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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-10
TRAINING CAMP FOR GIANTS
After Eleven Years at Marlin, Mana.
ger McGraw May Switch to Hot
Springs Next Season.

The story that the New York Gil,
ants, after IL years at Marlin, might
select Hot Springs as their training
camp next spring, is now followed by
new one. This Is that If the war
ends before next spring McGraw will
take his team to California, possibly
making an exhibition tour with the
Chicago White SOx.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-10
To Use Bags of Banana Fiber.

Sugar planters in the Hawaiian is
lands are facing shortage of bags
used as containers for raw sugar.
These bags have been imported from
Calcutta. Recently machinery was
sent to Honolulu from the state Of
Washington for the purpose of manu-
featuring the bags from fiber of ba-
mana tree trunks.-Popular Science
Monthly.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-10
WORRIES OF INEBRIATE

According to the truthful Ned
Egan there was a pitcher on a
certain team in the Central as
ISOLATION given to much dissipa-
} ton. In a game following the
might before" this pitchers
turn came to work. His team
went to the field, and the pitch
er, reeling slightly, and mighty
sick, took his place on the slab.
He looked intently at the catch
er, but wasn't certain what he
saw. He turned to the umpire,
who stood directly behind him.
whats the catcher signaling
for?" he asked.
"a curve ball." replied the
umpire.
Shake your head at him for
me, will your" asked the
twirler.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-10
LEADER OF CINCINNATI REDS
Christy Mathewson's First Complete
year as Manager Was Success
fui in Every Way.
christopher (Big Six Mathewson,
who finished fourth in the National

league last year
with the Cincin-
natl Reds, has
b e com e recog-
niZed as one Of
the most impor-
tant managerial
factors in the
National league.
M a t ty was a
pitcher in his
playing days and
tWirled for the
New York Gil
ants from 1901
until 1916, when
he was traded te
Cincinnati for
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-10
Mot Botherinu.

DO you remember when they talked
OF converting the swords into plow-
shares"
I'm not bothering bout what they
did to the swords" replied Farmer
Corntossel, $50 long as they didn't
bother the big guns an the battle,
ships"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-10
Happenings
Of the World
Iersely Told
U.S.-Tetltos,ic arNews

Lieut.. Col. Richard III. Griffiths, u s.
A, commanding battalion of in
fantry, has been killed by shell fire in
Picardy.
An American aviator has brought
down the fourth German airplane along
the American front northwest of TOul.
He is Lieut.. James A. Meissner, whose
nome is in Brooklyn. Lieutenant
MeiSSner is a graduate of Cornell.
One million American soldiers in
France by July / is the goal the adj
ADMINISTRATION now is striving to attain,
with considerable prospect of success.
While it is not permissible to state
even the approximate strength of the
american eXpeditionary force, it is
possible TO say that it far exceeds the
100000 Secretary Baker promised to
have in France ''early in 1918" &.
German airplane was brought
down in enemy territory by Capt Nor
man hall of Colfax, Ia, and Lieut.. Ed
ward V. Rickenbacher of Columbus, o.,
after battle over the American line
on the TOul sector. .T.
One hundred and thirteen sick and
wounded soldiers from the American
expeditionury forces were landed in
this country during the week of April
26 Surgeon General Gorgas announced
at Washington. Where they will re-
cuperate was not divulged.
''The navy is not only ready TO fight,
but it will also give everything pos
sible to aid in other ways" said a
radio message to Rear Admiral Cowle, |
navy Liberty loan officer from Admiral |
Mayo, commander in chief of the At |
iantic fleet.
The American steamship Westerly,
one of the first of the new ships built |
by the Emergency Fleet corporation,
was sunk in a collision off the French
coast. All on board were saved.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-10

Big SKIS first complete season as a
manager of the Reds was a signal sue
cess. His team will be in the pennant
nght this year. Mathewson is Buck
nell university boy. Big Six Is thirty.
eight years old. He is said to be the
best checker player in the baseball
profession.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-10
Why Not, Indeed!

