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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-07-06

Fifteen excursionists were killed In
the Milwaukee river when u 25,UOO-
gallon tank toppled from n steel tower
ed decks Of the whaleback Christopher
Columbus, on which were teachers and
pupils of the Northwestern university
and the University of Chicago. A
sudden current in the Milwaukee river
is blamed for the disaster.
Twenty-eight persons were drowned
when Great Gorge route car was
hurled into the Niagara river at Mia
CARA Falls, N. Y. Many others were in
slide under trestle, caused by recent
rains.
Henry Levy, president and treasurer
Of the Capito Rattan company of In
dianapolis, committed suicide by jump
ing 10 stories to the street from the
Congress hotel at Chicago.
George Rowe, his wife and six chill
dren were burned to death in hre
which destroyed their home on the
River road, mile from the village OF
Arson, Me.
Possibility of immediate government
control of the nations milk supply
and limiting of retail prices was indi-
Gated in a statement by c. H. Potter
Of Elgin, Ill.,, chairman of the milk
board of the Milk Producers associa-
ton. He said representatives OF the
organization had been called to Wash
ington for a conference with Herbert
c. Hoover, food administrator.
Under the provisions of the new es-
pionage act the Savannah (Ga) post
office held up deliveries of Thomas f.
Watson's weekly newspaper, which has
been attacking the army draft, pending
a decision by the post office depart
ment.
Representatives of the country's
chief dairy and poultry associations,
after conference at Chicago with
Herbert c. Hoover, voted to put their
industries under the supervision OF the
food administration and named George
E. Haskell of Chicago to serve as
voluntary aid to Mr.. Hoover in charge
of a dairy and poultry division.
Four Italians finished BLACK
Hand vendetta with pistols at we'd
der and Division streets at Chicago.
Two are dead, one may die and the
other will recover. The dead are;
Leonard Russo. John AlOngO.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-07-06
FAIR MEN OPTIMISTIC
Thought Canadian Experience Will Be
Repeated Here.

Based on their own experience since
the war began, it is the unanimous
opinion of the managers of the lead.
ing fairs in Canada that business con.
ditions in the United States will not
be affected adversely by the war, and
that the fairs will have very success.
full season If crop conditions are good.
According to letters just received
from the most important fairs, in
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-07-06

A farmer, going over his land.
caught an Irishman with his dog tres
passing in field, and threatened him
with prosecution.
Returning, however, through the
same field an hour later he was sur.
prised to meet the Irishman in an
other part Of it, and exclaimed an.
grily:
"What! Trespassing again"
"No. no." answered Pat, "it's still
the same trespass. Fair play, sorr!"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-07-06
DANDRUFF AND ITCHING
Disappear With Use Of cuticura Soap
and Ointment-Trial Free.

The first thing in restoring dry, fall.
ing hair is to get rid Of dandruff and
itching. Rub Cuticura Ointment into
scalp, next morning shampoo with
Cuticura Soap and hot water. Prevent
skin and scalp troubles by making Cuti-
cura your everyday toilet preparation.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L.
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv. 8,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-07-06
European War News

French and German troops were en-
gagged in lively fighting west OF Dead
Mans hill in the Verdun sector. The
position changed hands five times and
was finally abandoned by both sides,
says a dispatch from Paris.
The Russian troops in the eastern
theater of the war have opened Il
heavy attack on the Germans along
the Stripa front. They stormed the
German positions along an 1S1a-mile
line, but, according to the official Ger
man report at Berlin were forced to
retire.
An official announcement was made
at Paris that the armored cruiser
Kleber had struck mine off Point
ST. Matthew and sunk. Three Off
GERS and 35 men We're losf. The
Kleber had come from Dakar, Africa,
and was on its way to Brest.
The Greek government at Athens
has broken diplomatic relations with
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria
and Turkey The Greek government
considers that state of war exists
since its advent to power. Greek
ministers in Germany, Austria, Turkey
and Bulgaria were ordered home.
eff peace comes an hour before the
objects for which Great Britain en-
tered the war have been achieved, it
will be a calamity to Europe" Premier
Lloyd George said in speech at Glas-
cow.
1t is reported at The Hague that the
German steamer Westfalen, bound
from Rotterdam TO Copenhagen, struck
mine near Terschelling, outside
Dutch territorial waters, and sank.
Thirteen members of the crew were
rescued by Dutch torpedo boats.
Under protecting concentration of
artillery fire Canadian troops stormed
and captured the German front line
before Avion, suburb of Lens, says
dispatch from France. BY this adj
vance the British line has been car
ried forward to within one mile of the
center of Lens.
The Elder-Dempster steamer Addah
was torpedoed without warning and
sunk by a German submarine on June
10. The submarine fired on the cap
tain's boat, killing eight men.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-07-06

