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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-11
MAX CAREY AS BALL LAWYER
outfieIder of Pittsburgh Pirates Dis
covers That Theory Is One Thing
and Practice Another.

Max Carey of the Pittsburgh Pr
rates, who first directed his career to-
ward preaching the Gospel, decided
during the past winter to add to his
ministerial studies a course in law
as it relates to baseball contracts. As
a result he reached the conclusion
that the reserve clause was mere
scrap of paper and he announced that
he was free agent from the Pitts
burg club. 1t mattered not that base
ball authorities overruled him, Max
was sure Of his finding. Finally, how
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-11
OPERATION Of
new DRAFT LAW
Official Instructions Concerning
the Raising of Military Forces
Determined On.
POLLING PLACES TO BE USED
All Persons Within the Age Limits
Prescribed by the Law Must Pre-
sent Themselves There-Gover-
nors of States at Head of
Registration Work.

Washington.-With the object of
stimulating publicity to the work of
raising the military forces called for
under the army draft law the war de-
partment has issued the following in
structions, which will govern the
work:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-11
WORLDS EVENTS
IN SHORT FORM
BEST or THE NEWS BOILED
DOWN TO LIMIT.
ARRANGED FOR BUSY PEOPLE
Notes Covering Most Important Hap
penIngs Of the World Compiled
In Briefest and Most Succinct
Form for Quick Consumption.
Washington

America is abundantly able to carry
the vast burden of feeding the world.
The Chamber of Commerce of the
United States sent this word to the
food conservationistS of the depart
ment of agriculture and interior and
the advisory food committee of the
council of national defense at Wash.
ington, after a survey of food condi-
lions Of the world.
Attorney General Gregory at Wash
ington paid high tribute to the loyalty
to the government by the foreign-bOrn
citizens of America. Since the declar-
alton of war by Germany month ago
only 125 alien enemies have been ar
rested in the United States by govern
ment agents.
The French mission was received on
the floor of the house at Washington
with roars of cheers and cries of 'Vive
la France" from the floors and CALLER
les. Rene Viviani, head of the mission,
delivered stirring speech in French.
Absolute authority to regulate in its
discretion the production, distribution
and prices of food and other necessities
during the war was asked of congress
by the administration. In a sweeping
bill introduced with administration APP
prevail in the house at Washington 1t
Is proposed to empower the president,
under the war clause of the Constitu-
ton, to take drastic measures when
ever in his opinion the national emer-
gency shall require.
The food situation precipitated an
other lively discussion in the senate at
Washington, during which Senator
Thomas reiterated his opinion that
high food prices could be cured by
liberal hanging of food spectators on
handy lamp posts, and Senator Will
liams suggested that the German cor
ruption fund" might have figured in
creating a food scare that resulted in
soaring prices.
The United States made its second
great war loan to England when Secre-
fairy of the Treasury McAdoo turned
over to the British ambassador at
Washington draft for $25,OOO,OOO.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-11
CONTROL OF FOOD SUPPLIES
Measure introduced in Congress to
Give President Full Authority
in the Matter.

acknowledgements control
OF food, fuel, clothing and other neces-
saries of life is contemplated in a bill
which Representative Lever intro
duced. The measure has administra-
ton support.
The bill would bring every agency
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-11
Foreign

President Artiguenave of Hayti has
sent a message to congress demanding
declaration of war against Germany.
The powder factory at Furth, Ger
many exploded, killing 521 persons,
and similar explosion at Troisdoorf
killed 80, according to reports received
at Basic, Switzerland.
1t was announced at Rome that the
special mission to America will be
composed of Prince Udine, Senator
Marconi, Marquis Borsareli, undersec-
rotary for foreign affairs, and Deputies
Ciufelli and Nitti, both foreign minis
tiers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-11
European War News