"Why not open-air schools for all
children?" asked the bulletin of the
Chicago Municipal tuberculosis SAM.
tarium. "Why the stupid policy of
waiting till child gets sick before
giving him the fresh air he needS?"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-10

Johnny Overton, the noted Yale
miller, who won the one-mile invitation
race in the Meadowbrook meet last
year, will not be competitor in the
event this year. Word to that effect
has been received by Samuel J. Dallas,
secretary of the Meadowbrook club,
from Overton's father. Overton is
captain of the One Hundred and Nine
teenth company, Sixth regiment, Unit
ed States marines, and is now in
France
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-10

No trace has been founu 81 ii. Stein
moltz, said to be an Oakland (Cal.)
| tailor, who was hanged to tree about
| five miles out of town until uncon.
sciOus, and later taken away in an au-
| tomobile by a band of masked men
calling themselves "KnightS of Lib
erty."
Sixty-six persons lost their lives
when the steamship City of Athens,
Capt. ]. Forward, bound from New
York to Savannah, was rammed and
sunk by French cruiser off the Della
ware coast. Forty-two of those miss
ing were passengers. Twelve were civ
illans, twenty-five were United States
marines and eight were. French ma
rines.
A jury in Honolulu, FL. l., after delib-
Grating six minutes acquitted Capt.
Henry Allen. retired sea captain, who
April IA last shot and killed S. J. Wal
ker for cursing the American flag.
Walter Spreckels. nephew of Claus
Spreckels, millionaire sugar king, was
forbidden to enter the sugar factory at
Ionkers, n. Y, of which he has been
general manager The action was taken
by the police at the instance of the
United States authorities on the
ground that Spreckels is an enemy
alien. He was born in Germany and
never was naturalized.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-10
ItaIy's Recent Contribution.

Nello Tedeschi, recruit pitcher with
The Chicago White Sox, is Italy's most
recent contribution to baseball. He
a miner from the North of Mich
gan.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-10
Domestic

Maj. Oscar A. Brindley and Colonel
Damn, two expert aviation men from
the McCoog federal flying field at Day
ton, o.. met death at the Moraine City
aviation field. The machine dropped
400 feet while making a turn in the
air. Major Brindley was recently
named chief instructor of the Ameri-
can aerial force.
A sentence of ten years impriSon-
Iment in Fort Leavenworth has been
supposed on Private Herbert F. Atkins
iof Detroit, convicted Of desertion by a
court at Camp Custer, Mich.
s*
Falling $50 feet in a straight nose
dive Lieut.. James S: Ennis. Jr.. of
New York city, and Cadet Paul HERR
OFT of Oakland, Cal, were killed. The
accident happened at Fort Worth, Tex.
Two soldiers were killed and IS in
jured when the gas bag of balloon
exploded in its hangar at Florence
field, near Fort Omaha. The dead and
injured were members of the Thir-
teenth balloon company.
Germany's chief agent left in this
country by the former ambassador,
Count Won Bernstorff is now in prison.
Lieut.. Commander Carl Won Rodfger
is his name. He was. arrested in New
York and is held in $4,000 bail for
7 M ~ or nf
IS accused of having started in this
country a military expedition against
the kingdom of Great Britain.
Edward Lyncl. was killed. James
Donohue was seriously injured and 40
houses were badly damaged by a cave
sn at the coal mines at Upper Pittston,
Pa.
Lloyd Allen. aged twenty-four. of
New York city, cadet flyer at the
Wilbur Wright aviation field at Day
ton. O.. met instant death when his
machine crashed into one of the school
buildings.
Railroads under the four months of
government operation just closed, re-
ceived from the government $9O,614,-
600 as bonus or advance payments on
government compensation, Director
General McAdoo announced.
Two American transports which
were in collision at sea several DAYS
ago have returned safely to an Atlantic
port, the navy department announced.
The Quincy Mining company at
HoughtOn, Mich. announced an in
crease of per cent in wages, making
S4,l5 day for miners. The increase
affects 5000 men.
Maximum sentence of two years i'm
prisonment in federal penitentiary
nEd fines of $4,000 each were imposed
upon Franz Bonp, former German San
Francisco consul, and e. Ell. Won |
Schack. former vice consul, following
their conviction on charges to foment
revolution against British rule In |
india.
Answering the appeal to speed I'D
the construction of shipping, American
yards during the last week launched
four steel and four wooden ships. ag-
gregatiRg 41,105 tons.
ILL So
| Clay, Carl and Paul Potter. win
Ransom, Tottie Taylor and Robert
Coyne, ranging in age from eleven TO
seventeen years. were drowned in the
mississippi river when a skiff over
burned in the wake of a passing steam
ss mt Rock Island. Ill. Two compan-
tons were rescued.
Miss Agatha Wilhelmina Richrath
professor Of German at Vassar college
in foughkecpsie. n. ". was arrested
by department of justice agents on
PR s;dcuti;ll warrant charged with be-
ang i dangerous alien enc;av. /
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-10
Sarcastic.

