
Lys
Menin
Courtrai
Allied forces push German retreat across Belgium and France
London reports a large German withdrawal across Belgium with Allies advancing in multiple sectors. British units near Lille and Courtrai face rapid German retirement while French and American forces press east of Cambrai and St Quentin. French Italian moves slow near Laon as Grand Prix capture aids Argonne Meuse operations. Balkan advances continue as Homs falls, narrowing routes to Aleppo.
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Belgium
Lille
Courtrai
Tourconge
Roubaix
Thielt
Bruges
Ostend
Zeebrugge
Thottrout
Cambrai
St. Quentin
Gion
Grand Pre
Argonne-Meuse
Balkans
Serbia
Albania
Homs
Asia Minor
Aleppo
Constantinople
Allied forces push into Belgian towns as pursuit intensifies
British troops advance near Courtrai and Lille as General Plumer’s forces seize hill positions around Tourcoing and Roubaix. German stores are evacuated, fires flash in Lille, and Belgian civilians begin to reclaim their homeland amid retreat. American relief goods reportedly moved toward Germany prior to evacuation.
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Lowell Mellett
Flanders
Courtrai
Ghent
Lille
Plumer
Tourcoing
Roubaix
Germany
Patriotic Entertainment at Aimesville by Hoover Quartet
Professor Thomas N. Hoover and his famous quartet perform a patriotic program at 7 PM on Saturday October 19 under the Square lights in Aimesville. All citizens of Ames and Bern townships are invited to attend.
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Thomas N. Hoover
Aimesville
Ames
Bern
Quotable Note on Honesty and Honor
A man who hides his thoughts or dares not speak them is not an honorable man. The remark stresses integrity and candor as core virtues in public conduct and personal character.
Yanks clear four out great line near Grand Pre
American forces in France push toward the Kriemhilde Line amid mud and rain. They advance north of Grand Pre clearing Loges Wood and nearing Beffu two miles away, with La Musarde Farm passed as they threaten to drive Germans from the rest of the line.
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Fred &. Ferguson
France
Kriemhilde
Grand Pre
Loges Wood
Beffu
la Musarde Farm
Two American POWs Escape German Camp in Switzerland
Swiss dispatches confirm 71 Americans escaped from Villingen prison camp in Baden Germany. Two have reached Switzerland: Lieutenant Isaac of the President Lincoln and Corporal Harold Willis of Boston. Willis, captured in August 1917 with the Lafayette Escadrille, escaped on October 4.
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Thors Arison
The
Chicago Tribune
Switzerland
Villingen
Baden
Isaac
Lincoln
Harold Willis
Boston
Willis
Lafayette Escadrille
Applications Open for Motor Transport Corps Enlistments
The Military Training Camps Association lists candidates for enlistment in the Motor Transport Corps. Names include Donald Liston Swaim Athens Ohio Kenneth Orland Gaston Athens Ohio and others from Athens Coalville Carbondale Albany Middleport Marshfield and Carbondale. Applications will be received and mailed daily by I M Foster Branch Chairman Cline Building Athens Ohio during the rest of this week only.
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Military Training Camps Association
Donald Liston Swaim
Athens
Ohio
Kenneth Orland Gaston
Benjamin Luther Pilcher
Coalville
Orville
B. Irwin
Carl William Vandervort
Albany
Cecil P. Brandbury
Middleport
Ralph Murphy
Clinton Cox
Carbondale
George Daugherty
Marion French Middleport
James Aaron Turner
Ira Conkey
Marshfield
Dunkirk Shelled Again by German Long Range Attacks
German forces resumed long range bombardment of Dunkirk in Flanders today. French and civilian casualties reported as the siege continues along the Strait of Dover.
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Flanders
Strait of
Dover
Kaiser Still In Amsterdam Denied Abdication
Berlin dispatch confirms no abdication by the Kaiser as claimed. London reports a British advance of two miles after morning fighting between Bohain and Le Cateau with battle front dispatches late today.
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Kaiser
Amsterdam
Berlin
London
Bohain
le Cateau
Battle Front
Rainbow Division Fights in Aire Valley Action
The Rainbow Division participated with American forces in the Aire Valley engagement, marking their involvement in the recent fighting in France.
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Rainbow Boys
France
Rainbow Division
Aire Valley
Ohio Federation of Labor votes against state wide prohibition
In Columbus the Ohio Federation of Labor in convention debated for nearly three hours and voted against statewide prohibition. The action reflects organized labor positions amid Prohibition era tensions.
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Columbus
Ohio Federaion of Labor
Miners Seek State Aid to Combat Coal Region influenza
Columbus officials and mine operators appeal to Governor Cox for doctors and nurses to fight influenza in the coal fields. The request is referred to the state board of health, with aid expected. The move signals coordinated effort across industry and government to curb the epidemic affecting miners and communities.
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Columbus
Cox
State Board of Health
Secretary McAdoo Warns of Additional Liberty Loans
Secretary McAdoo says the American people must be ready to subscribe to one or two more Liberty Loans as the nation faces a heavier financial burden. He notes Congress has authorized $27 billion for the current fiscal year.
