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The Ely miner., 1915-07-30
NEW MILITARY POLICY IN u. S.
contempIates Big Increase in Subna.
rines and Building Up of Army
Of 100000.

Washington, July o. = Pending
President Wilson's return from Cor.
nish, N. H., when he will formulate with
Secretary Garrison and Secretary Dan.
iels what at the White House has been
announced sane reasonable and
practical program of national defense.
army and navy officials are busy as
sembling the information upon which
the new military policy will be found.
ed.
The Ely miner., 1915-07-30
CHINESE DIE BY THOUSANDS
Loss Of Life in Canton, by Fire and
Flood, Estimated by Admiral
Winterhalter.

Washington, July 2S.-The loss Of
life in Canton, China, due to fire and
food, is estimated In tens of thou
sands. according to a report from
Admiral Winterhalter, commanding
the Asiatic. fleet. The gunboat Callao
took 100 bags of rice to Shuyhing July
16 and rescued missionaries and so
blind girls from the dikes of that town.
The Ely miner., 1915-07-30
School to Make Auto Mechanics.

Minneapolis, July 28.-Ground ha,
been broken for a big garage in the
rear of the old Central High school
In this garage it is planned to manu-
facture, for the great JOY of the auto
mobile owners, really efficient auto
mobile mechanics, at present declared
to be rare specimen of the race.
The garage is to be part of the
Dunwoody Industrial school. Green
mechanic material will not be turned
out to tinker with the cars of the
public until it has spent two years
learning the trade.
The Ely miner., 1915-07-30
Export Commerce Breaks Record.

Washington, July 28.-Exact figures
Of the record-breaking export COM
merce of the fiscal year ended June
80, and made public here show that
the trade balance in favor Of the Unit
ed States-the greatest in its history
was $1,094, 4,422,7 1872, an increase Of
$623, 100000 over the year preceding
and s42S,0O0,OOO more than the best
previous record made in 1908. Exports
totalled s2,768,643,532, an increase of
$404, 100000 over the preceding year.
Imports were $1,674,220,740, q de-
crease of $219,700,00O.
The Ely miner., 1915-07-30
Russia,s Cereal Crops Heavy.

Washington, July 28.-Russia's win
ter cereal crops promise heavy in
creases this year. Forecasts for 81 d.
visions of European Russia, apparently
all except Poland, cabled by the In
ternational Institute Of Agriculture at
Rome to the department Of agriculture
are: Wheat, 463,0O0.000, an increase
of 1913 per cent over last year; rye,
100000 bushels, an increase of 28.1
per cent; barley, 491,000.000 bushels,
an increase of 800 per cent; oats,
959,000,000 bushels. an increase of
32.76 per cent.
The Ely miner., 1915-07-30
SUBMARINE SINKS
AMERICAN VESSEL
GERMANS TORPEDO U. S. STEAM
SHIP LEELANAW OFF COAST
OF SCOTLAND.
COMMANDER OBSERVES LAW
Exercised the "Visit and Search" Re-
quired by international Rules of
Warfare-Cargo of Flax De-
clared Contraband of War.

Aberdeen, Scotland, July 29.-The
captain and crew of the American
steamer LeeIanaw, which was sunk by
a German submarine in the North sea
have arrived here. They say several
shots were fired at the vessel by the
submarine, but that they we're given
ample warning before the steamer was
sunk.
The Ely miner., 1915-07-30
Washington

