The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-02-23
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are active with view to making trOu
BILE along the canal.
Agents for the department of justice
arrested at New York two men charged
with violating the federal law against
carrying on military enterprise
against a foreign country. They are
accused of conspiring to obtain mill
tary information i'm England to be sen,
to this country and then forwarded to
Germany. The men are Albert A. San
der and Charles w. Wunnenberg.
Count Won ReventlOw devoteS the
leading editorial in the Berlin Tages-
zeit1ng to an attack on James w. Ger
ard. former American ambassador,
whom he accuses of having used his
official position deliberately to trans
init important war information to the
entente by way Of America.
Destruction of German submarine
in an engagement lasting 40 minutes
was reported by the French steamer
Guyane on her arrival at New York.
While government boats were at
work In the outer harbOr at New York
lowering great steel net for prOtec-
tiun against submarines, IA vessels, to-
failing nearly $4,000 tons, cruised easily
past the Statue of Liberty and came to
anchor. All had come from the war
Zone and had passed safely through
the submarine field.
Great Britain, in statement re-
ceived by the state department at
Washington from Ambassador Page in
London, proclaims the most drastic
step which it has taken since the war
began to isolate Germany from the rest
Of the world. The statement is in the
form of warning to the neutral ma
lions That new dangerous area" has
been created in the North sea. The
mine field closes the exits toward the
Atlantic ocean of the German U-bOats
from their bases in Germany and Bel
GUM.
The report that the release of the
Yarrowdale prisoners had been ordered
by the imperial government was char
acterized at Berlin as correct by the
undersecretary Of state, Baron Won
dem BuSsche.
No German seamen on ships in
American harbOrs are being held ex-
cept those who are believed to have
violated some law. This was indicated
by reports taken to the cabinet meet
Ing at Washington. The purpose is to
show Germany that the United States
is living up to it's treaty obligations.
A fleet of % cargo ships arrived at
New York on Friday, twO-thirdS of
them having come through the subma-
rine zone. The largest of the fleet was
the White Star liner Conopic.
The situation Of American citizens
in the countries of the Teutonic allies
became the prime consideration of the
United States in the German crisis.
An inquiry was dispatched from Wash
ingtOn to Germany asking where and
why American consular officers had
been delayed in their departure.
Representatives of the American
commission for relief in Belgium will
not withdraw from the occupied por-
tons of Belgium and northern France,
Is stated. The commission received a
dispatch at London from it's office in
Rotterdam stating that the Germans
announced that all might remain in
Belgium and northern France, on the
same footing as heretofore.
Domestic
The seamen's law was upheld as
valid by Federal District Judge Erwin
at Mobile, Ala, in q decision which, as
far as is known, is the first constituting
the constitutionality of the act.
John Heppner was killed and his
wife and daughter seriously hurt
when train struck jitney bus at
Terre Haute, Ind, in which they were
returning home from the residence of
Mrs. Heppner's sister, who had died.
Rev. CASTOR r. BufOrd, pastor of the
Moore Memorial Presbyterian church
and a leader in Atlanta (Ga.) religious
circles, sacrificed his life in an effort
to save the lives of two women who
were being attacked by Claude Ander-
son, negro, who was recently re-
leased from the insane asylum.
Orders were issued by the Minnesota
Steel company at Duluth, Mimi, order
ing all employees to take out citizen
ship papers if they had not already
done so on pain Of dismissal. Three
DAYS grace was allowed.
United States District ATTORNEY
George w. Anderson announced al
Boston that he would order special
investigation into the grain situation
at Chicago and other middle western
cities to determine whether cOnspir
acies existed to raise the price and de
lay shipments to eastern markets.