War Industries Board to Mobilize Canton Zone manufacture
Leaders from six counties gather in Cleveland to organize the Canton zone of the War Industries Board. Canton, a key Northern Ohio war industry center for sheet metal and related plants, will handle immediate government orders and expand plant participation. James G. Barur to convene Canton meetings. Charles E. Eschelman leads local delegation.
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Canton
Ohio
War Industries Boards
Pennvania
Cleveland
The
Stark, Wayne
Coshocton
Imes
Carroll and
Harrison Coun
Canton Cham
James G. Barur
Canton War Inustries Board
Canton War In- Stries Board
Charles KE. Eschelman
Mfg. Co
Eschelman
County Y M C A forms Tuesday convention
A Stark county meeting to organize a county Young Men's Christian association is set for Tuesday evening in Canton. A county committee will be elected to plan the organization and raise a budget for a county secretary and related duties. A. Roberts of New York will address attendees.
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Stark Co
Young Men's Christ Association
Canton Association
Assatian
A. Roberts
New York
County Association
Mmission
H. Hoover
North Canton
B. Lanham
Association
Stark Ce
Weather forecast and notice blend for May events
Fragmented weather forecast shows warmer southeast winds and fair conditions with temperatures around 42 to 38 degrees. A special Moose Notice lists a meeting or event on Friday evening May 3.
Canton urged to speed bond payments in Liberty loan drive
Canton officials and Federal Reserve rep warn the city risks a national bad standing for slow bond payments in the Third Liberty loan. Banks extend Saturday hours to process delinquent payments as Cantonians are urged to buy another bond and follow President Wilson's easy payment plan.
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J. H. Kenny
Central Campaign Committee
United States
Canton
Wilson
Double Wedding Ties Family at Probate Court Ceremony
John Willig and his daughter Irene Willig obtained marriage licenses Tuesday and Wed nesday at the probate court. John Willig wed Hattie Zahler and Irene Willig wed Frederick Wheeland in a single ceremony conducted by Rev. I. D. Warner of the United Brethren Church.
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John Willig
Sandalps
Irene Willig
Willig
Hattie T. Zahler
Fourth-st NE
Frederick F. Wheeland
Greenfield-aven
I. D. Warner
United Brethren Church
Honor Board Delayed Pending June Draft Call
Solicitors seeking funds to erect an honor board in city hall yard report weak progress. Mayor Poorman says the board should hold more than 2000 names and favors delaying construction until after the June draft to gauge Canton youths entering service by fall. An ad notes a 20 percent discount on a discontinued Roger silverware pattern at Kennedy Hardware in Tuscarawas E.
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City Hall Yard
Ashtabula Changeable Sign Co
Poorman
Canton
Kennedy Hardware
Tuscarawasst E
Tuscarawas St
Advy
Dance Eagles Hall Hosts Weekly Nights by Norwood Mootz Orchestra
Eagles Hall presents regular dance nights every Tuesday Thursday and Saturday with the Norwood Mootz Orchestra providing music for revelers. Admission details and event times appear in local listings.
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Dance Eagles’ Hall
Norwood-Mootz Orchestra
Adv
Special Player Roll Music at Half Price Ad
Ken ny's Piano Dept Adv promotes a half price sale on a broad selection of player rolls with a large inventory and discount messaging.
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Kenny’s Piano Dept
Canton Boy Reaches American Port After Submarine Fire
Bert Busche of Canton now in the United States Navy reports his ship the Powhatan endured a German submarine attack and mine danger on the voyage home. He describes sighting subs near port and thanks destroyers for protecting the crew during the tense return trip.
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Canton Boy
American
Bert Busche
Atlantic
United States
Canton
United States Navy
Powhatan
L. V. Busche
Loganov
Busche
Submarines on a Mine Sweep Mission
An observer recounts naval operations as depth mines explode near a task of destroyers. He notes the powerful shocks, the water spouts thirty feet high, smoke from stacks, and the destroyers’ swift bombing runs. He expresses strong faith in the navy.
