The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-05-17
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when he was struck by an automobile
Governor Cox appealed TO Railroad
Director General McAdoo for an or
der to move hundreds of cars of com
mercial fertilizer which farmers have
ordered, but which are being held Oh
railroad tracks.
Amos l.. Hitchcock, a Soclalis,
school board member Of Cleveland
was indicted on three counts by the
federal grand jury for violation OF
the espionage act.
Before Governor Cox, Major Gen.
eral Edwin F. Glenn and thousands
of visiting relatives and friends, 30
600 selectives gave mute evidence of
their fitness as they passed in review
at Camp sherman.
Housewives desiring to accumulate
supply of sugar for preserving and
canning only will have to sign GER
tificates stating their total previous
purchases for that purpose and Civ
ing their total needs for the year
Fred C.. Croxton, Ohio food admins
TRAITOR announced. Retail dealers
will be supplied with certificates and
will turn them into the food admin
istration twice a month.
DR.. Ralph Crawley of Marion, grad
uate of Ohio State university, h1s
been commissioned lieutenant in the
medical corps and ordered to Fort
Oglethorpc, Ga,
While crawling over some cars, Ed
ward Wester, 20, Dayton, was thrown
underneath and both legs cut off. He
died later
At Springfield a traction car struck
a buggy containing Fl. II. Beery and
Byron Steinberger Of Urbana and the
men were hurled some distance.
Steinberger is thought to have frac.
tured skull.
DR. j. Knox Montgomery. New Con-
cord, president of Muskingum col
lege, was nominated for governor by
the Prohibition party at the state
convention in Columbus. G.. J. Gra-
ham, Xenia, was nominated for lieu
tenant governor; c. s. Polling, War.
rem, for secretary of state; ]. b.
Briggs, Toledo, for treasurer: David
Evans, Reynoldsburg, attorney gen.
eral, and George s. Hawke, Cincin.
natl, and A. l.. Talcott, Cleveland, for
judges of the supreme court.
Port Clinton saloonkeepers agreed
to discontinue the sale of all package
goods over bars. This includes bot
tied beer
DR. w. H. McMaster, president of |
Mt. Union college, Alliance, will ad- |
dress the Ohio State Teachers asso.
citation convention at Cedar Point,
June 25.
General Robert Patterson Kennedy
Of Bellefontaine, rs, lieutenant COVER
nor of Ohio under Foraker and for
mer member of congress, died OF
1raemic poisoning at Columbus
hospital, where he had been patient
'or two weeks. General Kennedy
was active in Republican politics
many years and was familiarly known
Is Fighting Bob"
Grand jury at Dayton returned two
Indictments against Safety Director
larry p. James, one charging him
With grand larceny in the theft of an
automobile tire and the other accus-
ng him of accepting bribe.
Mark Turner, %, was killed when
lis auto was struck by an electric car
iear Toledo.
Every precinct and township in
)hio will have a committee of IS rep-
esentatives of the Ohio branch, cour-
il Of national defense, to carry on
var activities and spread war mes
ages. Over them will be a county
ommittee. No existing organization
5 to be suDplanted. Copies of the
Ian were submitted to state heads
wal organizations They are to :
e called by Governor Cox again in
bout two weeks to submit their sug-
estions on the plan
According to orders received at {
amp Sherman, the government will
ay the premiums on old insurance
olicies and in fraternal organiza. t
ons during the period of the war +
'r any soldier who may so desire. I
he soldier is to pay back Uncle Sam 5
ne year after the war 1t is estimated \
lat Ohio soldiers thus will be able
} keep alive at least $10O0,000 worth
insurance which they took cHt be- i
ire the war. L
Business section and part of the Il
section of Cridersville, a
llage six miles south of Lima, was p
lrned with a loss of about $l5O,O0O o
omen helped fight the fire. The il
-epleton general store and the Cri- r
srsville bank were the heaviest fl
sers. Seven stores and half dozen
sidences we're consumed. q
Miss Julia Hyer, 50, Washington c. n
:, was fatally injured when a train ii
t her automobile. d
Governor Cox and former Cover II
,rs Harmon and Campbell definitely
I'VE decided to attend the meeting Of Il
e League to Enforce Peace. May 16, n
Philadelphia. Ex-Governor Her II
ek probably will go. Former Gov
nor Willis expresses sympathy with a
e movement, but can not attend be- fl
use it conflicts with previous en- W
So
Charles Steese, rs, Akron's first
all carrier, is dead. V
United Hungarian societies at d;
Endorsed war aims of the fo
1ited States. Sc
Fire near Cleveland destroyed the
overdale dairy plant of the Telling. al
lie Vernon Milk company, causing 10
mage estimated at $4,000. dt
Seventeen hundred employees of the tr
'ledo Shipbuilding company, work. p1