1t was announced at Washington
that President Wilson has commits
stoned William A. Brady to mobilize
the movies. Official camera men will
accompany United States troops to
France; others will aid the food ad-
ministratiOn.
The house at Washington passed the
priority shipment bill, giving the presi-
dent authority to demand preferential
transportation of all freight as war
necessity. The bill already has passed
the senate.
Yielding to the request of President
Wilson, dry leaders in the senate at
Washington reached an informal
agreement with administration chiefs
to modify the prohibition amendment
of the food control bill so as to save
beers and wines.
The railroads of the United States
lost their fight for Is per cent in
crease in rates. The interstate COM
merce commission at Washington de-
MED their petition. The commissions
order was dated June q. Commits
sioner McChard dissented. The COM
mission finds that 1916 was the most
prosperous year the railroads ever
had.
An immediate general reduction of
81 to $3.50 ton in the price of coal
at the mine was agreed upon at Wash
ingtOn by representatives of the coal
operators. The reduction relates to
bituminous coal.
With revision of the war tax bill
virtually completed and now totaling
81. 449, 100000, against the $1,S00,0O0,-
600 levy of increased taxes adopted by
the house. the senate finance commit
tee at Washington considered authori-
zation of additional bonds and pro-
posed a bond issue of S5OO,OOO,OOO.
Behind Jail bars, six woman SUI.
fragists, convicted in the police court
at Washington of obstructing the side
walk and displaying propaganda ban
ners before the White House, held a
song service and suffrage meeting for
the other 40 woman inmates of the
prison.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-07-06
Letters Found Give German News.

British Headquarters in France, July
3.-Interesting items of German news
have been cleaned from letters found
in raided >dugouts. One of them, writ
ten from Bielefeld, Prussia, June 5.
tells OF an explosion in munitions
factory at Detmold and continues: ''It
was terribly sad. On Sunday 80 vic
tins already had been buried. One
woman who has lost four sons in the
field, now has lost her three daugh-
ters In the explosion. 1t is strange that
the Westphalion newspapers give no
report of the accident"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-07-06

answer to requests
for information on
the subject, the
people Of Canada
were rather de-
pressed a n d de-
spondent for sew
eral months follow
ing the declaration
Of war in August,
1914. It is said,
however, that the
public resumed its
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-07-06

more general use
of farm machinery
of the latest types,
the fair manage
ment is making q
special effort to in.
terest manufacture.
ers and dealers Of
farm machinery of
improved kinds in
exhibiting at the
fair. Not only that
but all farm ma
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-07-06
Expectations Realized.

'Look'ee, George, didn' I telPee my
boy would make tn folks sit up an
open their mouths when e got to Lun-
non?"
no you did, an has e done it?"
"Aye. Eve started business as
dentist Passing Show.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-07-06
Domestic

Reports from Haines say the town
of Rock Greek, Ore. virtually was
swept away when 50-foot dam at the
flooded Killamancuc lake gave way
Residents of Haines, which is in the
path Of the flood, hurried for high
ground. Nearly every building in the
town was destroyed.
Detective Sergeant Samuel Cop
pedge was shot and killed. Detective
Frank Wodley. Patrolman Earl Hobbs
and Harry Walker were seriously
wounded when attacked by a mob of
$50 armed negroes on Bond street in a
resumption Of race rioting il East ST.
Louis, H.
RiotOus scenes attended a Socialist
parade at Boston which was an
nounced as II peace demonstration.
'Fhe ranks of the marchers were bro
ken up by seIf-orSanized squads of
uniformed soldiers and sailors.
Twenty-ninc men. who have been in
the Winnchago county Jail for violat-
ing the draft ragstraticn law at Rock
'ord IT,, June 5, pleaded guilty at
Trcopuri, III. These were III addition
to 103 cases Tuesday.
So
rhe private bank of Graham & Sons,
Go West Madison street, Chicago,
closed It's doors. Estimates of the de-
posiss ram rs high N. s5.G00,000. Heo7y
inyesyment Of The banks funds in real
estate bends tia, cc.lld not easily be
t:ansfc-i.,th i'l'H money is said to
haze embarrassed the bank.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-07-06

