Red Cross forms Canton Volunteer Aid division for 2000 men
Canton seeks at least 2000 volunteers in the Volunteer Aid division of the American Red Cross. Recruiting offices open Monday in local banks. Clergymen attorneys physicians carpenters and drivers invited to join. Men may enlist without uniforms under military rules to support families and civilians relief. Public speakers urged to aid the effort.
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American Red Cross
J. H. Himes
United States Army
Red Cross
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George D. Harter Bank
Slacker Ground Volunteers for War Garden Work
Mayor Poorman urges Canton's residents to donate vacant land for war gardens. Donors must sign coupons and list land location for an exact city record. Plots will be given to nearby workers, with many large lots already offered and a meeting planned to finalize plans.
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Canton
Poorman
War Garden Commission
Elr
Oorman
Weather Forecast for Ohbio Central District
Government forecast calls for rain in central portions tonight. South and central areas see continued unsettled conditions with snow extremes in the northeast. Thursday to be fair aside from colder southeast areas. temperatures range from a 35 to a 49 degree high and around 35 low.
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Ohbio
Portons
Milk Overproduction Spurs Ohio Plans for Relief
Canton reports a daily surplus of 10,000 pounds of milk with overstocked condensaries and creameries countywide. Officials seek federal relief as export demand sinks, proposing storage or increased export capacity while a nationwide campaign to boost domestic consumption is planned.
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Canton
John Schubach
Sanitary Milk Co
Minerva
U. Ss. Ohio
Ohio Milk Producers’ Association
The
Ohio Grange
Washington
United States
J. F. Montgomery
Ohio
Canton protest letters rally against Ohio State Telephone rate hike
Mayor Poorman reports large numbers of protest letters from individuals and groups opposing a proposed rate increase by the Ohio State Telephone Co. He and City Solicitor Fisher travel to Columbus to argue before the State Utilities Commission.
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Canton
Fisher
Columbus
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Chamber of Commerce
Ruff
SINK SUBS AS FAST AS BUILT
London reports the First Lord of the Admiralty Geddes told the House of Commons that Britain and America are sinking enemy submarines as fast as they're built. He warned Germany exaggerates successes and that the submarine menace is held but not mastered with only a one in four to five chance of a submarine returning from key Atlantic waters.
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U. PP
Great Britain
America
Admiralty
Geddes
House of Commons
Germany
North Atlantic
Channel
North Sea
Dance at Eagles Hall Weekly Schedule
Dance at Eagles Hall every Tuesday Thursday and Saturday nights featuring Norwood Mootz orchestra. Ady.
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Eagles Hall
Norwood-Mootz
Ady
Serpentine
Jady
Now Western Offensive Unnecessary German Liberal Says
A German liberal told a neutral diplomat that Germany is ready for no western offensive and that new weapons would worsen Germany’s popularity. The diplomat notes Foreign Minister Kuehlmann’s weakened influence while Gen Ludendorff rises as the empire’s dominant power after dictating terms in the Russian peace.
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Jan Bruna
United Press
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Kuehlmann
Germany
Ludendorff
Hindenburg
Prugelknabe
Club Wielder
Senate Debates Overman Bill and German Piers Purchase
Washington March 6. Debate erupts in the judiciary committee over the Overman empowering bill with some members favoring re opening hearings to narrow presidential powers. The senate appropriations panel also weighs authority to buy German ship piers at Hoboken, seeking justification before approval amid wartime measures.
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Burleson
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War Finance Corporation
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Banking Committee
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Hoboken
Martin
House
Kaiser's Nephew Under Bond To Behave In U S
Detroit report says Johann Wilhelm Von Lowenell Brandenburg Hohenzollern, nephew of the Kaiser, was placed under $1000 bond to prove he will be a good American citizen After a Detroit group "beat up" him upon learning his royal connection The man is author of a book titled Forebodings and Forbearances Officers deemed the volume harmless.
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U. P
Johan Wilhelm von Lowenell
Brandenburg-Hohenzollern
der Emma
Fuerstliche
Johann Wilhelm von
United States
Envelopment of Rumania Advances Amid War News
German armies advancing southward from Kiev complete the envelopment of Rumania, official state cables report from Washington. The legation notes the situation as hopeless without immediate allied action from Saloniki, while Romania reportedly resists peace negotiations despite pressure.
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Washington
U. P
Kiev
Rumania
Legation
Saloniki
American Artillery Dazes German Positions in France
United Press dispatch from France reports a major dawn bombardment as American 75s and other guns fire in waves for over an hour before the first German reply. Gas shells and explosive rounds pepper trenches while rockets rise from enemy lines. the assault continues through snowfall into the day.
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France
Survey aims to shorten Lincoln Highway route in Starkee area
County Engineer Sickafoose reported progress on the Lincoln Highway survey through eastern Starkee reaching Robertsville. The work has cut unnecessary turns and will likely finish in time to let contracts next April with state and federal approval required for the nine miles in the county.
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Starkee
Robertsville
Sickafoose
State Highway Department
Sickatoose
Sinn Fein Volunteers Seize Kilimag h Guard Exits Town
Reported from London on March 6 says Sinn Fein volunteers seized Kilimag h and guard the town exits. They are drilling as Kilimag h cannot be found on Standard maps and may refer to Kil Leagh, about 150 miles east of Queenstown on the Cork to Youghal railway.