II hope I'm not taking you from
your work" 'No; just come down
to the Office to receive visitors"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-10
BASEBALL
STORIES


The Fort Worth club has purchased
FIRST Baseman Kraft.
I They are now applying the word
morale" to baseball teams.
Moneymaker is the name of q catch.
er signed by the Portland P. G. [
club.
Anybody who can concentrate on
baseball this year will be a pretty good
concentration.
Philadelphia still has a statue of
William Penn and the Liberty Bell In
big league territory.
| You may have a lot of tough luck.
but you can always be thankful that
you are not minor league magnate.
The st. Louis Cardinals have sent
Pitcher Henry Robinson back to the
Little Rock club of the Southern
league.
Ed Edmondston, who has been hold
ing out on the New Orleans Pelicans.
decided to report and resume his place
in the outf1eld.
Pitcher Bob Harmon of the Pirates.
during his years layoff, is reported as
having developed the "dodo" ball until
1t is a wonder.
The Boston Braves have taken on
another one Of the Worcester Eastern
league players. He is Hugh Canayan.
left-handed pitcher,
~.
The Louisville American association
club has bought former Philadelphia
Athletic battery in Pitcher James
Parnham and Catcher Bill Meyer.
Manager Bill Rodgers of the Sacra.
mento team thinks he has a find in
Shortstop Carter Elliott, who was
picked up in California without cost.
U
Did you ever notice how It is that
the home team always gets way the
better of the. bargain when there is a
trade of ball players made by the man
ayers?
Baltimore's hopes for Sunday base
ball were hit a blow when the low
er house of the Maryland legislature
defeated the bill that would have le-
galized games.
The first release that came in the
White Sox Training camp was for
Tom Ray, the recruit pitcher who
came all the way from Lynn, Mass,
to show Manager Rowland his tricks.
Outfelder Merwin Jacobson has
had lively off-season. The Chicago
Cubs recalled him from Toronto last
fall. and during the winter released
him to Baltimore. Now Baltimore
has released him to the Athletics,
After taking on Cy Forsythe, the
Sacramento club found that the Omaha
club had claim on him and ASKED
for settlement. Omaha so the re |
port goes, said it would take ss20O ane
be glad to get IL for the el.,~,tia Nv !
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-10

If you find it impossible to tell twins
apart tell them together.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-10
No Chances.

do you believe in telepathy?"
mo; we always have homeopath-
ic DOCTOR"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-10

A barking dog might almost as well
bite as to irritate scores of peoples
nerves, night and day.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-10

Many Chicago fans have wondered
whether Manager Fred Mitchell of the
Cubs was in earnest when he said he
would use Pitcher Tyler as substitute
first baseman this season. 1t strikes
them on the funny bone to hear of a
twirler occupying the infield during
important championship games.
Mitchell says he is very much in
earnest. He has seen Tyler practice
In that position and knows he fields
the place with speed and accuracy.
He also knows that Tyler is far from
being q weak hitter.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-10
European Was- News

An official British communication
regarding the operations in Palestine
says the British have advanced along
a line of one mile in the vicinity of
Mezrah and have occupied that vii
lage.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-10
Personal

George II, king of the Tonga Islands,
is dead, says a dispatch from Mel
bourne.
DR.. Carlos Maria De Pena, minister
from Uruguay, died in a hospital at
Washington.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-10
Warrington

