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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-08-10
NEW GERMAN FOREIGN
SECRETARY FOR PEACE
Expected to Make Attempt For Early
Understanding With England For
Cessation of Hostilities.

Amsterdam, Aug. TN character
sketch of DR.. Richard Won Kuehlmann,
just appointed German secretary for
foreign affairs, the Nieuwe Courant Of
The Hague, says he has always been
vigorous opponent of ruthless sub
marine warfare. He is also, says the
newspaper, disciple of the policy of
doing everything possible to avoid the
further alienation of Great Britain,
believing that after the war friendship
between Great Britain and Germany is
necessary to the latter. -
DR.. Won Kuehlmann, the Nieuwe
Courant adds, is anti-annexationist
and the newspaper expresses the opin-
ion that he would do his utmost to
bring about an early understanding
with England.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-08-10
FEDERAL AGENTS PROBING
COST OF BREAD MAKING
Representatives of Trade Commission
in Mill City to Get First Hand
Information.

Minneapolis, Aug. 7. - How much
does it cost to make loaf of bread 2
Seeking an answer to this all im7
portant question, Is representatives of
the Federal Trade Commission, head
ed by G. H. Mcdonald and DR.. E. o.
Merchant, are here making plans for
an extensive inquiry.
Herbert C.. Hoover, food administra-
tor, wanted an answer to the ques-,
ton. He indicated to members of the.
commission that the cost of bread
should be determined before the cost,
of any other food. 1t was in response
to requests. of the food administrator
that the trade investigators were sent
here.
The inquiry here will go into the
general marketing of grain as we'll as
into the milling costs. 1t will start,
with the accumulation of wheat at
the country elevators, will take in
transportation costs, the carrying costs.
and finally the cost of manufacture
into -four.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-08-10
NATIONAL ARMY
RANKS OPENED TO
FRIENDLY ALIENS
THOSE WILLING TO SERVE MAY
BE ACCEPTED EVEN THOUGH
NOT HAVING FIRST CITIZEN.
SHIP PAPERS.
RULING SENT BOARDS
BY GENERAL CROWDER
Should Be Accepted Whenever They
Fail to Claim Exemption-LocaI
Board Directed to Fa-
cilitate Acceptance Of
Applicants.

Washington, Aug. 8.-The ranks Of
the new national army have been
opened formally to friendly aliens as
volunteers. A ruling by Provost Mar
shall General Crowder communicated
to the local selection boards directs
that all such aliens who waive their.
right of exemption on nationality be-
promptly accepted for service.
General Crowder sent this telegram,
to the governors:
Reports reaching this Office indi-i
cate that in some quarters the belief;
prevails that friendly aliens who have.
not declared their intention to becomes
citizens, but are ready and willing toi
serve, are disqualified from entering
the military services of the United;
States and must take out first papers,
before they can be accepted.
"The qualification for voluntary en-
listment in time of war are no more
restricted for service in the new ma
tional army than for the regular army.
Such alien non-declarants are virtually
volunteers. The selective service act
pIONluCu LII IuClI 1CSiOIl oIlOu, UOI H.
did not regard them as being under
any liability to service, and it there
fore gave them full liberty to claim
exemption.
Welcome Them as Volunteers.
"Now that information reveals their
willingness in large numbers to ac-
cept service in this war it should be-,
fully understood that their service is
heartily welcomed and they should be-
accepted whenever they fail to claim,
exemption.
Local boards are directed to facili-,
tate in every way the acceptance of
friendly alien non-declarants for mill
tary service and thus to enable them
to do their share to assist the country
which has given them refuge and an
honorable living"
Rules for Men in Training.
General Crowders Office issued also
instructions to guide registered men
who are either at officers training
camps or who have applied for admis-
sion to the second series of these
camps, which will open this month.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-08-10
Germans Fire Belgian City.

Amsterdam, Aug. 6.-According to
the Echo De Beige, the city of Liege
has been fined 100000 francs for dis
obeying an order given by the Ger
man authorities to demolish buildings
damaged by fire on Quai des Pecheurs.
Liege, the capital of the Walloon dis
trict, is the Belgian city which offer
ed such determined resistance to the
Germans at the outbreak of the war
when they invaded Belgium so as to
avoid French forts from Verdun to
Belfort and to outflank the French
northern and eastern armies.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-08-10
FOREIGN SECRETARY ZIMMER-
MANN AND NINE OTHERS RE-
SIGN OFFICE AND SUCCESS
SORS ARE APPOINTED.
Won KUEHLMANN NAMED
AS DIPLOMATIC CHIEF
designations Come from Premier, Four
Ministers of State and Five Secre-
taries of State-Changes In
Prussian Reichstag Are
Also Announced.

