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The Detroit times., 1917-12-20


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The Detroit times., 1917-12-20
BY MILTON sRoNNER.

W ASHINGDON, y C.. Dec % --
IN making his pleas FOR q declara
tion OF war upon Austria Hungary.
President Wilson held out The hope
o. future help and care for the Bal
kan nations
This was direct response 20 the
terrible CRY that has arisen from
Serbia, a gallant little nation that
has been marked for extinction by
the Ausu1ans. even more so than the
Belgisns have been by the Germans
Remember everything Won have
read of the Germans doing 10 Bel
GUM Then multiply it by 100 and
YOU have some idea OF whaf The Aus
trians have been doing o Serbia
have before me q book which
has, doubtless, been looked over by
President Wilson Copies were sent
10 The state department.
II is an official report on Austro-
Hungarian atrocities made by Prof
Il. A. Reiss. OF the Swiss University
Of Lausanne
The things that Prof Re.ss tells
are things that he himself has }eri.
fed and are backed up by inGispu-
table evidence, actual photographs of
The horribly mutlated. nude bod es
OF the victims OF Hun besriality
When The Ausro-Hungsrian
armies hacked their way thru Ser
bla. they went not only with the i1-
fenrion Of defeating the Serb army.
nut with the further purpose ot
largely evterminating the Serbian
nation They used explosive bullets
Hhcy burned down houses
They pillaged stores and home
snd banks
But worst OF All they made war
upon the civilian inhabitants IT,
made no difference whether The age
was 3 or o. Here ara some of The
forms ~ death and torture that were
meted out 70 tho unhappy Serbs ]
quote directly from Prof Boiss
Victims shot bsyoneted 20
death killed with knives arms l0p-
ped or; ewes put OUT victims sfon-
ed women violated and killed,
breasts cut on persons hanged
victims clubbed 20 death virh rifle
victims impaled upo1 stakes VIC
Tins whose skin was cur in strips
Prof Reiss goes further He gives
the statistical tables showing The
kinds of death and mutilat'on that
were s1fcrod Dr. the victims in
three Serb districts
Thus % men and 96 women were
burned alive Thirty men and
omen had their ewes E9ured ont
And so on IN sickening detail
tIo Tolls ~ uaa=arre ~ Leehnit
The Detroit times., 1917-12-20
FIRST WOMAN
SHARPSHOOTER

CAMP SHELBY. HArTlESl'bR'ig
Miss, ler 2o- The army post
boasts of thc drst woman TO qualify
as shar hooter IN the American
Arm, and shrhails Tom Ientucky
Nrs Jack Morris, wife of Ma
jon Morris. former secretary 60 the
~ot einor of Kentucky, holds the
honor With tho heavy regulation
Springfield rife used Ia the ARMY
shr uade 40 hIt- ont OF a possible SO
90 coo yards, and with The automatic
revolver She sent a stream OF load
into tho t9rgct at 20 PAGES. all hits
go close together hey could be COW
cred with a dime
sNow Mrs Morris Is on the rsngs
as an instructor and under orders
from Uncle sam
The Detroit times., 1917-12-20
aaas 1.ooo Pound Mnnns

DULUTH, MINI. Dec. 2O.-Louig
Thompson, of six,ieth.ave and fsic-
ole'. hageed fine 1.000-pound
moose near Moose Lake basin He
sarr that this recent snow has made
hunting conditions ideal The snow
at Noosr l.ake has covered The
eronnd 20 depth OF several inches
which makes i' possible 70 got close
20 deer.
The Detroit times., 1917-12-20

WATERLOO 'a Dyc t5-A n.
Miller. retired iGsIress man. ceie
hretod hls siNtvfour'h birthday tfc
oi1er day oy walking to Junction
city he has W7de tr.s walk ou m,
N.~.hday anniversary for the last
nine Years.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-01-19
PROCEEDINGS OF The
SCHOOL BOARD
DISTRICT NO. Il.
Ely, Mimi, Jan. 9th, 1917.

