Roundup of German Spies Targeting U S
German spies and potential agents are being picked up at a high rate by the justice department. Individuals are evaluated and transferred to the army for detention as relations toward the U S are determined. The Swiss embassy will dismiss German staff and arrange safe passage home. The state department announced the actions amid wartime secrecy. Congress prepares probes into the public information bureau and submarine battles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Justice
Department
Jon
U.S
Germany
von Bernstorff
State Department
Congress
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Bureau of Public Information
Albert Johnson
House
Troops and Supplies Mobilize for National Guard Units
The Canton National Guard units prepare for mobilization with calls for recruits and equipment. Companies C and others seek 20 more men, await mobilization camp plans, and arrange for uniforms and gear. Major Hazlett coordinates officer training and inspections while medical and military police roles are filled.
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National Guard of Canton
Nies
Company C
Military Police
Davidson
Mansfield
Walter A. McCord
Harry F. Hazlett
Octon
Dennison
Hazlett
10Th Regiment
Reporter Arrested For Defying Proclamation At Armory
Federal agents arrested Ernest Walden, a reporter for Waechter Und Anzeiger, in Cleveland on AG Gregory's orders after he entered a barred area near the Central Armory. He likely will be interned with ex editor Waldemar Von Nostitz at Fort Oglethorpe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Gregory
Ernest Walden
Waechter Und Anzeiger
Central Armory
Waldemar von Nostitz
Fort Oglethorpe
Lawyer Speck files appeal to collect commission from Bordner
Samuel F Speck sued in common pleas on appeal from Justice Rinehart to recover 300 dollars from Cora Bordner. He says he contracted to sell her property at 1001 Harvard Court NW for a 360 dollar commission, but Bordner refused to complete the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel F. Speck
Common Pleas Court
Justice
Elegant bar scrap ends in a ruckus over missing husband
Chicago July 7 Mrs Nel lie McDonough storms McGinty O'Brien's saloon with a hickory club in hand asking for her husband. After smashing a glass and ripping a painting from its frame she departs. police arrest her at her home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Nellie McDonough
McGinty O'Brien
Loop
Wm. Kennedy
Carrie Nation
William
Ohio crops in good condition report shows wartime yield
Ohio farmers contribute to war effort with strong crop conditions as of July 7. Wheat at 109 percent of normal with threshing boosting output, corn 89 percent with 10.3 percent more acres than 1916, oats 109 percent with 245,948 acres planted, potatoes 98 percent with 97,015 acres planted. Other crops range from apples 56 percent to strawberries 92 percent. cattle calves wool and pasture near or above normal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Secretary of Agriculture
Shaw
Burglar Escapes After Nighttime Break In
Mrs. Otto Behringer woke at 2 25 am when a stocky burglar stood in her doorway and flashed a torch. He fled after a yell and window exit, taking two silver sets worth 48 dollars a 15 dollar jewelry item 8 72 dollars in child’s money. He entered via the downstairs window then climbed to the second floor before alarm halted him. Police describe him as short stocky dark complexioned in a checked cap. The Behringers had prior intruder visits in 10 days. Nearby, chicken thieves hit a coop and Rudolph Warger lost tools valued 100 dollars in a downtown saloon theft.
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Otto Behringer
Roosevelt Ar NE
Behringer
Rudolph Warger
Warger
Weather report fragment at 9pm and 2pm
Fragmentary weather note shows times 9 p m and 2 p m with unclear data. The text includes digits and incomplete labels, offering no clear forecast values or region.