Berlin, Aug. 7.-Oflcial announce
ment is made that five ministers OF
state, including Foreign Secretary AL
fred Zimmerman and four secretaries
of state, including Finance Minister
Lentze and Interior Minister Won Loe.
bell, had resigned their portfolios.
The ministers and secretaries OF
state who resigned were:
Minister of justice-Dr. Beseler, ap-
pointed November, 1905.
Minister of ecclesiastical affairs and
appointed July, 1909.
Minister of agriculture, domains and
forests-Dr. Won Schorlemer, appoint
ed in 1910.
Minister OF finance-Dr. Lentze, ap-
pointed August, 1910.
Minister for interior-Herr Won Los
bell, appointed May, 1914.
Secretary of state-imperial postof-
fice-Herr Kraetke.
Imperial secretary of justice-Dr.
Lisco.
Secretary for foreign affairs-Dr. AL
fred Zimmerman, appointed Novem-
Der, 1916.
President of the food regulation
board-Adolph Won Batocki.
DR.. Richter, under secretary of the
imperial home office, also resigned his
post.
DR.. Karl Helfferich will continue to
be the representative of the imperial
chancellor and a member of the min
fstry of state and temporary minister
of the interior.
Dr. Richard Won Ruchlmann, the Ger
man ambassador to Turkey, has been
appointed secretary for foreign affairs
in succession to Dr. Zimmerman.
New Ministers Chosen.
The Landrat Won Graevinitz was ap-
pointed to succeed Arnold Wahnschaffe
as chief of the imperial chanceilory.
The ministry of economics Will u!ti-
mately be separated from the ministry
of the interior and Herr Waldraff,
mayor of Cologne, will be appointed
minister of the interior and Herr
Schwander, mayor Of Strassburg, min
lister of economics, with the titles of
eKcellency.
In addition to the appointment of
DIR. Won Kuehlmann as secretary for
foreign affairs, Herr Ruedlin was made
director of railways and minister of
posts, and Privy Counsellor Won
Krause was named secretary of justice.
Overpresident Won Waldow was ap-
pointed chief of the department of
army nourishment.
The vacant Prussian ministerial
posts were filled as follows:
Minister of justice, DR.. Peter SPAIN,
leader of the Catholic party in the
reichstag.
Minister of the interior, Undersecre-
tary Drews.
Minister of instruction, Ministerial
Director Schmidt.
Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Essen
Hartruthe.
Minister Of finances, DR.. Hertz.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-08-10
WILL NOT BE CAUGHT
BY DECOY PEACE TERMS
Lewis Says President Is Awake to Sit
uation and Will Take People
Into His Confidence.

Washington, Aug. S.-President Will
son had long conference with Sem
ator Lewis, the Democratic whip.
Asked whether he had discussed
peace and international relations, Sem
ator Lewis said:
con that subject, do not quote the
President, but I do say for myself
that when the true signs Of peace,
based on the principles for which
America went into this war, shall ap-
pear, the President will be the first
to treat with them, but when they
shall come disguised as peace-only
to serve the further cruelties of war
and the betrayal of America-Wood-
row Wilson will be the last to be
caught.
"The country will hear from the
President on peace or war just as soon
as truth or any new actual condi-
tons call for him to take. Congress
and the people into his confidence"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-08-10
CHINA'S PRESIDENT GIVES
APPROVAL TO TEUTON WAR
Sanctions HostiIities Against Germany
Voted by Parliament Re-
Gently.

Picking, Aug. Acting President
Feng Kwo-Chang has approved the
unanimous decision reached at spe-
cial meeting of the Chinese cabinet to
declare war on Germany and Austria
Hungary.
The ministers of the entente powers
met at the Chinese foreign Office, it is
believed, to discuss Chinese declara-
tion Of war.
!. Prominent Germans in Picking are
comforting with the Dutch minister to
China to make arrangements to go to
Java. The Spanish minister probably
will take over the interests of Austria
Hungary.
!; Premier Tuan Chi-Jpi and his politi-
cal followers insist that Feng Kwo-
Chang as vice president automatically
became president when Ii Yuan-Hung
declined to resume Office.
Parliamentarians are assembling in
Canton and are preparing to organize
a military government with the sane
ton of parliament and to elect presi-
dent.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-08-10
Threaten Airshin Construction.