Philosophy is nothing more than tax
ing calmly and in manly fashion what
you know you cannot avoid.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-07-06

Infectious diseases are unknown in
Greenland on account Of the dry, cold
atmosphere.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-07-06

September 26 - Minnesota annual
conferenc of Methodist Episcopal
church at Pipestone.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-07-06
The Same Trespass,

nRFEMFc Watson E.Coleman,Wash-
ington, DC Books free High
j ~ j Suv J ~ est references. Best results.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-07-06

would nave 70 stay
in bed several days
every month. J!
tried all kinds OF
remedies and was
treated by doctors,
butmy trouble con-
tinued until one day
I read about Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound and
what it had done for
others. I tried It
and now / am never
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-07-06
Dates of Coming
Events In State

September to S-Minnesota State
Fair and Food Training Camp" in
Twin Cities.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-07-06

Oct. 81 to, Nov. minnesota Edu-
cational Association convention in
Minneapolis: @
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-07-06

Surpestiocs that may save
Much Suffering

Marvsville. Pa.-'tFor twelve years
I suffered with terrible cramps. J.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-07-06
Foreign

Several executions took place in the
outskirts of Saloniki Colonel Dimi-
trievich, Major Vulovich and an Aus
tro-Hungarian volunteer, Malobabach.
concerned with many others in a con.
spiracy of Serbian secret society to
overthrow the present political regime
of Serbia and substitute an oligarchic
form of government, were shot.
80
The British sea-going tug Florida
capsized at a point off Pernambuco,
Brazil The captain and five sailors,
including f. ]. Heckroth of New York
and W. Fl. Suptren, an Indian from
Kentucky were drowned Four men
were saved.
TIE declaration that general strike
of organized labor in Canada will be
called if the government attempts to
apply CONSUMPTION without first obtain
ing a majority vote by the people, was
rlade in parliament at Ottawa, Ont, by
Alphonse Verville.
General Chang Hsun, says a Reuters
Limited dispatch from feking, China,
has informed President Ii Yuan Hung
that he must retire because the Man.
chu emperor, Hsuan Tung, mas been
restored to the throne. Hsuan Tupg
issued a mandate announcing his Sue
cession to the throne of China.
The lower house of the Austrian
reichsrath at Vienna has approved the
proposal of its presiding officer for
discussion of the preparations and war
aims of the nation which would be
preliminary to any peace negotiations.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-07-06
To Send Guards South at Once.

Minnesota National guard units, in
common with those of the other states
in the Union, will be sent forward to
their divisional mobilization camps in
the South Immediately after they have
been drafted into the federal service
either July Is or August 5, it has not
yet been determined. Minnesota troops
had expected to be modified July Is,
and it had been supposed several
weeks would be spent in camp or at
home armories before the regiments
were sent to Southern camps.
X X X
Sends Explanation With Draft.
Adjutant General Wood has official
ly notified Governor Burnquist that
the returns from his Office demanded
by the War department have been for
warded to Washington, together with
draft covering the balance OF fed
eral funds in his possession, and that
he believed the reports will be found
to meet all requirements. The con-
ference was brief and resulted only in
a telegram being sent by General
Wood at the governors suggestion to
furnish the same information to Cap
tain w. F. Rhinow.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-07-06
Expenditures Exempt From Rules.

