The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-06-01

uSSuSu IL DIS IuuCu.
I'VE are now cooperating with the
War department, the Governor of
Minnesota and other officials"
Many improvements are to be made
on the grounds this summer and on
several buildings. One of the largest
will be the entire refacing of the
grand stand, for which approximately
100000 was appropriated by the last
Legislature.
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War Board Takes Over Labor Bureau.
The handling of farm labor as in
past carried on by the state free en-
ployment bureaus has been . taken
over by the State Public Safety COM
mission through new headquarters es-
tablished in Minneapolis according to
a commission announcement made
after another extended meeting be-
hind closed doors at the capitol. The
statement follows it's pledges to the
farmers in the make and save the
crop" movement that labor will be
furnished.
Four appointments of county direc.
tors to fill vacancies were announced
as follows:
Manomen county, A. L. Thompson;
Martin county, Clifford Jones; Wa
basha county, Linn Whitmore; Wa
SEGA county, DIR. F. w. Prahl.
No other business that could be
made public was considered, the Sec
rotary said.
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Food Experts Plan to Tour State.
Tentative plans for tours of the
state next month by experts and 9TH
er moves toward conservation and in
creased production of food were dis
cussed by chairmen of the state com
mittees on such undertakings. Chair
man Wilson of the Food Conservation
Commission presided and the commit
teemen reported on plans to be an
nounced later in detail The general
purpose is to aid the people of Min
nesota in conservation of all foods
including those for live stock.
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Offensive Posters Destroyed.
The st. Paul trouble over the word
ing of enlistment posters was ended
when Colonel Luce ordered the Of
Tending circulars destroyed as Gov
ernor Burnquist has declared that a
man selected in the draft will have
equal military footing with volunteers
in transfers and military courtesies.
officers who used the posters did so
of their own initiative said Colonel
Luce.
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Leads in Marine Recruiting.
Minnesota is at the top of the list
not only in navy recruiting, but in
the number of recruits for the marine
corps also, official government figures
show. For the month ending May 10,
recruits in the st. Paul district num-
bered 554, or fifty-one more than Chi
cago, its nearest competitor. New
York ranked third, with only a few
men less than Chicago.
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Minnesota Organization Complete.
Adjutant General Fred B. Wood,
in charge of Minnesota registration
preparations, has sent a telegram
signed by Governor Burnquist to the
Provost Marshal General at Washing
ton, informing him "the organization
in Minnesota is complete"
"That means fms for Minnesota
preparations for the draft registration
and marks the end of lot of work
by the sheriffs and other county Off
Gals and those of the three largest
cities of the state" General Wood
said.
Base Hospital Recruited to Limit.
The Minnesota Base hospital has
been recruited up to its limit and
after a proposed training period of
six weeks, DR.. A. A. Law, who IL at
the head of the division, expects to
be ready to answer a call within
twenty-four hours notice. One hun.
dred and twenty-eight university men
have enrolled in the hospital, and an.
plications are still being received. No
tuition is charged for medical stu.
dents who enter the hospital and con.
tinue their studies under ''U'' sur.
Raons.