Washington, Aug. 6.-Federal in
vestigation Of the race riots in East
st. Louis, ILL.,, on July by congress.
sional joint committee, was urged be.
fore the House rules committee by
Representative Rodenberg of Illinois,
and Representative Dyer Of Missouri,
and delegation of negroes Threats
within the last few days to burn the
$lO,O0OOOO plant of the American
Aluminium company at East st. Louis,
from which comes the clay for the
aluminium used in the manufacture
OF airplanes, were disclosed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-08-10
Allies Want U-Roat chasers.

Washington, Aug. 7-Intimations
have come from diplomatic quarters
that naval experts of the Allies prob
ably would undertake to demonstrate
to the American Navy department the
wisdom of continuing on an extensive
scale the building of submarine chas-
ers. Operations near shore of the
fleet little craft in large numbers have
been most successful in the war zone,
iand the Navy departments policy of
limiting the output of chasers here
lis not looked upon with favor by the
ALLIED sea strategists.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-08-10
European, War News

1t was announced at London that
the Canadians have made an advance
on front of 1000 yards to a depth
of 200 yards towards Lens and con-
solidated the new position.
Kimpolung in southern Bukowina
has been evacuated by the Russians,
the Petrograd war Office announced.
Northeast of Ypres, in Flanders,
Field Marshal Haig's troops have es-
tablished themselves in the town Of
st. Julien, from which they were driv-
en- early this week, says the official
statement to London from British
headquarters in France.
France must win peace by force of
arms or it's people will become the
slaves Of Germany, Premier Ribot de-
clared in the chamber of deputies at
Paris.
Russian troops operating east of
CzernOwitZ, Bukowina, attacked the.
Austro-German forces and captured
wood near Balari, together with more
than 500 prisoners and three machine
guns, it is announced at PetrOgrad.
Gen. Alexis A. Brussiloff, command
er in chief of the Russian armies, has
resigned, says dispatch from Petro-
grad. Gen. L. G. Korniloff has been
appointed generalissimO. General
TcheremissOff has been appointed to
succeed General Korniloff on the
southwestern front.
Austro-Hungarian troops have en-
tered Czernowitz, the capital of the
crownland of Bukowina, it was an
nounced at Vienna.
The work done by the British air
service in Tuesdays offensive has not
been surpassed in efficiency and spec
tacular features since the war began
The Germans lost six machines and
the allies three. One British flyer
scattered two hundred Germans,
bombed trains, fought several success
full duels witt: the kaiser's airmen and
directed his own artillery.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-08-10
building Program of Shipping Board

Building Program of Shipping Board.
Washington, Aug. 4.-The new ship
ping board has announced it's first real
steps toward a merchant marine since
its reorganization. One hundred wood
en cargo vessels within year was the
output promised by the Southern Pine
Industry, after meeting with the ship
ping board. Admiral Caps began
work on plans laid down by General
Goethals for fabricating steel ships and
assembling them at new government
yards. He will confer with steel men
soon and make the same appeal which
ibrot results from the wood workers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-08-10
RUSSIAN RETREAT SLACKENS
PREPARING TO GIVE BATTLE TO
ADVANCING GERMANS.
Rain in Flanders Ceases and Activities
Are Resumed-Canadians Push
on Nearer Lens.

London, Aug. 8.-The Russian retire
ment is Bukowina is slackening some
what, while the opposing armies in
Flanders, with more favorable wealth
er, are feeling out each others
fighting on large scale.
Further attacks by the Germans
against the British lines at Hollebeke
between Ypres and Warneton were re-
pulsed, and the Teutons gained moth
ing. Crown Prince Rupprecht also
met with failure in an assault against
the British at Westhock, directly west
of Ypres.
The rain having ceased, British air
men took to the air and carried out
successful bombing raids and other
work. Five airplanes of the Teuton
forces were sent down and three 9th
.ers were forced to descend out Of con.
troll. Only one British machine is re-
ported missing.
Lens Slowly Falling.
Lens, the coal center north of Ar
ras, is slowly falling into the British
net. After their first success the Ca
nadians again moved forward slightly
to the west and southwest of the town.
Several losses were inflicted on the
Germans, when they attempted to raid
north of Arleux, southwest of Lens.
Apparently the Russians are holding
intact their line north of the Dneister
and Berlin reports the Russians are
preparing to give battle to the advanc-
ing Germans between the Dniester and
the Pruth. The Russians, fighting
vigorously, are retiring from the Pruth
southwark to the Roumanian frontier.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-08-10
rhirty.eight members of the crew