Committee Finds No Labor Trouble.
The committee appointed by the
State Public Safety Commission to in
vestigate labor and law enforcement
in Koochiching county adjourned after
having heard thirty-five witnesses.
Judge Thomas D. O'Brien of ST. Paul,
one of the committee members, de-
clared that the inquiry had disclosed
that there are no labor troubles In
the county.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-07-06

eff peace comes an hour before the
objects for which Great Britain en-
tered the war have been achieved, it
will be calamity to Europe" Premier
Lloyd George said in a speech at Glas-
cow
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-07-06

Four Italians finished BLACK
Hand vendetta with pistols at We'd
der and Division streets at Chicago.
Two are dead, one may die and the
other will recover The dead are;
Leonard Russo, John AlOngO.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-23
Americans Under Fire
By Albert Payson Terhune
No. 5O-The TuscarOra Battle.

has of
telling For is the story Of Amerc
North from the NT
Carolina tribes
and
tribes of his
massacre every white woman
in North Carolina
the
struggling must have been destroyed
The white settlers
unheroic title he
history
With
unchecked for three days until
miles ravagd
pa1azed helpless Vir
GINA that would much money
South Carolina that saved h
destruction
Indian allies Colonel John
hostile Wilderness
redskn
in the sences of the virgin forest
behind 400 of their
the hands of the Indians
returned home when the
broke q fresh vcfomence
the last when back
allies finish the good work ii'nN
had
his
forest through the South Carolnans ploughed
VENGEANCE the attack
they reached the sockadc There for
the fuiously
to until
,r,cd and ran
auashed and for all by this
terribly threshed by <ce onethd
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-23
Her Opinion Of Draft

William Dudley Pelley has written /,
wonderful story for the January Amer
lean Magazine. 1t deals with the draft
and how one old woman saved the
honor of IA youth who was fleeing to
escape the army life. In the story this
passage occurs:
.E'rom the corner of the room John
Fleming lifted an object. 1t was an
old fashioned. rusty cavalry sword IN
a heavy. scabbard.
".Giye it to me, laddie.
"ue laid the heavy, gruesome thing
across her saunt lap.
ADO you know whose sword this
was, ladder she asked.
at was my grandfather's' he re-
piled thickly.
"'Yes, laddie, it was your grand
fathers. Fifty-siN years ago this
spring in the presence of two of my
my boys | buckled this sword about
the waist of your grandfather. We
had lived through just such times and
scenes as you have lived through the
past six months. We had eaten our
last breakfast at home. In the blue
uniforms of the union my men folks
stood while l buckled this very same
sword about your grandfather's waist
knew that in the evening of that day
they would be but a memory. l hoped
they might be spared to me: hut
whether they were spared to me or not
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-23
The DAILY MlSoULlAN
ESTABLISHED ma
SUNDAY, DECEMBER %, 1917.
LET THERE BE LIGHT.

There is observed in Italy a
beautiful custom known as
Lighting The way of the Christ
Child" On Christmas eve lighted
candles are placed in the Win
dows of all the homes. so that the
spirit of Christ returning to earth
may find the way bright and Joy
Gus. This custom, simple as II Is,
carries wonderful appeal to the
imagination. 1t is fixed IN Italy,
but il has been followed III other
countries.
Why not light the way IN MIS-
so,,la ON Christmas eve. say De-
tween six and seven O'Clock.
while our people are homeWafd
boundo Two dozen or more OF
the colored Christmas tree can
dies that viii burn for an hour,
may he purchased for a ,rilllns
sum. There will also be wrcatlles
and Red Gross tran>parelleles To
hang. Why not send a thrill oil
light at that hour to brighten the
coming of the spirit of Christ
mas. to send an added glow to our
hearts. It is easy and the idea
is fine. Let us do it,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-23
CALL. FROM SANTA.

Hello. Missoulian, j. that you?
Yes, this is Santa Claus. DO you
hear me9 The wires are working
badly. Everybody is kicking
about it. DO YOU get me now!
An right. Well. want to tell the
boys and girls Of Missollla that !
am on the way. but may be late.
You see | gave up my automobile.
TRYING to conserve gasoline SO
we can win this war. Had to get
ont the reindeer. They are old
and fat and cross and won't move
very fast. Besides Bitten IS
lame in one foot. So ! may be a
little late. but | will sure be there.
And one thing more: Tell those
\lissolIla people to make this a
real Christmas. ] am sore on
tigI,twadS. Well. | must pack my
load for the Belgian Kids. What?
You are going to light up the
town for me? Bully for YOU, My
ewes are getting old and that Will
help. Well, goodbye until Mon
|haN night. and 4 merry Christmas
To every body.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-23

| knew they were manly men-Far-
ringtons-going off to fight for the
right, laddie. On that spring morning.
whole lifetime ago, | held each of
them against me for the last time,
and then | babe them go. | babe them
go. and | gave them smile-because
it was -all had to give, the best that l
could give. l offered them to Abra-
ham Lincoln, the same as all the
women folks and the mothers are Of
ferinS their boys today to Woodrow
Wilson. | was proud to do it, laddie.
I-l-would do it--asain.'
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-23
Camp G0dfathers
No. 27-camp Macarthur, Waco, Tex