Rear Admiral Benson, chief of oper.
ations Of the navy department at
Washington, received radio message
Sunday that the battleship Ohio, on
the way up the west coast of San
Francisco, had lost propeller blade.
She was proceeding under her own
steam.
Congressman William A. Rodenberg
Of Illinois declared at Washington
that legislation creating one-cent post
age on local delivery letters should be
adopted in the Forthcoming session of
congress.
A. Mitchell Palmer. former repre-
sentative from Pennsylvania, is report
ed in official circles at Washington to
have been selected as counsellor of
the state department.
President Wilson called for reports
on the subject of national defense.
just before leaving Washington Fri
day. These will be made to him per-
sonally by the heads of the war and
navy departments.
Secretary of State Lansing at Wash,
ington telegraphed General Carranza
that his troops must be withdrawn
from Naco. which they entered in vi
olation of the agreement made by
sentatives with Gen. Hugh Scott, chief
of staff of the United States army.
Attorney General Gregory at Wash
ington is planning to put the 1000
federal convicts in the Atlanta and
Fort Leavenworth penitentiaries at
work making munitions of war, ex-
cept explosives, for the United States
army.
The Panama canal is now on a pay
ing basis, according to official reports
given out at Washington. Receipts
for May wiped out a deficit of $685.
$50 and left balance of $177.799.
The publication by the state de-
partment of the text of the note to
Germany was Immediately followed by
statements that the way had now
been cleared for the launching Of the
| overdue note to Great Britain calling
her attention to her violations of in
i ternational law as affecting United
| States commerce.
Reports were current in Washing
ton Friday that former Representative
| A. Mitchell Palmer Of Pennsylvania
has been selected for the post of coun-
sellor of the state department.
The government is facing strike of
the machinists employed at the Wash
ington navy yard. The workmen
charge that BLACK list has been
prepared that is to include every ma
chinist who resigns to accept private
employment, and they demand re-
storation of the wage scale in force
| prior to July 1.
The Ely miner., 1915-07-30
ST. Louis Park Tax Raised.

Minneapolis, July 2S.-After a con.
ference with the village board of st.
Louis Park, the county board of equal,
ization voted to increase the 1915 ~
sessed valuation 20 per cent The
Hopkins valuations as returned by the
assessor were left intact.
The Ely miner., 1915-07-30
Household Goods Decrease in Value.

Minneapolis, MINI. Household
goods in st. Louis Park have decreas-
ed more than one-half in value and
in Hopkins they have dwindled more
than third, according to figures
which confront members of the Hen
nepin county board of equalization.
Last year household goods in st.
Louis Park had valuation of s17.-
TAI. This year their assessed vaiua-
tion is only 1888. In Hopkins last
year the assessed valuation of house
hold goods was s10.406. This year
the figure is $6,606.
The Ely miner., 1915-07-30
Sporting

W. A. Leuders of Chicago, national
amateur motorcycle champion. was
killed at Sacramento, Cal, Sunday af-
ternoon while racing in the 25-mile
amateur championship event under
the auspices of the Federation OF
American Motorcyclists.
The Ely miner., 1915-07-30

Australian Wool Exports Decrease
London, July 28.-Advices from Sgd.
ney state that the exports of WOO
from Australia and New Zealand from
July, 1914, to June 80, 1915, totalled
2,317,702 bales, or decrease of $780,.
781 bales.
The Ely miner., 1915-07-30
Body Found; Murder Suspected.

Oooy FoGno, ~ufueE 0uspeCtco.
Minneapolis, Mimi. - Everett w.
McClain, found dead in the mud Of
Bassett's creek, near the Electric
Short Lines trestle at Penn avenue
north, was victim of an assault, in
the opinion of Deputy Coroner Hobbs.
At an autopsy at the morgue, Nc
Claims skull was found to be frac-
tured at the base. The injury could
not result from fall, according to
Doctor Hobbs.
The Ely miner., 1915-07-30

Italians Capture important Island
Rome, via Paris, July 28.-ln Off
cial statement issued here says:
''The Island Of Pelagosa, important
on account of it's strategic situation
has been occupied by the Italian
forces"
The Ely miner., 1915-07-30
5000, 600 at Exposition.

