Evening journal., 1915-08-17
YOUNG ELY OUT OF
british RESERVES
Wilmington Young Mans
Release Obtained By
Congressman Miller
FRIEND ACTED WHILE
STATE DEPT. Jagged

Through the efforts of Congress
man Thomas W. Miller. G. Earnest
Ely, the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
G Ely. of No. 1915 North Jackson
street has been released from the
British Royal Naval Reserves and re-
turned 10 his parents. Young Ely
left home in May, shipping TO Eng
land on a steamer and upon arriving
there about the first Of June enlisted
in the Naval Reserves, being station-
ed at the Crystal Palace in London.
This branch Of the British Naval SER
vice corresponds to the United States
marine corps.
When his parents learned Of his en-
listment they appealed to Congress-
man Miller to obtain his discharge
because of their desire to have him
returned home. Although he was the
minor son of American parents, it
was not such an easy matter to ac-
complish this after he had once en-
tered the British service.
Congressman Miller first got in
ouch with the British Ambassador
II Washington. who communicated
With his Home once The American
Ambassador at London also was re-
1uested TO act in the case was re-
from Mr.. Miller. In such cases it is
customary for the request for the dis
charge TO be accompanied by sufh-
cient money TO return the enlisted
nan 10 his home country, and al the
same time the matter was taken ur
with the two ambassadors Mr. Mil
Ter personally wrote to the Secretary
Of state at Washington, the last week
n June The money was given tc
he State Department al Washington
the first of July TO be forwarded tc
young Ely
July dragged along without any
aews Of an encouraging nature being
received from the American Embassy
N London or the State Department
and by the end of July the State De-
partment was unable to give Con-
gressman Miller any satisfactory eX-
planation Of the delay A personal
friend Of Miller in London was ap-
pealed to by cable and letter. and
upon the return Of young Ely yester-
day, IL was ascertained that Il wal
this friend of Mr.. Miller who wa:
largely instrumental in obtaining his
tElCdcN a. WttA do lut LII
with funds and arranging the neces
sary transportation.
Mr.. Miller. when spoken TO about N
State Departments delay in the case 70
DAY. said that under the present condi
tions the mails were often ten days O
two weeks in reaching their destination
but he saw no reason why the cas-
should have been stretched along over
period Of six weeks or more and the
in the end have persons entirely outsid
the State Department handle the mat
ter. Mr.. Miller said that although th
State Department had informed him I
the Young mans discharge week aft'
il had been accomplished the informi
tion was mot given until young Ely ha
left England and was on his way hon
On the American Line steamer Ne
York
When seen today by a reporte
young Ely G. i'd that he had worket
lis passage home on the steame
New York which arrived in New
York city on Sunday, where he wa
net by his father. Asked about hi
service he said that the company h
served with was composed Of fine 10
If men, most of them young, and III
)ficers were equally as young them
selves. Thi was because the olde
ofieers are seeing service az III
ront.