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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-28
All Male Inhabitants Shot.

"a shell burst near the Eleventh
company, and wounded seven men,
three very severely. At five o'clock we
were ordered by the officer in COM
mand of the regiment to shoot all the
male inhabitants of Nomeny, because
the population was foolishly attempt
ing to stay the advance Of the German
troops by force of arms. We broke into
the houses, and seized all who resisted,
in order to execute them according to
martial law. The houses which had
not been already destroyed by the
French artillery and our own were set
On fire by us, so that nearly the whole
town was reduced to ashes. 1t is ter
rible sight when helpless women and
children, utterly destitute, are herded
together and driven into France"
(From the diary Of Private Fischer,
Eighth Bavarian regiment of infantry,
Thirty-third reserve division.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-28

throwing It's petals all over the floor,
and little man stepped out. He was
white from head to foot.
"Bless me! If you aren't Brother
january" said the old man. "What
brings you to visit me? It's only the
thirty-frst OF December"
"But I'm last January" said the
little fellow. Old Year laughed. "Of
course you are. You came in my
waistcoat pocket and popped out be-
fore the others-they were afraid Of
the cold"
y "Oh! glad you haven't quite forgot
len me. Now listen, Old Year, we
Months have q great scheme for to-
night. We're going to feast you in the
ice Palace on Time Mountain. We
shall all be there, the whole lot Of US,
and you must come, too"
you're very kind" said Old Year,
but really I'm so tired I'd rather sit
here and dream away my last hours"
''Now, don't talk like that, Old Year,
he party can't take place if you don't
come. How can we Months hold to-
9ether without YOU!
Old Year smiled. "All right" he
said, "Pll come, but all my clothes are
worn out"
another excuse" cried January.
"Come along, they're all waiting. Be
sides, there's a surprise outside"
Old Year started at the word 'sur-
PRISE" and then he strobe out of the
house with January on his shoulders.
Now although he had lived every
minute Of the year there was one
thing that Old Year had never done
ne had never flown in an airplane. So
imagine his establishment when he saw
1 great white biplane covered with sill
yer frost outside his door. A gay,
breezy little fellow, whom he recog-
nized as March, sat In the pilots seat.
He wore silver goggles and looked
every inch an aviator.
Old Year and January got in behind
The pilot, and soon the great silvery
bird was soaring up into the cold,
starry night.
They passed over cities and viii
lagos, lakes and forests, and every
where Old Year noticed preparations
for the coming Of his successor.
They'd be surprised if they knew
where I was now" he thought. And
then he gave up his spirit to the JOY
Of the flight.
Finally Time Mountain came in
sight. and as they approached they
mountain was blazing with light, and
the trees shone as their boughs radi
ated electricity.
When the airplane came into view
q great cry of Joy was heard. and
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-28
MYSTERY OF NATIONAL GAME
Berney Dreyfuss Of Pittsburgh Now
Observation-Disclosures He
Sell His Pirates?

The great mystery Of the National
league at the present moment is Bar
ney Dreyfuss. To sell or not to sell,
that Is the question, and rumors are
again gaining ground that Dreyfuss
will let go Of the Pirates.
OF course, some one will have to
come across with regular sum to get
them, since Dreyfuss announced some
time ago that he wouldn't sell for less
than $1.000.O00 in cold cash. But It
is doubtful whether anybody will want
to invest such fortune in that team
just now, since the Pirates have been
losing money for several years.
On the other hand, Dreyfuss has
made fortune out of the game In the
Smoky city, and he will naturally hang
on as long as possible.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-28
BOB FlTzSIMMONS DIED POOR
Estimated He Made $25o,0oo in Ring,
Besides $4,000 He Received From
Moving Pictures.