Thirty-eight members of the crew
Of the steamship Belgian Prince were
drowned in deliberate manner by the
German submarine which sank the ves-
sci, according to the account given by
survivors of that British vessel who
have reached British shores.
German forces have occupied the
Uskull bridgehead, on the northern
Russian front, 10 miles southeast OF
Riga, according to reports received at
Petrograd from the battle front.
AS result of the heroic conduct at
the front of Miss Vera Butchkareff's
feminine battalion the movement for
the creation of great woman's army
is progressing throughout Russia like
wildtire, says a Petrograd dispatch.
Emperor William has called war
council of the high military and naval
leaders in Germany to meet at Brus-
sells, Belgium.
Italian vessels lost as a result OF
submarines last week numbered four
sailing ships, according to an official
statement issued at Rome
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-08-10
NEW GREEK KING TAKES OATH

Athens, Greece, Aug. liking Alex
ander took the oath of office amid
great pomp and ceremony. Preced-
ed by troop of soldiers the king in
carriage proceeded from the palace
to the hall of the Chamber of Depu-
ties through the streets lined with
cheering citizens.
King Alexander read the speech
from the throne on the future attitude
of Greece toward the belligerent pow
ers. He was cheered at the conclu-
sion Of his speech.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-08-10
Fort Provisions Burn.

Ell Paso, Tex, Aug. IA military
board has been appointed to investi-
gate the fire believed to be of incen-
diary origin which destroyed about
$4,000 worth Of provisions and fodder
within Fort Bliss military reservation.
All the hay and alfalfa for the caval-
ry and artillery forces and remount
station were destroyed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-08-10
Mrs. De sauIIes Thouoht Insane.

New York, Aug. 7.-Belief that Mrs.
Blanca De Saulles was temporarily in
sane when she shot and killed her
former husband, John L. De Saulles,
former famous Yale football player at
his Long Island home, has been ex-
pressed by Attorney Uterhart, attor-
ney for Mrs. De Saulles. Fear that Mr..
De Saulles would insist on keeping
their four-year-old son longer than he
is said to have agreed, was assigned
by Mr.. Uterhart as the cause of the
mothers dementia and the consequent
tragedy.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-08-10
Newspaper Man Dies.

New York, Aug. dante Barton
vice chairman of the Industrial Rela-
lions commission and widely known in
newspaper circles in the West, died Of
typhoid fever at his home in this city.
He was for many years chief editorial
writer on the Kansas City Star.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-08-10
THREE HUNDRED DEAD
IN FACTORY EXPLOSION
German Munitions Factory Wiped Out
in One of Worst catastrophes of
Entire War.

London, Aug. 7.-According to re-
ports received from the German from
tier by the correspondent at Amster-
dam of the Exchange Telegraph COM
pany, the explosion at Henningsdorf
was one of the worst catastrophes of
its kind in Germany since the war be-
gan. A munition factory was wiped
out, 800 persons were killed or in
jured and enormous damage was done.
Henningsdorf has been isolated by
police and troops.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-08-10
Old SUNDAY Lid Lifted.

Hartford, Conn, Aug. AFTER sew
eral centuries of statutory hypocricy,
certain mercantile establishments
were open legally and transacted bus
mess without fear of police prosecu-
ton. Connecticut's blue laws have
given drug stores the monopoly of Sun
day sales, which are especially profit
able in summer. A new law has be-
come operative, authorizing the sale
of milk, bakery products, fruits, ice,
ice cream, confectionery, non-alcoholic
beverages, tobacco, smokers supplies,
newspapers, periodicals and drugs.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-08-10
Municipal cannery a Success.

Kansas City, Aug. 4.-Kansas City's
municipal cannery-the citys answer to
Herbert Hoover's Injunction to "can"
lis proving a big success. At pre-.
sent more than 40 volunteer workers
were employed over the big copper
watts, canning and preserving. Among
the workers are some of Kansas City's
prominent housewives. They are tax.
ing the course in canning eight hours
a day. The output of the cannery will
be utilized by the public schools lunch
rooms and different charitable insti-
buttons next winter.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-08-10
Chicago Capitalist Gets Place.