Prisoner Escapes From County Infirmary
Workhouse guards and Deputy Sheriff Ehman search near New Berlin after a prisoner escaped from the county infirmary grounds during noon work. Fifteen inmates worked at the site. the fugitive, in a striped suit with a coat, was last seen north of New Berlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Workhouse
Ehman
New Berlin
County Infirmary
Cleveland
Infirmary
Boyer
Suit Filed Over Promissory Note Debt
W. P. Newton as assignee for Glen I. Hay started a common pleas court suit against Winfield J. Johnson and Charles L. Taylor to recover 1269.65 alleged due on a promissory note delivered to Hay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Newton
Glen I. Hay
Common Pleas Court
Winfield J. Johnson
Charles L. Taylor
Hay
Food prices slide as probes loom and Hoover plan aids
Prices for foodstuffs steadily fall from higher levels seen after production to consumer, as bread and meat costs ease. Officials cite Hoover propaganda, anticipated Lever bill powers, and the federal trade commission’s probe into the high cost of living as factors while ongoing investigations target coal, grains, flour, and other staples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Food Administration
Hoover
Federal Trade Commission
Chicago
West
New 1.5 Million Gallon Well Enters Service in Cook Park
Water department officials report the new 1,500,000 gallon well in Cook park is connected and operating. A 500,000 gallon daily capacity well will come online early next week as part of a planned series of shallow 10 inch wells in the Union dam area following a prior partial water survey by a Chicago hydraulic engineer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook Park
Water Department
Union Dam
Chicago
Fresh Air Camp Opens For 40 Children Near Sippo Lake
The Salvation Army fresh air camp near Massillon road opens Tuesday with about 40 Canton and Massillon children to reside in the woods for several weeks of health improvement. After the first group completes treatment, another cohort will move in. Commandant EB Harriss cites repairs and labor delays as the reason for late opening. Eight tents will be set up to house the youngsters and camp staff at Sippo lake wading area.
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Salvation Army
Canton
Massillon
Massillon Road
EB. ©. Harriss
Sippo Lake
First Heat Victim James Kapp Stricken Near Dewalt
James Kapp aged about 50 from Garfield avenue Southwest collapsed with paralysis after complaining of the intense heat Friday afternoon. He was taken to Mercy Hospital where doctors fought to save him. Kapp had recently driven for R L Shertzer and formerly worked on the baggage wagon for Miller Blanchard Company.
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James Kapp
Garfield-av SW
Dewalt Aw
Tuscarawasst
Mercy Hospital
Kapp
R. L. Shertzer
Miller- Blanchard Co
Man Fined Under New Fire Law By Police Court
G. H. White of 300 13th street NW received a suspended $10 fine plus costs after pleading guilty to violating a city ordinance by denying Fire Chief Mesnar access for a fire inspection of his home last April. The case tested the fire department's right to inspections as provided by the ordinance.
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G. H. White
13Th-St NW
Mesnar
White
Quinn
Bakers Refuse Sale of Unsold Bread in Two Counties
Bakers from Stark and Tuscarawas counties failed to reach a decision at a Chamber of Commerce meeting. A council of national defense representative attended and Mayor Stolberg spoke. Officials may act Monday after a committee surveys local bakers. Other counties have pledged not to accept unsold bread to curb waste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stark
Tuscarawas
Chamber of Commerce
Council of National Defense
CC. A. Stolberg
Largest German air raid on London shocks city in daylight
London endured a daylight assault by twenty German aircraft, described as the largest raid yet, with bombs dropped over the city and surrounding areas. Lord French confirmed two waves of attackers off the Isle of Thanet and Essex, as British planes pursued the invaders amid shrapnel and smoke.
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London
Lord French
Home Forces
Isle of
Thanet
Essex
East End
Moernay
Nancy
Slass and
Clermans
Pinahh
Employment Bureau Reports Applications and Referrals
The Cantona State City employment bureau received 897 job applications and referred 622 to positions. In the past week 285 job seekers applied and 144 were sent for interviews. The Tuscarawasco infirmary asked for a husband and wife for general farm work and a woman for housework, with a combined salary of 76 dollars a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cantona
Plumber Fred F. Harter Named Defendant in Debt Suit
In Common Pleas Court Fred F. Harter, a plumber at 1436 Tuscarawas Street West, is named as defendant in a case brought by Standard Manufacturing Co of 920 Market Ave SE seeking $1,805.92 on an account. Dated notice lists Brusk and Black as plaintiffs’ attorneys and mentions a used player piano sale at Kenny's Piano Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred F. Harter
Tuscarawasst W
Common Pleas
Standard Manufacturing Co
Herbruck and Black
Rental spaces available notice in Daily News classifieds
On Sunday readers will search the rental columns for living quarters including a vacant room or light housekeeping suite. Advertisers can phone or bring ads to the office by Saturday at 9 p.m. Rates are small and results are great. The Daily News Roth phone 3500.
