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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-04-06
TAKES HER SEAT AMID CHEERS
FIRST WOMAN MEMBER OF CON
GRESS, SWORN IN.
Administration Of Oath Is Signal for
Picturesque Demonstration Both
on Floor and in Gallery.

Washington, April 4.-One Of the
most picturesque demonstrations ever
witnessed in the historic House cham
Der was staged when the first woman
ever to sit there as member took the
oath of office. Men and women in the
galleries pounded hands together and
yelled themselves hoarse; members
did the same on both sides Of the
chamber when Miss Jeanette Rankin,
"the lady from Montana" entered the
hall.
Escorted by Speaker.
Speaker Clark personally escorted
her to seat on the Republican side,
near the center Also Immediately
she was surrounded and completely
lost to view. Everyone wanted to
shake her hand, and almost everyone
on the floor did, until the rap of the
gavel called members to their seat
A suffrage breakfast earlier in the day
reached the height of sentiment for
the women who attended. No one
cried, but there were lot of wet eyes
as Americas first woman representa-
tive concluded her remarks with:
Made First Speech.
There will be many times when
will make mistakes. And I need your
encouragement and your support.
know I will get it. I promise
promise"
A little catch in the throat, bare.
ly perceptible trembling of the other
wise firm lips-and ''the lady from
Montana" sat down, having made her
first speech in the nations capital.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-04-06
CLOSE TO OUTSKIRTS OF TOWN
FRENCH IN FACE OF STUB
BORN RESISTANCE MEET
WITH SUCCESS.
BRITISH ADVANCE IN
FACE OF OPPOSITION
Attacking on Front of Eight Miles
French Take Three Towns and
Strongly Organized Positions
British in Fresh Drive
Capture Two Towns.

London, April Each day finds the
British and French forces drawing
their net closer upon st. Quentin. AL
ready close to the outskirts of the
town on the West and Southwest, Brit
ish and French in fresh drives have
captured additional villages and points
of support.
Attacking on front Of more than
eight miles south and southwest OF
the harassed German stronghold, the
French, in the face of stubborn re
sistance, everywhere met with success
es, taking strongly organized positions
and villages, notable among them Dial
loon, about two miles southwest, and
Giffecourt, two miles south of the
town.
The British, already almost within
a stones throw of the western out
skirts of ST. Quentin, seemingly are
resting there, while to the northwest
they are carrying out maneuver hav
ing as it's object the thanking Of st
Quentin from the North. In this op
GRAFTON they have partly succeeded
according to London.
Driving eastward from the region o.
Vermand, they have captured the
town of Maissemy, 5 miles northwest
of St. Quentin, and farther north the
Ronssoy wood. They also were sue
cessful in taking the village of Helm
insure ojeul, five miles southeast Of
Arras, after intensive fighting.
Germans Bombard Rheims.
Rheims has again been violently
bombarded by the Germans, more
than 1000 shells having been thrown
into the town. Paris reports thai
there were casualties among the civil
population.
On the Russian front the Germans
attacked the Russians south of II
loukst, which is in the Dvinsk sector
and south of Vladimir Volynski, il
Volhynia At each place they pene
trated Russian positions, but later
were expelled in counter attacks, &C
cording to Petrograd.
Heavy snowfalls in the mountain
regions of the Austro-Italian theatel
are hampering operations, but there
has been considerable activity in thu
Adige valley, where severe artillery
duels are i'm progress on several sec
tons.
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RESPONSIBILITY ON GERMANY
WAR CALL RESOLUTION AS PRE-
SENTED IN HOUSE.
Actual State of War With Teutons
Recognized by Joint Resolution
Introduced by Flood.