San Francisco, July 2S.-The attend
ance at the Panama-Pacific exposition
to date totals more than 100000 The
nine millionth admission was registsr>
ed at o'clock. i
The Ely miner., 1915-07-30
Happenings
Of the World
Tersely Told
European War News

European War News
Information from Udine Sunday
states that Podgora, which dominates
Go7itz, has been almost entirely won
and its SUBMITS, Monte Calvario,
crowned by five forts armed with
heavy artillery, Is in Italian posses
zion.
There is but one opinion expressed
by the British press on the American
note to Germany-that, in polite
language, il Is tantamount to an ulti-
matum, says a London cablegram.
The Germans have stormed and cap
tured two villages within ten miles of
Warsaw from the south while to the
north, after forcing passage of the
Narew between Rozan and Pultusk,
they are advancing against the Bug
and the Warsaw-Vilna railway, says
London dispatch.
The text of the American note was
published in the Berlin Sunday papers.
its contents and wording exceeded
even the most unfavorable anticipa-
uons and the editorial comment was
distinctly antagonistic.
Before going to Posen to confer with
his generals, the kaiser held crown
council in Berlin. according to tele-
erals Won Hindenburg and Won Falken-
hayn he drew up final plans to end
the war, which the emperor said must
terminate before next Christmas.
The surgical record of the war is
held by Doctor Rutsca of the Jaegers-
dorf hospital, near Cracow, who per-
formed more than 5000 operations be-
tween November of last year and
June.
After several days of inactivity the
German submarine war has been re-
newed. Reports received in London
Sunday tell of the sinking of one Brit
ish, one French and one Russian
steamship.
Three German prisoners who es-
capped from the internment camp at
Alexander palace, near London, on
Tuesday were recaptured north of
London. 9.sEfst o. 1890 a
Austro-German troops of the armies
of Field Marshal Won Hindenburg and
Field Marshal Won Mackensen are In
vesting Novo Georgievsk, Warsaw and
Ivangorod, three of the greatest for
tresses in the world, and the mighty
battle in Poland continues with the
utmost ferocity, says Berlin die
patch.
The American bark Dunsyre, bound
from New York to Stockholm, has
been seized by the Germans and TAX
en- into Swinemunde, says Berlin
cablegram.
Great Britain has apologized to Nor
way for the action of British armed
trawler in invading Norwegian waters,
It was announced at Christiania Fri.
day
Ivangorod, the great Vistula for
tress and key to Warsaw and Lublin,
has been invested by the Germans,
says London dispatch. Already the
German siege guns have been brought
up. II Ivangorod falls. the Russians
will be forced to evacuate all Poland
A Turkish German expedition, 1t is
reported at Cairo, has landed in Tri-
poll with Cyrenaica as its objective.
If this is 60, Turkey has openly Joined
the war against Italy.
An official declaration published in
Berlin says that Germans working in
factories In neutral countries, partic-
ularly in the United States, producing
war supplies for the enemy. render
themselves liable to prosecution for
treason.
The Ely miner., 1915-07-30
Domestic

Nine hundred ovens were this week
added to the producing capacity OF
the ConneIlsville (Pa.) coke region.
bringing producing possibilities to
100000 tons a week.
David Esaacson, sentenced to a year
and day in the penitentiary at At.
lanta. Ca, by the New York federal
courts. made his journey to his prison
there without guards.
Serious rioting again broke out In
the war zone about the Tidewater
and Standard OIL companies plants in
Bayonne, N. j.. late Friday afternoon.
Three deputy sheriffs were shot down
and one deputy's arm broken by q
stone.
r. F. Fahnstock, animal trainer.
East Pittsburgh, Pa, was fatally in
Jured and IL other members of a car
nival show were slightly hurt when a
cyclone passed over Toledo, O., Sum
day.
Accepting the chairmanship of the
Philadelphia branch of the National
Security league, John Wanamaker
made his hearers gasp by proposing
that the United States raise an enor.
nous sum-$100. .000, 600, 900 II neces.
sary-to buy Belgium from Germany.
The torpedo-boat destroyer Erics.
son, completed and ready for delivery.
was found In a sinking condition
Wednesday morning as she lay at her
dock at Camden. N. ]. A sea cock
had been opened.
Two more mysterious fires on United
States naval vessels, which were made
public at New York. bringing the to.
tai Of such fires to five within the
last few days, have aroused officials
OF the navy yard to a keen sense of
alarm.
The Ely miner., 1915-07-30

