The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-06-01
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U.S.-TeutOr1ic War News

q. S.-Teutonic War News
The Westminster Gazette publishes
a message from correspondent who
says the submarine menace is being
mastered by simple method, which
the correspondent indicates is the in
vention of an American.
that the National Guard must be re-
cruited by draft to it's war strength of
100000 men. States are showing a fall
Ing off in volunteer enlistments. The
prospects also are that men between
twenty-one and thirty years, inclusive
will have to be drafted to enable the
government to bring the regular army
to its full authorized war strength.
Four thousand men and women in
the Auditorium theater at Chicago de-
manded that the government set forth
In simple language the terms upon
which it will make peace with Ger
many. And 5000 other persons held a
peace meeting in Grant park, which
resulted in a riot and the arrest of
eight speakers who had denounced
President Wilson.
A mob of several hundred antiwar
advocates, aroused by Socialist orators,
rioted at Cleveland, o. A hundred po-
tha I;ct,, h.
DUNG them. Five arrests were made.
Henry Reuterdahl, marine artist
and writer on naval subjects, was en-
rolled in the naval reserves, class 4.
at New York.
Secretary Daniels announced at
Washington that word of the sailing of
an American destroyer flOtilla for Eu-
rope had been wired ahead to Ger
many and that German submarines
had succeeded in scattering mines at
the entrance of the harbor for which
the American warships were bound.
Three Americans are believed to
have lost their lives in the sinking by
German U-boatS Of the Cunard liner
Feltria and the British steamer Cor
field
The women Of America have been
called upon by the national defense
council to help in making registration
day. June 5, "a heroic festival worthy
of the greatness of the undertaking"
The call went out from the councils
woman's committee at Washington.
Information has reached the navy
department at Washington that more
submarines are being run down, cap
tured and destroyed than ever before.
The American destroyers have played
an active part in the work. One re-
port said that during the last week
% German submarines were captured
or destroyed.
The recent conferences Of officials
with the foreign war missions, it was
learned at Washington, have included
full discussion of the question of war
time prohibition, which, it has been
concluded, will become a necessity
both in the United States and Eng
land.
President Wilson revealed to Ma
jor General Pershing the plans he has
in mind in connection with the service
of American troops in France. The
general called at the White House in
Washington by appointment and dis
cussed the entire military situation
with the chief executive.
Arthur James Balfour will report to
his government upon return to Eng
land that America is doing it's bit well.
Balfour so told the newspaper men in
an informal speech at the National
Press club in Washington.
It was estimated at Rome that 1000
American men and women throughout
Italy have offered their services for
war duty at various United States con-
sulates.