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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-09-28
TO FRANCE IN EARLY SPRING
Drafted Men Now in Camp Slated for
Europe Soon.

Washington, Sept 26.-Plans are
now in preparation at the War depart
ment to have. a large proportion of
the drafted men now entering training
camps in France by early spring. 1t is
proposed to give the men rudiments
of military duty and then transport
them to the American base in France
There they will be put through a
course of intensive training BY these
means it is believed they will open the
way to the training of additional hun
dreds of thousands to be secured
through a second draft
The second call will be much sooner
than has generally been believed, it
is intimated. This is largely the rea-
son why the War department is pro-
ceeding with immediate examination
of 100000 registered men not yet
called.
1t is no violation of the spirit of the
censorship to state it is hoped to re-
move 100000 to 100000 of the drafted
men to France to complete training.
1t is hoped in some quarters this can
be done before the end of April.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-09-28
WHEAT CROP SHOWS INCREASE
Worlds Yield 3.3 Per Cent Greater
Than Last Year.

Washington, Sept. 26.-The worlds
wheat crop this year for the principal
countries which have reported, includ-
ing the United States, is 1,665, 489, 900
bushels, an increase of 3.3 per cent
over 1916, according to reports from
the International Institute of Agricul-
ture at Rome, made public by the De-
partment of Agriculture.
The worlds barley crop is AGA ,289,-
600 bushels, an increase of "a per
cent; the rye crop, 89,95O,000 bushels,
an increase of 1917 per cent; the oats
crop, 1895 100000 bushels, an increase
of 1919 per cent, and the corn crop,
1928, $4,000 bushels, an increase of
1858 per cent.
Algeria, the latest country to report,
shows wheat production of 29,715,O0O
bushels, an increase of 1.9 per cent
over last year. Her oats crop is 49,
$4,000 bushels, an increase of 44.2
per cent, and her barley crop, 33,208,-
900 bushels, decrease of II per cent.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-09-28
ASK EXEMPTION OF FARMERS
Spokesman for AsricuIturists Call on
President.

Washington, Sept. 6.-Spokesmen
for the nations organized farmers
asked President Wilson to order a
more liberal application of the army
draft law to farm labor in order that
agriculture may do its part in the
war. They urged that the government
not only should exempt men who ap-
ply, but should make it it's business
to keep skilled farmers out of the mill
tary service and require them to re-
main at their posts as producers.
The delegation that called at the
White House was headed by commit
tee of the Federal Board of Farm or
CARNATIONS and included the Legisla-
tive committee of the National Grange
and members of the House and Senate
from the great agricultural states.
The Federal boards committee pre-
scented memorial setting forth the
farmers situation and formally asking
relief
The situation demands prompt and
effective action on the part of the gov
eminent There is growing unrest and
dissatisfaction ON the farms, based in
great part upon the well-founded be-
lief that the purpose of the govern
| ment is not carried out. The organ
lied farmers of America look to you to
set this matter right" the President
was told.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-09-28
LIBERTY LOAN
BILL IS NOW Law
President Attaches Signature to
Greatest War Credit Meas
ure Ever Authorized.
VANDERBILT TO ASSIST
President of National City Bank to
Give Entire Time to Govern
ment in Helping Secre-
tary McAdoo.

Washington, Sept 27.-President
Wilson has signed the $11 ,000,000,O0
war bond measure and it is now law.
The bond bill-largest war credit
ever authorized at one time-will raise
$4,000,000,000 for new loans to the
Allies at 4 per cent and $3.000,0O0, 900
to take up the old, 31a per cent allied
loans.
Two billion dollars each will be is
sued in treasury certificates of indebt-
edness running one year and in war
saving certificates running five years.
The latter may be purchased by small
investors in denominations as low as
$4.1O, such a certificate bringing in
SIS at maturity.
The bond law also provides $53S,945,-
400 for the Danish West Indies, Alas
kan government railway, Panama ca
nal and naval construction.
vanderIip to Assist.
Frank A. Vanderiip, who as presi-
dent of the National City bank of New
York, heads the largest national bank
in the United States, has severed his
connection with that institution and
all other organizations with which he
Is identified for the period of the war
to assist Secretary w. S. McAdOO in
Liberty Loan finance, Washington dis.
patches announce.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-09-28
/, Means Held "a Grand .,,,rv

!, Concord. N. c.. Sept. 26.-Gaston B.
Means was held to the grand jury
for the murder of Maude A. King, fol.
lowing preliminary hearing before JUS
tice Pitts. He was remanded to Jail
without bail. He will have to answer
to the charge of shooting the million
aire woman who employed him, at the
lonely Black Welder spring near here
the night of August 20. AS the hear
ing was resumed, the defense announc-
ed 1t had decided to introduce no ties.
timony. merely arguing the merits of
the states case.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-09-28
WANT LA Toilette OUSTED
saftey Board Make Demands on U. S.
Senate.