Regular meeting of the Board of Ed
ucation was called to order at eight
o'clock P. M. by President w. A. Nc
Curdy. On roll call the, following
members were found present: An
dsrsop, Fenske, McCurdy. Toms and
White Absent: Chinn.
On motion duly carried, the Lin
utes of the regular meeting held De-
cember 18th and the special meeting
held December goth were approved
as read. All members voting aye.
Communications from the First
State and First National Banks of Ely
advising credits of $18.0S and $20.91,
respectively, interest for the month
of December were ordered filed.
On motion duly carried, the petit
ton from the White Iron Young Folks
Association asking for the use of the
White Iron school. building, in which
to hold entertainments was accepted
and the matter referred to the super
intendent with power to act. All mem
bers voting aye.
On motion duly carried Miss Esther
Demulling's resignation as teacher In
the departmental grammar grades was
accepted. All members voting aye.
On motion duly carried, the secre
tary was instructed to have the r. M.
Laird Electric Co. furnish complete
set of specifications and a copy of
their guaranty covering the Atwood
machine which they propose to ex-
change for the Challenge machine
now installed in the high school build
ing. ALI members voting aye.
On motion duly carried, Mr.. Matt
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NOticeFor Bids

Notice is hereby given that sealed
proposals, will be received by the com.
mon Council of the City Of Ely, MINI.
esota. until 8 o'clock p NJ Tuesday,
February eth, l9I7 for the Official .ad.
vertising of the City Of Ely. The
work contemplatedzto beidoae Is the
printing of the Council Proceedings,
Ordinances, Applications for Liquor
Licenses and Transfers. Notices fol-
Bids, Applications, Assessments
Elections and all other official print.
ing.
All proposals shall specify the type
and spacing to be used. The success
full bidder is required to furnish a
bond In the amount of $500. for the
faithful performance Of the contract,
Address all proposals to the under.
signed and mark Proposal for Ofacial
Advertising.
The Council reserves the right to
reject any and all bids.
By order Of the couDcil.
ARTHUR KNUTsoN.
l-t2-19.26 City Clerk.
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Application forL Liquor
License.
State of Minnesota, 90
County nj ST, T.OuiS. 90

State Of Minnesota, "a
County OF st. LOUIS. 90
Notice is hereby given, that applica-
tion has been madean writing to the
City Council of the3City of Ely and
filed in the office Of the City Clerk
praying for license to sell intOxicat.
ing liquors in the lower front room OF
the building situated on Lot IL, Block
IA, of the original plat OF the City of
Ely, and to the following named per-
son, t0-wit:
BARTH 4COFFEY,
for the term of one year, beginning
Feb. goth. 1917, and ending Feb. 10th
1918.
Said application will be heard and
determined by said City Council at
the council chambers in the city hall
in said city, county and state on the
9Th day of February. 1917.
Witness my hand and the seal Of
said city this 10th day OF January 1917.
(Seal] ARTHUR KNUTSON,
l.I2.l9-28 City Clerk.
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WASTE OF HUMAN ENERGY,
European War Has Demonstrated
Above Everything Else Need
Of Universal Language.

Above everything this war has
proved the need of a universal Lam
guage. As things stand today, every
bsdy is forced to learn the tongue OF
everybody elsa sheer waste in hui
mai energy, Girard writes in the
Philadelphia Ledger.
American colleges are going in
strong for Spanish because America
hopes as a sequel to war, to capture .
lot of South American trade.
Japan school boys are putting
more time on English than ever be-
fore.
Schools in Scotland have taken up
Russian, while Russian schools are
introducing new courses in English
md French.
The chamber of commerce Of
Milan, Italy, has established q
scholarship for French student to
enable him to learn Italian.
Never before was there such fever
izh haste on the part of nearly every
civilized people to learn the LAM
susge of others. This is the posi-
tive prophecy that trade war will
follow the present war of blood and
suffering.
Yen cannot barter successfully
With . man unless you can talk with
lin.
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eRAssHoPPEn AND THE ANT
tslsh Soldier In South Africa Gives
Evidence o. Philosophical
Turn Of Mind.

It was, during the Boer war that
a, Irish soldier in South Africa, GIN
gerly removing from his stew as
much as he could find of large, un-
Welcome grasshopper, was heard to
remark, with praiseworthy resigna-
ton to the ways Of Providence:
"The dhrumsticks of the haste is
still in it, worse luck! But If ate
thin I must, thanks be to hiven that
hspes the crayturs smaller than a
hinp
Nh. J. P. Kay, writing recently Of
his experiences with Botha's
Army" supplies present-day PEN
aant to the anecdote. He was visit
ine the lines of the Natal field artil-
bry when, as he records, he almost
tripped over a philosophic son OF
Erin eating his dinner.
"Hs was Irish, and he sat upon an
upturned soap box and toyed with a
aish Of something that sounded like
camp stew. There was a sudden
noise, the sort of noise that makes a
arovn-up say to child, You should
put your hand before your mouth
when you do that and l heard
rather than saw the superphilosopher
darn his mouth Of some objection
shls morsel. looked round, and his
pale eye closed with mine.
"fPraise the ssintsP he said.
"Thim ants have no bones into
AinY"
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Order of Hearing on Petition for
Probate of Will.