Petrograd was again warned of an
impending German attack upon 1t by
way of Libau in an army order which
| directs the disposition of forces to re-
sst such an attack. The warning was
given by General Korniloff, command
ing the troops in the PetrOgrad dis
trict.
''The number of prisoners counted
up to the present, is 6,1OO," says the
Paris war office statement describing
the fighting northeast of scissors.
"One of our army corps alone, oper-
ating north of Braye-en-LaOnnois, cap.
tured front Of two and half miles
on the Siegfried (Hindenburg) line,
The French are now masters of the
major part of the ridge marked by
the Chemindes-Dames upon front Of
IS miles,"
The British tank steamship Britigh
Sun, owned by the Sun Oil company
of Philadelphia and leased to Great
Britain, has been summarized and
sunk. 1t was announced in London
that the crew was saved. The British
Sun registered 5000 tons and was val
ued at $2,5OO,OOO.
British forces captured the village of
FreSnoy FresnOy was taken by the
Canadians. The British have reached
Cherisy, crossed the Hindenburg line
toward Reincourt and are reported to
have taken Bullecourt, says Reuters
correspondent at British headquarters.
The British transport Arcadian was
sunk by submarine April Is, says a
statement issued by the admiralty at
London. Two hundred and seventy
nine men were drowned. The Area
dian was torpedoed in the eastern
Mediterranean.
The evacuation by the Russians of
Mush, in Turkish Armenia, is an
nOunced by the Constantinople war Of
fee. The town has been occupied by
the Turks.
The British official announcement at
London of the number of vessels sunk
in the week ending on Sunday last
shows 3S merchant vessels of more
than 1000 tons each were sunk. Those
of less than 1000 tons numbered ID.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-11

American inventive genius has found
the solution of the German submarine
problem and new American inventions
will end the submarine peril. This
statement was made at New York by
William L. Saunders as an expression
of personal opinion and not in his off,
cial capacity as chairman of the naval
consulting board. He was careful to
disclaim official authorization for it.
Seventy-one German and Austrian
merchant ships seized by the U. S. gov
eminent will be repaired and ready for
commission within five months. the
federal shipping board at Washington
estimated.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-11
CHICAGO to Furnish chasers.

Chicago.-This city is now mobil-
izing it's naval resources. Acting under
orders from the navy department,
Capt. w. A. Moffett, cOmmandant OF
the Great Lakes naval training station.
began rounding up hundreds of small
power boats preparatory to equipping
them as submarine chasers. Captain
Moffett expects to rush them ITO the
seaboard" as rapidly as possible.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-11

"The sacred union of the United
States and the entente allies will not
be dissolved until German Imperialism
has been destroyed and the peace OF
the world assured. In those words Nj.
Viviani acknowledged at Kansas City
the proffered pledges of the loyalty
and undivided cooperation of the mid
die West in the war of democracy
against autocracy.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-11
Domestic

Rain, which turned to snow at sew
eral points in the Texas Panhandle,
fell over the greater portion Of north
and west Texas, and, according to ag-
riculturists, was of great benefit to the
growing wheat crop.
Announcement was made in parlia-
ment at Ottawa by Sir Thomas White,
the minister of finance, that plans are
under way for joint action by Canada
and the United States to reduce the
price Of wheat. He stated that Sir
George Foster, the Canadian minister
of trade and commerce, now in Wash
ington, is discussing with the Ameri-
can authorities the fixing of maximum
prices for wheat on the whole of the
North American continent.
Sailors from the French warships
that escorted the French high COM
mission to the United States were ac7
corded the greatest reception ever
given by Americans to sailors of for
eign government at New York.
4
Starr Daley, who killed James Ray
Gibson and attacked Mrs. Gibson, was
hanged to an electric power pole at
Phoenix, Ariz., by a mob of so men
after chase across the desert.
A call for woman volunteers for
work as street car conductors was is
sued by City Traction Commissioner
Sanderson of Cleveland, o.
J. w. Van After, twenty-seven, who
| left Valparaiso, Ind, two years ago for
the war in Europe, was killed at Vimy
ridge April 9.
Herbert G. Hoover arrived at New
York from England and said he would
proceed at once to Washington to as
sumo his new position as head Of the
country's food board. Submarine de.
strlction has been steadily increasing
for six weeks. The situation is one OF
extreme gravity" declared Mr.. Hoover
A possible nationwide strike of bak.
ers, one that certainly would have in
volved the entire middle West, was
baked by Charles f. Clyne, United
States district attorney, when he set
tied the Chicago walkOut.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-11
IRIS A SPARK PLUG

They are calling iris Speaker
the spark plug of the Cleveland
Americans. Bobby Roth says
Speaker displays so much ginger
that he simply makes everybody
play better ball.
"The improvement I have
shown since I played with Cleve-
land I owe to Speaker more
than anybody else" Bobby said.
after watching him a few min
utes you seem to say to yourself,
Get move on you, old boy"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-11
Emulate American League.