Minneapolis, Sept. 26-The Mime
sofa Public Safety commission in a
resolution demands the expulsion of
La Toilette.
Federal authorities are also asked
to take action under the espionage act,
if warranted.
The action of the commission came
when attorneys advised that the Wis
consin senator could not be arrested
under Minnesota statutes, and after A.
C. Townley, president of the league,
had told them that La Toilette broke
his word.
Townley, appearing before the COM
mission with James Manahan, told the
commission that La Toilette, when
first asked to speak, had promised
faithfully not to discuss the war Even
on the night of the meeting a commit
tee of three men kept La Toilette at
his hotel long after the scheduled time
for him to speak, trying to impress
upon him the necessity for keeping
his promise made in Washington, said
Townley.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-09-28
AIR HERO THOUGHT DEAD KORNILOFF ABSOLvED
Guynemer, Foremost French Avi-
ator Reported Killed.
Had Accounted for Fifty-two Enemy
Machines-Sergeant MacMonagle,
American Airman, Shot Down.

Paris, Sept. 26.-The famous French
aviator, Captain George Guynemer, is
believed to be dead
Death of Sergeant Douglas MacMon-
agile of the Lafayette escadrille, in an
air combat over Verdun region, has
been confirmed. He was shot down.
His mother lives in San Francisco.
Flftieth Victory Cited.
Captain Guynemer, perhaps the most
brilliant aviator of the war, was cited
last in the official French announce
ment Sept. 10 for having won his 50th
aerial victory. An unofficial press dis
patch, few days earlier, said he had
accounted for SO enemy machines. He
was Fl years old.
Only little more than two years
ago, Captain Guynemer was simple
soldier. Joining the aviation corps,
he rose rapidly in rank until he at
tanned the grade of captain.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-09-28
Exonerated From All Blame In
Connection With Revolt.
Russian Embassy at Washington Is
sues Statement Asserting Uprising
Came From Misunderstanding.

Washington, Sept. 26.-Absolution
from all blame for the recent uprising
against the Kerensky government in
Russia is given General Korniloff by
the Russian embassy here.
It was officially explained by the
embassy that Korniloff's detection re-
suited from mutual misunderstand-
ing" between him and Kerensky. This
is taken as official forecast that Kor-
niloff will not pay penalty for his
revolt.
In lengthy statement the embassy
explains that charges that Kerensky
was behind the Korniloff uprising had
their inception in negotiations between
Kerensky and Korniloff and the later
misunderstanding.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-09-28
PROMISE RUSSIA
TO FIGHT TO END
Great Britain and France Send
Formal Assurances to
New Republic.
RESPOND TO REPORTS
Allies Send Pledge as Result Of
Rumors That Efforts Were Un-
der Way to Conclude Peace at
Expense of Slavs.

Petrograd, Sept. 26.-Addressing the
Soldiers and Workmen's delegates
Tuesday, General Verkovsky, minis
ter of war, said Russia had just re-
ceived formal assurances from France
and Great Britain that they would
not conclude separate peace to the
detriment of Russia.
In Response to Rumors.
The assurances sent by France and
Great Britain were in response to
reports which have been current in
Russia that efforts were under way
to conclude peace at the expense of
that country. Michael Rodzianko,
president of the duma, said in an adj
dress in Moscow that the Germans
had such plan on foot and expressed
confidence that Russia's allies would
reject it.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-09-28
SEATTLE sHIPMEN TO STRIKE
Twelve Thousand Men Ordered Out
Next Sunday.

