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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1918
Page
3
Professor Morgan and Attorney I M Foster will speak at the Christian church in Nelsonville on Sunday at 9 30 o clock about the Fourth Liberty Loan. A large crowd is expected to attend.
In the 1845 registration Nelsonville city shows 936 voters with precinct tallies across Ward 1 to Ward 8, plus 60 outsiders registered at the Hendra store. York township precinct totals by Kimberly Deanville Glen Ebon Monday Creek East Clayton East Buchtel West Buchtel sum to 565.
Funeral services were held at two o'clock for Paul Stenrod who died after an illness with whooping cough at his Bellaire home. The body was transported to the home of Mr and Mrs G L Steenrod on Madison Street for the funeral.
Four month old Joe Whyte died yesterday at his parents home Mr and Mrs James Whyte Funeral services set for Saturday morning at 8 30 at the Catholic church conducted by Father Puma He is survived by his parents and several sisters and brothers.
The Pocahontas order will hold their annual memorial exercises at 1:30 p.m. Sunday September 1. Members will decorate graves at local cemeteries and are urged to attend.
Mrs Hazel Godenschwage of Cleveland is the guest of her parents Mr and Mrs James Hariman on Midi son street.
The Priscilla club held its first meeting of the year at Mary Howe’s home on W Franklin Street. Members enjoyed a pleasant evening with a hosted feast, as Miss Howe served an elegant inch to fifteen members.
Mrs J Nelson received a card announcing the safe arrival overseas of her son Gerald.
Last night Mrs. Butcher of Deanville drove a Ford toward Washington Street when a punctured tire caused loss of control. The car struck the Hudson home porch at W. L. Hudson residence, causing noticeable porch damage and the car to be stored.
Red Men of Kill Eagle Tribe No. 179 in Nelsonville Ohio summon members to attend council next Friday evening November 13 by order of Sachem Charlies H. Dalton C of R. Business of great importance.
Cleve Halett was transported to a Columbus hospital yesterday for an appendicitis operation. Miss Geneva Scott visits friends at Lancaster. Ed Juniper is in Columbus on business.
Mr. John Rhedison remains hospitalized at Cherrington Hospital Logan after a serious Kimber ly Crossing auto crash. Doctors report no internal injuries and expect a full recovery unless complications arise.
A batch of social notes records visitors in Columbus and nearby towns. Mr. P. W. Hickman and Willis Hickman, along with Mrs. Wesley Bates, are in Columbus today while Mrs. Lila B. Hatch stays with her sister Mrs. F. Cooley. Alfred Stevens and spouse left for relatives in Ironton.
Columbus Ohio September 13. Mayor W S Pealer state draft chief announced a call for 9 080 men to enter military service The entrainment dates are October 7 through 11 The units will depart to Camp McClellan Aniston Alabama and Camp Sherman The largest share of the call comes from youths registering August 24 A larger call is expected soon
Cincinnati Ohio September 13. Police threaten to strike at 3 pm unless wages rise by 200 dollars per year. Forty seven city policemen suspended. Mayor Galvin vows to discharge all striking officers. Home Guard to replace them.
London reports 40 Englishmen among 500 killed by Bolsheviks in Moscow. Rome notes Vatican release on Persian Kurdish massacres. A Teheran vicar and several French priests are said to be slain, underscoring mounting wartime violence abroad.
An Ohio advertisement urges readers to invest idle funds with Buckeye Building and Loan Company at Rankin Building Columbus offering five percent returns. It touts Liberty Bonds War Savings Certificates and Thrift Stamps and promotes safe deposit boxes and first mortgage loans on homes and farms with assets listed at 14.8 million dollars.
Washington Sept 13. The iron region around Metz is the objective of the American drive says the House military committee based on a War Department briefing. Maps showed the general progress but no new developments were disclosed Metz lies about 20 miles from the American line.
Amsterdam report details German authorities suppressing a planned August strike in munitions plants. In Brunswick martial law and a special military court led to arrests and imprisonment up to ten months for strikers aged 17 to 48. Families suffered as unions faced disruption and economic talks halted.