Improvidence seems to be the rule
among boxers, most OF whom will not
lay aside something for rainy day.
When Bob Fitzsimmons died recently
he left nothing in money or property.
Yet he earned q fortune in the ring.
He settled house and many thou
sands of dollars ON his second wife,
Rose Julian, and her children. He re-
ceived $4,000 from his two battles with
Maher, $4,000 from his bout with Hall,
about $4,000 from his scrap with Cor
bett at Carson City, $4,000 for whip
ping Dan Creedon, $4,000 for two
bouts with Tom Sharkey, $4,000 for
two battles with Jeffries, $4,000 for
the contest with Gus Rubin and many
thousands more for other ring exhibit
tons.
In all 1t Is estimated that Fitz made
$250,OOO In the ring, besides which he
received about $4,000 from moving
pictures of his fights.
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wore winter dresses and February was
In skating costume.
April and May were sitting on q
grass bank. April was dressed like
beautiful Bloodroot, in pure white
dress, with yellow stars IN her hair,
and she wore shoes and stockings Of
a blood red color. May was lovely !;
she looked like daffodills on moss
bank, and tiny streams trickled OF
her dress. June was glorious mass Of
roses and green leaves. She fluttered
with pleasure as Old Year approached
her, and threw rose at him crying
"In memory of the happy morning
when you babe me live"
July was respondent and Old Year
felt warm all through when he got near
to her. Beautiful summer month" he
murmured, 'fs this the last time I'll
feel you" As he said this May let
one Of her little streams trickle down
she was crying for the Old Year.
August wore a sailor costume and
smelled of blue grass. September and
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-28

lizard room In Kansas City. And it all
came about because he refused to be
idle.
81 found that liked billiards when
was young man and devoted my
spare time to that game. 1 did not
do it merely as recreation, but with
the idea that / would learn the game
and the business end devote my time
to it in the off season and when l
quit baseball. 1 always was able to
pick up the right sort of friends, con-
genial fellows who liked the game of
billiards, and we spent pleasant and
helpful evenings at the green table.
Billiards is scientific pastime,, re-
curing good eye and steady nerve.
That is ideal recreation for a ball
player"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-28
Boxer Hero Crippled
in the European War

Jack MunrCe, who leaped to
fistic fame in a single night by
dropping jim Jeffries in an ex-
hibitiOn bout in 1902, is back
in Canada recruiting for the Ca
madam army, after being per-
manently crippled in the Euro
Dean war.
Munroe is the first Of the box
crs who gained fame in America
TO come through the war as a
hero. Munroe performed many
brave deeds while at the battle
front, according to other soldiers
who fought with him. and it
ever there was a suspicion that
he was not thoroughly game, it
has been removed. His right
arm is paralyZed as the result
of being shattered with a Ger
man shell, and while he will not
go back to the battlefield he is
still doing something for the
Canadian government.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-28
WALT JOHNSON CHECKS THEM
Washington Pitcher and George Dauss
of Tigers Were Best Hurlers in
American League.

George Dauss of the Tigers and Wal
ter johnson were the best Of the three
hit pitchers in the American league.
Each performed the feat four times,
Dauss' victims being the Browns, Ma
tionals, Yankees and Red Sox. John
son did the trick against the Mack
men, White Sox, Indians and Yankees.
Johnson also pitched two two-hit
games and once allowed one hit.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-28

For disinfecting or pertaining the
air in rooms an attachment for cleo
trio fans has been invented in which
liquids descend from tank into
flag that is waved by the fans
breezes.
French cotton mill men have estab-
lished laboratory to determine the
percentage of moisture or any abnor-
NAL dryness In cotton, that which is
too dry being regarded as defective.
Dayton, O., Is said to have made
more than $1O0,0O0,OO0 in war mum.
lions manufacture.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-28

they fell asleep
round the table.
They would never
wake again, but
their short lives
had been very
happy. Then the
Months began to
get sleepy, and
Old Year too. He
sank into a big
chair and tired
June fell into his
arms and slept
cozily in their en-
brace. At last De-
cember and Old
ear were the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-28
AS THE WORLD MOVES