State Of Minnesota.
County Of St. Louis. S. In Probate Court.
In. the Matter of the Estate of ,Abijah S. James
Decedent.
"A certain instrument purporting to be the last
will and testament of Abijah S. James having
been presented to this court and the petition of
Francis l.. James being duly filed herein. repre-
senting. among other things. that said decedent.
then being a resident of the County of St. Louis.
State Of Minnesota. died testate in the County of
Cook. State of Illinois. on the goth day of
November 1916. and that said petitioner is
widow Of said decedent and praying that said
instrument be allowed and admitted to probate
as the last will and testament of said decedent.
and that letters testamentary be issued to said
Frances L. James thereon.
1t is Ordered. That said petition be heard
before this court. at the Probate Court Rooms in
the Court House. in Duluth. in said County. on
Monday. the 18th day of January, 1917. at ten
o'clock A. NJ, and all persons interested in said
hearing and In said matter are hereby cited and
required at sa d time and place to show cause. if
any there be, why said petition should not be
granted.
Ordered Further. That this order be served by
publication in the The Els Miner according to
law. and that a copy of this order be served on
the County Treasurer of ST. Louis County moi
less than ten days prior to said day of hearing.
Dated at Duluth. Mimi. Dec. goth 1916.
BY the Court
Attest; 8. w. GILPIN,
AR MORTON. Judge of Probate
Clerk of Probate.
(Seal. Probate Court. st. Louis County MIMI
A. ]. Thomas. Attorney for Executrix.
Is l-lo
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Application forLiqu0r
License
State of Minnesota, 40
Connfu Of ST I.0uI. PC

State of Minnesota, 40
County Of St. Louis 90
Notice is hereby given that, applica.
tion has been made in writing to the
City Council of the City OF Ely and
filed In the Office Of The City Clerk
praying for a license to sell intoxicat.
ing liquors in the lower front room OF
the building situated on Lot l, Block
5, of Cranes Encouragement OF Block
5 of the original plat Of the City OF
Ely, and to the following named per.
son, to-wit:
JULIUS ROTERUS,
for the term of one year, beginning
February 10th. 1917, and ending Feb.
18th. 1918.
Said application will be heard and
determined by said City Council at
the council chambers in the city hall
in said city. county and state on the
9Th day Of February, 1917.
Witness my hand and the seal of
said city this 10th day Of January 1917.
[sEALl ARTHUR KNUTsON.
1-l2-l9-26 City Clerk.
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Applicationfor Liquor
License
State of Minnesota. | SO
County of st. Louis. 'o'

State of Minnesota. |
County of St. Louis. 90
Notice Is hereby given that applica-
tion has been made In writing to the
City Council of the City OF Ely and
filed In the office of the City Clerk
praying for license to sell intoxicat.
ing liquors In the lower front room OF
the building situated on Lot Z, Block
g, of the original plat Of the City OF
Ely. and to the following named per-
son, to wit:
FRANK BRACCO.
for the term of one year, beginning
February l8th.s. 1917, and ending
February 18th. 1918.
Said application will be heard and
determined by said City Council at the
conncil chambers in the city hall In
said city, county and state on the 9Th.
day Of February, 1917.
Witness my hand and the seal OF
said city this 10th dayOf January 1917.
lsEAL] ARTHUR KNUTsoN.
I-I2-I9-26 City Clerk.
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sUPERsTITioUs COUNSEL.

Charley, DEAR" said young Mrs.
Torkins, care you going to bet on
the election 2"
81 haven't yet decided"
"Well, l think you'd better not.
Every horse you bet on loses. What
your favorite candidate needs Is q
mascot. not q hoodoo."
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secretary Instructed tor orfers fh0seme
and the proper officers were author.
lied to enter into contract with the
Underwood Typewriter Co. All mem
bers voting aye.
Moved and supportedqth that the EN-
ployees' Liability insurance be Sc
cured through the First State Bank
Ely, Mimi, at the legal rates. All
members voting aye. Motion carried
On motion duly carried, the meet
ing adjourned,
L. J. WHITE, Secretary.
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great war, which has furnished an
orgy such as the world has never be-
fore seen, death as we have known it
in all its agony of parting and UNI
certainty, has at last been glutted to
the full, has reached its climax and
must hereafter diminish.
O people of the world, all things
have died! 1t may be that now at
last death itself is dying!-Atlan
tic.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-01-19
MODERN POINT OF VIEW.

