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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-11
WHEAT ESTIMATE
| Low THIS MONTH
DEPARTMENT OF AGRIcULTURE'S
REPORT FORECASTS DECLINE
IN PRODUCTION FROM JULY
CORN IN SERIOUS CONDITION
Experts Estimate Wheat Crop of 654,-
100000 Bushels as This Years Pro-
duction-About go ,ooo, 900 Bush
els Needed In This Country.

Washington, Aug. 10-Falling off in
crop prospects amounting to many mil
lions Of dollars loss to farmers of the
country were indicated in the Depart
ment of Agriculture's August report,
which forecasts declines in indicated
production in almost every important
crop from the forecasts reported in
July.
Wheat showed loss of 105,000,0O0
bushels; corn, $4,000, 900; oats, 43,0OO,-
600; barley, 100000, and there were
decreases in rye, white and sweet 70
tatoes, flax, apples and peaches. A
heavy reduction of the indicated pro-
duction Of cotton previously had been
reported.
Corn In Serious Condition.
Corn, the nation's greatest crop, is
in serious condition from drought,
and If rain does not come soon the
yield will be smaller than the forecast
just announced, which was 2,777 ,000,-
900 bushels.
A wheat crop of 654, 000, 900 bushels
as forecast for this years production
would amply meet the country's re-
quirements for home consumption
which the department experts estimate
will be about 10000, 600 bushels. That
would leave 100000 bushels, avail
able for export without taking into
consideration this years unusually
large carry-over of old wheat, which
was some 100000 bushels more than
the average.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-11
VAST MAJORITY OF U. S.
TRAINMEN FAVOR STRIKE
About 81 per Cent of 100000 Men
Affiliated With Four Brotherhoods
Vote for Walkout.

New York, Aug. 9.-About "a per
cent of the railway trainment affiliated
with the four great brotherhoods have
voted in favor of a strike, it was form
ally announced Tuesday after the vote
had been tabulated
The count represents the decision of
about 100000 railway employees of 225
roads with milage of about 100000
or practically every mile in the Unit
ed States.
Soon after the figures were present
ed, the conference adjourned to allow
the railway managers to consider the
result.
Each union head presented his fig
ures in different form. w. S. Stone,
for the engineers, reported 98.17 per
cent in favor of strike in the South
eastern district; 9O35 per cent in the
Western and 94.64 per cent in the East
ern.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-11
BRITISH STEAMER MEETS
AND DESTROYS SUBMARINE
Captain Upon Arrival at Baltimore
Tells of Engagement in Mediter-
ranean Sea.

Baltimore, Aug. Z. - Capt. David
Thomson, master of the British steam.
ship Strathness, which arrived here
from Mediterranean ports, told of an
engagement which he declared his
vessel had with German submarine
on July Is in which the submarine was
sunk.
Two gunners who were in charge
of a six-pound gun mounted on the
after-deck of the Strathness for de-
fensive purposes, sank the submarine,
according to Captain Thomson, when
a ball struck it amidships, causing an
explosion. He said the underwater
boat dived suddenly and was not seen
again.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-11
PLANNED "REIGN OF TERROR"
Frisco Bomb Plot Suspects Letters
Are Made Public.

San Francisco, Aug. 5.-That Thorn
as j. Mooney, indicted for murder in
connection with the preparedness pa
rade bomb explosion, July %, planned
to inaugurate reign of terror in San
Francisco by importing ':Direct action
Reds" from other cities, was the dec
laration of District Attorney c. M.
Fickert in making public some of the
correspondence discovered by the po-
lice in MONEYS desk.
Mooney kept carbon copies Of his
letters. Henry j. Claussen, of Ala
media, CAL, who died in a hospital
here last night, was the ninth victim
of the explosion to die.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-11
Mexican War NezCs

General CarranZa's reply to the lat
est American note accepting his sug-
gestiOn for joint commission to adj
just border differences. but proposing
a broader scope for the commissions
work, was delivered to the state de-
partment at Washington by Eliseo Ar
redondo, the Mexican ambassador
designate. 1t announces the appoint
ment of three Mexican commissioners.
1t was officially announced at Mex
leo City at the Mexican foreign office
that Luis Cabrera, Ygnacio Bonillas
and Alberto PAM have been selected
as commissioners to negotiate with
the United States commissioners re-
garding the questions at issue be-
tween Mexico and the United States.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-11
New York Car Strike Ends.