Washington, July 29.-Information
on one point-whether the captain of
the American steamer Leelanaw was
requested to deliver out the contra
band in his cargo and was willing to
do so-is needed by the United States
government before officials can de-
termine the nature Of the representa-
tions which may be made to Germany
on the destruction of the vessel by a
German submarine.
The Ely miner., 1915-07-30
Similar to Frye Case.

In diplomatic circles here it was de-
clared the Leelanaw incident there
fore becomes almost identical with
that of the American bark William p.
Frye, sunk by a German commerce
raider, and is not Of the same charac-
ter as the attack on the Lusitanja. the
repetition of which America has
warned Germany, would be consid-
cred as deliberately unfriendly."
The Leelanaw was en- route from
Archangel to Belfast, after discharg-
ing a cargo of cotton at the Russian
port. It found it necessary to stop at
Belfast on its return trip to America,
to take on a supply of oil for fuel
and probably for this reason accepted
a cargo of fax from Archanged to
Belfast.
Flax was declared contraband of war
by the German government in April.
The Ely miner., 1915-07-30
TEUTON DRIVE ON
WARSAW CHECKED
AUSTRO-GERMAN ATTEMPTS TC
ENVELoP SLAvS ALMOST
AT STANDSTILL.
MEETING COUNTER ATTACKS
Germans Forced Back Across vistuIa
According to Petrograd Reports
Battles Are at Their Height
at Every Point.

Geneva, via London, July ga dis
patch from Laibach says:
monday night the Austrians be-
gan to evacuate Gorilla. The evacua.
tion of Podgoria also is question OF
hours.i'
The Ely miner., 1915-07-30

Henry s. Graves, chief of the Uni.
ted States forestry service, was at
Seattle. Wash, Wednesday on the
way to Alaska to collect data to sup
port the forestry department in op-
posing the adjustment of any of the
Alaskan forest reserves.
The Ely miner., 1915-07-30

London, July 27.-The American
owned steamer Leelanaw, flying the
American flag and carrying crew
composed principally Of Americans was
torpedoed of the Orkney islands, ac-
cording to dispatches just received
from Kirkwall The crew was saved
in the ships own boats.
Before sinking the vessel the Ger
man commander exercised the visit
and search" required by the interna-
tional rules of warfare, Kirkwall dis
patches stated.
The dispatches said the submarine
commander first assured himself that
the steamer carried contraband of
war and then gave the crew time to
take to their boats.
The Ely miner., 1915-07-30
Foreign

The Tagalogs Of Luzon threaten a
new insurrection, according to a
Manila cablegram. Carriaga, lieuten.
ant Of Ricarte and one of the leaders
of the Christmas eve revolt, has been
spurring it on.
A strike having broken cut at Leib
nitz, the Austrian government sem
troops to the town. Six of the strik-
ers were shot, says Paris cablegraEi
London dispatch says the British
steamer Polish Prince from New
York June II has been sunk in col
lision with the Lowther Range.
The Ely miner., 1915-07-30

United States Senator Albert Cum
mings of Iowa said in an interview
at Pittsburg, Kan, that he will not
be a candidate for president on the
Republican ticket in 1916.
The Ely miner., 1915-07-30
Personal

James NJ. Sullivan, United States
minister to Santo Domingo. has re-
signed and his resignation has been
accepted at Washington.
The body of Herbert 8. Stone, who
was Lusitania victim, has come
ashore at Ballybunnion, a small town
at the mouth of the River Shannon
on the west coast of Ireland.
The Ely miner., 1915-07-30