Almost automatic in its operation
is a child's swing featured by an addi-
tional set Of ropes that an Iowa man
has invented.
Electric control that can be operat.
ed from any desired point features
new gas heater designed to warm sew
eral rooms.
Twin bascule bridges, each section
of which is operated separately by cleo
trio motors. have been erected over the
arm Of European harbor.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-28

The eyes tell the story Of guilt when
all the other muscles are controlled.
This you will learn in the eleventh
chapter Of Darwin's book. Sometimes,
when the face is controlled, as in the
case of natives of India, other muscles
are uncomfortable. Sir Henry Maine
declares that in India the Judge can
tell when native is lying by watch
ing his toes. He keeps his face per.
fectly straight and his eyes expires.
sionless, but his toes begin to wiggle
os soon as he begins to lie.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-28
Automobile Sian Immune.

The automobile sign Mt the Polo
grounds successfully withstood all at
tacks by National and American league
players during the season just ended.
No player was fortunate enough to hit
the sign, but some came very close to
winning the car.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-28
BASEBALL is MOST
DANGEROUS PASTIME
List of Fatalities In Various
Sports for Ten Years.
RECORDS Show Diamond Game More
Hazardous Than Either Football or
soxing-Athletics Fit Men for
War Duties.

Records which were recently made
public through the columns of a meGl-
cal Journal, comprising a list of fatali-
ties In various branches of sports for
the past ten years, show that baseball
is more dangerous sport than foot
ball or boxing.
Inc calamity howlers who have had
FOOTBALL and boxing on the pan for
NUMBER OF years may not have so much
TO say when they discover this fact, for
iact 1t is. The fatality lists were COM
piied by DIR. Robert E. Coughlin, a
prominent New York medical man, and
were gathered carefully and compiled
from year to year. They embrace base
Oali, football, boxing, rowing, automo-
oiie racing, tennis, golf, bowling, avia-
tion, walking, running, horse racing
ana every branch of sport in which
there is lively interest.
Best Safeguard.
In discussing the features of his
compilations, Doctor Coughlin made
the point that the best safeguard
against injuries in any branch of sports
is perfect physical condition, and urged
that those who go in for sports of any
kind should make themselves physical
~ lit before indulging literally in their
favorite pastime.
Let us have games, athletics, base
ball, pugilism, golf, tennis, cricket, run
ming. rowing, swimming, sprinting, bas-
ket ball, cycling, wrestling, skating.
dancing, jumping, bowling, football
and all-around performances by all
means. But let us make our young
men physically fit to survive athletic
competition without suffering injury to
their constitutions" wrote Doctor
Coughlin. "In this way we may hope
70 make them ideal soldiers of the fu-
ture."
Interesting Figures.
The figures compiled, however, are
by far the most interesting to the av-
erage reader. They show that in ten
years 284 players were killed on the
baseball diamonds Of the country, and
this number tops the total number Of
AfetiiIiS' III any oticI squirt UIuHCll.
Football comes second with 215 deaths,
while automobile racing, long consid-
cred little better than suicide, is third
with ia. Boxing, one of the most con-
demned of the sO-called dangerous
sports, is fourth, with 1O5 fatalities.
The cycling game has resulted in
the death of Il riders within ten years
time, while horse racing comes sixth
on the list, with total of "a, and
wrestling seventh with 10. One would
hardly expect to see the mild old game
of golf in this list, but according to
Doctor Coughlin, no less than IA golf
erS have met death on the links. This
| is within one of the total football ia
talities for 1916, when Is players lost
their lives, so it is possible to figure
that football is just about ten times
as dangerous as golf.
Other sports included in the list, to-
gether with the deaths for ten years,
are as follows: Bowling, o; gymnas-
tics, g.; hammer throwing, 1; bike
coasting. 1; handban, L; polo, 2;
weight lifting, 2; lawn tennis, 1;
vaulring and dancing, 1.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-28
HARRY DAVIS ELECTED TO
PHILADELPHIA COUNCIL

Harry Davis. captain of the Ath-
letics and the player who was respon-
sible in a large measure for Mack's
team winning three world champion
ships, has been elected to the COM
mon council of Philadelphia. Davis
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-28

ran in the Thirty-eighth ward on three
tickets and polled S,19S votes. 1t was
runaway for Davis. He got more
votes than any other candidate for
whom the citizens of that ward voted.
The Thirty-eighth is great baseball
district. In spite of that it once turned
down Ira Thomas Of the Athletics for
the council.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-28
Killing HELPED BY BILLIARDS
Pastime Is Scientific, Requiring Good
Eye and Steady Nerve-ideal
for Recreation.