Seattle, Wash, Sept. PA strike
at 10 o'clock Sunday morning of 49,
900 members of the fifteen metal
trades unions employed in Seattle ship
yards and allied shops has been or
dered by the Seattle Metal Trades
council. Three big steel shipyards,
about sixteen wooden shipyards and
forty contract shops will be affected.
Receipt of kilograms from Pesident
Wilson and Samuel Gompers, presi-
dent of the American Federation of
Labor, urging no precipitate action,
gave hope that a walkout might be
averted. This vanished, however,
when it was announced that the Presi-
dent was planning to have the con-
troversy settled by the wage adjust
ment committee of fine United States
shipping board.
The councils business agent took
the position that the government had
hopelessly misunderstood the Seattle
situation in attempting to link it with
the situations in San Francisco and
Portland, and that further attempts
to postpone the walkout would be use
less.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-09-28
Rouers Names Committee.

Minneapolis, Sept. 27-ChairmaL
A. R. Rogers of the general executive
committee of the ninth federal reserve
district Liberty Loan campaign has
completed the organization of the COM
mittee.
The committee, which will direct
the placing of the ninth districts al
lotment of the loan, comprises: A. R.
Rogers, chairman; l.. B. Hanna, North
Dakota; J. G. Bassett, South Dakota !;
j. W. Black, northern Michigan; Frank
P. Hixon, Wisconsin; Norman P. Holt
er, Montana; Homer P. Clark, st.
Paul; c. H. Bigelow, st. Paul; E. J.
Carpenter, Minneapolis; w. A. burst,
Minneapolis; F. A. Patrick, Duluth
Theodore Void and John H. Rich,
Minneapolis, eX officio.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-09-28
NEGRO conscripts to Be Mobilized,

Washington, D. c., Sept. ga ma
jority of the negro men of the Nation.
al army will be called out for mobili-
zation at the training cantonments
with the contingent of draft forces
summoned for October 3. The policy
Of organizing separate colored and
white army units will be strictly ad-
hered to. Where a subdivision has
not sufficient negro drafted men, to
make up company or other unit. the
men will be assigned to complete units
at another cantonment. Secretary
Baker makes this announcement
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-09-28
Recount in New york PRIMARY. Z

New York, Sept. 26.-The applica-
ton OF Mayor Mitchell for a recount Of
the vote in the Republican primary
last Wednesday has been presented in
the supreme court here before Justice
Cohalan, who said lie would sign the
order. Counsel for William M. Ben
nett, whom the mayor defeated by a
small margin on the face of returns,
and counsel for the board of election
both entered formal consent to the
recount. 1t is expected the work of
going over the ballots and recounting
them will begin at once.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-09-28
Britain Treats Prisoners Best.

London. Sept. 24.-Admission that
the treatment of German war prison
ers in Great Britain was superior to
the treatment received in any other
country was made by the chief Ger
man delegate to the recent conference
OF British and Germans on war prison
ers, according to a statement made by
Baron Newton. one of the British del
egates, in the house of commons vir-
tually no complaint was made of the
British methods of handling prisoners.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-09-28
But She Didn't.

She was very newly f1edged bar
oness or duchess or something like
that, and, somehow or other, she be-
came thick with a professor, as the
classical blOkes would have it, and he
invited her to come to his observatory
to see the eclipse, says London Ideas.
'I've come to see the eclipse" she
told the professors assistant. "Profes-
sor Squashnoodle invited me to come"
'I'm sorry, but the whole thing was
over an hour ago." said the assistant,
cOntritely.
"Then," said the dignified dame, II
will wait for the next"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-09-28
Hurting Body Injuries Man.

Marinette, Wis.,, Sept. 26.-William
.Williston, % years old, member of
company l, w. N. G., was fatally in
jured at Mauston, Wis, when he was
struck by a Chicago, Milwaukee and
st. Paul train while crossing the track
to take an incoming train. His body
was hurled so feet, breaking his neck.
Death resulted half hour later. The
body was brought home. When Will
liston was struck his body, in passing
Through the air, hit the station agent,
who was nearby, injuring him quite
badly.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-09-28
Arrest Of slaekers Urged.

Ironwood, Mich, Sept. 24.-County
officials and business men have in
formally discussed ways and means by
which they could compel federal au-
thorities to make good their promises
OF Stacker arrests. II no action is TAX
en- by federal authorities 1t is feared
that no men will appear for the final
contingent, October 10. Only 40 dodg-
ers of registration have been arrested
and no apparent effort has been made
to trace either the All dodgers of ply
steal examinations or the "a complete
ly qualified slackers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-09-28
Bow Is Slain; Mother Held.