Austro-Germ troops of the armies
of Field Marshal Won Hindenburg and
Field Marshal Won Mackensen are In
vesting Novo Georgievsk. Warsaw and
Ivangorod, three of the greatest for
tresses in the world. and the mighty
battle In Poland continues with the
utmost ferocity, says a Berlin die
patch.
The Ely miner., 1915-07-30

Three German prisoners who es-
capped from the internment camp at
Alexander palace, near London, on
Tuesday were recaptured north of
London g.eEfGft o. gEeSo 5.-F
The Ely miner., 1915-07-30

Congressman William A. Rodenberg
Of Illinois declared at Washington
that legislation creating one-cent post
age on local delivery letters should be
adopted in the forthcoming session of
congress.
The Ely miner., 1915-07-30

Ivangorod, the great Vistula for
tress and key to Warsaw and Lublin,
has been invested by the Germans,
says London dispatch. Already the
German siege guns have been brought
up. II Ivangorod falls. the Russians
will be forced to evacuate all Poland
The Ely miner., 1915-07-30

Great Britain has apologized to Nor
way for the action of British armed
trawler in invading Norwegian waters.
1t was announced at Christiania Fri.
day.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-21
MiSe@ e@HHaneous

old crusher. Louis Doloto- was grant ed permission to remove a building in Pierce street.
 The two year old son of William Thomas, of Beach street, fell with an open knife in his hand and cut his upper lip to the nose. He was at tended by Dr. Savage.
 Many of the, cottagers have arrived at Watch HilL John S. Newberry, of Crosse Point, Farm, Detroit Louis Dazell and William H, Anderson, of New York. arrived Saturday.
 Rev. William A Krause, seven years assistant at St. fNichaePs, left Westerly on the 12: IS train Saturday, for New Britain, where he has sbeen assigned as an assistant pastor at St. Mary's church.
 Cheribina De <Placido, 4S, who has been seriously Ill for. several months, died Saturday at her home in Canal street. She was the wife of Miolo De Placido. who survives her with four young children.
 Alexander Murray. formerly of Westerly. now superintendent and manager ~ of The. Milford Light and Power company, was married une g, ito Miss Medora Annie Hutchinson, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Emri C. Hutchinson, of Richards Crossing. N. H.
 Aged members of the Congrega- tional church were conveyed to Sun-
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-21

will be class day and the exercises will be held in Borough hall in the afternoon. The exercises will include the class history. class prophecy, class poem and other papers Of special in- terest to the seniors. The graduating exercises will be held in Borough hall Wednesday evening, and on the fol- lowing evening the junior prom will De held at the Wequetequock casino with the seniors as special guests. Friday the seniors and juniors with friends will picnick at Atlantic Beach.
 Liberty Councils Work.
 The degree team of Liberty council, Daughters of America, met Saturday evening and arranged for a trip to Providence next Wednesday, where there will be exemplification of degree work.
 Stonington Pointers.
 William J. Graham. formerly of rStonington. with position in the office of judge advocate general in Washing ton, has had a salary raise from $1 900 to S1,200 a year. He was appointed in September, 1912.
 At a session of the town court Sat urday the long continued case against Manual Perry. who was under bonds to keep the peace. having threatened bodily harm to Manuel Pont, was dis continued The case against Joseph Sebastian, charged with non-support, was discontinued on payment of costs.
 The members of the HclY-NaIne so-
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-21

day services in automobiles, and spec ial reference was made to their pres ence by Rev. Frederick A. Mac Don ald- the pastor. Mrs. Esther NtbliCk, S4. the oldest member, was presented a bouquet of pink roses.
 There was large attendance at the funeral of Edward McGarvie, Satur- day morning. The requiem high mass in St. MichaeFs church was sung by Rev. William A. Krause. Burial was at Wakefield and was the first funeral in which automobiles were used in this section. The nlotor-driven hearse came from Willimantic and the mourners followed in local automo- piles to Wakefield. The bearers were George NIcBonde, Ralph Kinney. Ray mond StiIIman and Abel c. London.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-21