New York, Aug. 9.-All strikes ON
the surface lines of Greater New York
were ended when officials of the New
York & Queens County railroad, the
Richmond Light & Railway Company,
operating cars on Staten island, and
the Second Avenue Railroad compan
in New York agreed to accept the same
terms of settlement ratified Monday
by the New York Railways company
and the Third Avenue Railway com,
pany. In New York city, it was said,
normal service was established dur
ing the day.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-11

Former Gov. j. Frank Hunly, Prohi-
bitiOn candidate for the presidency of
the United States, will not support one
plank in the Prohibition platform at
the coming election. That plank is the
one indorsing the initiative, referen-
dun and recall. Mr.. Hanly made this
known at Indianapolis, Ind, in his
speech of acceptance after his official
notification of nomination by Robert
II. Patton.
Elmer F. Crowley, thirty, of Aurora,
H., corporal in Company l, Third Illi-
nOiS infantry, one of the two Illinois
regiments in camp at Newbraunfels.
Tex, was instantly killed when an au-
tomObile in which he was riding was
hit by train. Henry BENEFIT of New
braunfels was also killed.
The task of counting the votes of ap-
proximately 100000 railroad employees
on the question of authorizing a gen.
eral strike in the event that their de-
mands for an eight-hOur day and time
and-a-half for overtime are finally
denied has been completed, it was an
nounced at headquarters at New York.
James FL. Thompson, attorney of
Lansing, Mich, former state tax COM
missioner and One-time member of the
state board of education, was disbarred
from practice of law for period of
five years by order of Circuit Judge
West. before whom Thompson was
tried on charges of fraud, deceit and
malpractice.
Raymond Robins. who was chairman
Of the PrOgressive's national cOnven-
ton. issued statement at Chicago
that he had decided to support Charles
+. Hughes for the presidency, and
urging them TO do likewise.
John NJ. Parker. Progressive candi-
date for vice-president, has become the
head of the party and the idol of all
faithful anti-Hughes Bull Moose. The
Progressive conference was held at
Indianapolis, Ind.
Robert f. Wagner of New York city
for governor and Calvin ]. Huson Of
Yates county for lieutenant governor
was the ticket agreed on at confer
ence at New York of 10 prominent
New York city Democrats.
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King George is Determine,

London, Aug. liking George tele-
graphed the heads of the Allied states
on the occasion Of the second ami
versary of Great Britain's entry into
the war as follows:
"On this, the second anniversary of
the commencement of the great con-
f1ict in which my country and her gal
liant Allies are engaged, / desire to
convey to you my steadfast resolution
to prosecute the war until our united
efforts have attained the objects for
which we in common have taken up
arms"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-11
Socialist Editor Held in Berlin.

London, Aug. 9.-The arrest Of DR..
Ernest Meyer. editor of Vorwaerts of
Berlin, is reported in a telegram re-
ceived at Amsterdam from Berlin, as
forwarded by the Central News.
Vorwaerts is the leading Socialist
newspaper of Berlin and its editor has
been in conflict previously with the
German authorities for his writings. In
February he was sentenced to impris-
onment for one week on the charge of
melting class hatred and disobeying
orders Of the military authorities.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-11
Frenchmen Take 100 Germans.

Paris. Aug. S.-Corporal Gouteaubier
of the French light infantry has been
decorated with a military cross by
President Poincare for capturing 100
Germans, including two officers, aided
only by single companion. 1t was on
July 20 before Hemwood. From hol-
low a well sustained fusilade was being
poured on the flank Of the French.
Gouteaubier, with a companion, ap-
preached the spot whence the firing
came. Guillot threw bombs into their
midst and the fire ceased, and the
enemy surrendered.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-11
plague Victims Blood to Make Serum

Plague Victims Blood to Make Serum.
New York, Aug. 9.-Twelve persons
who have recovered from attacks of
infantile paralysis have volunteered to
give quantities Of their blood to be
used in the preparation of serum for
the treatment Of the disease, as the
result of an appeal for volunteers in
fighting the epidemic. Sufficient blood
was taken from two volunteers to treat
nine cases. DR.. Haven Emerson, health
commissioner, said that 40 patients
have been treated with the serum from
subjects and the results have been sat
isfactory
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-11
Austrians Recapture Positions.