National league catchers do not
chase foul balls this year. Instead,
they get new agates from the umpire
in-chief. This helps speed up the con-
tests. The American league adopted
the practice some seasons back.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-11
u. S.-TeutOr1ic War News

The United States, in the first four
weeks Of war against Germany, has ac-
complished much that it took England
two years to do, declared Maurice S.
Amos Of the British mission at Wash
ingtOn.
Administrative officials of $50 lead
ing institutions of learning in the
United States conferred with a COM
mittee of the advisory national defense
commission at Washington and ar
ranged machinery for cooperation with
the government during the war. Secre-
tary Baker addressed the conference.
James W. Gerard Of New York, am
bassador at Berlin during the historic
crisis that led to war with Germany,
speaking before the Chicago Bar asso-
citation said that Germany, Officially,
was planning to invade the United
States Immediately upon successful
conclusion of it's war with the allied
countries.
There Will be no difficulty in financ-
ing the governments requirements for
the war with Germany and this can be
done without disturbing the country's
business, said William G. McAdoo, sec.
rotary Of the treasury. at New York.
.
In announcing that department of
labor employment agencies throughout
the country had registered $4,000
skilled shipbuilders for work on the
great wooden merchant fleet, Secretary
Wilson, at Washington, said this
achievement was "only a minor step In
the nationwide mobilization of labor
proposed as a war measure.
The French commissioners were told
at Washington that the American gov
eminent is willing to send troops to
France-one Of the urgent recon-
mendations they brought to this cOun
try-when the allies believe they car
afford to spare the necessary ships fol
transporting an army and its equip
ment across the Atlantic. Marsha
Joffre held a long conference will
President Wilson on the question Of
sending American troops to France.
Three hundred ambulances and z,
600 doctors and drivers will be sent t.
France as soon as transport can b,
obtained, it was announced by tn,
council Of national defense at Wash
ington.
The government. of the United State!
at Washington, in conjunction will
the governments of its allies, will &C
at once for the purpose of assurins
internal peace for Russia and the con
tinuance of that country in the wal
until decisive victory shall have beer
obtained.
Under the initial draft to secur
100000 men to make up the first arm,
for the war with Germany, New Yorl
will furnish the greatest number, 40
S45, and Nevada the lowest, 500. Thi
has been determined by the war de
partment at Washington.
unless the United States marshal
eil her resources, both military and In
dustrial, md does it Immediately, ther
g., a great probability that we shall Sc
German troops in this country within
year" said Judge Lucien f. Burpee a
Hartford Conn.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-11
MORE SEATS ON NAVIN FIELD
Accommodate Big Sunday and
Holiday Crowds.

Improvements made in the grand
stands at Navin field, home of the De-
troit Americans, have increased the
seating capacity. The club will be bet
ter equipped for handling big Sunday
crowds.
The press stand has been moved
from, the front Of the grandstand to the
roof of the structure.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-11

in
the Cleveland Americans
cleveland will be strong contender for the championship
harmony
he q Chapma of
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-11

The United States, in the first four
weeks Of war against Germany, has &C
complished much that it took England
two years to do, declared Maurice S.
Amos of the British mission at Wash
ington.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-03-22
WHEREABOUTS
 OF MURDERER
 STILL MYSTERY
Marshal and Officers Fail To Locate Much Wanted
 Escaped Prisoner.