Washington, April 4. - Declaring
Germany's recent acts are "acts of
war" and recognizing the existence of
state of war between the United
States and Germany, the administra-
ton war resolution was presented in
the house after the president spoke.
Chairman Flood, sponsor for it, had
altered 1t slightly from the one he had
previously given out. AS the measure
now stands it places the responsible
ity squarely on Germany by calling
her acts, acts of war. Moreover it
recognizes a state of war rather than
of "belligerency" as the first one did.
The Resolution.
The revised resolution reads:
"Joint resolution:
Declaring that a state of war ex-
lists between the imperial German gov
eminent and the government and peo-
pie of the United States and making
provision to prosecute the same:
Whereas, The recent acts of the
imperial German government are acts
of war against the government and
the people of the United States;
Resolved, By the senate and house
of representatives of the United States
of America in congress assembled that
the state of war between the United
States and the imperial German gov
gress assembled that the state Of war
between the United States and the
imperial German government has thus
been thrust upon the United States is
hereby formally declared; and,
"That the president be, and he is
hereby authorized and directed to take
Immediately steps not only to put the
country in thorough state of defense
but also to exert all of it's power and
employ all of it's resources to carry
on war against the imperial German
government and to bring the conflict
to successful termination
The same resolution was also in.
troduced in the senate.
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Foreign

The state economic commission Of
Sweden announces that the amount Of
rye, oats and mixed grains on hand in
the kingdom, or possible Of import, is
much less than had been estimated,
and that it is, therefore, impossible to
lift the embargo anaginst the using Of
fodder of any of the appropriated
grains.
The German consul and his family
sailed from Shanghai, China, on board
the Chinese steamer Taishun. They
will return to Germany by way Of
America.
NJ. Ribikoff, the Russian minister to
Switzerland at Berne, was notified by
the provisional government Of his re-
moval from Office. Russian diplomatic
affairs will be conducted for the time
being by the secretary Of the legation.
The Swiss parliament at Berne de-
cided, by vote Of SS to %, that Swift
zerland should make no move in behalf
Of peace at the present time.
Virtually all the soldiers and civil
ians comprising the rebel forces Of
Rigoberto Fernandez in Oriente prov
ince, Cuba, between 600 and 700 in
number, surrendered to Colonel VarOna
at Guantanamo.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-04-06
ARMY AND NAVY ARE READY
BOTH ON WAR FOOTING ANr
READY FOR DEFENSE.
Military Branch Near of 10000
Allowed Under Peace
Maximum.

Washington, April 4. - Army and
navy preparations are believed by Of
ficials to have reached stage guar.
anteeing against all immediate de.
Tense needs and insuring that the
more sweeping steps Congress is ex
pected to authorize can be carried out
promptly.
More national guardsmen were call.
ed into the federal service for police
duty, making a total of more than
$4,000 now assigned to guard against
internal disorders.
The War Department also an
nounced that in order not to handicap
government construction work, all
guardsmen who are government EN-
ployes or employees of private plants
doing government work will be mus
tered out.
Guard Called to coIors.
The guard organizations called out
last are: Virginia, Fourth infantry
First and Second Coast artillery, Bat
terry B, field artillery, West Virginia
Second infantry; Vermont, First in
fantry; Connecticut, Second and
Fourth companies, coast artillery.
Returns from recruiting stations
showed big gains in the number Of
men accepted by the army and navy
Army Near War Strength.
During March the gain in the army
was 6,723 and while declining to &c
into details, War department officials
said the total strength was nearing
the authorized peace maximum OF
100000
Another indication of the govern
ment's preparation for a large army
was evidenced in the announcement
that the old Fort Ringgold. military
reservation in Texas had been re
stored to the War department fol
military purposes. Since 1911, 1t has
been under control of the Interior de
partment. 1t is assumed the transfer
was made to provide training space.
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GOVERNMENT DECIDES
ON "PAY-AS-WE-GO" WAR
Problem of Financing Americas Part
in World War Comes Before Cabi-
net-Congress' Action Awaited.

Washington, April 4.-The problem
OF financing Americas part in the
world war has come directly before
president Wilson and his cabinet. The
department heads await only action by
congress on the war resolution" in
Itroduced before submitting the first
a'war budget" calling for hundreds of
millions of dollars.
1t is to be a "pay-as-we-go" war, the
government has decided, a war sus-
Itained $50 far as may be equitable by
the present generation, "by WELDON
ceived taxation" the president de-
clared in his message.
! 1t is not the presidents intention to
shift the burden to future generations.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-04-06
TEUTONS CAN BE INTERNED
Measure Exists Which Makes II
Legal.