A colossal military program was
| summarized by Secretary of War Ba-
ker to the house committee on military
affairs. Here are the principal feat
lures of the plan: I. Expenditures
on the army aggregating $4,000, 000,-
600 in the next fiscal year. 2. Manu-
facture of artillery on a stupendous
600 additional registrants and as many
more as can be equipped and trans
ported to France, with the prospects
favorable to maintaining, an army OF
100000 men in the field next year.
The shah of Persia has applied for
100000 Liberty bonds. The request
reached the state department at
Washington from Minister Caldwell at
Teheran. .
Rejecting all amendments designed
to curtail President Wilson's authority,
the senate passed the Overman bill au-
thorizing the executive to coordinate
all departments in move to strength
en- the governments war activities.
Communications to Picking from DR..
Wellington Koo, Chinese minister to
Washington, forecast an American loan
of S30,0O0,0O0 to $5O,OOO,OOO to China
for war purposes. if the Chinese gov
eminent requests it.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-10

Capt. Ting CHA Chen, military coun-
selor to the president of China and
also the Chinese minister of war, ar
rived at an Atlantic port on a French
steamship. He said that China now is
sending troops to France to fight for
the allies. He declared that 10000
Chinese troops would be on the French
front by July.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-10

The Germans have established mill
tary rule in Kiev, the Ukrainian capt.
tai, and have arrested number of the
members of the government on the
ground that 'the government had
proved too weak to maintain law and
order" according to Berlin official
statement. The Ukrainian government
officials arrested include the minister
of war.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-10
Foreign

sos SSS"
Final returns on the voting for mem
bers of the landsthing, the upper
house of the Danish parliament, show
victory for the opposition parties led
by ex-Premier Christensen.
An order in council has been issued
further postpOning the operation of
the national service act, or conscrip-
ton, as respects Ireland. beyond May
1, to which it had been postponed pre-
viously. Some Of the London newspa-
pers say the postponement is due to
the governments wish to introduce
home rule bill.
The French submarine Prairial has
been sunk as the result of collision
with a merchant ship, it was announced
at Paris.
Japan will ever keep faith with her
allies, and there will be no change in
our foreign policies" declared Foreign
Minister Cato in the first interview at
Toxic since his appointment.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-10

After taking on Cy Forsythe, the
Sacramento club found that the Omaha
club had claim on him and asked
for settlement. Omaha so the re
port goes, said it would take s2C1 and
be glad to get 1t for the erratia Cy.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-10

Miss Agatha Wilhelmina. Richrath
professor OF German at Vassar college
in foughkeepsie. n. Y. was arrested
by department of justice agents on o
prcs;dcntirl warrant charged with be.
Eng dangerous alien enc:av.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-10

Maximum sentence of two years i'm
prisonment in a federal penitentiary
ard fines of $4,000 each were imposed
upon Franz Bopp. former German San
Francisco consul, and E. Ell. Won
Setback. former vice consul, following
their conviction on charges to foment
revolution against British rule In
india
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-10

German forces have occupied Sevas-
topOl, the great Russian fortress in the
CriIhea. According to the official
communication to Berlin from head
quarters, the town was taken without
fighting.
A party of 81 American army Young
Mems Christian association workers
under Arthur E. Hungerford arrived in
London. The ship on which they sailed
was torpedoed and sunk in IL minutes.
ALI the passengers and all but three of
the crew were saved by destroyers.
Six officers and thirteen men are
missing as the result of two naval
disasters reported at London by the
British admiralty. Tie sloop Cowslip
was torpedoed and sunk April 25 and
five officers and one man are missing.
Torpedo boat No 80 foundered and one
officer and twelve men are missing.
The London Daily Nails correspond
ent says that Bohemian troops are
Joining the italian troops against Aus
tria and that the first detachments are
already on the Italian fighting line
wearing Italian uniforms.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-10

Answering the appeal to speed I'D
the construction of shipping. American
yards during the last week launched
four stella four wooden ships ag-
gregatiQg 41,105 tons.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-10

Outfelder Merwin Jacobson has
had lively off-season. The Chicago
Cubs recalled him from Toronto last
fall, and during the winter released
him to Baltimore. Now Baltimore
has released him to the Athletics,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-10

