Blaze aftermath and military moves near the front
Fire cleanup continues in Canton as state fire marshal investigates origins and debris removal proceeds. Meanwhile Elmer Roy Heckman and Edward G. Heckman reach France with the Fifth and 45th divisions as American forces push toward the German frontier and Allied air raids intensify against Mannheim and other targets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
John Heckman
North Industry
Elmer Roy Heckman
Frapelle
St. Die
Elmer Heckman
Edward G. Heckman
45Th
Gordon July
Camp Gordon
Emer Heckman
Co. H. Eleventh Infantry
American Troops Hold Urd Under 16 Wounds in Charge
American patrols in the Toul region reported heavy action with a soldier sustaining 16 wounds from machine gun fire during a minute of intense combat. He remained responsive after dressing and airmen conducted another raid on Sunday damaging a railroad facility, with German bombing and roundhouse damage described but all personnel returning safely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J. Taylor
Pondent
Toul
Troops Ordered to Front Amid Mutiny Refusal
An August dispatch from the front reports a battalion ordered forward faced a mutiny as a tenth of the men refused to move. The Telegraaf notes the unrest and continued resistance among units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. P
Fron
Telegraaf
Ambiguous Navy Drafts Prompt New Vessel Crews
A scrambled excerpt references ships, neutrals, and manpower mobilization. It mentions a hunt led by a chief of staff and accelerated efforts toward June. Details are obscured by garbled OCR, but the item centers on naval vessel assignment and manpower directives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ngton
U. P
Star March
Married men invited to volunteer for camp training
Married men without children who are registrants of the north draft board are invited to volunteer for the 118 selects to Camp Sherman Chillicothe next week. Movement details include entrainment from Canton at 10 55 am Tuesday and arrival at training camp at 6 40 pm Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Draft Board
Camp Sherman
Chillicothe
Clark
Ohio Cantonment
Camp Gordon
Camp Jackson
Camp Taylor
Canton
Alliance
Massillon
North Board
South Board
Council Chamber
North Instruction Board
George H. Clark
Loren E. Souers
H. B. McMaster
Canton Guards
H. F
Coakley Co. Store Closes for Sister's Death
Coakley Grocery closes until Saturday morning due to the death of Mrs. Coakley's sister. The store at 911 Cleveland Ave NW will reopen after the period of mourning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coakley Co
Coakley
Cleveland-av
Revolt Near Moscow Sparks Counter Revolution Conflicts
Dispatch from Moscow dated Sunday reports serious counter revolutionary disorders as workmen clash with Bolshevik troops. Fire set to villages near Moscow as counter revolutionists seek refuge there. Stockholm reports 40000 peasants fighting Germans and Ukrainians near Skvira amid a Ukraine railway strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U. P
Moscow
Berlin
Stockholm
Skvira
Phavda
Ukraine
Kieff
Deep Sea
Kermit Roosevelt Awarded Military Cross in Mesopotamia
London reports Kermit Roosevelt has received the military cross for service with the British army in Mesopotamia. He served as a major in the motor service there and recently transferred to the American army as a captain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U. P
Kermit Roosevelt
Mesopotamia
Roosevelt
Germans Prepare for New War Says Diplomatic Source
Washington Aug 27 A high entente diplomatic authority says German hopes for an early peace aim to allow a wartime reorganization for another global conflict. He asserts the German peace offensive is not rumor but part of a planned strategy by Prussian leaders to end hostilities and pursue postwar ambitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Augus
America
Mannheim
Frankfort
Conflans
Germany
Bodie
U. P
United Press
John Rommel Weds Jenette Hogan in Cleveland
John Rommel president of Stark-Tuscarawas Breweries and Canton investor married Jenette Egmon Hogan in a quiet Cleveland ceremony on Monday evening. After a Hotel Winton dinner the couple planned a motor trip through the Adirondacks before returning to Canton to occupy the C. T. Dougherty apartment in Logan Avenue Northwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rommel
Stark-Tuscarawas Breweries
Canton
Cleveland
Jenette Egmon Hogan
Mary Hogan
Winton
Price Going Up Warns on War Savings Stamps
Last week to buy War Savings Stamps for four dollars and fifteen cents. Ady urges buying now and offers free estimates via Kenny's for costs of new tugs draperies and shades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenny's
Ady
Clean Up This Week Hunt's Peach Sale Ad