Washington, April 5. = While Presi-
dent Wilson has indicated the benevo-
lent policy the government will pur-
sue toward Germans in this country,
legal officers of the administration
directed attention to law, by which
as soon as Congress declares war,
every unnaturalized German male IA
years of age or over may be confined
or removed as alien enemies.
Under the old Prussian-American
treaty of 1928 German citizens here
would be to an extent exempt from
the provisions of this law. The Unit
ed States, however, has refused to &C.
cede to proposal that the treaty be
reaffirmed with changes and it is un-
derstood the document will be de-
clared abrogated If the conduct of
Germans make such step necessary.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-04-06
STONE WOULD GO THE LIMIT
Against War But Will Give Support
If Il Comes.

Washington, April 4. Senator
Stone, chairman Senate foreign rela-
tions committee, said he had no infor-
nation how soon the House might act
on a war resolution, but in view of
the Presidents address he believed
his committee might as we'll meet at
once and begin work. The senator
said he did not expect to make a
speech on the war resolution.
II am against declaration of war;"
he added, "but when it is declared I
will be war eagle screaming as loud
as the rest Blood is thicker than wa
ter and no matter what opinions a
man might have about the need of
war, any other position would be con.
temptible and no American could con-
template it.
war Is not play and when we go
into it I believe we should go the
limit with men and money. If it takes
100000 men, all right; if it takes
100000 men, all right; if it takes
$4,000, 100000, or $4,000, 100000, all
right. There is no use playing around
the edges of war;"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-04-06
Mot German Submarines.

Washington, April 8. = 1t has been
explained at the Navy department that
the report from Panama City that an
American warship had captured seven
German submarines, as related by pas
sengers, was based on no optical it,
fusion of theirs. American submar-
ines, 1t was explained. constantly are
patrolling the East Indian waters. 1t
is believed the passengers saw a
mother ship" towing her chicken sub
marines and, through some misunder-
standing, reported that the submar-
ines were captives.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-04-06
WORLDS EVENTS
IN SHORT FORM
BEST OF THE NEWS BOILED
DOWN TO LIMIT.
ARRANGED FOR BUSY PEOPLE
Notes Covering Most Important Hap
penings of the World Compiled
In Briefest and Most Suceinct
Form for Quick Consumption.
u. S.-TeutOf1ic Break

More than forty Americans were
among the prisoners taken to Germany
by the German commerce raider
Moewe, according to Jack" Benson,
an American seaman, who has arrived
at Copenhagen.
DR.. Alfred Zimmerman, German for
eign secretary, speaking in the reich
stag at Berlin on the American situa-
ton, said that 'the United States can
not deny our right to seek allies when
It., already before war has been de-
clared, set the entire world against
u.s." He added that the United States
'has itself practically declared war on
u.s."
Veterans of the Spanish war were
called upon to show their patriotism
and loyalty in the present crisis with
Germany in an appeal by their COM
mander in chief, D. V. Chisholm, an
nouncing at Washington that he ex-
poets to "raise troops in each state to
be offered to the government for pro-
lection against any foreign foe" as
soon as congress defines some pro-
gram"
The class of 1873 midshipmen, COM
missiOned at the naval academy at An
napolis, Nd, was told by Secretary
Daniels that the nation expected the
mindless to be ready "for the day
that may come when upon your lead
ership may depend the fate Of de-
cisive naval engagement"
Reports from all sections Of Phila-
delphia tell Of organized efforts being
made in many cities and boroughs tC
stimulate recruiting in the army, navy
and marine corps, and organization OF
local committees to arouse popular In
terest in defense measures.
The German government will ask
American officials and relief worker:
of the American commission for relief
in Belgium to submit to period Of
"news quarantine," the time not to ex
coed four weeks, to prevent military
information being given out, says
dispatch received at Amsterdam.
Amid cheers, shouts, waving Of flags
and the flare Of photographers flash
lights Companies e and G Of the FRS
Illinois infantry left Chicago for "somc
where in illinois," The troops Were
scheduled to begin guarding poin
Of strategic Importance within thu
state.
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Offered 100000 for $1,000 Farm.

