The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-02-08

charge of the shipyard the govern.
ment is erecting at Hog Island, in
the Delaware river below Philadel-
phia
Many lives were lost in the explo'
sion Of an ammunition plant at
Prague, Bohemia.
Fire damaged the Lyman Hawkins
Lumber company's yards at Akron,
O., TO the extent Of 100000.
General Thomas J. Shryock, 81, for
23 years grand master OF the Mary
land Grand Masonic lodge, Is dead.
Ernest J. Boerstling, arrested at
Massillon, o., for alleged pro-German
activities, has been taken to Colum'
bus barracks.
A new loan Of SS,50O,O00 to Belgium
was announced by the treasury de-
partment. This brings the Belgian
total to $50 100000.
At Toledo Roger Brodin, fireman,
rescued Mrs. Mary Powiowski and
five small children from fire which dc
stroyed their home.
Major Generals Thomas H. Barry
and H. F. Hodges, United States
army, have returned from France
after making a tour Of inspection Of
the American front.
Two captured British air men have
been sentenced by a German court
martial to 10 years Imprisonment for
dropping a hostile proclamation in
Germany
Explosion Of q gasoline torch at the
Washington navy yard resulted in the
injury of four workmen.
Francis ]. Wing, 6S, former federal
Judge in the Cleveland district, is
dead.
A gun battle between three bandits
and a squad Of policemen on a crowd
ed street corner in Chicago resulted
in the death OF one bandit, the prob
able fatal wounding OF DR.. J. NJ. Han
cock. a bystander, and the wounding
of three policemen. Two Of the ban
dts escaped
Seven years sentence for cutting
off three fingers Of his right hand to
evade military service has been I'M
posed by courtmarti&l on Private
Edward J. Causey Of Dover, Tenn.
and four-year sentence was given ID
Private Lark L. Triplett Of Granite
Falls, N. c., for similarly mutilatinS
his left hand.
Two trainmen were instantly killed
and five others hurt as a result of the
running away OF freight train at
Pottsville, Pa. The train plunged into
another freight train at lower st,
Clair.
Robert D. Wager OF Cleveland, air.
man In French army, died in France.
An unidentified youth fired shot
at Nicnolai Lenine, the Russian pre-
mier, but missed. The would-be as
sassin was arrested.
Fire swept through the old Cana,
dian Pacific Telegraph building at
Winnipeg, Manitoba. A Chinaman
was killed. The loss was estimated
at 100000.
Luxurious gambling establishments
known to be frequented, by wealthy
women and located in fashionable res
idential sections of New York are to
be investigated by the courts.
Damage estimated at 100000 was
caused at Harrison, N. j., by fire in
plant Of the DTiver-Harris company,
manufacturers of wire used in pro
jectiles for United States army guns.
( The navy department will need at
least 100000 naval reservists by July
1 next, and drive to recruit them
has been started.
! Canadian government has seized
all wheat in elevators throughout the
dominion. The amount Of grain in
volved is nearly 100,O00,0O0 bushels.
A two-story structure occupied by
the Henderson Welding company at
St. Louis was wrecked by an eHplo,
sion and two men were seriously In
jured.
An advance in wages Of 1914 per
cent to $4,000 mill operatives by tex.
tile manufacturers OF Fall River,
Mass, is fair offer, declared Charles
w. Ellis, federal arbiter, VINO settled
the wage controversy.
Joseph w. Folk sent to the inter
state commerce commission his reSig.
nation as the commissions chief
counsel, to take effect before Feb. 10.
He will return to mis- home in st..
Louis to become general counsel OF
the chamber of commerce there.
The issue of $4O0, 100000 of certifi-
Gates Of Indebtedness was heavily
oversubscribed, the treasury depart
ment announced.
Teaching of the German language
will be abolished from all grade
schools Of indianapolis when the next
semester starts, following action of
the school board.
william Platt Of Baltimore and
Richard Fairfield Of Philadelphia, con-
nected with the British Red Cross,
were killed during an enemy air rail
in the Italian war zone.
Eight husbands since she was II
years old is the record Of Mrs. Cora
Ellen "Woods" or Barnes" at 81
the mother of an 18.year-old boy, un-
der arrest at Washington OIL charge
of bigamy.