World wide plot to overthrow social order linked to Germany funds
Government agents in Washington report evidence that American IWW members Russian Bolsheviks Irish agitators and other antiwar actors abroad may be planning a global move to overthrow existing social order. Guns and ammunition found aboard the Russian freighter Shilka are believed to be for IWW use, with Bolshevik organizers potentially arriving in the U.S. to promote direct action amid wartime tensions.
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Washington
Germany
Pacific
United States
Russia
America
Sugar Shortage Then World Prices and U S Policy
Washington reports Hoover's Food Administration statement on sugar, blaming Western Hemisphere to Europe movement and defending efforts to curb prices while aiding Allies. It notes possible profiteering, current stock movements, and forecasts shortages next year if Allies seek Java supplies, with disputed claims about unmoved stocks and Cuba.
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Washington
Whits House
Hoover
Lhe
Senate
Western Hemisphere
Europe
Claus Spreckels
Federal Refining Company
Senator Reed
Spreckels
Germany
Food Admin
France
England
Food Administration
United Stat
Cuba
United States
Java
Latar
Drafted Post Office Workers Deferred in War Mobilization
Post office employees drafted into military service may defer induction until after January 1 1918. The provision, issued by Provost Marshal Croder, aims to ease the handling of holiday workload. Applications for deferment go to local draft boards, affecting thousands nationwide.
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Croder
Ohio Men in Service Across World War Effort
Ohio has about 100000 men in uniform across services during WWI. About 35000 in the national army at Camp Sherman, 30000 in the Ohio national guard division at Camp Sheridan, 15000 in the U S army, 10000 in the navy, 5000 in the marines, 3600 in the 166th Rainbow division in France, 1300 as officers or awaiting calls, and 1000 in aviation camps. They serve from Port Royal to Camp Pike, Camp Sheridan, France with Rainbow, naval units, and Camp Sherman.
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National Army
Camp Sherman
Ohio National Guard
Camp Sheridan
U. S. Army
U. S. Navy
France
Port Royal
D. C
Camp Pike
Ohio
King Ferdinand Faces Romanian Revolutionary Challenge
Romanian revolutionists mobilize against King Ferdinand seeking to dethrone him. Movement gathers support in major cities as authorities vow to preserve the throne amid rising protests and political tension.
Twelve Questionnaires Undelivered At Piqua Post Office
Twelve men remain unlocated as undelivered questionnaires sit at the Piqua post office. Two of the four advertised in last Saturday's Press have been found. two remain missing. Some were forwarded from St. Louis and Bellefontaine. Names include Clyde Lorn Fetters and Walter R. Eaton among others. readers are urged to report any sightings to forward pages promptly.
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Piqua Post
Piqua Post Office
Board ‘No
City of St. Louis
Logan County
Bellefontaine
Clifton BE
Battle
Troy
Piqua
Ohio Coal Shortage Probe Moves to Washington
Senate subcommittee on Manufactures plans to summon Ohio officials Attorney General Joseph TIT McGhee and transportation expert James BR Dugan to report on the coal fuel shortage. The panel, including Senators from Missouri Mississippi New Mexico Iowa and Massachusetts, seeks facts, not punishment, and notes coal cars have lingered 71 miles for two months in Ohio.
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Washington
Oho
Senate Subcommittee On
Amanuactives
Joseph Tit. McGhee
Ohio
James BR. Dugan
Senate Inquisitoriaribunal
Cox
Senate
McGhee
Local Piqua Addresses Listed For Notice Purposes
Carlo Magna Directo of Piqua Ohio appears with No 1264. Joe Myer R F D No 3 Piqua Ohio No 1112. Clifton E Battle R F D No 1 Piqua or Troy No 1168. David Nathaniel Johnson 117 South Chestnut Piqua Ohio No 836. Frank Mitrone East Main street Piqua Ohio No 771. Robert Burkett 226 Manning Piqua Ohio Tyo 477.