Canton Draft Exemption Sloppiness Probed for Camp Leave
A federal probe ordered by Provost Marshal General Crowder targets draft exemptions labeled highly skilled indispensable or technical experts. Records from district appeal boards, including Canton, will be examined as 44 men are selected to depart May 14 for Ft Thomas Kentucky.
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Crowder
Washington
War Department
Canton
District Appeal Board
Ft. Thomas
Stark selects in training battalion
The 281 draftees from Stark county sent to Camp Sherman Chillicothe Tuesday have been placed in the Sixth training battalion.
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Stark
Stark Co
Camp Sherman
Chillicothe
Huns Take 11 000 Finns Prisoners
Report from Copenhagen May 2 states German forces captured 11 000 Finns in Helsingfors and 5 000 in Viborg including the Red Guard premier. Viborg suffered a 15 hour bombardment and near total destruction. Finns split on monarchy restoration with young Finns pushing for continuing the republic.
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Copenhagen
U. P
Helsingfors
Viborg
Red Guard
German losses estimated at 900000 by English authority
AGraphic reports a high English authority estimates German casualties since March 21 at least 900000 killed wounded or captured. The notice also mentions upcoming events at Washington Hall and a thriller program on page 8.
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London
U. P
Graphic
American Prisoner Describes German Torture and Hunger
Gunner Albert N. Depew, a former American prisoner, told a church audience of brutal mistreatment in German camps. He recounted barbed wire torture, beatings, and almost no food from capture until release, warning mothers about their sons' fate if captured.
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U.S
Canton
Gunner Albert N. Depew
First Congregational Church
Gunner Depew
America
Moewe
Audience at N W W May Day meeting raided in Detroit
In Detroit 44 of 244 attendees were jailed after a raid on a May Day gathering. Police and state troops captured about 200 people for distributing propaganda literature. The audience of 200 was moved to police stations in fifty wagons. hundreds of pounds of material were confiscated.
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Detroit
Mich
U. P
Shah of Persia Orders $100,000 of Liberty Bonds
Washington May 2. The Shah of Persia cabled the state department requesting $100,000 worth of Liberty Bonds. The order will be promptly filled.
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Shah OF Persia
Washington
U. P
Shah of
Persia
State Department
Local Grocer Ad Lists Meats Eggs and Produce
Best sugar cured ham and bacon for sale with money back guarantee. Fresh eggs 37c per dozen. Canned milk 6c and 12c sizes. Sweet potatoes 5c per pound. Parsnip and asparagus offered. Bargains available not named herein. J H Keyser 1210 Tusest Bell 806 State 806-X. Also Dan Poling speaks at the Auditorium Friday at 7:30.
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J. H. Keyser
W. Bell
Special Moose Notice Initiation Friday eve
Framing of a special notice for Moose initiation takes place Friday evening May 3 with adaptation announced locally.
Two Signal Corps Officers Killed in Dayton Plight
Dayton Ohio May 2 Two United States signal corps officers Col Camm and Maj Brindley recently from Washington were killed when their aircraft plummeted about 400 feet. Details scarce. investigation underway.
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Signal Corps
Dayton
U. P
Col
Camm
Maj
Brindley
United States Signal Corps
Washington
Scout fundraising slow in Liberty bonds drive
Scouting leaders report the campaign near failure with only 18,100 dollars subscribed so far toward a 100,000 dollar goal. Dr. L. E. K. Leavenworth cites thorough city coverage and foreign district work as factors while troops boost activity. final totals to be announced at the Y M C A Friday night and banks on Saturday.
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L. EK. Leavenworth
Local Army Officer Visiting on Furlough
Lieut Hal Kenaston of Cantonian is spending a few days at home on furlough from Camp Funston Kansas.
