Stark County Primary Yields Narrow Turnout and Local Wins
Stark county voters cast under 20 percent of eligible ballots in a wartime primary. Frank B. Willis led governor contenders. Edwin Jones and H Arnold trailed. McCulloch led for congress with Faulk. Breitenstein won democratic nomination. Local incumbents Cathon Wingate Sickafoose and Agler led in their offices. two commissioners elected Booth and Crowl.
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Stark-co
Willis
Frank B. Willis
Edwin Jones
H. Arnold
Roscoe C. McCulloch
Henry W. Faulk
McCulloch
Joseph C. Breitenstein
Congress
Sam E. Chancellor
Breitenstein
Abram W. Agler
Sever
Agler
H. Ross Ake
W. A. Hoberdier
Harry RK. Kemerer
Ake
Hoberdier
Kemerer
War Work Plant Threats Prompt Arrests in Canton
Police arrested two men at the Berger Manufacturing Co plant as part of an alleged effort to induce workers to quit. The men, said to have loitered the plant and urged others to leave, were arraigned for interfering with war work. They faced possible dismissal if they continued. Local authorities cited plans to disrupt war production.
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Uleged
Berger Facturing Co
U.S
Bowman
Cleveland
Unclear Weather Forecast for Canton Area
Weather note for Ohio region indicates showers tonight with cooler temperatures and rain. Local forecast shows variable temperatures around 80s, with possible ice and unsettled conditions. Canton services listed include auto washing, lubrication, and third-step repairs.
Spain and Germany near break in U boat dispute
Washington reports a probable diplomatic break between Spain and Germany as Spain faces food shortages and critics of Germany's submarine campaign grow louder. Madrid may push for energy actions and ship detentions to relieve the stricken populace while demanding mercy from Germany.
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Washington
U. P
Spain
Germany
London
Paris
Rome
Madrid
Canton to Hold Next Boy Draft August 24
A Washington dispatch says Canton will hold the next boy draft on August 24. All men 21 since June 5 will be registered for military liability. Local boards expect about 100 registrants per board, with over 900 registered last June. The quarterly plan speeds up drills ahead of a mammoth fall registration under the manpower bill. Date for the large list-up shifts to September 5 to avoid primary elections.
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Canton
Washington Dispatch
Senate
House
Washington
Provost Marshall
Crowder
U-Boat Sinks French Ship Djemnah In Mediterranean Torpedoing
Paris reports 442 missing from the Transport Djemnah after a July 14 torpedo attack during convoy duty. The Australian was also torpedoed July 19 with seven crew dead and three passengers missing, while 948 passengers were saved. A second convoy steamer was torpedoed but stayed afloat as bombs hit a submerging U boat.
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Paris
U. P
Djemnah
Mediterranean
Hans Beat Prisoners Food Poor
Allied prisoners in France including Americans face brutalities from German guards. Two British escapees report clubbed beatings for minor provocations and severe neglect in hospitals, where the wounded die and supplies are scarce despite efforts of an American medical officer.
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Fred 8. Ferguson
United Press
France
Americans Fight Wells In Picardy Advances Praised By Allies
General March announced the 131st regiment of the 33rd Division captured three officers 150 men and seven 105 millimeter guns during the Franco British American offensive in Picardy. He said the Allied praise was high and that 31 American divisions were in France totaling about 1.4 million men.
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U. P
United States
Picardy
March
Paris
Santerre
Marne
Marne Salient
Fismette
McAndrews
Pershing
Twenty-Eighth
Dormans
Oureq
Sergey
Romeieres
France
Roosevelt says US will cooperate with Italian navy in Adriatic and Mediterranean
Franklin Roosevelt states in Rome that American and Italian navies will cooperate in future Adriatic and Mediterranean operations. He outlines plans to discharge Italian ports, clear French road congestion, and secure the Mediterranean from submarines while aiding Italian victory with troops if needed. The initiative spans from the North Sea to the Adriatic, signaling Allied control.
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Rome
U. P
Adriatic
Mediterranean
Italy
Franklin Roosevelt
Navy
United States
Roosevelt
United Press
North Sea
Armies Of Huns In Grave Danger
British and French forces press the German line along the Somme Nesle Noyon canal from Albert to Ribecourt. Von Der Marchta Hutier forces grimly hold, while heavy Allied artillery smashes the old Somme front. German reserves are used in desperation to delay the advance. Bridges over waterways are under shell fire and some destroyed or unusable.
