The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-27
CONGRESS DECIDES COUNTRY
SHOULD COOPERATE WITH
GREAT BRITAIN, FRANCE
RUSSIA AND BELGIUM.
BERLIN AND PETROGRAD
BOTH CLAIM VICTORIES
Teutons Begin Another Assault on
Allies From Ypres to La Basse
British Fleet Shells Zeebuqqe
-BeIeians Driven to Des-
peration by Hunger.

taken the final plunge into the Euro
pean war. The Portuguese Congress
has decided that the country should
cooperate with the allies when it con
siders the stenp necessary. The min
lister of war will issue a decree for
partial mobilization
To Send 10000 Men to Front.
dispatch has been received from
Lisbon to that effect. 1t did not state
when the Portuguese troops would be
available for field duty at the front
but it was believed in official circles
here that it would be but a short
time when 10000 men would be sent
forward to the allies battle line in
France ard Belgium
Await News From Poland.
Decisive news from the Polish bat.
tlefield is expected hourly. A thor.
ough victory by either Russia or Ger
many would vitality affect the course
of the winter campaign, both in the
East and in the West, but there is
no assurance there has been any defn,
lite result, although Petrograd mes
sages declare the Russians have in
f1icted at least a temporary reverse
upon the Germans ir the angle be-
tween the Vistula and Warthe rivers.
Both combatants have achieved
these strikes before without settling
the fortunes of war permanently. The
correspondent of the Paris Matin de-
scribes the Germans as fleeing, while
the latest Petrograd official bulletin
says the Germans are retreating.
Berlin announces officially that the
issue has not yet been decided
Germans Again Attack Allies.
1.-The allies have been attacked in
force from Ypres to La Bassee," says
a dispatch from Daily Chronicle cor
respondent in northern France. His
| message continues:
"A terrific battle has commenced
The Germans have heavy reinforce
| ments and fresh guns for this renewal
of the effort to cut through the allies
line. The British artillery, thus far
| has thwarted all the German at
tempts."
| The. British fleet is bombarding the
towns of Zeebrugge and Heyst and a
| few shells have struck hotels where
| the German staff was Quartered and
other buildings, while the German
shore batteries were unable to reach
the warships in reply
The Hague reports railway communi'
cation with Antwerp has been suspend
ed and that no travellers will be ad
| mitted to Belgium during the next few
days
Float Greatest Loan in History.
The greatest loan in Great Britain s
history 35O,OOO,0OO ($1,75O,0O0,00O)
has been foated successfully by the
Bank of England, both large and small
buyers being among the investors. The
country awaits the announcement by
the chancellor of the exchequer as to
the amount of the subscriptions with
the belief that they will exceed consid
erably the amount of the loan and that
the colossal transaction will have an
impressive effect upon Great Britain S
enemies.
To Punish Spectators in Gold.
Berlin reports the Bundesrath has
passed laws to prevent and to punish
speculation in gold; to fix the prices OF
potatoes; to limit the consumption OF
atorium applying to bills of exchange
in AlsaceLorraine, east Prussia and
parts of west Prussia another 80 days
making it's extent $50 days. 1t is ex
pected the price for wool will be fixed
this week. The government has taken
up all the stocks of leather.
BeIgians Are Hunger-Stricken.
The hunger-stricken Belgians on the
border of Holland are pictured as re
sorting to brigandage and reports say
state of anarchy is approaching
Representative of the Rockefeller
foundation and the American commits
sion for the relief of Belgium are about
to visit Holland and Belgium, and hope
to cooperate in carrying out the relief
on an adequate scale.
Bulgaria Again Uneasy.
The advance by Austria into Servia
is creating Ineasiuess in Bulgaria as
to the future of the Balkan states
Italy, too, has been affected by the
Austrian advance and her ambas
sailors at the European capitals have
been called home to confer with the
cabinet.
England Prepares for Raid.
The admiralty has taken further
steps for the protection of the east
coast ports by the extension of the
mine field. This seems to give some
support to the rumors prevalent fol-
several days that a German raid on
the east coast is expected. In fact, il
| is generally believed here that if Ger
many is baked in her other designs
| she will attempt to attack England, nc
matter how desperate such an expedi
| ton is considered.
Say Allies Lost 21,5o0.
Berlin, Nov. 81 (by Wireless to Say.
vile, L. D-Reports received from
Holland, according to information
given out in official circles here, are to
| the effect that in the fighting near Blk.
| schoote and Dixmude the French lost
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Medal for Madame Poincare.
Bordeaux, via Paris, Nov. 25.-The
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