"What did the lady read you to-
day." asked mother, whose little
daughter had been to the library to
hear stories read.
"She read us about q man who
had wings made of chewing gum,
and when he got too near the cleo
trio light they just melted on him
and he fell down and got killed"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-01-19
Application for Liquor License
Transfer.
State of Minnesota, ..
County of st. Louis, oo'

County of st. Louis, '''
Notice Is hereby given that applica'
tion has been made In writing to the
city council OF the City of Ely Mime
sofa, and filed In the Office OF the city
clerk praying for transfer OF the un'
expired term of the liquor license No
295 issued to William Maxi to sell in.
toxicating liquors in the lower front
room of the building located on Lot I,
Block IL of the Original plat OF Ely
for a period Of one year commencing
on the lst day of November, 1915 and
terminating on the 3lst day OF Oct.
ober, 1917, to the following named
person tO-wit:
BENJAMIN KANNIAINEN
Said transfer will , be y heard and
determined by said common council in
the council chambers 10 thecity hallin
said city, county and state on the
9Th day of February, 1911.
Witness my hand and seal Of the
City of Ely this 9Th day of January,
1917.
(seaD ARTHUR KNUTsoN,
LIZ 1-2e city clerk.
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UNTITLED BY NATURE

"Why don't you look where you're
goingY inquired the traffic police
man.
T've been skidding," apologized
Mr.. Chuggins. 81 try to look where
Pm going, but I can't manage it.
I'm not cross-eyed."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-01-19
THE METHOD.

Willis-What kind of q school ID
your son attending7
Gillis-Very fashionable; one Of
these institutions where you develop
the mind without using it.-Lfe.
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On motion duly carried, the report
was approved and the secretary was
instructed to issue orders on the treas
urer for the various amounts. All
members voting aye.
The Committee on Finance sub
mittee the following recommends
tions on the salary increase for the
janitors:
Your Committee on Finance to
whom was referred the petition from
the janitors asking for a raise in sal
airy, would recommend the following
increases to take effect January LIST.
1917: Fred cNeff $500 per month,
Axel Starkman and Mrs. John Soltis,
each $3.50 per month, and all other
janitors $1,000 per month.
Moved and supported that the re-
port be accepted. Ayes: Toms and
White. Nays, Anderson, Fenske
and McCurdy. Motion lost.
Moved and supported that all jan.
itors be given an increase Of ten per
cent. All members voting aye. Mo-
ton carried.
On motion duly carried, the requi.
sitions, for text books, school orders
and typewriters were allowed, and the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-01-19
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORE.
CLOSURE SALE.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that de-
fault has been made in the conditions
Of that certain mortgage bearing date
the LIST day of November, 1915, made
and executed by Joseph Umek, single,
as mortgagor to Joseph Seliskar, as
mortgage, and recorded in the office
of the Register of Deeds in and for
the County of st. Louis and State of
Minnesota, on the 10th day of Novem-
Der, 1915, at o'clock P. NJ, in Book
2s5 of Mortgages, on page 4S9 thereof;
that such default consists in the non
payment Of the principal secured by
said mortgage, together with the in
terest thereon from the 1st day of
November, 1915, and that the amout
claimed to be due and Is due upon
said mortgage and the note secured
thereby at the date of this Notice is
the sum of $42S.S7; that no action or
proceeding has been instituted at law
to recover the debt remaining secured
by said mortgage or any part thereof;
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That
said mortgage will be foreclosed and
the premises therein described and
situate in the County of St. Louis and
State of Minnesota, to-wit: Lot Num-
Der Fourteen (14) in Block Number
One ~ in Norton's Steel Plant Di-
vision Of Duluth, according to the re-
corded plat thereof, will be sold under
the power of sale contained therein
pursuant to the statute in such case
made and provided, by the Sheriff of
said st. Louis County at his Office in
the Court House in the City of Duluth.
In said County and State, on Monday,
the 18th day February, 1917, at 2 O..
clock P. M. of said day to the highest
bidder for cash, to pay the sum due
upon said mortgage, with interest
thereon to date Of sale and the taxes,
IL any, paid hereafter and prior to the
date Of sale and the attorneys fee of
pSt.VV PAoVA0Cu ShOA GILL; anu LILO COoIo
and disbursements of such foreclosure
sale, said property will be sold sub
ject to redemption as provided by law.
Dated December %, 1916.
JOSEPH SELISKAR,
H. ]. MERDINK, Mortgagee.
Attorney for Mortgage,
Ely, Minnesota.
"Notice is hereby given, that the
property described in the above Not
ice of Sale under the mortgage des-
cribed in said notice, is postponed and
continued until Monday. February 10,
1917, at ten o'clock A. M. on said day;
said sale will be made in accordance
with the above Notice of Sale in all
particulars except only said postpone
ment and continuance.
Dated Jan. IL, 1917.
Joseph Seliskar,
: 2.r6 Mortgage"
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THE DEATH OF DEATH.