Vienna, via London, Aug 9.-The
Austrian official communication, issued
here, says:
Heavy fighting is taking place in
the region of the Gorilla bridgehead
and on the Doberdo plateau. Stub
born battles on Monte Sabinto and
Monte San Michele lasted throughout
the whole night and have not been
concluded. Counter attacks by the
Austrians resulted in the recovery of
a greater portion Of the advanced po-
sitions captured by the Italians in
their first assault,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-11
GERMAN U-BOAT BREMEN
SUNK, is BERLIN REPORT
Sister Ship Of Deutschland, Reported
on Way to American Port
Is Lost.

Baltimore, Aug. 10.-When shown
the dispatch from Berne stating the
super-submarine Bremen. sister ship of
the Deutschland, had been sunk, H.
Fl. Hilken, head of the Eastern For
warding company, local agents of the
sub-sea line here, said the report is
possibly true"
Hilken said local agents of the un-
dersea line had no knowledge when
the Bremen had sailed for America,
nor had they received any word from
her since sailing.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-11
Pope Plans Protest to Germany

Pope Plans Protest to Germany.
Paris, Aug. S.-The pope, after a
careful study of the protest against the
deportation of inhabitants of northern
France, has decided to make a protest
to Germany, according to news dis
patch. The protest was sent to the
pope by the bishop of Lille and the
archbishop of Rheims. 1t is stated that
the pope will ask Berlin that at least
women and young girls be sent back
to their homes and that he will public
ly express his reprobation of the Ger
man military authorities, if his protest
is ignored.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-11
Detroit Welcomes G. O. p. Nomine

Detroit, Mich, Aug. 8.-Upon his ar
rival here Charles Evans Hughes head
ed long automobile parade from the
station to his hotel mile and half
away. A brass band played popular
tunes and giant firecrackers were ex-
ploded along the line of march. Thou
sands of persons witnessed the parade.
With Mr.. Hughes arrival it became
known that an advisory committee of
FIVE or nine members probably would
be named during the week by Chair
man Wilcox to assist him in the man
agement of the campaign.
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To Consider Pardon for Dietz.

Madison, Wis, Aug. 7.-Applications
for pardons for John F. Dietz and IL
others will be heard by Governor
Philip next Wednesday.
Considerable interest is taken in
Dietz's case on account of numerous
petitions for executive clemency which
have been circulated throughout the
state from time to time.
Dietz was convicted in the circuit
court for Sawyer county in May, 1911,
of murder in the first degree, having
shot and killed Oscar Harp. deputy
sheriff.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-11
KING vIcToR'S TROOPS WIN VIC.
TORY ON THE IsoNZo 'FRONT.'
GREAT REJOICING IN
LONDON.
AUSTR0-G GERMANS FALL
BACK BEFORE RUSSIANS
Lemberg, Capital Of Galicia, Ordered
Evacuated, According to Report
French Capture Teuton Trench
es and Win FoothoId in
Thiaumont Work.

London, Aug. 10.-Before the echoes
have died of the mutual congratula-
tons of the Entente Allies sovereigns,
statesmen and generals on the auspi-
cious opening of the third year of the
war, comes news Of further Russian
successes and Of a splendid victory for
the Italian arms on the Isonzo front.
The surprising success of the Ital-
ians, who in two days have captured
10000 prisoners, suggests that in ad-
dition to transferring General Koe-
vess, an able Austrian general, from
the Trentino front to Galicia, the
Austrians also ventured to transfer
troops from the Isonzo to the Russian
front in an endeavor to stop the Rus
sian advance.
SIavs Win New Victories.
General Cardorra's victory has
caused in London great rejoicing as
one of the most promising successes
in the new allied operations and a
demonstration of the constantly grow
ing power of the allied offensive on all
fronts. Russians new victories south
of the Dneister and southwest of the
Stanislau-Kolomea railway, afford
equal satisfaction and the prompt adj
mission in the Berlin official statei
ment Of the retirement of the Austrof
Germans south of the Dneister is TAXI
en- here to indicate that the RussiaIl
victory in this quarter is Weighted
than yet announced by the Russian of
fetal dispatches. I
Evacuation Of Lemberg.
According to an unofficial report
the evacuation of Lemberg, the CALI
clan capital, already has been ordf
cred.
General Joffre's men have taken
German trenches three and three-quari
tiers miles in length and from 800 I'd
500 metres in depth in the last two
days; have again won foothold IND
the Thiaumont work near Verdun and
captured two lines of German trench.
es on the Vaux- Chapitre- Chemois
front. The British in the Somme re,
gion near Guillemont have advanced
about 400 yards.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-11
FARM LOAN BOARD C0NVENES
Federal Body Has First Session-To
Designate IL Districts.