Lieut Charles R James of Chicago an assistant flying instructor was killed and Private Fred Lantz of Oil City Pa official field time keeper was fatally wounded when their planes collided at Carruthers Field Ft Worth Texas today according to United Press reports.
Belgian news says civilians evacuated Lille while Germans construct several auxiliary bridges over the Meuse. In Breslau dispatches, Zurich reports a socialist call for immediate dissolution of the Prussia Chamber.
Camp Perry reports Major Robert E. Lea of Danville Virginia shot in the chest while standing in front of his tent at the National Rifle Association matches. The bullet passed through his body and surgeons say he has a chance to live. An investigation is ordered.
The business men's gymnasium class in physical training led by Thor Olson restarts next Monday at 6 am for a fall and winter term ending Christmas. The university donates the gym. total fee for instructor and caretaker is 7 dollars.
An LA inventor develops an aluminum shield to prevent camera bellows from collapsing in strong winds. The device aims to stabilize sensitive photography gear and protect lenses during outdoor shoots.
London report from The Telegraph states there is no doubt the Czarina and her daughters have been murdered, presenting a decisive verdict on the royal family tragedy.
Norwich laborers demand four dollars a day for pick and shovel work, while current wages run from 2.75 to 3.25 dollars daily. Previously street laborers across the state earned about 1.50 dollars per day.
Stockholm dispatch says Commander Berzian and Military Counsels Smiigin and Goloshkin, along with 72 counter revolutionaries, were executed in Petrograd following attempts to kill Soviet members. Chinese mercenaries carried out the death sentences.
Reichstag member Herr Overfeld urged the German chancellor to act after reports that fleeing deserters have been repeatedly fired at in Cologne’s busy streets, risking civilian harm and prompting calls for protection measures.
In Chicago, Sergeant Er L Van Natta of Shakespeare Avenue police station is praised as a skilled knitter. He has made several sweaters for soldiers, learning the craft from his wife.
At Breck School in Germantown 84 fifth graders, 19 girls and 15 boys, aged ten to twelve, created an all wool quilt in 110 colored squares. The two yard wide piece was sent to the Naval Hospital's surgical ward for crippled sailors after being directed by Sergeant Pickerel.
Allied air forces expect nearly all aircraft in Britain to be equipped with bombs. Experts argue that adding bombing devices to reconnaissance planes will increase overall efficiency as Americans train in England. The system aims to make pilots as proficient as artillerymen with practice.
An American officer reports a British brigadier general says two events would cause real celebration. Berlin bombing and Germany's navy coming out are the moments that would make Britons and Allies cheer loudly.
Darrel Nichols, youngest of three brothers, writes from the western front about fashion at the front. He notes the trend of hair clipping followed by a shaved head, joking that his head now looks like an egg while he keeps up with styles.
Goldie Coleman a 26 year old colored woman dressed in men’s clothing attempted to register at a South State Street draft board in Chicago. She said she wanted to join her husband who served with the American army in France and was arrested.
Mrs. Fred H. Nichols of Bethesda Belmont county, Ohio, dons overalls to harvest 60 acres of wheat on her husband's 300 acre farm. She drives the binder, cuts hay, hauls it in, plows corn, threshes, cans, and prepares to tackle corn and wheat again. Farm service official Thomas D. Phillips notes her spared deferment to aid wartime production.
Copenhagen reports Frederich von Payer, German vice chancellor, said in Stuttgart that Germany could restore Belgium without conditions or indemnities if no other country is better situated to handle Belgium, signaling a potential peace approach.
The Ohio University Kindergarten will be open for registration on Monday September 16. All parents seeking to enroll must bring their child at that time. Indications show the enrollment will be full and some children have previously been placed on a waiting list.
Researchers report oil extracted from the calumpang nut of the Philippines may serve as an acceptable substitute for olive oil in culinary use. The study notes comparable flavor and stability, suggesting broader adoption pending taste tests and supply assessments.
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