The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-09
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Loyal Order or Moose In mterna-
tional convention at Aurora, ILL.,, pro-
posed to assess each of 100000 men,
bers 81 a year for duration of the war
to provide fund for the care of de-
ceased soldiers dependents and Grip
pied soldiers.
Twenty-Five hundred men employed
on construction work at the Langley
aviation field, Newport News, Va,
went on strike when it was an
nounced that free board no longer
would be given them.
Barred zone around army camps
and posts has been extended from
FIVE miles to 10 miles in the cam
paign to restrict vice.
Charles E. Kruger, Newport News,
Va, electrician, was killed in a sea-
plane accident.
United States steamship San Diego
was sunk by a mine, in the opinion
of the court of inquiry which invest.
gated the sinking of that vessel, Sec
retary Daniel announced.
Average weights of boys and girls
years old from good families in
Liverpool, England, have fallen by
five and four pounds, respectively,
due TO war conditions.
Kansas state penItentlary this sea-
son furnished more than 100000
pounds Of binder twine to farmers.
Captain Howard c. Mccall, for
merly a noted football player and a
member of the University of Pennsyl-
vania team; has been killed in action
in France.
Professor Richard Norton, educa.
tor and organizer and head of the
American Volunteer Ambulance
corps. died in Paris from meningitis
after an illness of one day.
With q view to putting down the
alarming growth of gambling, the
Hungarian government has prohibit
ed all games of chance at clubs and
saloons in Budapest and other cities.
Fire destroyed the four-story build
ing occupied by the Mutual China
company, in the wholesale district OF
Indianapolis, causing loss estimated
at $25O,OOO
Five of the leading hotels of New
York city and two restaurants of al
most equal prominence have been pen.
allied FOR violating the food regula-
tions by having in their possession
an oversupply of sugar.
Five women and three men were
injured when an eight-inch shell ex-
ploded while government inspectors
were making a test of the fuse in tho
testing room of the Ferdinando c.
Mesa shell loading plant at Irving.
ton, N. ].
President Wilson and other govern
ment officials congratulated Alvey A.
Adee, the second assistant secretary
of state, upon his thirty.second ami
versary in that position.
Mayor Harry Davis of Cleveland
will urge before q special session of
council municipal ownership of street
railway lines after the war.
Miss Anne Martin, former presi-
dent Of the National Woman's party,
is Independent candidate for United
States senator from Nevada.
Money and property which, for
merly German-owned, has been taken
over by A. Mitchell Palmer, enemy
property custodian, has passed the
$500, 100000 mark.
Loss of 1,741 letters and other
postal matter for Egypt through the
sinking Of a steamer in the Mediter
ranean was reported Oy the postoffice
department. The mail had accumu-
lated at New York from April II to To-
Health Of troops in training camps
during the week ending July rs was
characterized as good by the war de-
partment. Death rate for the week
was PIP, lowest since October.
Following posting of warnings to
persons in Coyington and Kenton
county, Kentucky, to cease buying
German language newspapers, car.
rier delivery in these districts of Gin
cinnati German newspapers was dis.
continued.
Fifteen persons were injured when
Vandalia passenger train No. 21 was
derailed at Terre Haute, Ind.
Francis X. Bushman, movie star,
and his co-star, Beverly Payne, were
married at New York, Bushman an
nounced.
Navy department has called into
active service thousands Of reseryists
for duty on ships constructed by the
shipping board.
War department placed orders for
$40 locomotives for military railroads
in France with the Baldwin locomo-
tive works, at cost Of about $25,0O0,-
600.
Sale Of the New York Evening Post
by Oswald Garrison Willard and other
stockholders to Thomas M. Lamont
of ], P. Morgan & Company, was an
nounced
Representative Edward v. Gay,
Eighth New Jersey district. an
nounced his candidacy for the United
States senate at the Republican pri.
mary.
T. j Ritter of New York and G. S.
Curtaz Of Boston were injured when
they made a forced landing near
Gainesville, Tex, and their airplane
caught in wire fence. Ritter broke
an arm and Cuitaz was bruised.
Maximum age limit for marine
corps recruits has been raised fnnm
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