Clean up this week with canned peaches in heavy syrup from Hunt's and Gibraltar Brand priced per dozen. Also Hunter's Pride peaches in syrup at $2.60 per dozen and milk in cases. Soap by the box offered with delivery from Keyser's Grocery at 1210 Fascist W. Bell 806.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunt's
California
Hunter's Pride
Borden's
Kirk
Keyser’s Grocery
W. Bell
Ady
Massillon man uses disguise to dodge draft arrest follows
August Schwertseger of Warrickst Massillon posed as his father's housekeeper since last May to avoid the draft. Police found him hiding in the attic after a March pursuit and will turn him over to federal authorities. The father threatened self harm if his son was drafted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Schwertseger
Warrickst
Massillon
Schwertseger
Massillon Draft Board
Draft Board
National Army
Klein and Heffelman Co opens office in old Daily News building
The Klein and Heffelman Co opens offices in the old Daily News building at Piedmont and Second streets SE. Phone number on advertisement is Bell 635 and includes a state code.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe Clothing Co
William S& Yohe Company
Mahoningrd
Fifth-st
Harvard Clothing Company
Spanagel Leather Company
Bolender Drug Company
Klein and Heffelman Co
Piedmontay SE
Daily News
Piedmont
Second
State Phone
Bell
British Visit Germans With New Surprise in France
United Press dispatch describes a dawn attack on the Somme front near Moncy Le Preux with Canadian and Scottish troops crossing under moonlit skies. Six miles added to the Scarpe sector as a column of about 1,000 prisoners, led by several officers, passes Arras.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell Mellett
United Press
France
Bapaume
Beaugnatre
Heninil
Croisilles
Hindenburg
Somme
Scarpe
Orange Hill
Chapel Hill
Moncy-Le-Preux
Amiens
Arras
French Capture Ground South of Crecy au Mont
General Mangin wins possession of high ground south of Crecy au Mont. French positions north and east of Soissons shelled by German fire, while the French shell areas along the Aisne east of Soissons. French lines secure jumping off points for further operations along the front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soissons
Paris
Mangin
Crecy-Au- Mont
Aisne
M12 Rug and Furnishings Sale Ad Listing
Classified notice lists a rug priced at 818.00 and additional furniture including one and a dining room chairs chiffonier bed and kitchen table with reference to state 2731 L Adv.
Merchant ship sinks Yankee patrol boat in Atlantic port
Aug. 27. A U S patrol boat number 209 was fired on and sunk by a merchant vessel mistaken for a submarine. Eight crewmen were rescued by a destroyer 60 miles east of Sandy Hook. seventeen crew members are missing. The attacking ship’s nationality is unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
U. P
Sandy Hook
United States
Deserter Clyde Segner To Face Court Martial at Camp Gordon
Massillon resident Clyde Segner, alleged deserter from the U S army, will be tried this week at Camp Gordon in Atlanta. Massillon police who aided in his apprehension are summoned for the trial. A discarded uniform found near Massillon aided the case, and Segner, after arrest, was turned over to federal authorities before being returned to camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Segner
Massillon
U. S. Army
Camp Gordon
Atlanta
Massillon Police Department
Young Segner
Segner
Ice Cream Festival Evening Ad
Aug 28 event at 13532 Macleay NE hosted by the Woman's Welsh American Club. Local advertisement notes an evening festival with refreshments and community gathering opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macleay
Woman's
Eye examinations without drops by optics firm ad
Advertisement from Geo Dou ble Co offering eye examinations without drops. Jewelers and manufacturers of optics located at 4130 Market ay 5. Acy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Double Co., Jewelers and Mfg
Opticiana
Also Mentioned on This Page
AIG
Old Hindenburg
Court
Ity
Columbus
Prson
Hief Mesnar
Alls
Zerbe
Central Station
the Globe
En al
Hich
Carpenters Ing
Slough
Second St SE
A. B. Flory Company
Flory Company
Dine-Dewees Company
Stark Dry Goods Company
Canton Storage and Transfer Company
Cherry-ay
Third St SE
Construction Commission
CrTry Council
Building Commission
Poorman
Builders’ Exchange
Real Rstate Board
Retail Merchants Association
Central Labor Committee
Commission
Jackson
Schrantz
Ware
Hafer
Allies
Carl PD. Groat
United Press Stati
Liberty
Rove
Novon
Allette
Coucy-Le-Chateau
Lontion
War Offices
Fresnoy-Le-Rove
Longeuval
Montauban
Mereckem
Langhemareg
Ypres
Klmer
Roy Heckman
England
Jenette Hogan
U. S
Bed Tick
Kenny
Crecy-Aul-Mont
Wrer Miller
United Prefix
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!