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Kenaston
Hal Kenaston
Cantonian
Camp Funston
Kansas
Americans Repel German Attack South Of Grivesnes
An American regiment fighting with the French Amiens front repulsed a Germany assault after two hours of bombardment. Five prisoners taken. The engagement occurred south of Grivesnes between Cantigny and Fontaine Sous Montdidier, part of the Amiens front salient.
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Henry Wood
United Press
Amiens
Grivesnes
Cantigny
Fontaine Sous Montdidier
Montdidier
Montaine Sous Montdidier
Villers Bretonneux
Hangard-En-Santerre
Hainles
Clever Bombing Tricks Do Not Pool Americans in Lorraine
May 1 report on Leideprey engagement details German grenade tactics. Two man teams use new string ignited grenades and hidden wire traps threaten Americans. Despite the dangers, American sectors in the region remain quiet.
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United Press
Lorraine
Will Work For Y M C A Overseas
Fred H Payne@example enters a Y M C A training school in Canton to prepare for overseas army service joining a national class of select men. He has pastored Christian churches in Brinkhaven and Coshocton county and worked as a newspaper man in Cleveland Akron and Canton. He will be ready for overseas service mid June and serves for the duration of the war. The Alliance Ice and Coal Company receiver schedules a public auction in Alliance Ohio on May 6 1918 for two real estate tracts and plant equipment as part of a twenty ton ice plant.
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Fred H. Payne
Canton
San Antonio
Texas
Young Men's Christian Association
Payne
Brinkhaven
Knoxco
Tiverton
Coshocton-co
Cleveland
Akron
Association Army Service
Alliance Ice & Coal Company
Alliance
Ohio
Charles C. Schawlem
Heavy Gun Fire Across Front as German Raids Repulsed
London reports on May 2 that German artillery shelled Villers-Bretonneux and Merris with activity along Arras Lens and St Venant fronts. Haig notes quiet overall with back-area bombardments near Bethune and Lacre, while German claims of repulsed French assaults near Danoutre are countered by Allied statements. Haig reports 5,341 German prisoners taken in April.
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London
Villers-Breton- Hheux
Picardy
Merris
Flanders
Hylg
Villers-Bretonneux
Morris
Arras
Lens
St. Venant
Haig
Bethune
Lacre
French War Office
Montdidier
Danoutre
Somme
Road course agreement planned for Lincoln Highway
County commissioners and the Lincoln Highway Association aim to settle the highway route east of Robertsville before state highway plans are reviewed. J A Kress represents the association while a federal inspection is deemed routine and not decisive, likely delaying May contract awards to late June.
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Lincoln Highway Association
Robertsville
State Highway Department
Columbus
J. A. Kress
The
Highway Association
French Repulse German Attack Near Thiennes
Paris May 2 A German attack failed in the Thennes region on the Luce river about midway between Hangard en Santerre and Hamles where American troops have been brigaded with French forces. Other assaults were repulsed north of Chavignon and northwest of Rheims. French surprise efforts near Monchel Coucy le Chateau and Pont a Mousson took twenty prisoners.
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Paris
U. P
Thennes
French War Office
Luce River
Hangard-En-Santerre
Hainles
Chavignon
Rheims
Chemin Des Dames
Monchel
Coucy-Le-Chateau
Pont-A-Mousson
Refund for Dance Tickets From Aid Society Held
Notice holders of Jewish Hospital Aid Society dance tickets may obtain refunds by applying to E. Ly Coheg Adv.
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Jewish Hospital Aid Society
E. Ly Coheg
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Iece
Anton War Industries Board
Ounty YM. C. A
Bill
New Association
Hnurm
Ween
John M. Criley
Federal Reserve Bank
Paul D. Rider
Canton Clearing House
Canton Selects
Tribe of Ben
Dan Poling
Auditorium
Han
Prank J. Taylor
Y.M.C.A. Overseas
First Presbyterian Church
Teutons
Lincoln
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