Ohio University adopts wartime reforms and tighter control
Chapel exercises at Ewing Hall mark the 1918 19 term start as Ohio University shifts to three terms and broad government oversight. Army training units may enroll after physical exams, with changes in courses and schedules reflecting WWI mobilization and U S A T C integration. Dr Ellis condemns Germany and urges unwavering student loyalty.
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Ewing Hall
Ohio University
United States
Alleghany Mountains
Easien
Ellis
Listle
U. S
T.C
Germany
Berlin
Athens Legal Advisory Board to Mail Voter Questionnaires
The local board will begin mailing questionnaires to registrants of September 12 at 600 per day. Judge Wood invites bar members and helpers to meet in the court room tomorrow at 7 PM to organize and oversee the process. Volunteers from outside Athens may join as associates, with appointments from the Governor.
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Legal Advisory Board
Ohio State College of Law Remains Closed
The College of Law at Ohio State University will not reopen this year after a faculty meeting. Only 11 students had registered.
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College of Law
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State University
Skinny Boy as Carrier Pigeon in Navy Recruit Saga
In Omaha a frail looking recruit from Gas Kansas Branson says he wants to join the Marines. The sergeant jokes about weighing ninety two pounds and suggests the Signal Corps might use him as a carrier pigeon. The scene captures Hoover era zeal and unlikely enlistment humor.
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Omaha
Nebr
Gas
Kansas
John T. Swanson
Branson
Lee Carpenter
Signal Corps
Huns Facing Great Crisis in the West
Paris dispatch reports Von Hindenburg under pressure as Allied offensives close on Cambrai, St Quentin, and Lille. Foch and allied generals push reserves to key pivots, with Mangin and Pershing advancing toward northeast France and toward Germany, signaling a historic turning point.
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William Phillip Simms
Paris
von Hindenburg
Cambrai
St. Quentin
Byng
Rawlinson
DeBeney
General Mangin
Soissons
General Pershing
Metz
Briey
Germany
Rhine
Alsace
Marshal Foch
British Troops Reoccupy Monvrese and Press Front Lines
General Haig reported that British troops retook Monvrese, seven miles west of Cambrai, in an attack last night as fighting continued in the region. Local engagements occurred elsewhere on the front with a British advance of about a mile in the Lempire Epehy sector west of Le Catelet amid strong opposition and heavy artillery fire.
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London
Monvrese
Cambrai
Haig
Lempire Epehy
le Catelet
Ukraine insurgents strike as train blown and villages seized
Sept 20 dispatches from Petrograd report Ukrainian insurgents blowing up a German military train and capturing ten villages, escalating wartime turmoil near Stockholm.
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Stockholm
Ukraine
Petrograd
Soviet asks British diplomats to leave Russia at once
Berlin dispatch quoting a Moscow telegram to the Weser Zeitung reports the Soviet government has demanded that British diplomats depart Russia immediately.
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Amsterdam
Russia
Berlin
Moscow
Weser Zeitung
Be There Tonight for 7 30 Armory Drill
Notice invites every man interested in military affairs to attend the regular 7 30 drill at the Armory tonight. The usual hour and night apply.
Armistice Not Impossible Before Winter Says Fehrenbach
In Ravensburg on Wednesday Herr Fehrenbach stated that despite enemy howling an armistice is not impossible before winter. The comment was reported from Amsterdam dated September 19.
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Amsterdam
Herr Fehrenbach
Ravensburg
Germans use miniature tank to guard snipers
Canadians captured a one man tank used by Germany to shield snipers. The device acts as a bullet proof sniping post with forward and backward movement for the operator who appears to work in an awkward position behind the vehicle.
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Dominion
Let's Go Lets Go American Troops Push Metz Front
On the Metz front the Americans, after their St Mihiel success, press for renewed advances toward Germany. Reports recount an American unit capturing a German regimental band and sending weapons and paraphernalia back to headquarters. Infantry returnees display German gear and trophies in newly won trenches and entrenchments.
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Frank J. Taylor
Metz
St. Mihiel Salient
Germany
Hindenburg Line
Hattonville Woman Slain Amid Frontline Bombardment
Stories from Hattonville villagers describe a French mother killed by a German fighter as Americans neared the Metz front. Lieutenant Raymond Pennoyer found the woman’s body in a bloodied room after entering the village with a tank.
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Metz
Hattonville
Vigneulles
Raymond Pennoyer
Germans Plan to Draft Slavs for Their Army
Rome reports a Central Powers conference approved enrolling 3,000,000 men from Estonia Latvia Courland Ukraine Finland and other Russian regions into the 1920 German Austrian class to resist American attacks. An additional 1,500,000 troops were to be raised to fight the Czecho Slavs in Russia. The plan hinges on a six month western lull. A Russian scientist began lightning experiments with a device like a wireless receiver in 1895.
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Rome
Esthenia
Livonia
Courland
Ukrainia
Finland
Russia
Germany
Austria
Corriere d'Italia
Austria Still Holds Open Door to Peace
United Press reports an official dispatch from Vienna stating Austria Hungary’s offer remains open. It notes Foreign Secretary Balfour’s speech as rash and not based on the offer for discussion. Paris records Clemenceau’s senate speech rejecting the Austrian peace proposal.