Washington, Aug. S.-The new fed
eral farm loan board met for the first
time Monday to work out plans for a
laRd bank credit system as provided
for by the act Of congress creating
the board. The first work of the
board, after effecting organization, will
be to divide the United States into IL
federal land bank districts. Before
this is done the board probably will
hold hearings in various parts of the
country to ascertain the vews of farm
ers on the question.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-11
Minister Denies carranza viii Resign

Minister Denies Carranza VIII Resign.
Mexico City, Aug. 9.-Emphatic de-
NAL of reported intention of Carranza
to resign within few weeks in order
that he might enter the campaign as
candidate for the constitutional presi-
dency was made by Foreign Minister
Aguilar. "The first chief is not plan
ming to resign" he said. General Car
rama is interested, above all things,
in the re-establishment Of constitution
al order in Mexico and when he sue
ceeds in accomplishing this he will
yield the executive power to the man
the people elect
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-11
Five vilIistas Executed.

Chihuahua City. Mex, Aug. 9. -
General Trevino has received a re-
port that five Villistas captured in the
Mapimi region and brought to Berma-
jillo, have been condemned and shot
in that town.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-11
British Shin Torpedoed.

Copenhagen, Aug. S.-The Norwe-
gian newspaper Tidens Tegn Of Chris
tiania, states that the steamer Aaro,
British vessel of 2,609 tons, has been
torpedoed by German submarine.
The newspaper gives no details.
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Washington

There is an optimistic feeling in adj
ministration circles at Washington
that plans are developing to avert the
great railroad strike that would tie
up the interstate commerce of the
country.
1t was announced at Washington
that Secretary of State Lansing and
Minister Brun of Denmark in New
York signed the treaty between the
United States and Denmark under
which this country purchases the Dan
ish West Indies for S25,O0O,0O0.
The United States board of media
ton and Cancellation at Washington
has received authoritative information
that its services will be sought to adj
ju-t the differences between the en-
gil>erS. firemen, trainmen and conduc-
tors brotherhOOds and the 325 rail-
way systems of the United States. If
efforts for direct settlement result
In deadlock.
IT was announced at Washington
President Wilson accepted the resigna-
ton Of Capt. Victor Blue as chief Of
the bureau of navigation. He has
been assigned to command the battle
ship Texas.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-11
WILSON'S CAMPAIGN WILL
START SEPTEMBER FIRST
Decision Reached at Conference Be-
tween President and Chairman
Of National Committee.

Washington, Aug. "a decision to
launch the Democratic national cam
paign soon after September 1, regard
less of whether Congress still is in ses-
sion then, was reached at confer
ence between President Wilson, Vance
c. Mccormick, chairman of the Dem
ocratic national committee, and Homer
s. Cummings, the committees vice
chairman.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-11
Gasoline Price One Cent Lower.

Gasoline Price One Cent Lower.
New York, Aug. "a reduction Of L
cent a gallon for gasoline has been
announced by the Standard Oil COM
pany of New York. The new prices
are % cents to garages and 25 cents
direct to consumers. Gasoline went
up 1 cent here in March, the last
change in price prior to the present
reduction.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-11
BRITISH ADVANCE 400 YARDS
Germans Make Four Attacks Near
Pozieres But Are Repulsed.