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William Philip Simms
United Press
France
Crown Prince
Rupprecht
Somme
Nesle-Noyon Canal
Albert
Ribecourt
von der Marchta
Hutier
von Ludendorff
High Command
Sommend Noyan Canal
Ludendorff
Battle Rages Along Volga Front Amid Polish Soviet Clash
Reports from Berlin say Czecho Slovak and Bolshevik forces clash along the middle Volga, centered near Simbirsk. Soviet troops number about 150,000. The Volga fleet has seized all Czech vessels, cutting ties with their headquarters at Simbirsk.
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Amsterdam
U. P
Middle Volga
Simbirsk
Germany
Moscow
Volga
Missing 12 year old boy sought by relatives
Barefooted and scantily clad Fred Rinehart, 12, is missing from his home. Police were asked by relatives to search for the lad who was last seen Saturday afternoon wearing dark blue trousers a checked cap and gray shirt.
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Fred Rinehart
Boy Fatally Struck In Street Crossing Near McKinley Ave
Seven year old Harry W. Essig was fatally injured when he darted into the path of a motor truck and an approaching interurban car. He died two hours later at Mercy hospital. Witnesses blame no one. the driver, Charles Gordon Krichbaum, says the boy ran into his path. Coroner Douds planned an inquiry. Funeral and burial set for Thursday. he is survived by parents Roy and Mrs Essig and a sister Fat.
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McKinley
Ninth-st
Charles Gordon Krichbaum
Paquelet Brother
P. H. Welshimer
Westlawn
Roy Essig
Fat
Young Krrchbaum
Douds
Ohio G. O. P. leader could attend for second place
Governor Cox wins a fourth Democratic nomination without opposition. Early county returns from 89 counties show Willis leading for governor, with Jones and Arnold far behind. Agler and Norton lead for lieutenant governor, Smith tops secretary of state, Brice leads attorney general, and Wanamaker tops supreme bench in GOP counties.
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U. P
Secretary of State
Cuyahoga
Hamilton
Franklin
Willis
Jones
Arnold
Abram W. Agler
Minor G. Norton
Clarence J. Brown
Allen C. McDonald
Bert B. Buckley
Albert H. Heer
William K. Swan
le Kious
Harvey C. Smith
Fred M. Hopkins
Frank H. Kerr
R. C. Hendleston
Randolph McAdams
John G. Brice
A. Jay Miller
Supreme Bench
R. M. Wanamaker
R. R. Kinkade
James FE. Robinson
William F. Duncan
A. N. Summers
Oscar W. Newman
Philip M. Grow
W. H L. Spencer
Cox
Germans Demand Finnish March on Murmansk
Washington reports reliable advices that Germany demanded the Finnish army prepare to march on Murmansk within two weeks. The Murmansk coast is held by Allied troops including Americans, and the German demand is presented as an ultimatum.
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Washington
VA. P
Germany
Murmansk
State Department
Austrians Withdraw From Albanian Front South of Semeni River
Rome reports Austrian forces evacuated all occupied points south of the Semeni river in Albania on Tuesday. Italian and French troops cleared nearly the entire region in a recent offensive.
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Rome
U. P
Semeni River
Albania
Semeni
All Odd Fellows to Attend Robert Cassidy Funeral
Members meet at the temple Wednesday evening at 7 30 for funeral services for Brother Robert Cassidy deceased. William Walter N G Adv Lotz Family Reunion Grange Hall Robertaville Saturday Adv
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Temple
R. A. Cassidy
A. Welsbacher
W. M. C. E. Norris
Adrvy
Odd Fellows
Robert Cassidy
William Walter
N. G
Adv
Grange Hall
Robertaville
Auto Wreck Kills Woman Injures Five Near Waynesburg
A car carrying five people crashed after being blinded by a passing car's spotlight on Waynesburg Road. Mrs. Dora Moldovan, 44, of 1824 Seventh Street NE, died instantly. four others including driver Alex Mihutz, 40, and his wife were injured. Investigating officers collected details at the scene and undertaker arrangements followed.
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Alex Mihutz
Waynesburo Rd
Dora Moldovan
Seventh-st NE
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