Washington, Aug. Thomas D.
Jones, Chicago business man and cap.
italist, whose nomination to the Fed
eral Reserve board was rejected some
time ago by the Senate after mem.
orable fight, has been appointed a
member of the Exports Administrative
board, succeeding Edward N. Hurley,
who became chairman of the Ship,
ping board. The Exports Admins,
trative board is the right hand of the
exports council through which sup
plies from this country are being kept
from being sent to Germany.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-08-10
MOST IMPORTANT
NEWS OF WORLD.
BIG HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK
CUT TO LAST ANALYSIS.
DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN ITEMS
Kernels CuIled From Events Of Mo.
ment In All Parts Of the World
OF Interest to All the
People Everywhere.
U.S.-TeutO1ic War News

More than $4,000 troops, comprising
tie final increment of National Guards
men, were modified on Sunday. Some
National Guard regiments will be sent
20 the southern training camps before
August 10, but most of, them will re-
main at home until September 1 or
later.
The shipping board at Washington
has telegraphed orders to "A of the
country's largest shipyards requisitiOn-
ing all ships of $500 dead weight ton
mage or more now building. Man
agement of the yards will be in the
hands of the present owners, but I'M
der government direction.
The "Sammies' at the. American
training camp in France, won a good
natured victory over their French COM
rades, the poilus experiencing no re-
greet over their defeat, but being rather
elated over the efficiency of their new
allies. The contest was of two parts,
throwing hand grenades and firing au-
tomato rifles. The Americans cap
tured the hOnOrS in both competitions.
Secretary of the Treasury William
G. McAdOO in speech at Monterey,
Pa, declared: "NVe intend to vindi-
pies of human liberty if it takes every
drop of blood in the veins of every
American freeman"
Nine gunnerS and "a men of the
crew of the American steamer MOtanO
were lost when the vessel was sunk, the
S1ate department at Washington was
sIicially advised. Nine were saved.
sil danger from the Russian retreat
has passed. That is the inspiring mes
sage Ambassador Boris A. Bakhmetieff
sends to the American people upon his
arrival in Chicago with the Russian
commission, of which he is the head.
Germany had possession Of'Austria's
W CCl IL lloul uNAoiS -
was delivered to Belgrade, according
to positive information which has
reached officials at Washington and
Is now made public for the first time.
The second Liberty loan-fOr So, OOO,-
00O0O0-will be launched November
Is, treasury officials announced at
Washington.
The torpedoing on July u of the
American schooner John Twohy was
reported at st. John, N. B. The
schooner was built at NewburypOrt,
Mass, in 1891 and carried crew of
nine men.
Looking from the broadest aspect
Russia" said Maj Gen. Frederick B.
Maurice, chief director Of military OPP
erations at the London war office, in
his weekly talk, ut will necessarily
mean a prolongation of the war. We
cannot longer count on any great ma
terial assistance from Russia. This
means a greater burden and for the
United States it means that she must
come into the field as soon as possible
and with the greatest possible force"
Senator McCumber's resolution re-
questing the president to negotiate
with the allies for an agreement to al
low drafting of their alien nationals
in this country was adopted by the
senate at Washington.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-08-10
LITTLE FUNERAL AT BUTTE
Comrades Carry Body Four Miles
Cemetery,

Comrades Carry Body Four Miles to
Cemetery.
Butte, Mont, Aug. 7. = With the
entire police force on duty, scores of
special deputy sheriffs on guard and
400 members of the federalized state
guard in readiness for instant call,
Frank H. Little, member of the gen.
eral executive board of the I. w. W.,
lynched by vigilantes, was buried here.
Approximately 5000 persons took part
in an orderly funeral procession from
a private undertaking establishment to
Mountain View cemetery, four miles
away, where simple services, consist
ing OF addresses and protests against
the illegal execution Of Little, were
held.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-08-10
Peace Before Winter; Forecast

Fedce beIore winter; Forecast.
Amsterdam, Aug. Peace before
winter is predicted from German
sources, according to advices reaching
here. Germany will make another in
vitation to a discussion of peace
terms, it is stated, a close friend of
the kaiser being quoted to the effect
that the German people cannot with
stand another winter of war.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-08-10
Steamship Noordam Again Hit by Mine

otedHShIp Noorudm Again TIT by MIne
London, Aug. THE Holland Amer
ika liner Noordam struck mine or
was torpedoed off the island of Texel.
The ship did not sink. This is the
second time the Noordam has been in
difficulty during the war. Her former
experience was in October, 1914, when
she struck mine in the English chan
mel. The explosion injured seven per-
sons. The ship was able to reach an
English port. The Noordam is $50 feet
long and of 1881 gross tons. She was
built i'm Belfast, Ireland, in 1902, and
put in usage soon after.