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Daily News
THE
Roth
Bellshazzar Choir Ad Concert at First Congregational
Sunday July 8 the First Congregational choir presents Bellshazzar with a silver offering. Adv. Cain and Cain Dentists advertise services. Painters and contractors listed. Central Law Bank Building advertisement. Henry F. Miller Piano advertised via Piano Department Kenny's.
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Bellshazzar
First Congregational Choir
Cain & Cain
Bank
Henry F. Miller
Kenny's
Ady
Bombing of French Cities Reported by War Office
Paris dispatch says German aircraft bombed Epernay and Nancy during the night with French forces claiming 19 aeroplanes and one captive balloon shot down between June 21 and June 46.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Epernay
Nancy
War Office
Pickpocket trio sentenced in police court case
Two of three pickpockets arrested last Wednesday confessed to suspicion and were sent to the work house for 70 days, fined 50 dollars and costs. Arthur McMahon and T. M. Tanner received light sentences on prosecutor Fisher and detective Skotnicky's recommendation. The third suspect, F. K. Sherman, pleaded not guilty and the case was continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skotnicky
Arthur McMahon
T. M. Tanner
F. K. Sherman
Quinn
McMahon
Tanner
Fisher
Man Strikes Boy With Auto Near Wheeling RR Racks
Henry Ankefer of 507 Sayler pl NW sustained minor injuries after striking a small boy with his car Friday near the Wheeling and Lake Erie railroad racks. Police report says the accident was unavoidable and occurred on Sid-st Sb.
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Henry Ankefer
Sayler Pl
Sid-st
Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad
Russian Army Opens Battle on New Front West of Pinsk
A mighty battle erupts between Russian and German troops west of Pinsk as operations begin on a new front. Tremendous artillery duels mark the start of a drive toward an important railroad near Petrograd on this July 7 dispatch.
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Vpetrograd
Pinsk
Russians advance in Pripet Marshes with gains
The agency reports heavy artillery exchanges preceding a decisive engagement near Pinsk. Vinsk is engulfed in flames as German positions at Slanka and Hill 388 fall. Russians penetrate Godov village and fierce house-to-house fighting continues as Brusiloff gains control of extensive German defenses.
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Vinsk
Finsk
Pripet
Kovel
Volhynia
Pinsk
Slanka
Godov
Brusitoff
Intern Three For Period Of War
New York July 7 six days after internment began in the New York district the rounding up of spy suspects was well underway following internment on Ellis Island of a group of enemy agents and saboteurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ellia Ialand
Railroads Get Rate Increase Across Regions
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved part of railroad requests for class freight hikes east of the Mississippi and west of Pittsburgh and north of the Ohio. Increases range from 2 1 4 to 55 cents per hundred pounds, far above the three to 80 cent asks, affecting package freight and general merchandise.
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Washington
inter= state commerce commission
Mississippi
Pittsburgh
Ohio River
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U. S
Mies
Will Aid Co
Price
Fort Benjamin Harrison
4Th Ohio Ambu- Co
Infantry
Medical Corps
Cers
Bar
Flash
Willys Knigts
Canton Motor Car Co
Adv
Bakers
Kenny's. Ady
Pripet Marshes
Plames
Kaiger
Erast
Ohio Reserve Corps
E. FE. Wade
Cox
Wade
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