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Carlo
Joe Myer
Piqua
Ohio
Clifton E. Battle
Piqua Or
Troy
David Nathaniel Johnson
South Chestnut
Frank Mitrone
East Main Street
Robert Burkett
Manning
Piqua, Ohio
Smallpox Cases Rise in Ohio in November 797 Infected
State Health department reports 797 smallpox cases in November across Ohio with Shelby county leading locally. The Miami valley Cleveland Akron region shows extensive spread. Sidney in Shelby county tallies 91 cases, Summit 104 with Akron 3, and Cuyahoga 83. Nearby counties show scattered infections including Medina, Wayne, Portage, Stark, and Lucas.
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Ohio
State Health Department
Miami Valley
Shelby County
Cleveland- Akron
Hocking
Scioto
Shelby Coun
Sidney
Shelby
Summit County
Akron
Cuyahoga County
Cleveland
Montgomery
Butler
Greene
Clarke
Darke
Hamilton
Medina
Wayne
Portage
Stark
Trumbull
Mahoning
Tuscarawas
Lucas County
Defiance
Lorain
Coshocton
Belmont
Washington
Test Your Dry Corn Warning To Farmers
A well known seed man warns farmers who stored eight or ten bushels of soft or wet corn in a dry room before the cold snap. He urges testing seed corn for fertility for next year as spring planting seed. There is little seed corn available and 1915 crop could be doomed with high prices and scarcity.
Death of Pleasant Hill Funeral Director D Eubanks at 25
D Eubanks Pleasant Hill funeral director died at his home Sunday morning aged 25 after two years in the village. He married last March and his wife survives him. Funeral held Tuesday with burial at Arcacnum.
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D. Eubanks
Pleasant Hill
Arecamum
British Airmen Bomb Mannheim And Start Fires
The French war office reports intensified artillery actions near Verdun focusing on Douaumont Chaume wood and Courieres wood. A British air squadron bombed Mannheim, causing numerous fires and clashes with German planes, one British aircraft forced to land. Italian fronts see gains at Asiago. Col Del Rosso engagements report 3,000 Italians captured. Bolshevik and German troop movements influence western and southwestern fronts amid shifting forces and stalled negotiations.
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London
French War Office
Verdun
Douaumont
Chaume Wood
Courieres Wood
Mannheim
Rhine
Italy
Piave
Asiagio
Berlin
Monte Pertica
Col del Rosso
Franzela
Venice
Ensign Krylenko
Westen Front
Russia
Stockholm
Bolshe
Gifts Distributed At Camp Sheridan
Thousands of presents collected by the Ohio special and aid groups were handed out at Camp Sheridan on Christmas day. Governor Cox praised Ohioans for saving resources to supply troops and announced plans to send four soldiers from the camp to West Point. Soldiers and mothers shared emotional farewells as the Santa Claus train prepared to depart, with indications of a departure next month.
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Montgomery
Ala
Ohio Special
Red Cross
M.C. A
Knights of Columbus
Cox
Ohio
Camp Sheridan
West Point
Regulations tighten egg substitute labeling in Ohio
Columbus, Dec. 26. Under State Board of Agriculture rules egg substitutes must contain at least 41 percent real egg to be labeled egg. Substitutes mainly use dessicated egg milk powder corn starch and coloring matter. Coloring must not be used. benzoate of sorbic acid as preservative only. Each package must show product and manufacturer clearly. Thomas C. Gault leads enforcement as war restrictions rise.
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Columbus
Ohio
Spree of Dairy and Food Products
State Board of Agriculture
Thomas C. Gault
Private Kenneth McPheron Assists at Local Recruiting Office
Private Kenneth McPheron of Toledo is back assisting at the local recruiting office, continuing his support for enlistment efforts.
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Kenneth McPheron
Toledo
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P. O
Uncle Sam
Ferdinand
Clyde Lorn Fetters
Jerry Taylor
South Avenue
Walter R. Eaton
Columbus Street
Harry
Edelman
Glasgow Street
St. Louis
John F. Stover
Main Street
Clarence Ray Martin
Senators
Dugan
Miame County
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