Johnny King, when he was major
league baseball catcher, believed that
idleness did not pay. Consequently
the former Cub today is earning more
money than he did when he was a
member of the worlds championship
Chicago club. He is billiard expert
and in addition owns handsome bill
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-28

with electricity, and they talked very
fast.
Old Year patted them kindly with
his big hands. They flew round him
very quickly, and In some magic way
Old Year was carried to the top of
the mountain. There he saw a won
derful ice palace and Over the door was
written in h5ge letters ''In Honor Of
Old Year."
Accompanied ny the Minutes and
seconds Old Year eL.rred the palace,
and In the great bright hall he saw
12 of his dearest friends, the Months.
Very beautiful they looked in artistic
groups about the hall.
January, February and March were
standing together in miniature park,
with lake in the middle of it; they
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-28
Clubs That Made Money.

Latest figures indicate that the
White Sox, Clevelands, DetrOits and
Red Sox all made mOney this year.
The Giants, Of course, did the biggest
business in the National league, with
the Reds, Cardinals and Phillies also
showing balances on the right side of
the ledger.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-28

October were q
mass Of colors. 1t
wasn't very long
since Old Year
had visited them,
so they were quite
familiar with him.
October tos s e d
some Of her pref
ty leaves into his
face. This was
her way Of kiss
ing.
November look
ed h ale an d
Hearty, and De-
fember, in snowy
robe. carried q
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-28

felt q little sad
a b o u t saying
"good-by" to his
friends, and q
tiny bit Jealous
about New Years
arrival.
AS he sat there
musing a pretty
little snow flower
dropped on the
floor at his feet.
"You beautiful
thing!" he cried.
"Where did you
come from?"
AS he spoke the
6OIunr. nNnnndad
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-28
Golfers to Raise Funds.

American golfers have raised thou
sands of dollars for war benefit pur-
poses. They will continue their cam
paign for funds on Southern courses
this winter.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-28
New Vegetable Wax From ecuador.

New Vegetable Wax From Ecuador.
From prehistoric times the Indians
of Ecuador have utilized a wax found
on certain species of tall palms for
making candles. says the Scientific
American. This wax occurs on the
tree trunks in granular form, each tree
furnishing about fifty pounds. The
trees grow In great numbers on the
mountains along the coast. Samples
Of this wax were sent to France and
Germany, from which countries favor
able reports and an offer Of 1875 cents
. pound were received.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-28

chorus of happy
vol ice S cried /:
"Hurrah /! for Old
Yeari" March eX-
ecuted a wonder
full vOlplane and
softly the Silver
Bird settled to
earth at the foot
Of the mountain.
Thousands of lit
tie people rushed
to greet the Old
Year. These were
the Minutes and
the Seconds. They
were dressed In
red, sparkling
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-28
Maek's Informal Team.

The Philadelphia Athletics have been
playing informal baseball for so long
the fans wouldn't recognize them Il
they started real game
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-28
prinee+on Athletes Respond.

Princeton Athletes Respond.
It Is estimated that 80 per cent Of
the students who last year were prom
inent In Princeton university athletics
are now in some branch Of the gov.
erument service.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-28
Tough for Players.

What will the poor, downtrodden
ball player do when the government
cuts ont Inv ridinR9
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exmnaaium AZ Wiseonain.