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Amsterdam
Austria Hungary
Viennia
Balfour
Paris
France
Clemenceau
Senate
Wilson reply seals war aims amid Austrian peace ideas
The Rheinische Zeitung in The Hague notes Wilson's rejection of Austrian peace proposals. It states Wilson will not alter war aims and that his stance implies continued annihilation. The piece adds he provides no formal examination of Austrian ideas or calls for a conference.
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The
Hague
White House
Rheinische Westphalische Zeitung
Wilson
Austria
Fire at West First Street Home Causes Minor Damage
Neighbors phoned in an alarm at 11 15 p m as the West Side blaze struck the home of Charles Glenn at 24 West First Street. The fire caused a small hole in the roof above a hot plate light and scorched nearby clothing. firefighters extinguished the blaze quickly.
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West Side
West First Street
Chas. Glenn
Glenn
Draft Board Orders Immediate Questionnaires to Registrants
The local draft board, urged by the state board, will send questionnaires to registrants aged 19 to 36. Sixty hundred forms were mailed yesterday as legal advisory boards prepare to aid fill outs. Registrants must read and answer all questions or wait. Dependents tied to agricultural work are directed to specific pages.
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State
Frost Threat and Weekend Outlook Mention Weather
The weather forecast warns of a frost tonight with a potential for fair cool conditions Saturday. Last night was cold though not below 46 degrees, and by noon today temperatures hovered near 50.
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Belore
Allies Now Victors in Slav Lands
Paris reports French troops captured Essing-le-Grand four miles south of St. Quentin. London says British forces on the Archangel front seized the enemy’s largest steamer on the Dwina river.
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Paris
Essing--le-Grand
St. Quentin
War Office
London
Archangel
Russia
Dwina
Agreement signed on evacuation of occupied territories
Stockholm reports that Russian and German delegates signed in Vilna an agreement for German evacuation of occupied territories. Dispatch from Petrograd notes the report is not confirmed by other sources.
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Stockholm
Vilna
Petrograd
Bolshevik Forces Defeated Near Ukhtinskaya by Karelians
Official dispatches from Murman coast report German-led Bolshevik forces near Ukhtinskaya were crushed. Karelians halted the advance toward the frontier and seized over 1000 rifles ammunition and numerous boats.
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London
Ukhtinskaya
Murman
Uktinskaya
Russian Woman’s Battalion organizer executed in Vitebsk
Berlin wireless dispatch reports Madame Alevan dra Bedschakerna, organizer of the Russian Woman's Battalion of Death, was executed at Vitebsk on September 12 for taking part in counter revolutionary activity.
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London
Alevandra Bedschakerna
Vitebsk
Berlin
Pershing Telegram Praises American Army Valor
General Pershing sends Haig a telegram praising the American army for its heroic conduct on many fields and pledging to fight alongside the Allies until lasting world peace is secured.
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London
Haig
Pershing
Negro Slayer Paid Penalty in Death Chair
Columbus dispatch reports William G. Wright a 30 year old African American slayer of Detective O Rourke shot November 24 last electrocuted at the penitentiary at 12 08 this morning. One contact of 1750 volts lasting one minute and three seconds ended his life. Wright showed no signs of nervousness and died with lips moving in prayer. The officer was shot when he tried to arrest Wright on a robbery charge.
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Columbus
William G. Wright
O'Rourke
Wright
Brisbane Took Beer Money 10 Finance Paper
Washington reports Prohibition leaders in Congress reacted to Palmer's disclosure that a pool of seventeen brewers supplied 375000 to fund The Washington Times. Arthur Brisbane, Hearst editor, stated his longstanding temperance stance and support for restricting strong alcohol while permitting light wine and beer with reduced alcohol content.
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Washington
Congress
Palmer
Washington Times
Arthur Brisbane
Hearst Newspapers
Brisbane
Sub sailors’ wartime tour on European seas recounted
W A Adams of Charleston, a navy seaman on twelve to Europe trips since the war began, returns on a ten day leave with his parents Mr and Mrs W A Canley. He reports convoy defense against German submarines and depth bombs credited with six sinks, while destroyers rush in at sightings and oil cans surface as possible evidence of further Hun activity.
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W. A. Adams
U. S. Charleston
U Sam
W. A. Canley
Ohio Governor Seeks End of Political Interference in Liberty Loan Drive
Governor Cox asks both parties in Ohio to suspend political activities during the Liberty Loan drive. He urges county committees to focus on essential work and assures the state organization will aid the drive and prevent distracting acts.
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Columbur
Ohio
Cox
Missionary Patriotic Program at Chapel by Ladies Aid
In pastor’s absence, Chapel Young People under Ladies Aid host a missionary patriotic program at 2 30 P M on September 22. A collection for Grenoble home orphan children will be taken. Sunday School begins at 1 30 P M. A new patent tooth mouth mask is claimed to be more disguising than eye coverings.
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Ference
Ladies Aid
Grenoble
Ohio Labor Shortage Persists In Statewide Report
Columbus reports show continuing acute labor shortage across Ohio with 10 000 jobs filled week ending Sept 14 and 17 074 help requests. About 14 352 applicants and 11 421 referrals. 9 382 hired. Farm help requests 229. 180 referred, 132 employed. August saw 40 000 positions filled and 66 000 requests. Official notes overstate need.
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Columbus
Ohio
U. S. Employment Service
C. H. Mayhugh
U. S
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