ganee, Maine, today, (Monday), for visit of a few weeks.
 Miss Dorothy Beebe has returned to New York after a visit of two weeks here. [ Mrs. Elizabeth Latham of New Lon don, till recently a resident of this village, is i'll.
 Rev. H. s. Foster is visiting in New York. His sons. Schuyler and Don aid are with their grandmother iii Ossining, N. Y.
 Ferry to Mason's Island.
 The boat to Mason's Island has com menced daily trips. Later in the sea son she will run every hour Captain Charles Anderson is in command
 Daniel Rogers has returned to Nor wich
 Mrs. Charles Tuccardy has returned from a short stay in New London.
 Mir. and Mrs. W. M. Swan of Provi- dence have arrived here for the sum mer.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-21
NOANK
Degree Team of Liberty cou9eiIx In. Vited to do Work in Providefpe- Friends Mourn Mrs. Theodore Will jams,

Liberty council. Daughters of Amer ica, is to go to Providence next We'd nesday to do the degree work at the insiituting of a new council. About S2 will make up the trip. The council appreciates the honor of being asked outside the state to work. The degree team of this council is said to be the best in this section.
 The death of Mrs. Theodore Will jams of Meriden caused sorrow to her many friends in this village, where she fwasFborn and had spent many years.
 MT. and Mrs. Albert Rathbun have returned from visit in Bridgeport.
 Given Party.
 Miss Helen Holaday was given a party by her young friends Friday ev- sening. There were games and refresh ments. About 25 were present
 Mrs. Caleb Haley and Mrs. Samuel Haley and daughter of New York are at the Haley farm.
 Sanford DoHEht1- goes to = MAnne<
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-21

morning that a coatless and hatless man was at DUnn's Corners acting Queerly. and was no doubt insane. Chief Brown went after the man and brought him to police station in a leased automobile police patrol. The man is about 62, of cleanly appear ance, and has evidently been a sailor, being familiar with nautical terms and the names of ships in which he had doubled Cape Horn. He said he was employed on a steam vessel owned by the Howard Manufacturing company of New Haven and was of the impression that MT. Howard was with him and was thoroughly competent to speak for himself He said his name was Charles H. Brown.
 The same man appeared at the home of Eugene Coon iu North Stonington Thursday evening in an almost starved condition and was given food. To MT. Coon he said he came from Massachu- setts and that the ladies with him were dressnakers who had just opened a store down the road a short distance.
 The man was examined by Drs. Scanlon and Smith and they adjudged him insane. Judge Williams commit ted him to the state institution and he was taken hence by Chief Brown.
 The sacrenant of confirmation was administered to class of one hun dred and tive nty- seven, in the Church of the Immaculate Conception. Sun day. by Rt. Rev. Bishop Doran, pre-
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-21
STONINGTON
Hioh School Commencement Week Eyents-Town Court cases-HoIy Name Society Attends Mass.

This is commencement week for the Stonington High school, with the base ball game of Saturday afternoon as a starter followed with the athletic as- sociation banquet at the Colonial hotel, Watch Hill, in the evening. The eX- aminations will be continued today and final arrangements made for class day and the graduating, exercises. Tuesday
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-21

Everett A. Kingsley of Westerly, a member of the state boundary commits sion, his associates. Edward H. Rath- bun of Woonsocket and Harold J. Cross of Providence, appointed by Governor Pothier to confer with similar commits sions from Connecticut and Massachu- settS, were in Woonsocket Saturday in specting the boundary line between Massachusetts and Rhode Island The commission were accompanied by for mer Governor Pothier and City Engi- neer Mills of Woonsocket. This is the commission that expects Connecticut and the town of Stonington to give over to Rhode Island that important part of the town Of Stonington known as Pawcatuck. which has about half the population of the town and three of it's most. important manufacturing industries.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-21

New HaVen-Mrs. Rose Lengello, 55, died last week in New Haven as re- suit of trying to fill a gasoline stove when 1t was lighted.