Amarillo, Tex, Sept. 26.-With his
throat cut, John Shafer, Jr., IL years
old. was found dead near his mothers
Temporary home here. A trail Of
blood lead from his mothers bedroom
to the place near a garage where the
body was found. The boys 13-year-
old sister, who was sleeping with him
the same night, was cut on the hands
and face. Mrs. Hattie Shafer, mother
2 of the children, was arrested follow
ing the finding of the body. She was
but recently divorced from John Sha-
fer
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-09-28
Quart A MONTH" DOES
NOT VIOLATE DRY LAW

Huntington, w. Va, Sept. 26.-
The West Virginia "quart-a- =
month" law, which permits the
bringing into the state of one
quart of liquor each month, does !
= not violate the federal bone-dry
: act, according to decision hand
: ed down by Judge Benjamin F.
Keller in federal court here. The
court held that the federal statute !
does not apply to the bringing in !
OF liquor for personal use.
4 Z L 4 I
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-09-28
Watson Gives Up FIGHT.

Atlanta, Ga. Sept. 24.-Thomas e.
Watson says that he had decided to
suspend publication of The Jefferson
ian ana The Thomson Guard and to
abandon his appeal from Federal
Judge Spears decision barring The
Jeffersonian from the mails. He also
announced that he would not press
further the case Of The Guard. which
he bought after The Ieffersonian was
excluded from the mails. Watson has
opposed the selective draft law and his
utterances in The Jeffersonian were
according to Judge Speer, seditious.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-09-28
Raid "Pigs" Near Army Camp.

Camp Grant, Rockford, ILL.,, Sept. 26.
Federal officials raided three blind
pigs" located near the national army
cantonment, Selling large quantity
of liquor. Three soldiers were fired
upon by the guards as they escaped
from the guardhouse today. One of
them is believed to have been wound.
ed
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-09-28
Trade Bodies to Aid Liberty Loan.

Trade Bodies to Aid Liberty Loan.
New York, Sept. 26.-More than 100
trade committees, each under the
craftsmanship of leading exponent
of business in New York city, are be-
ing formed to assist the fiotation of
the second Liberty loan. These COM
mittees will work under the general
direction of advisory committees of
which G. Deb. Green is chairman.
Each divisional chairman will name a
committee of most influential men in
his own trade and each of the COM
mittees will have an expert bond sales
man to direct the actual selling.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-09-28
Fears Russia Has Hard Road Ahead

Stockholm, Sept. 26.-Charles r.
Crane of Chicago, a member of the
American commission to Russia, who
spent two days In Stockholm en- route
from Petrograd to England, describes
Russia as facing long period of trial
and inner chaos and to be suffering
from an overdose of exaggerated mod
ernism in Socialist reform ideas. Rus
sia's many leaders, he declares, are
cropping blindly for egress from the
present troubles, but are inspired by
sincere desire and intent to find a
satisfactory solution.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-09-28
SOL0Ns MAY VISIT FRANCE
Sending of Congressional Committee
Is Urged.

Washington, Sept. 26.-Congressman
Pat Norton of North Dakota made a
speech in Congress advocating the
sending of joint congressional COM
mittee to France as the guest of the
French government to visit the battle
lines. Mr.. Norton urged that this
would give the congressman a better
idea of actual war conditions and they
could return and tell their people
about them, bringing about increased
interest in the war. Mr.. Norton has
not given up his idea of calling Con-
gresham Heflin to account for his un-
proven charges in connection with the
Bernstorff "slush fund.-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-09-28
COMES FROM CANADA
Much Grain to Be Shipped in Unless
Farmers Sell.

FdrneTS SeII.
Minneapolis, Sept. 26.-Half a mil
lion bushels of Canadian wheat has
just been purchased by Frank L. Car
ey, local buyer for the government
Food Administration Grain corpora
ton, to come to Minneapolis This
purchase is to bridge over a tempo
rary shortage at the mills, and was
made to fulfill an obligation on the
part of the food administration.
The 100000 bushels just purchased
is the first of what will be large
movement from Canada, unless sup
plies from Minnesota and Dakota
farms increase materially in the near
future.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-09-28
She Would Get Even.

Marcellis was very fond of playing
with the calves. One day one chased
her. Very much frightened, she crawled
under the fence and said, "You can
stand there looking at me now, calf,
but I'll have some Of you in my stOm-
ach before long,"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-09-28
A Careful Man.