1.-THE Pan German doctrine, which Il
being spread throughout the world, be
ing propagated and fostered by tho
imperial German government in ever.
possible way, Is strong and gettins
stronger everywhere the GeEalanepeo
pie settle, even among the German.
who have been citizens of the Unite,
States for years, and in connection
looked. to- wit, the few Germans in The
Spain. In all probability contes
impends between that power and thu
United States in the near future. ]
is therefore the duty of the fedora
government to make itself as stron.
as possible and he able to take car,
of itself in any emergency
Such was the warning Of Lieut.. Gen
Arthur Macarthur, delivered durint
the course of an inspection trip to Ha
waii in 1903. His words created
sensation and Immediately became thu
subject of much official investigation
explanation and apology. For the most
part Macarthur was laughed at. ant
| called a lingo. But he had a clear per
ception of the future and did not hest
tate to pronounce his judgment. Tina
determination was typical of the man.
whole career during As years in the
! United States army. Now his nam
has been given to the army canton.
ncnt at Waco. Tex, where Michigan
and Wisconsin troops are being
whipped into shape as the 32d division
| In 1862 Macarthur Joined a Wiscon.
sin infantry regiment as first lieuten.
ant. He WAS then II years old. Soor
he attracted attention for his intrepid
| bravery. lie was the first man tC
mount Missionary Ridge and live, car
| rying the colors dropped by wounded
sergeant. Afterward he took part ir
the, drive toward Atlanta under Sher-
man. being promoted rapidly from rani
the war drew to a close. And he was
still under q,
When the conflict was over Mac
Arthur entered the regular army He
went through the routine of almost &c
years peace until the Spanish Amer
lean imbroglio brought him another
chance. He was sent to the Philippines
land rendered splendid service there
Peace followed two years of 6ghting
and Macarthur had prominent part
in reorganizing the army from the les
sons learned in the war with Spain
Subsequently he was attached to the
Japanese forces in the struggle with
| Russia. He became lieutenant gen.
eral and was for time ranking officer
of the United States army.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-23
As TO NEW YEARS CALLS.

The Providence Journal tells
Us With a sigh that the last livery
stable i'll a portion of its ballWlck
disappeared few weeks ago.
Needless IL say, it was pushed out
Of the game by the automobile
which ha, changed 80 many
phases If our lives. The Journal
keeps lis face To- tn" rising sun.
but like The rest of us, unfon-
seriously regrets the passing Of
the things Of our hoyhuud, No
more does the town boy take his
girl for buggy ride. An invita-
ton Of that sort world bring only
Il blank stare from her. Worse
Yet, We think, is th" pa sing of
The thoroughbred Young colt that
the farmer gay" Ia his boy to be
trained with infinite pains into a
we'll kept ana handsome carriage
horse. and with this. naturally.
disappeared the huN buggy with
the red Whrrl~ that WAS the pride
and envy Of TIE jealous rural
beauN When the boy tuok his girl
to the New Years dante al The
American hotel
Of the things Of cur boy hood
that have pa>-"l there j. li>t
that would reach from one rail
way station IT, the other ult Zig
gins avenue. Without purl~ing
to cnumcratc them. we NAV OK
press our earnest desire for the
return of one good odd custom
that of New Years calls.
We liked these New Year,
greetings. Thrr" was sociabil,
ity, an interchange Of good feel
ing and good wishes to start tn,
year off on II cheering way. ]
made for stronger spirit o
ncighborliness.
The custom disappeared be
cause of loo much soclability. II
those good old days each hons,
had IA big bowl OF hcart-cheerin;
punch. 1t Was an insidious mix
ture that made the world iool
pleas for moment. but con
fused later. There were man,
kinds of punch and mixture o
these left mental impressio,
that reminded one of the impress
sionist art. After a time. mother
found that there was no oihe