The. time may not be far off whel
70 lose friend by death will be hard
y more than to have him cross the
scesn : when our own passing will be
nerely the happy setting sail for q
new country. It may be that in the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-01-19

She-Don't you think skating is
delightful
Young Instructor-Not if you're
t1Jing to teach some fat girl how to
skate.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-18
TEACH SHORTHAND
FREE To GUARDSMEN

Mustered-out Guardsmen with an in
clinstion for stenogrsphy or typewrit-
ing and general clerical work will have
an opportunity to learn these professions
free Of charge.
Miss z. A. Gfilis. q retired teacher Of
shorthand and typewriting. has offered
her services free Of charge to Guards
men who want to learn or to brush up
their speed. Glasses can be attended in
the evenings by those who are working
in the daytime.
The patriotic offer is entirely free to
Guardsmen who have been mustered out
OF the service after returning from the
border. Applications should be mailed
to The Washington Herald, and will be
promptly forwarded to Miss ellis.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-18
NET OUT FOR y0YRmERs.

Bicycle Policeman R. II. Mansfield, of
the sixth Precinct, was death on Joy nd
ers yesterday He arrested william J.
Butler. n years old. 1oss Seventeenth
street northwest, and John Dorsey, q
years old. 41S New Jersey avenue north
west, both colored. a. Joy riders . few
hours after George T. Campbell, 61s Ken
yon street northwest, had reported that
his autoniobiie was missing. .
Less than an hour after the arrest of
the two men Officer Mansfield took into
custody Allie ]. o. Fox, colored, . years
old, 1914 Fifteenth street Northwest. The
latter il charged with taking the auto
mobile Of J. d. Catewood, 1s2s Mn
teenth street. without the owners per-
mission
The Washington herald., 1917-03-18
P.eIy Personal

II. o Garrison. Bureau Of Plant Indus
try. yis conducting corn experiments In
Virginia this week.
Postofiice. 10 on q brief vacation.
Charles J. stoddard has received pro-
bationary appointment a. q clerk In the
Bureau Of Navigation.
George Jenkins has received proba-
tionary appointment as assistant steam
boat inspector.
Robert e. Hensey has returned to his
duties in the Bureau Of Immigration aft
er a brief vacation.
Duehay In the ONCE of the Second Assist
ant Postmaster General. has been ex-
tended.
Miss Pauline Hays has been visiting in
Baltimore.
Miss Lorstto onutt has returned to
Washington from a visit to her parents
near Poolesville, Nd
Mrs. George L. Edmonds. Of Rockville.
Nd, visited here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph d. Byrd have re-
turned from a honeymoon trip to Florida
Miss Ethel Young 10 visiting in this
city.
Mrs. J. Abby Henderson has been VS.
iting her mother in Washington
J. l. Dennard. Of Atlanta. O., 10 in
the. city for q few days. He In touring
the central and middle States In his auto
mobile. a
Louis Zinkham, Superintendent of the
District JAN accompanied by Nrs
Zinkham with two female prisoners IN
charge left; this morning for Moundsville
Penitentiary.
Samuel Kramer has received Q pro-
bational appointment in the Indian once
Francis J. Connely has been reinststed
| In the General Land once.
Royston z. sabean. of the Indian Of
dee. has resigned.
| Land once, has received q promotion.
Alexander Summers has been re-
instated in the Bureau of Education.
Earl Z. Eisenhart has been transferred
from Washington to the Chicago branch
Of the Indian once.
William c. Cope. of the Bureau Of
Mines, has resigned
II. A Meyer. former private secretary
to the Secretary OF the Interior, who was
| recently placed in charge Of the work
of the Alaskan Engineering Comn1ission.
has been appointed . trustee Of the home
Club to represent the Commission.
John McMechsn, Of the Land Once,
has been appointed chairman Of the en-
tertainment committee by the Home
Club.