Marysville, Kan, April 9.-County
Commissioner T. p. O'Neil of Beattie
was offered by an Oklahoma oil COM
pany 100000 for his 100 acre farm
near Billings, Okla. He refused the
offer. A good paying we'll has been
struck on a farm adjoining O'NeiPs
place. Mr.. O'Neips sons and his sis
ter, Mrs. Johanna Menehan, all own
farms near Billings. Mr.. O'Neil and
his sister have gone to Billings to look
over the prospect before considering
any sale. Mr.. O'Neil bought the Ok
lrhoma farm year ago for $1,000.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-04-06
Washington

The Danish West Indies, rechris-
tened Virgin islands, were formally
turned over by Denmark to the United
States government. Danish Minister
Brun received from Secretary of State
Lansing at Washington draft for $25,-
100000, the purchase price of the
islands.
The annual food bill of the average
family has grown from $339.30 in 1913
to $425.54 at present, the department
of labor at Washington announced in
a review of food prices. In ten years,
the departments experts estimate, the
advance in the cost of food has so far
outstripped wage increases that the
workman who drew So a day in 1907
now finds himself just SO cents day
worse off.
Senator Chamberlain, chairman Of
the military COMMITTEES of the upper
body, called at the White House in
Washington to tell the president that
he should embody in his message a
flat recommendation for universal
military training. Chamberlain ex-
planned the conference was held part
ly at the instance Of the president"
and partly at his own request.
Virgin islands, the ancient name Of
the group, has been revived as the
temporary designation Of Uncle Sans
newest possession, formerly the Dam
ish West Indies, the navy department
announced at Washington, in making
public plans for the formal taking over
Of the islands. The American governor
of the islands will be Admiral James
N. Oliver, late chief of the bureau OF
intelligence.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-04-06
CHICAGO Bars 1-Piece Rathina Suits.

Chicago, April 2.-Young women
may not wear white or flesh colored
bathing suits on Chicago beaches this
summer, the city council committee
on bathing beaches has just decreed.
One-piece bathing suits also were put
under the ban, it being ruled that all
garments must be provided with a
skirt or skirt effect" The distance
between the bottom of the skirt and
the top of the knee shall not be great
or than six inches, and that all blouses
must have quarter arm sleeves or
close fitting armholes.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-04-06
Alaskan Laborers Paid SOC Hour.

Seward, Alaska, April 2.-After an
examination into the cost of living,
as shown by losses in the commissary
department of the Alaska engineering
commission on meals supplied at the
rate of 81 day, the commission issued
a new wage schedule which, it is be-
lieved, establishes the highest wage
ever paid regularly on construction
work. The commission is directing
the construction of the United States
railroad. The new scale raises the
wages of common labor from AZ cents
to so cents an hour.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-04-06
SCHALL GETS GOOD PLACE
Is Criticized by Republican Members,
However.

Washington, April 4. - The indie
pendents who voted for Champ Clark
in the speakership fight, have been
we'll taken care of in the House COM
mittee assignments.
Schall Of Minneapolis draws a place
on the important committee on rules,
one of the most important committees
of the House.
There is much criticism of Schalls
position on the Republican side and
his social relations with the Republic
an side of the House from now on are
not likely to be pleasant.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-04-06
European War News