Pozieres But Are RepuIsed.
London, Aug. 9. = The British Off
cial statement just issued reads:
Southwest of Guillemont we ad-
vanced our line about 400 yards. Fight
ing continues near Guillemont sta
ton.
Northwest of Pozieres the enemy
made four attacks on our trenches,
again using fiammenwerfer. There at
tacks failed completely, but in one he
managed to occupy about so yards Of
our trench"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-11
Happenings
Of the World
Tersely Told
European War News

Sixteen hundred Turkish prisoners
have arrived at Cairo. They are part
of the army which attacked the Brit
ish positions at Romani and which
was defeated with heavy losses.
Russian attacks along the Sereth
and Graberka rivers, south of Brody,
in northern Galicia, broke the Teutonic
resistance and resulted in the capture
by the Russians of six villages and the
entire ridge along which they are To-
Gated, according to an announcement
issued at Petrograd. More than 5000
prisoners were taken.
Bulgaria has been warned by Rou-
mania that the good relations be-
tween the two countries are being
jeopardized by certain incidents on the
frontier, says a dispatch from Bu-
chareSt.
Reynolds newspaper, published in
London, gives prominence to rumor
that there is likely to be war in
South America. "A diplomatic source
reports" says the paper, that Peru
and Venezuela have secretly agreed to
take vast lands from Columbia and
Ecuador"
The Russians have been driven from
the positions to which they were still
clinging near Tarecze on the Stokhod,
in southern Volhynia, according to
Berlin statement.
A dispatch to the Amsterdam Han
delsblad from Berlin says Italy has
given notice to Germany of the ter
mination of the German-Italian COM
mercial treaty of 1891, which would
have expired at the end of 1917. 1t
asserted that the existence of the
treaty was the only reason which had
prevented Germany from declaring
war on Italy.
One more Italian, japanese and
three British ships have been sunk as
a rXsult of the renewal of the war on
commerce by the Germans. The
kaiser's U-boats are active on the Eng
lish channel.
The war office at Petrograd admits
withdrawal from the town of Rudka-
Mirynaskaia on the StokhOd river
front after a desperate battle. Cap
ture of 1900 prisoners in a desperate
battle south of BrOdy is claimed.
The Italian mail steamer LetimbrO
has been sunk by a submarine and %
survivors have arrived at Malta, says
a Reuter- dispatch to London from
that place. Two boatlOads with sur
vivors also have arrived at Syracuse.
The Letimbro carried crew of 81
and her passengers numbered 113.
One hundred persons are believed to
have persisted.
The battle which has been raging
on the Verdun front for three days
turned in favor of the French. AS the
result of the days fighting the entire
village of Fleury is again in French
hands as well as the whole system of
trenches from Thiaumont to the village
and extending as far as Hill $40. Ber-
lin admitted the advance of the French
on a large portion of this front.
The raid by German Zeppelins re-
suited in the dropping of great num-
Der of explosive and fire bombs on
London, on the fleet base at Harwich
and on industrial establishments I'm the
county of Norfolk, says an Official
statement given out at Berlin.
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BLAMED FOR NEW YORK BLAST
Commerce Commission In Charge Of
Munitions Is Assailed.

washington, Aug. gin an attack
dpon the Interstate Commerce com.
mission, which has charge of the SUI
pervision of the transportation of ex-
plosives, Representative Hamill of
New Jersey charged that the commits
sion was responsible for the Black
Tom Island disaster last Sunday. The
commissions regulations, he said,
were practically written by the Du
Points.
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Personal

Private Louis o. Gardiner of the
New Mexico militia, charged with mu-
tinous conduct in having refused to he
mustered into federal service. was
found guilty at Columbus, N. u. by
court-martiGl.
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RUSS TAKE 100 SQUARE MILES

Capture Additional Villages in Drive
on Eastern Front.
Petrograd, via London, Aug. 10. -
The Russians in their advance against
the Austro-German in East Galicia.
have taken territory aggregating near
ly 100 square miles, according to the
Russian official communication. In
pursuit of the Teuons the Russians
have taken additional villages in the
Dniester region.
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1t was announced at London that
the British working people Loyalty ac-
cepted the decision of the government
that holidays should be postponed I'M
til the demand for munitions was not
urgent.