The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-06-14

and, therefore null and void, because
the company did not ask the commits
gions approval of these rates,
A Norfolk and Western passenger
train was derailed, after striking n
motor moving van near Portsmouth
Engineer Edward Gardner, Fireman
Bert Stratton and Charles Caldwell,
driver Of the van, were injured seri'
ously.
Military registrants in Ohio are
warned to carry with them this week
their classification cards. State Sc
lective service headquarters, through
city and village police, sherifls and
agents of the federal department OF
justice, viii make a drive this week
against slackers,
Chillicothe officers are cooperating
with military authorities at Camp
Sherman in halting whatever move
ment ia attempted to ship immoral
and diseased women to the camp to
undermine the health of troops,
Several Ohio counties, including
Butler and Wyandot, now are with
out wheat hoarders and others rap
idly are approaching that goal. State
Food Commissioner Croxton is send.
ing a personal letter to each person
reported to him as having wheat on
hand.
Ohio's 2-cent fare law is probably
abrogated by the new freight and
passenger schedules promulgated by
Director General McAdoo, %ho an
nounced passenger fares would be in.
creased to cents a mile June 10.
Freight rates will be advanced abou.
rs per cent June 25.
Able-bodied youths of Canton be
tween IS and 20 must work SO hours
every week, under new ordinance
introduced by Assistant Solicitor
Ruff. Those attending school are eX.
empted.
conscientious objectors" at Camp
Sherman have tossed up the sponge
and quit arguing with Uncle Sam.
They are now willing to do any
kind of nOncombatant service pre-
vided they are not compelled to
shoulder n rifle.
Henry Town, I. w. W. organizer,
was arrested at Youngstown under
the new espionage act.
Dan Datis, a foreman at a steel
MILL was shot by three unknown men
at Warren and probably will die.
Idea Of a pre-primary gathering Of
Ohio Republicans was revived at q
meeting at Columbus of the subcom-
mttee of nine Of the state advisory
committee. The subcommittee, pre-
sided over by d. @. Morrow, Hills
boro, vice chairman of the advisory
committee and chairman of the state
central committee. adopted resolu
tion asking for a meeting June 10 at
Columbus.
Ohio is called on to furnish 1,4S4
registered nurses to the Red Cross
for military hospital service abroad.
George Fuss OF Newark was wound
ed severely in action on the French
front.
Body of Miss Harriet NJ. King. 6S,
a magazine writer, was found on
walk in her flower garden at Dayton
Is is believed she succumbed to
paralytic stroke.
Abram w. Agler, Canton attorney,
filed papers with the secretary OF
state as a candidate for the Republi-
can nomination for lieutenant gov
ernor.
Federal Food Administrator Hoo
yer, in telegram to State Adminis.
traitor CroXton, urged greater restric-
tion than ever before In the use of
wheat and wheat products.
Albert Bernet, so, one of Ohio's
best known newspaper men, died of
apopleXy at his home in Columbus
He was manager of the Columbus Of
flee Of the Western Newspaper Union
and prominent in fraternal circles.
A drastic order was issued by the
state liquor license board against the
sale of liquor to men drafted for mil
itary service. If a saloonist serves
liquor TO a select after he appears
before his draft board and takes the
oath of allegiance to the government
he will subject himself liable to for
reiture of his license.
Crestline will conduct a war chest
When their automobile was demol-
ished by an interurban car south OF
Norwalk Q. NJ Watts, farmer, his
wife and two sons, Lane, %, and
25. were instantly killed.
Four persons were injured in a
head-on collision OF two Youngstown
and Ohio River railroad passenger
cars near East Liverpool.
j. R. Clements was reelected sU-
perintendent of Lancaster public
schools at an annual salary of $4,000,
an increase of $500 Teachers were
granted salary increases of from $40
to S25 per month.
Harry D. Osborn of Cincinnati was
elected president Of the Ohio branch
Of the National Association of Post.
office Clerks.
John Evans, II, son of John f.
Evans, former Niles merchant, and
Noble Woods, 10, son of Henry
Woods, we're drowned in Meander
creek, near Niles. Evans could not
swim and. getting into the stream
beyond his depth, he clung 10 the
Woods boy until both sank.
Mrs. Charles Whittamore. 26, was
ound strangled to death in her home
1t Canton She is believed to have
)een the victim Of a robber.
Donald Bennett 10. Bellaire, was
in the Ohio river.
Floyd Cramer, IS, Findlay lineman,
vas electrocuted by high tension
wire while working on 7O-foot pole.
John F. Haggerty, former Cleveland
lruggist, charged with the murder of