To say that Deputy Marshal Sharpe was asleep when the steamer Admiral Watson arrived last night, would be misstating a fact, for he was there, ey- en ready to tackle an escaped convict ed murder.
 Tuesday, the deputy received in struction that the much wanted John Soudas. who, in company with four others, overpowered the jailer and made his escape from the Seattle jail had been smuggled aboard the Watson in a war bag" just before her depart ure from that port and would be found aboard her. On arrival Of the boat the deputy accompanied by others, made a thorough search Of the Watson but failed to even find some one of the description of Soudas and the boat was allowed to proceed.
 John Soudas, Greek. 23 years old, was convicted Of the murder of Blan- che Coleman, committed June 15, 1916 and sentenced 10 life Imprisonment. At the time of his escape he was await ing transportation to the state peni- tentiary at Walla Walla.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-03-22
FINLAND TO GET
 HOME RULE LAST
Finnish Diet Will Be Convened
 And Government Established

LONDON, March 22.-The new Rus sian government has announced that Home rule for Finland is one of it's policies. The Finnish diet will be convened and asked to establish a government possessing the full con fidence of the Finnish people.
 Gov, Zein, who has been governor under the old regime since November 1909, and has been noted for the dras- tic methods he used to suppress any popular outbreak, has been sent to Perograd as prisoner.
 Baron Rosen, former ambassador to Washington, has been named in the negotiations proceeding now with a view to his appointment as governor general of Finland, under the new re- gime.
 Minister of Justice Karensky has ordered the district court at Tobish, Siberia, to release immediately M. Oy- inhuyer, former president of the Fin nish diet, and arranged for his jour- ney to Petrograd
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-03-22
ofthe erritOriaI
 Legislature
Sen. HeCkman Introduces Resolution for ApprOpri- ation to Help Unfor-
 tunateS.

JUNEAU, March 22.-The house held a two-hour session at which 3 general discussion followed the disal- Iowance of expense for the educatioH committee.
 The eight hour law as amended vas brought up for discussion. The law as amended provides an eight-hour la" for all workers in lode mines and uu- derground workings of all kinds and is to take effect the first of May How ever, both houses took part in the dis cussion and it was agreed to defer ac- tion until the opinion of the Attorney General had been obtained.
 In the senate today, Senator Heck man introduced a resolution for the appropriation of thirty thousand dol lars to be used in search of lost min CTS and fishermen. Very little else was done before the session adjourn ed
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-03-22
Germany May
 Be First tO Make
 Open Declaration
President Wilson is Said to Be Opposed To Actual Declaration of War by This Government, But
 Says State of War Exists

WASHINGTON March 22It is being generally admitted Ill official circles here that the United States will soon be declared opened to the warshps of the Entente Allies
 From dispatches abroad received here this morning III which it the German government IS expecting
 declaration of war within the eight hours have placed an omnous aspect the situation and mean that Germany will declare the United States
 It here that President Wilson IS not Tn favor o an actual of but he prefers to consider that state of war exists until such time congress meets
 That mediation actual war between the United Germany will be proposed the near future IS expected m the administration today It is thought that European neutrals contemplating such pan but 1t IS also frankly regarded effort backed by Germany to divide the sen
 mn of people and and thereby embarass the pres ident.
 While naval recruiting reported brisk at the department Secretary morning requested the to stimulate nsment navy ships being put n commission daily that need large compements of men.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-03-22
BERLIN PRESS IS
 AFTER FREEDOM FOR
 THE GERMAN EMPIRE
Press Compares Situation in German With That of Russia

AMSTERDAM, March 22.-Copies Of the Berlin Voerwaerts received here are very fuch agitated over the con ditions in Germany which they com pare with the freedom of Russia un- der her new regime. The newspaper compares the declaration of the Rus sian provisional government with the declaration of Chancellor von Beth mann Hollweg in the Prussian diet to the discredit of the latter. It asks, Shall the world say that all the na- tions on earth are free except Germ any"
 Commenting further it says:
 "How much longer? The king should straightway give back to the Prussian people their franchise which was talk en away in 1848.'
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-03-22
PASSES CONFEDERATE
 BILL IN EUROPE

STOCKHOLM, March 22.-A man believed to be a Swedish-American en- tered a tobacco shop recently here and purchased a box of cigars, paying for the same with $50 bill, and was kind enough to accept even lower rate of exchange on it than the regular mar ket quotation.
 After the man had departed however, the tobacconist discovered the reason for his amiability for the bill read, issued by the Confederate States of America.
 Considerable Confederate money has been brought into Sweden lately. It consists mostly of s1O bills, but there are some Of the higher denominations.
 The police have been given des- cription of the miscreant and are now looking for him.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-03-22
RADICALS AT TRIAL
 DISCUSS SABOTAGE
Prominent Leaders of I. w. W. In Attendance In the Court
 At Tracey's Trial

