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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1918
Page
8
A Sunday scene in Pomeroy saw crowds seize fire hoses to deter autos, branding drivers with insults and dousing them. Boy Scouts and a jailed-then-released youth featured amid protest, while Mayor Shumaker intervened to halt further clashes. Labor Day crowds and lake-area visitors also noted.
Labor Day goes by quietly in Bend as miners and most industries stay idle and no public events or festivities occur. The day sees no official celebrations or organized gatherings.
After years away Meigs County begins its big Meigs Fair featuring strong exhibits and amusements. The highlight runs on Wednesday and Thursday with premier horse racing led by Guideless Pacing Wonder Neil Thorn pacing a mile in under 2:20 without rider or driver at Rock Springs Fair on September 4 and 5.
Homer MN reports Young of the second ward has arrived safely overseas. Floyd Mees enjoys a short fur lough home from Camp Sherman. Guy Thompson of Middleport returns home from a business trip to Columbus.
Mrs. Anna Thompson and her daughter have returned to Athens after attending the funeral of J. W. Thompson in Middleport. Arthur Kaspar departed yesterday to enter a business college in Columbus.
Mr and Mrs Ed Carr and Mr and Mrs Wm Isham of Columbus are guests of George Krass and family of Pomeroy. Glenn Smith of Middleport visited Point Pleasant yesterday for the Labor Day celebration.
Mr and Mrs Charles Reiming of Pittsburgh were called here to attend the funeral of John Roberts father of Mrs Reiming Rentzsch and family guests of W A Compton and family returned home to Salina Monday morning.
Edward Rhoades of Racine left yesterday for a visit with friends at Columbus.
Marion Brickles returns to Columbus following a family visit with his parents.
The War Industries Board orders no mail for unpaid subscriptions and discontinues phone orders. Subscribers must renew before expiration to avoid missing issues. Watch the paper label for continuing delivery.
The first gasoline free Sunday in Athens brought quiet streets and steady church attendance. Few motorists risked driving to services while fuel restrictions limited transport and garages operated tightly. Nearby communities reported similar behavior and residents noted road travel curtailed by the fuel ban.
Ford dealer Mr. Chapman of Plain City traced a Ford sold by Howard Brashear of Coolville to Anna Hamilton near the Athens Washington county line. Hamilton had sued Brashear for over 400 dollars before the car was recovered. Officers found the car at Hamilton’s home after initial misstatements about its whereabouts. Brashear claimed the car came from a deceased husband’s estate and warned of war sales.
Meam The Plains and Iger B Special Cnen pendence Jess Dicken and son Bruce of near Haydenville visit Port Dicken and family near Factory. Fletch Hawk and Mr. and Mrs George Ball and sons travel to Wellston to visit relatives. Ia Vonne Goodbye of Logan visits cousin Joe Hutchins and wife. Mr. and Mrs. James join Sunday guests.
A prominent man credits his wife with his success and urges every woman to seek health through Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad portrays headaches backaches nervousness and a depressed mood as conditions to treat with the tonic, claiming three generations of use.
Rome dispatch reports military officials returning from Jerusalem say progress in stalling military rule and forming a civil administration for Palestine. Civil courts will open with appeals at Jerusalem and Jaffa, and tribunals in Gaza. English officials may guide the new system while native staff run tribunals. Trade bureaus open and exhibitions planned to showcase local products and tariffs.
The Chauncey Red Men announce a pow wow Thursday evening September 5 at 6 30 on Mound Hill. They will capture a paleface and burn him at the stake. Refreshments will be served on the ground. Everyone is invited.
An advertisement highlights eye wear specialties including Toric and curved lenses for wider vision and Invisible Bifocal lenses offering both far and near sight in a single pair, designed to look like ordinary glasses.
William Nicholson aged 82 died at his home four miles south of Stewart at 2 P. M. Sunday from ailments of old age. His wife died twelve years ago. He leaves seven children: J. C. Nicholson Athens Frank Nicholson near Athens William Nicholson and Clint Nicholson Columbus Carl Nicholson Chicago Mrs Mollie Martin Barnesville Mrs Maggie Crippen Zanesville Dalla Nicholson Pittsburg Pa. He was a longtime member of the M. E. Church. Funeral services were held today at the Bethany M. E. Church.
In a frontline gas office, three gas officers handle and inspect dud German shells and dangerous liquid gas. One officer demonstrates a teased whiff from a bottle while warning of the risks, working amid shells and deadly bottles without fear as the day continues.
Local and regional police were alerted to two German prisoners who escaped at Camp Sherman late yesterday. They wore blue overalls and jumpers, with trains monitored into the night as authorities across southern and southeastern Ohio tightened watch. The fugitives may try to slip toward Mexico, while Chillicothe hosts sailors from a captured Hun submarine.
Washington September 3 War Department releases two casualty lists totaling 998 names with 133 killed in action 210 missing in action 333 wounded severely 30 died of wounds 9 died from disease and other causes 28 percent undetermined wounded and 9 deaths from disease and other causes listed.
The list records killed in action John Krolikowski of Toledo. died of wounds Emmett Hughes Ravenna Herold Dillion Galloway. wounded severely Israel Wagstaff Cambridge Kearney Hoch Linden David Khaliel Henry Merland Warren Bennett Anast Herobouls John OC Winegardner Walter Zirkle August Kaufman. wounded degree undetermined James Winning Anthony Feck Raymond Ganyard James Miller Neil Smithson. missing in action Galen V. Phelps Lieut T. J. Herbert Lee Carroll Sam Romevitch Emmett Schide.
On Monday 654 names appeared in the War Department casualty lists with 88 killed in action 111 missing in action 238 wounded severely 27 died of wounds 178 wounded degree undetermined 11 died of disease and 1 prisoner. Ohioans include Lieut Gerald Kelly Marietta James Sebo Dayton Corwin Reese Justus John McPherson Wounded severely William Ward Lakewood Andrew Foreman Columbus Wallace Gross Pemberton Anthony Kalivoda Toronto Steve Roth Toledo Delmar Settle Malta and others with undetermined wounded.
The Sunday casualty list names 202 individuals with three Ohioans among the wounded severely and one Trumpeter. Twenty four Marines listed as casualties today include three killed in action and several wounded in action. Ohioans named include Stephen Dorsk and Leo Hartman among the wounded, Mike Grucela wounded, with others from Dayton Cleveland Toledo Sandusky Akron and Shadyside. The record details actions and degrees undetermined across the broader roll totaling 203 casualties with multiple categories.
W H Brooks on Court Street sells 12 pound sacks Pillsbury flour heavy can salmon peaches and apricots steel cut coffee and Argo starch with various canned goods and linens. The ad urges readers to come and save the difference with prices like 20 cents for flour and 26 cents for Argo starch.
The friends of Mrs. Maud Clymes learned with sorrow of her death in an automobile accident in Chicago on Thursday. Born Maud French, daughter of Morgan French, she was raised in Harrisonville and remembered fondly by many.
Washington September 3 rail administration moves to seize several sumptuous private cars owned by millionaires. The plan aims to convert these luxury cars into standard sleeping and chair cars for wartime use as the government expands control over rail resources.
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