The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-07
PUNCHED PARAGRAPHS


Rear Admiral Charles c. Rogers,
U. S. ~, retired, died at Washington
at the age Of II.
Senator Penrose has a bill to up
propriate $15OO0O for preservation OF
Perry's flagship. the Niagara
Two thousand Philadelphia police
men voted 30 resign Dec. 81 unless
council increases their salaries to
$1,4O0 a year.
Fall River, Fitchburg, Haverhill
and Taunton, all dry cities in Mas.
sachusetts, voted at special elections
to return the saloons.
Five bandits robbed the Stoclmen's
Trust and Savings bank, in the stock
yards district, Chicago, Of $4,000 or
more and drove away in an auto.
Lewis B. Franklin, New York, for
mer president Of the Investment
Bankers association, has been ap-
pointed director of war loan organiLa
ton by Secretary McAdoo.
Ambassador Jusserand presented
to President Wilson a bronze medal
from the people Of France to com
memorate the entrance Of the United
States into the world war.
Oscar Lewisohn, banker, husband
OF Edna May, noted actress, died in
New York, following an operation.
Representative Fitzgerald, New
York, chairman Of house appropria.
tons committee, announced he will
retire from congress Dec. Al.
Provost Marshal General CroWder
announced local draft boards having
over 1000 rsgistrants viii be author
lied to employ chief clerk at 500
month.
Secretary Daniels suggested to con-
gress that each congressman should
be allowed to appoint five midship
men to the naval academy instead
Of three.
According to Indianapolis detec-
tives 800 automobiles have been
stolen by one gang of automobile
thieves operating in Indiana, Illinois
and Ohio in the last two years.
David o. Holbrook, secretary OF
the Natural Gas Association Of Amer.
lea, has been named to direct dis
tribution Of natural gas for Industrial
purposes in connection with the war
industries board.
Shell case which screamed the first
American shot fired at the German
invaders Of France has reached Pres
ident Wilson.
The treasury department announc-
ed the government will buy up the
country's entire silver output. Prices
will be fixed to give fair profit to
producers.
Federal Agent De Woody began an
investigation at Cleveland OF 25 res
tauront keepers charged with wilful
failure to observe meatless Tuesdays
and wheatless Wednesdays.
At Cleveland Paul Coleside, waiter,
fell asleep with a cigaret in his
mouth. When he awoke his clothes
were in flames. He leaped from the
third-story window OF his rooming !
house, dying as he struck the pave
ment.
Thomas Bowman, former congress-
man from the Ninth Iowa district,
died Of heart disease at Council
Bluffs.
A vigorous protest by Chicago pack
ers failed to shake the food admins
tration's decision to enforce reeula- |
tions which will cut packing profits
to 8 per cent.
Privates Martin and Curi of the |
Forty-seventh regiment were killed
and three others injured when an au-
tomobile truck in which they were
riding was struck By q passenger
train near Woodruff, s. G.
Six brigadier generals of the ma.
tional army were promoted to be ma.
jor generals. They are: George H.
Cameron, George w. Read, Charles
T. Menoner, Charles c. Ballou, Andre
Brewster and Charles H. Muir.
Employees OF the New York stock
exchange, who In past years have
been the recipients Of generous
Christmas gratuitieS from floor mem.
bsrs, this year will receive only their
share of the regular fund from which
it has been the custom to make an.
nual Yuletide distributions
Two hundred and forty cases OF
mumps and so cases of measles pre-
vail among the 10000 soldiers at
Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Allen Hoover, the 13-year-old son Of
Herbert c. Hoover. federal food ad
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