A returning visitor from Seattle who the beginning of the third week of the trial of Thomas Tracey, l. w W charged with murder in the riot at Everett last November, was much impressed with some of the de tails. He says that at the time he left it was the third week of the trial and that less than half of the 200 witnesses summoned by the state have been ex- amined and it is expected the direct examination will not be finished until the first part of next month.
 Among those notable radicals he met were H. Scott Bennett, former social ist member of the Australian parlia- ment; Walter C. Smith, former editor of the Socialist World and publisher of d book on sabotage; Elizabeth Cur ley Flynn, national character working in the interest of the defense fund; i; Miss Caroline Lowe, attorney and vice president of the Teachers Association of Kansas.
 The Smiths book on sabotage was drawing much attention, he says.
 Telegrams sent to I. ". ". organiza- tions for 2,000 fighting men to invade Everett were introduced in evidence, with extracts from the Seattle Indus trial Worker. The call for volunteers was introduced to show that the Ever cit invasion was deliberately planned.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-03-22
TRYING TO DRAG
 SWEDEN INTO WAR,
 GERMANY WATCHING
Allied Move to Influence Affairs In Neutral Countries Is
 Charged By Teutons.

LONDON, March 22.-An Amster- dam dispatch says the Dutch papers give prominence to an article by Count von Reventlow on the position of Swe- den. It is charged that Great Brit ain is trying to influence the affairs of the neutral countries by increas- ing the number of her consuls and con cludes:
 "A decision cannot long be delayed, Germany does not await with platonic interest the development of the future attitude of Sweden toward the de- mands of the entente but regards it with a watchful eye The future at titude of Sweden is of the highest di- rect importance in regard to the war
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-03-22
WHERE IS JOE WOOD?
March F. 1917

March F. 1917 The Progressiye-Miner. Ketchikan, Alaska.
 Gentlemen:
 We desire 10 locate fisherman by the name Of Joe Woods, whom we understand was located in or near your town about 1910 or 1911 If Joe Wood is dead we wish to locate his wife or children and wish you would give us any information that you can. His brother John Wood died in this county in September, 1911, and left some property which would go to his brother and sister as he left no issue nor wife.
 You might insert small personal add in your paper if you do not know who the party is. and send us 9 bill for the publication.
 Yours very truly,
 Mccormick & Russell,
 By Russel.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-03-22
ADMIRAL WATSON NORTH

The Admiral Watson arrived rom the south at 4:39 this morning and sailed for the north ar 7:3Q a. n. she unloaded 36 tons Of freight for this port, 16 tons Of which vas unloaded at the Ketchikan Cannery Dock. for that company. Arriving from the south for Ketchikan were Mir. and 3frs F. ". Burns, ". F. Schlothan, \. J. Ander- son, Margaret Thompson and Mrs. J. Brisbois. Passengers leaving Kechi- kan for Juneau were II. 5. WorIhen, Miss Bessie Orchard, L. ". Storm. 1. Greenbaum, Carl Neuquisr. She car ried cannery crews for Glacier Bay and the Cape Edwards canneries
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-03-22
BELGIANS RETURNING TO THEIR FiRESIDES
 AS RESULT ORDER
Kaiser Took Cognizance of Busi- ness Mems Petition And
 Act Accordingly

LONDON. March 22.-As t of 3 petition sent to the German Emper- or some days ago from large number of prominent BsIg!ans. representing all classes. expatriated Be.z.. a= are be ginning 10 return 10 their firesidvs, is The report received here today.
 1T appears that the Emperor on the receipt Of the petition ordered an in vesriga-ion into the compulsory de portadons from Belgium which was followed by an order 10 discontinue for the present and later the order for was issued.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-03-22
FATE UNKNOWN ID
 HIS COUNTRY
He is Thot to Have Been Brought Down and Cap
 tured By the Allies.

BERLIN March 22-A Berlin air plane which left here several days ago piloted by Prince Frederick Karl of Prussia, cousin of Emperor Wilhelm, has thus far failed to return from the raid over the Allies lines. This is in substance the statement issued by the war office today. The fate of the dis tinguished pilot is a mystery. It is thought in some quarters that the plane was brought down by the Allies and the prince captured.