The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-05-24

because Of a mutiny, In which they
refused 10 work
Theft OF $4,000 worth OF clothing
and more than S400 in cash and
stamps from the Geigerman-Malone
eompanys store, Cleveland, was re-
ported 10 the police.
Fire destroyed the Clifford theater,
Urhana. Loss $4,000.
Police quelled a race clash at Mas
sillon between 400 RoumaniaDs and
an equal number of Greeks.
Glldyn Peniok. 2, Mt. Vernon. died
in her mothers arms after having
been run over by an auto as her
father backed Il from garage,
During a quarrel over money mat.
ters at their farm home near East
Liverpool, Amos Burson, "a. was shot
and killed by his brother, Clarence,
who then attempted 10 escape. He
was captured and lodged in Jail at
Lisbon.
G. A. OFT, father Of William Ott'
mayor of Bucyrds, fell from n step
ladder and destroyed the sight Of his
left eye.
State draft headquarters announc'
cd that the registration Of young men
who have become 21 years of age
since June last will be in the hands
Of local draft board members.
Josiah Catrow, SO, former supreme
representative Of the knights OF Py-
thias and grand chancellor of state
in 1901 and 1902, died at Springfield
-Four ohio cities and two counties,
| On account of their large number OF
enlistments and voluntary inductions
since July /, last year, escape the
/ draft entirely, so far as the big move
ment Of selects, May %, is concerned.
The cities and their number Of en-
llstments are, Lima, 2G3; Hamilton,
17S; Springfield 433, and GAINESVILLE,
81. The counties and their enlist
monts are: Muskingum, 1S6, and
Washington. 2S6.
Lima vigilance corps" composed
Of business men, visited the homes OF
three alleged pro-Germans ana warn
ed them to "keep silent"
Several thousand factories. repre-
sentng an investment of hundreds OF
millions of dollars, were organized
into the war Industrial commission
of the Cleveland district as a single
Industrial unit for war work.
State board OF control deferred &C.
ton on the request of Ohio State
university trustees for a transfer OF
$4,000 to the women's building fund.
Arthur A. Leedy. Newark boy. who
enlisted IN the navy as a mechanic,
lost o brother Arch Leedy, when the
warship Jacob Jones was torpedoed.
Samuel Kicks, &C. Prospect, drown.
ed himself in a pool near Redwood.
Coroner said very over loss of a
milk route unbalanced his mind.
Lieutenant George Sherman, 27,
killed at Fort Sill in an airplane accl-
dent, was n graduate of Ohio uniyer-
sity 1914 and a crack football and
basketball player. He was an Athens
man and coal operator.
Four Lancaster soldiers were
wounded IN action on the French
front: Captain Otto ]. Kinder Lieu.
tenant William Belhcrn, Private Her
bert shipley and Private Daniel
Stout.
J. w. Zorger, cashier of the First
National bank at Lewisville, Monroe
county, was seriously hurt in gas
explosion when he lighted a gas jet
in the bank vault.
At Portsmouth Absalom Bishop, "A,
shot and killed his son, Simon Bish-
op. "A, WHO attacked the elder man
with knife. The father was ex-
onerated.
Clement Schetles, 7S, Tifin, died
Of pneumonia while the body Of his
wife was being borne to the cemetery
for burial.
Grover Illgen, Springfield, was
elected president OF the Luther
League OF Ohio
At Lancaster Public Service Direc
tor C. F. Justus removed John NJ
King, waterworks superintendent,
from Office, specifying charges of in
competency and malfeasance.
A. Z. Kinsey, 80. brakeman, Ken
ton, was crushed to death while MAX
ing coupling
Cincinnati, Findlay and Fort Wayne
railroad will cease operation May IS.
Cincinnati police have instituted a
campaign against loafers. Every
body works" is their slogan.
Eighteen Wood county farmers
were fined for mobbing John Henning
of Lake township and Herman Mel
cher Of Webster township, two Ger
mans suspected of disloyalty.
Lightning caused q fire at the Buck
eye pump station at Gore, near Shaw
nee, in which three 1,200-barrel tanks
and 1000 barrels OF oil were de-
stroyed.
Fire at Cleveland damaged the
plant of the Great Western OIL COM
anpy to the extent of $25OOOO.
Cash deposits in the United States
treasury for April sales Of war saw
ings and thrift stamps in Ohio was
$6,477730, gain Of $2,O12,697 over
March
Oscar Coe and Ralph Hostetter
were injured probably fatally when
their auto hit telephone pole.
Boy members Of LaRue high school
graduating class wore military.cut
suits and the girls Red Cross nurse
Good Samaritan and Providence
hospitals at Sandusky were bequeath.
ed the bulk of the estate of Miss Nina
Ritter in her will.
V. G. Harr, 70, Fostoria, was seri-
ously injured when he was knocked
down by bicyclist
Colonel James D. Ellison, 73. for