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U. P
Sinn Fein
Kilimagh
Killeagh
Queenstown
Cork
Yougall
Roumanians Vote to End Austro Hungarian Church Rule
The Greek Orthodox Roumanian Church of America will sever ties with Austro Hungarian authority and unite under Roumanian leadership at a Youngstown synod. Delegates from 22 parishes will attend with Rev Solomon Duma and Ambassador C Anhelescu to witness the shift to Bucharest control.
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Roumanian
United States
Washington
Solomon Duma
Carnahanav
Seventh-st
Nick Moldovan
Victor Berta
Nick Savu
Canton
Duma
Bucharest
Hungary
Charles Man&ra
Church of
Wisconsin Assembly Backs Loyalty Resolution Censuring La Follette
The Wisconsin assembly approved a loyalty resolution by 43 to 32 after a seventeen hour session censuring U.S. Senator Robert M. La Follette for his wartime stance. The Senate had adopted the measure a week earlier.
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Madison
Wis
U. P
Wisconsin
United States
Robert M. la Follette
Assembly
Senate
Camp Sherman to Be Enlarged
Camp Sherman plans a $2,000,000 building program under acting construction quartermaster Captain Swallows. Three hundred acres of extra land will be bought and additional barracks added to house two divisions.
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Camp Sherman
U. P
Planus
Swallows
Chubby the patriotic cat dog guards flag in Dallas
In Dallas on March 6, a dog named Chubby earns fame for barking on hearing the Star Spangled Banner. He stands on hind legs and protects Old Glory from sunrise to sunset, challenging anyone who tries to lower the flag except his owner H. E. Crookston.
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Dallas
Tex
U. P
Chubby
America
H. E. Crookston
Government May Take Ice Plants in Indiana
Dr. H. E. Barnard told Indiana Ice Dealers that government control of the ice industry could be possible to aid food conservation. He spoke in Indianapolis and discussed minimizing duplicate plants by closing unnecessary facilities under government control, as argued by ice manufacturers. Tigers big night tonight. Come.
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Indianapolis
U. P
H. E. Barnard
Indiana
Barnard
United States Keeps Hands Off Siberian Intervention
United States indicating no official commitment to intervention in Siberia while guiding allied discussions with Britain. Japan’s plans may proceed or pause as Allies approve, with American stance kept noncommittal and discreet through diplomatic channels.
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Siberian
Carl D. Groat
United Press
Washington
Japan
Siberia
Russia
Style Show Week Planned by Canton Merchants
Canton merchants announce Style Show Week from March 20 to 23 with windows displays and military fashion themes. Prizes may be awarded for displays and events extend through the week while stores stay open for daytime commerce and close at night.
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Canton
Retail Merchants’ Association of the Chamber of Commerce
Canada reports American missing in casualty list
Ottawa March 6 Americans named in today’s Canadian casualty list. Missing believed prisoner A R Luty Detroit. Gassed J B Mize Tenn Ml P B Wood Buchanan Mich R B Lawrenson Omaha Neb Marysville.
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U. P
A. R. Luty
Detroit
J. B. Mize
Tenn
P. B. Wood
Buchanan
Mich
R. B. Lawrenson
Omaha
Neb
Marysville
Liberty Mission White Elephant Sale Donations Sought
The Liberty Mission requests article donations for the White Elephant Sale to be held March 8 and 9. Liberty-st school entertainment is Friday at 3 30 p m and 7 p m while Saturday features a 2 30 p m event. Bell 2709 state 761.
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Bell
Thrift sermons urged in Canton churches next Sunday
Canton churches plan Thrift Sunday with ministers urged to preach thrift themes and citizen responsibilities during the war. A committee led by Rev. J Theodore Bucher and Dr C B Manchester will promote Thrift sermons citywide. County teachers and postal officials join wartime thrift efforts with meetings and new War Savings societies organized at Hartford school.
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J. Theodore Bucher
B. Manchester
Manchester
State Committee
Courtland Hotel
Elizabeth Stough
Hartford School
Edwin Rice
Lucetta Shaffer
Hartford
Elizabeth Brownewell
Winifred Carpenter
Ten Are Ready to Enter Army
Ten Canton registrants of the south draft board and volunteers for special induction have been approved for service by the adjutant general. They are held for immediate induction and will be sent to San Antonio, Texas for aviation service training. Readable names include Harold Hall, T. R. Hannon, Hugh Mallen, Thomas Gannon, Timothy Brown, Robert Scott, Clifford Brown, Leland Darling, Albert Caplan, and Paul Boerner. The north board reports further applications for immediate induction in engine and auto repair, rubber vulcanizers, truck drivers, and chauffeurs.
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South Draft Board
Adjutant General's Office
San Antonio
Texas
Aviation Service
South Board
Harold Hall
T. R. Hannon
Hugh Mallen
Thomas Gannon
Timothy Brown
Robert ©. Scott
Clifford M. Brown
Leland A. Darling
Albert Caplan
Paul B. Boerner
North Draft Board
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