Clay, Carl and Paul Potter. viii
Ransom, Tottie Taylor and Robert
Coyne, ranging in age from eleven TO
seventeen years. were drowned in the
mississippi river when a skiff over
burned in the wake of passing steam
ss Mt Rock Island. Ill. Two compan-
tons were rescued E W
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-10

The Quincy Mining company at
Houghton, Mich. announced an in
crease of per cent in wages, making
S4,l5 day for miners. The increase
affects 5000 men.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-10

Baltimore's hopes for Sunday base
ball were hit blow when the low
er house Of the Maryland legislature
defeated the bill that would have le-
galized games. US
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-10

Two American transports which
were in collision at sea several days
ago have returned safely to an Atlantic
port, the navy department announced.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-10

Lloyd Allen, aged twenty-four. of
New York city, a cadet flyer at the
Wilbur Wright aviation field at Day
ton. o., met instant death when his
machine crashed into one of the school
buildings.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-10

The first release that came in the
White Sox Training camp was for
Tom Ray, the recruit pitcher who
came all the way from Lynn, Mass,
to show Manager Rowland his tricks.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-10

Railroads under the four months of
government operation just closed, re-
ceived from the government S9O614,-
600 as bonus or advance payments on
government compensation. Director
General McAdoo announced.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-01-04
Globe, Dec. 31.-Discovery of

Globe, Dec. 31.-Discovery of a chain letter swindle of international character and which has already net ted it's promoters $360,000 was an nounced last Friday night by local He'd Cross officials.
 The chain letter, they declare, is sent only to railway superintendents and their assistants and asks sub- scriptions of nothing less than $5, the money to be used for base Red Cross hospital in France for engi- neers of the American expeditionary force and to be raised among Ameri- can and Canadian railways. The Globe chapter of the Red Cross declares the scheme is a fraud and that the government is already on the trail of it's promoters. In stead of sending money, the reef | pients of the letters are asked tC induce others to donate and theI to turn over the aggregate sums tt
 agents who will call. The forged signature of a French consul in the
 northwest is declared to give thu stamp of genuineness to the scheme
 Superintendent J. w. Williams O. the Arizona Eastern Railroad here has turned over a letter he received to government agents for investiga
 tion.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-01-04
SAFF0RD ID BE A
 TERMINAL POINT

PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. B. Special to the Era)-At a late meet ing of the Executive Committee of the State Council of Defense, State Sena- tor Claridge brought up the interest ing point that in the Gila Valley towns of Graham county the farmers have been discriminated against by the local mills, that have been pay ing for. wheat the Tucson price of $3. 50 hundred, minus the freight from Tucson. At present Phoenix and Tucson are the only Arizona points designated as terminals under the national regulation fixing the price of wheat. The Senators suggestion was embodied in motion presented by former Governor Campbell, that the Council of Defense recommend to the Food Administration that Saf ford be designated as receiving point for wheat and that the price there be the same for 1918 as at Phoenix or Tucson. This motion was adopted unanimously.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-01-04

agent. The members of the Boards of Supervisors of the several counties are to be appointed members of the county Councils of Defense, each to choose it's own chairman. A meet ing of the finance committee will be- called soon, with an invitation extend ed for the attendance of Governor Hunt, to outline definite plan for raising money for carrying on the work of the council. Chairman Heard has been asked to try to secure the franking privilege for the State Coun- cils of Defense to secure added econo- my in their operation.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-01-04
Nick Powell Killed

Nick Powell, who has been in charge of the pumping plant at Brock man for the Arizona & New Mexico railroad for the past 17 years, was caught in the gas engine while mak- ing repair while the machinery was in motion and received injuries which caused his death. The accident oc- cured on last Saturday morning, death resulting that night after he had been brought to the A. c. hos pital in Clifton.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-01-04
CUTTING DOWN COMMITTEES

Phoenix, Jan. 3.-There has been
 a general readjustment of committee work within the Arizona Council of Defense, rather to the end of secur- ing simplicity and preventing over- tapping. The committee on military training has been combined with the committee on public defense and se- curity; the committees on highways and routes of travel, on mines and manufactures, on law and on publi- cation have been abolished. The work of the last-named committee now is carried on. through publicity