The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-08-24

turned over TO the war relief work the
income OF the estate which amounts
to more than 10000 q year.
Robert Rogers, Canadian minister
Of public works, has resigned.
Eight persons were killed at New
London, Conn, when q locomotive
struck an auto at a grade crossing.
William M. Bennett, former stats
senator, will oppose Mayor Mitchell
for Republican nomination for mayor
Of Greater New York.
Senate confirmed the nomination
OF Victor Murdock, former Kansas
Progressive and congressman, to the
federal trade commission.
National Security league plans tie
organization OF men rejected for army
service to care for families and rela
tives Of men who go to the front.
Sugar industry pledged to supply
the government sugar for armv and
navy which will require 100000 tens
annually at a price to be fixed by tle
food aininistrat or.
Pennsylvania officials predict rec
ord breaking wheat crop.
Canton (O.) Steel company a
$2,000,0OO corporation, has been sold
to Philadelphia interests.
Earl Osborn, Dominick Rich and W.
Pearl, all members Of the American
ambulance field service, were takeL
to Paris wounded. None was serious
ly hurt.
Perry Belmont resigned as vice
president and director Of the Navy
league because Of leagues persistent
disagreement with the official head Of
the navy department in time of war"
Nomination Of Colonel Henry De.
Witt Hamilton OF the New York ma
tional guard to be one of the 200 BRIG.
adler generals recently promoted will
be withdrawn. Hamilton recently
suffered broken leg.
Benjamin r. Thornton, forty-five, OF
Springfield, o., was drowned at
Cleveland while bathing in Lake Erie.
William L. Gordon, sixty-three.
was found dead pinned beneath his
buggy on a country road near Cincin-
natl.
s. L. Schulz, who was one Of the
los persons indicted in connection
with the East st. Louis race riots,
was sentenced to five years. imprison-
ment.
Irelands farmers this year have
produced wheat crop 53.s per cent
larger than last years and 1871 per
cent more than the average crop for
1911-15.
George L. Rives Of New York, for
merly assistant secretary Of state and
at one time corporation counsel Of
New York city, is dead after long Ill
hess. He was sixty-eight years Of age.
Two German alrplanes, each carry
ing three men, landed near Winscho.
ten, Holland. One was in flames and
the other was shot down by Dutch
soldiers. The occupants of the air
planes were uninjured.
A secret wireless station was dis
covered ON the coast of the territory
of Chubut by the Argentine navy de-
partment.
Major Charles Binningslea, U. s. A.,
chief OF sanitation work at Camp
Meade, Baltimore. was accidentally
shot and killed.
Three hours before Charles Douth-
tit, twenty, was to have been executed
for murder at Frankfort, KY, Cover
nor Stanley granted stay Of execu
ton until Oct. 8, pending an appeal.
International Typographical union
selected Scranton, Pa, for 1918 con-
vention.
Cost of fighting fires in New York
city next year will be $40, ,126,29634
This is an increase over the present
year of $599,717.88
Wife of Tom Sharkey, ex-heavy.
weight pugilist, mas sued him at Los
Angeles for divorce alleging cruelty
alimony has been granted
Ter.
President Wilson nominated Victor
former Kansas congrsss-
nan, to vacancy on federal trade CON.
mission caused by the death Of viii
Parry.
Antonio Rojas and Ernest Mittales
we're arrested at Tucson, Ariz., in con-
lection with theft Of 100000 in gold
md currency from q Mexican bank a.
Iogales, Sonora.
Jesse Carlysle's plea that he was at.
acked by vicious hen, and captured
he bird in Eelf-defense, failed to win
i'm his freedom when he was tried
or alleged chicken stealing at Greens.
urg, Ind.
Federal grand jury indicted Dr.
iamuel ]. Bernfeld and Louis Cherey.
nembers Of New York exemption
oard No 80, charging they were in.
uenced In deciding exemption claims
through bribery.
The Duchess de NoaillOs was rob-
ed in a Paris department store Of
amily jewels worth more than 200.
90 francs.
Confiscation Of the wine crop is con-
emplated by the French government
3 the result Of complaints from
rowers and dealers that speculation
responsible for VH0vaHdng high
rices.
Chicago, Aug. 23.-Adolph Gerber,
ecretary Of the National Socialist
arty, charged with violating the es-
ionage act, was held to the federal