The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-02
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Auguste Bach, an employe of the
government gun factory at WashlnE'
ton, was arrested and held for the ac.
tion of the grand jury on the charge
that he removed blue print OF a tor
pedo from the Washington navy yard
Former Governor David |. Walsh
of Massachusetts, announced himself
a candidate for the Democratic nom
nation for United States senator.
Thirty persons we're killed and 60
others injured by an explosion of mu'
nitions at Shimonoseh, Japan. The
munitions were being transported
from the railway station to barges in
the harbor. They blew up while
crowded train was standing in the
station.
Flight Cadet George Ripple Wallace
OF Washington, Pa, was killed in an
airplane accident in France. He was
serving with the British air force.
Many hulls of newly built ships at
Portland, Ore, are lying idle waiting
for men capable of installing machin-
cry to put them into service.
Major General John Bi1dle, u. 5.
A, has been appointed knight CON-
mander of the Most Honorable Order
of the Bath.
DIR. John D. Irving, professor OF
economic geology at Yale, died OF
pneumonia in France, where he was
in the engineering service.
Score of soldiers were injured in
a head-on collision near Sedalia, Mo-,
tetween a Missouri, Kansas and
Texas freight and troop trains.
Twenty additional nutrition officers
have been ordered to France to ST.
pervise rations of the American eX
peditionary forces.
Insurance applications by soldiers
and sailors now aggregate more than
$25, 5,O0O,000.00O.
Following the killing Of a white
man by a negro at Philadelphia,
street fighting between whites and
negroes resulted in the death of one
policeman, wounding of another seri'
ously and the injury of 60 persons.
Colored nurses have been assigned
to base hospital at Camp Sherman to
render service for their own race iii
the Eighty-fourth division.
Physical requirements for selects
makes the minimum height 60 inches
and the minimum weight 110 pounds.
Two persons died and a score were
overcome by the heat in New YOrll.
Temperature went to "a.
Republican party will have no state
ticket in the Arkansas election this
fall
Striking employees of the Smith &
Wesson company. Springfield Mass
voted to return to work pending ar
bitration of the points at issue
Federal food administration has
appealed to hotels, clubs and restau-
rant to discontinue serving broilerS
Farmers also were urged not to sell
turkeys until they mature6
Ralph A. Hayes of Cleveland, who
retary to Secretary Of War Baker, en-
listed as private at Camp Meade.
Lieutenant Colonel Russell G. Hand,
U. S. A., died July 21 from wounds
received in action in France. He lived
at Sioux City, Ia.
Jim Brown, a negro, was hanged by
a mob at Ben Hur, Tex. Brown was
charged with attempting to attack a
young woman.
Hail, accompanied by high wind
and heavy rain, lasting half an hour,
damaged crops to the extent of $780,.
900 in the vicinity of Wordsworth,
N. D.
Harry Humphreys of Huntin gton,
W. Va, was reelected president of
the Gideons, the Christian CONNER
cial Travellers association.
Gustav Kobbe, widely known au-
thor and a critic of music and the
drama, was killed when a naval sea.
plane, sweeping down to the surface
of the Great South bay, N Y, struck
a small boat in which Mr.. Kobbc
was sitting.
Colonel John T. Thompson, United
States army, retired, was designated
as supervisor of manufacturing arse
nails, succeeding Colonel S. E. Blunt,
United States army, retired.
Chicago liquor dealers will stop the
sale Of bottled goods over bars Aug.
in response to the governmental
appeal to prevent sale Of liquor to
soldiers and sailors.
What is said to be the largest sub.
marine ever launched in this country
went down the ways at Fore River
plant of Bethlehem shipbuilding cor
poration, Quincy, Mass.
War industries board has asked the
public to save all kinds of paper, rags
and other things with which paper
is made.
James L. Slayden, congressman for
% years, has withdrawn as candidate
for reelection from the San Antonio
(TeX.) district.
After locking clerks In a closet,
four robbers looted the safe of the
J. M. Sandlack Jewelry company,
Chicago, of $500 in cash and uncut
diamonds said to be worth $4,000,
and escaped in an automobile.
Short trousers, skinny coats, no
vest and just enough buttons to in
sure safety is the formula for mems
dress laid down by the International
Custom Cutters association.
La Verne w. Noyes, Chicago phil
gave $2,50O,OOO to the Uni.