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Washington
McAdoo
Congress
Ostend Taken by British Naval Forces
The Royal Air Force announced this afternoon that British naval forces have occupied Ostend in what authorities describe as a tactical advance during ongoing hostilities.
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Ostend
London
Royal Air Force
Romanian brothers lose four thousand in theft at rooming house
Joe and Theo Potok Roumanians kept 4000 in a table drawer. While they were at work a thief entered the Mansfield home and stole the joint savings from the drawer. They distrusted banks and faced the loss.
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Mansfield
Joe
Theodore Potok
Gas ban lifted nationwide on autos
United Press reports that on October 17 1942 the nationwide Sunday driving ban was officially lifted with immediate effect. Fuel Director Garfield stated no restrictions will stay in place unless gasoline stocks dip again and that overseas shipments will receive priority orders.
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United Press
Washington
Garfield
Where Will You Hide
Opinion urging Athens county readers to promptly subscribe to the Fourth Liberty Loan. The piece recalls wartime sacrifices, warns against delay, and questions patriotism while noting local casualties and the Kaiser’s alleged threats. It ends with a prompt to continue the discussion on Page Four.
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G. D. Ridenour
Athens County
Influenza Cases Reported at Athens State Hospital
Twenty seven influenza cases are confined largely to nurses and attendants at Athens State Hospital. Eight patients have the epidemic, one has pneumonia. All supervisors are ill. An isolation ward is used and masks worn by doctors and nurses. Visitors are not allowed.
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Athens State Hospital
Aid to Russia Ordered by Wilson Through War Trade Board
President Wilson directs economic aid to Russia via the War Trade Board to back Allied Siberian military moves and rehabilitate friendly regions. The plan covers food, clothing, farm machinery, and other needed supplies to establish a new Russian military system and push Germans from occupied territories.
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Washington
Wilson
Russia
War Trade Board
Siberia
Japanese Wages High
Tokio reports record wage levels across trades as of Oct 16 per the Tokio Chamber of Commerce. Carpenters earn 75 cents daily, up from 65 cents before the war, with Macons at 95 cents, roofers 75 cents, bricklayers $1, and other trades ranging from 60 to 67 1 2 cents for printers, compositors, and unskilled laborers.
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Tokio
Japan
Ohio University and nearby schools to stay closed
University 19 will remain closed next week along with the Normal College and John Hancock High School. It is uncertain if they will reopen October 28. Notices are being sent to all students. Athens reports few epidemic cases and city schools’ reopening is still undecided.
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Ohio University
The
Normal College
John Hancock High School
Athens
Germans to Revolt if Peace Fails in Berlin
London dispatch reports Bolshevik threat in Germany if no immediate peace is reached. Regular Socialists plan actions to deter Kaiser era upheaval and avert anarchy.
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London
Germany
German prisoners at Fort Oglethorpe buy Liberty Bonds
Washington reports interned German prisoners at Fort Oglethorpe Georgia are purchasing Liberty Bonds. The men previously served in the German Navy aboard liners between Germany and the country before the United States entered the war. London notes that claims of Kaiser surrender are unfounded.
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Washington
Fort Oglethorpe
Germany
Amerca
Rumor on German Peace Capitulation Stirs U S
Washington and Geneva react with cautious interest to reports that Germany accepted Wilson’s peace terms. Officials say rumors circulated from London, but no official confirmation exists. The State Department has only press reports and seeks direct word from Berlin.
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Washington
Germany
Dhat Wilson
London
Wilson
Gerlines
Gelin
Geneva
State Department
Turks in Revolt Reported in Constantinople
Geneva dispatch says a revolution has broken out in Constantinople with the Young Turks moving to arms. Warships on the Black Sea are said to be protecting Enver Pasha and his supporters, with Enver long a loyalist to German interests in Turkey.
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Constantinople
the Tribune Geneva
Black Sea
Enver Pasha
Turkey
Victim in Athens Funeral Details for Ira Carmichael
Ira Carmichael 18 of University Terrace died yesterday from pneumonia at home. Funeral services set for Saturday at 10 a.m. at the family residence with burial at Marshfield. Survived by father James, mother, five brothers Karl Pearl John Raymond Owen and sister Marie.
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Ira Carmichael
James Carmichkmichael
University T
N . Marshfield
Karl
Pearl
John
Raymond
Owen
Marie
Athens Public Schools Delay Opening to October 28
Supt. Morgan says Athens public schools will not open before October 28 after consulting with the Board of Health. The decision sets a later start date while health guidance is reviewed.
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Supt
Morgan
Athens
Board of Health
Postponement of Athens Meeting Addressed by Bryan
The dry meeting planned for October 21 in Athens and addressed by William Bryan has been postponed. The committee was informed that Mr. Bryan’s involvement has changed, making it impossible for him to attend Athens.
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Athens
William Bryan
Bryan
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