She working him up)-YOu should
never propose to girl on Friday.
1t is unlucky.
He (not having any)-Not always. I
once knew fellow who did 1t, and
the girl refused him.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-09-28
Ship Builders Strike May Be Halted.

Washington, Sept. 25.- Shipping
board officials felt encouraged that
construction of government ships at
San Francisco would not be delayed
much longer by the strike of iron
workers there following receipt of re-
ports that union men have agreed to
work if temporary wage agreement
can be reached. 1t was felt tempo
rary settlement should be comparative
ly easy and that some permanent bas-
is for a uniform wage scale in all
Pacific coast shipyards would be de-
veloped within a few weeks.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-09-28

London Hotel for U. S. Army "Y."
Paris, Sept. 26.-The American army
Y. M. C. A. has leased the Hotel Rich.
mond, just off the main boulevards,
and it will be opened Oct /, as COM
bination officers clubhouse and hotel.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-09-28
italians Give Jewelry for Country.

Rome, Sept. "a. Nearly 1000
pounds of gold has been donated to
the treasury department during the
past four months in the form of orna-
ments, old coins and family jewelry.
The golden crown of Prince Amedeo,
the father of the duke of Abruzzi, was
one of the gifts originating in the city
Of Turin. Venice SO far has led all
the cities of Italy with 220 pounds Of
gold. Florence has given 80 pounds,
Milan 200 pounds, Brescia So pounds,
Rome 100, and Turn about $50.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-09-28
THIS DRUGGIST KNOWS
BEST KIDNEY MEDICINE

Sixteen years ago l began to sell DR..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root and today I believe
it is one of the best medicines on the
market; and my patrons are very much
pleased with the results obtained from its
use and speak very favorably regarding it.
Swamp Root has been very successful in
troubles according to the reports received
and have no hesitancy in recommending
it for I have greab faith in its merits.
Very truly yours,
OWL DRUG STORE,
By R. F. Boies,
Oct. 3, 1915. Sedalia, Missouri.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-09-28
Disability Rates Are Approved.

Washington, Sept. 26.-Disability
rates in the soldiers and sailors in
surance bill as passed by the House
were approved by Senate finance
subcommittee.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-09-28
GERMAN POSITIONS ARE TAKEN
British Take Offensive and Capture
Many Prisoners.

London, Sept. 24.-British troops,
after repulsing a German attack
northeast of Langemarck in Flanders,
attacked in turn and captured addi-
tional defenses from the Germans as
well as a number of prisoners.
Our airplanes," says the official
statement, carried out successful
bombing raids and dropped during the
day 134 bombs on hostile billets, hut
ments and airdromes. In the night
three tons of bombs were dropped on
the Roulers Menin and Wervicq rail.
way station.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-09-28
Letter to
DR.. Kilmer q Co.
Bindhamton, N. r.
Prove What Sv,mu.Root Win Do For You

Prove What Swamp-K0Ot VIII Do For Y00
Send ten cents to DR.. Kilmer & Co.,
Binghamton, N. Y, for sample size
bottle. It will convince anyone. You
will also receive booklet of valuable in
formation, telling about the kidneys and
bladder. When writing, be sure and men
ton this paper. Large and medium size
bottles for sale at all drug stores.-Adv.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-09-28
NO MORE U. S. GOLD FOR SPAIN
Treasury Officials Virtually Decide to
Check EXPORTS.

Check Exports.
Washington, Sept 25-Treasury Of
ficials carrying out the governments
policy governing the conservation of
gold have virtually decided upon a
policy prohibiting the export of gold
to Spain. No gold has been licensed
for export to Spain since the Presi-
dents proclamation became effective
except several small shipments al
ready loaded aboard steamers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-09-28
Where Il Works.

"Has Matilda a rack for her pianO?"
"Sure. All her hearers get their
nerves on it."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-09-28
ARGENTINE NAVY Modified

Preparations for Contingencies Are
Being Made.
Buenos Aires, Sept. 26-Mobiliza-
ton of the Argentine navy has been
ordered at rendezvous 81 kilometers
from Buenos Aires. There is also un.
usual military activity in the republic.
If there is declaration of war, it is
declared Argentina will send two divi-
sions to Europe and will not be con-
tent with passive attitude.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-09-28

Any man who Is able to dodge un-
happiness is just about as happy as 1t
Is possible for man to be.