Wisconsin university students have
a $4,000 gymnasium to work out in
under direction Of Prof. Sidney Win
tiers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-28

only ones awake. Then the clock struck
midnight, and they closed their eyes
and slept, too.
At this moment some beautiful snow
fakes flew in through the windows.
They formed themselves into a kind
Of blanket and wrapped Old Year ten
derby in it's folds. Just as they were
going to cover up his face pale blue
spirit fioated over him and kissed his
sleeping brow. It was the Spirit of
New Year kissing the Spirit Of Old
Year.
More Time to Work.
One good New Years resolution is
TO COMPLAIN less and work more.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-28

In the night the inhabitants
Of Liege became mutinous. Forty per-
sons were shot and Is houses demol-
ished, 10 soldiers shot. The sights here
make you cry.
"On the .23rd of August everything
quiet. The inhabitants have so far
given in. Seventy students were shot,
200 kept prisoners. Inhabitants re-
turning to Liege.
august "a. At noon with SO men on
sentry duty. Sentry duty is A 1, no post
allocated to me. Our occupation, apart
from bathing, is eating and drinking.
We live like God in Belgium" (From
the diary of job. van der School, re-
servist of the Tenth company, Thirty
ninth reserve infantry regiment, Sew
enth reserve army cOrps.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-28

wide areas of Belgium and France I'm
which not penny's worth of wanton
destruction had been permitted to &C.
cur, in which the ripe pears hung I'M
touched upon the garden walls; and 1
saw other wide areas where scarcely
one stone had been left to stand upon
another; where the fields were raw
aged; where the male villagers had
been shot in squads; where the miser-
able survivors had been left to den in
holes, like wild beasts"
Even Soldiers Mortified.
Some German soldiers, we are glad
TO See showed their horror at the foul
deeds committed in Belgium.
"The inhabitants have fled in the vii
ted blood on all the boards, and what
faces one saw, terrible to behold! The
dead, go in all, were at once buried.
Among them were many old women,
some old men, and half-dclivered
woman, awful to see; three children
had clasped each other, and died thus.
The altar and the vaults of the church
are shattered. They had telephone
there to communicate, with the enemy.
This morning, September 2, all the sur
vivors were expelled, and 1 saw four
little boys carrying cradle, with
baby five or six months old In it, on
two sticks. All this was terrible to
see. Shot after shot! Thunderbolt
after thunderbolt! Everything is given
over to pillage; fowls and the rest all
killed. / saw a mother. too, with her
two children; one had great wound
on the head and had lost an eye"
(F'rom the diary of Lance Corporal
Paul Spielman of the Ersatz, first bri.
gade of Infantry of the Guard)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-12-28

"a horrible bath of blood. The whole
village burnt, the French thrown into
the blazing houses, civilians with the
rest" From the diary of Private
Hassemer of the Eighth army corps.)
Arizona republican., 1917-04-13
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Arizona republican., 1917-04-13
ELECTRIFYINY RAILROADS

The St. Paul railroad has demon strated how uneconcmic a steam loco motive is. By the identification of its line over a part of the Rocky Mountain system the advantages of electrical power are made plain. II IS predicted that all the western rail roads will follow by electrifying theil grades, and it would seem that in time the whole American system o. railroads will see the change Cheap ness of coal has prevented it hereto fore.
 The electric locomotive will haul over mountain grade 30 per cent more trainload at a cost of about 4t per cent loss than a steam locomotive will do the work; The speed is 1t
Arizona republican., 1917-04-13

meeting the agricultural situation will be proposed. Governor Thomas E. Campbell has been invited to attend and address the conference, and rep resentatives of our military organiza- tions will be present. In order to bring to d focus all available ideas of value the following organizations, agencies and individuals are urged and expected to attend this conference.
 Farm Associations Aiding
 In line with the work to be done at the Tucson meeting an appeal is being made to the farm improvement associations of the state to be repre- sented at this gathering. A direct ap- peal along this line has gone forth from Dr. J. C. Norton, president, and | C. $. Brown, secretary treasurer of the Arizona Farm Improvement associa . | tion. to the various district associations of the state, about 30 in number. In part this appeal reads:
 1 A call has been issued by the Uni-