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Show if HIS SPEECH AND HEARING RESTORED ill London, Aug:. 31, 4:62 p. m. "Robert Hi'llll Beck of Chicago who was made deaf Him and dumb by an injury sustained l while fighting with the British army, HJj suddenly recovered his speech and Bill hearing today. Beck, who was a mo-I mo-I !i Jjll torcycle policeman on the Chicago II lit II force when the war began, became a Kill dispatch bearer with the British I u troops and, was struck down by a H sniper's bullet In Flanders, He was I J A taken to Liverpool. H From the day of his injury be had Hi i been unable to hear or speak until he Ii waB taken wIth ther convalescents Hrrl j to a moving picture entertainment In Pi III Liverpool. "While watching a comic Bll picture, he suddenly burst out In Bhiji laughter. The next moment he found $11 that he waa ale to talk aud iear HIjPI normally. B 1:4 lil |