Heavy fighting took place west of
st. Quentin, resulting in the capture by
the British of the village Of Savy.
Later British captured Savy wood. The
official report from British headquar-
tiers in France also tells of the capture
by the British Of Vendelles and Epehy
and Peiziere.
The British offensive against the
Turks in Mesopotamia has been re-
sumed. The capture of three towns
was announced by the London war Of
fee. The towns captured are Shahro-
ban ell Tawa, Sindyah and Fallujah.
Two German steamships, one an
auxiliary cruiser, have run the British
blockade of German East Africa with
cargoes of war supplies, it was stated
by the official Overseas News agency
at Berlin.
An appeal to the workmen of the
German and Austrian coalition to rise
against the imperial authority and to
establish their freedom, says the Pc
trograd Telegraph agency (the Rus
sian official news agency, was
launched at a mass meeting Of work
men, soldiers and deputies held at the
duma.
The French bark Cambronne has ar
rived at Rio Janeiro with 200 men of
the crews Of various steamers and sail
ing ships sunk by German raider off
the Island of Trinidad. They reported
that many sailors from the sunken YES
sells were drowned.
German submarines in February
sank 7S1,5O0 tons Of shipping, Secre-
tary of the Navy Eduard Capelle in a
confidential report told the main COM
mittee of the reichstag at Berlin. he
said new submarines sent to the bar
red zones far exceed the number lost
British troops have captured the vii
lagos of Ruyaulcourt, about eight
miles east of Bapaume; Sorel-el- Grand
and Fins, between Bertincourt and
Roisel, on the front in France, &C
cording to the official statement from
British headquarters issued at Lon
don.
The British forces in France have
captured the village of Melville Bour-
joncal, east of Ypres, according to the
official communication issued at Lon.
don. Heavy casualties were inflicted
on the Germans.
A further withdrawal of German
troops on the Peronne-Fins road is an.
nounced at Berlin. Canadian troops
made four attacks on German posi-
tons eHst of Neueille st. Vaast, the
war office announces. They were re-
pulsed with heavy losses.
Appealing for more men to man the
fighting lines, Chancellor Of the Elk
chequer Bonar Law declared at Lon
don prospective fighting casualtie:
i will be terrible" The casualties so fal
| this year had been "less than expect
! 3D." he asserted,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-04-06
Wounded U. s. Hero Out of. DANCE

Nice, France, April 4. = Sergeant
Clyde Balsley, the American aviator
who was wounded in an aerial battle
last June, has been operated on and
is out of danger. Sergeant Balsley is
from San Antonio. He has won the
military medal and French war cross.
1t was while on an errand of mercy
for Balsley that Corporal Victor Chap
man of'New York was killed. Balsley
had asked for an orange. Chapman
set forth in his airplane to get one. On
his way he was killed in an air attack
with the late Captain Boelke.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-04-06
Taft Finds the South Ready.

New York, April 3.-William How
ard Taft, returning to New York, as
serted that the people of the south
and southwest are ready for war, and
that we must enter the conflict
intellectually" Mr.. Taft spoke in
II cities in 9 states from Virginia to
Missouri in behalf of the program of
the League to Enforce Peace and
urged the necessity of preparation for
war. Unless the war continues a
year longer an American army cannot
be placed in the trenches Of Europe"
he said.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-04-06
Expect Busy Year on Mississippi,

Winona, MIMI, April 3.-The Mis-
sissippi river, as a commercial high
way, will reach activity this year that
will approach that of its heydey if all
of the factors now at work continue
to conspire to emphasize it's import
ance. Rivermen and shippers alike
agree, in practically every town along
the entire length Of the stream that
the day of inactivity of boats on the
upper river has gone. Shippers say
that they can no longer afford to per-
init steamboats, to operate without IT
ilizing them to the utmost.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-04-06
SHIPPERS READY TO FIGHT

Chicago, April 1. = Representa-
tives of IA national organizations of
shippers met here and issued call
for a general conference of CONNER
cial and manufacturing interests to be
held in Chicago on April Is, to con-
slider what action may be deemed advis-
able in regard to the petition recent
ly filed by the railroads with the
United States Interstate Commerce
commission, asking for general in
crease in freight rates.
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Colombia To Gust Pro-eermans.

OVIVTTIpTd to OUSG
Washington, April 3.-Dr. Estaban
Jaramillo, former Colombian minister
of the interior and now in this coun-
try on business, has issued state
ment in which he referred to the prop
uganda of the Central Powers and de-
Iclared that Colombia would not toll
crate any movement hostile to the
United States. He said his country
looked forward to ratification of the
proposed treaty, approaching that for
the development of her latent natural
wealth she must have the support of
the American nation.