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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-10-25
CALLS REPLY CLUMSY TRAP
SENATOR LODGE STRONGLY DE
NoUNcES GERMAN NOTE.
Declares United States Should Con.
slider No Terms but Uncon-
ditional Surrender.

Washington, Oct 23.-The German
reply is a clumsy trap, awkwardly
set to involve US in diplomacy" de-
clared Senator Lodge, ranking Repub-
lican member of the foreign relations
committee. Mr. Lodge said there
should be no reply from the United
States except the same unconditional
surrender which was exacted from
Bulgaria.
any one should be taken in by the last
German note," said Senator Lodge. 1T
is vanished over with little false
flattery, directed to the President and
people of the United States, which can
deceive no one. In other respects it is
clumsy trap, awkwardly set, to in
volve us in diplomatic discussions-of
all things to be avoided at this mo-
ment.
Actions Prove Intent.
''They desire to discuss details.
What they call details are the vital
issues of the war. No attention should
be given to their denial of illegal and
inhuman action. Only a day or two
ago they took $1,000 women and girls
out of Lille when they abandoned that
city. Is that military act in accord
ance with international law? They
wish to refer the destruction of our
women and children on the Lusitania
to neutral commission. The Ameri-
can people do not intend to have the
decision of any commission on such
question as that. The American peo-
pie have not forgotten the direction
of the German minister at Buenos
Aires to sink and leave no trace"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-10-25
GERMANS HESITATE
TO CONCEDE DEFEAT
Pacifist Agitations in Allied Countries
Are Planned to "Save
Face"

Paris, Oct. 23.-The Germans are
hoping by their discussions of an
armistice to substitute General Perish.
ing for Marshal Foch as the military
leader who will state the terms, the
Petit Journal says.
The announced German concessions
respecting submarine warfare are
merely pretense, the Petit Journal con-
tinues, inasmuch as the submarine
campaign is definite failure.
The most general comment in the
press upon the German reply is that
the enemy is attempting to escape an
admission of defeat by causing pacifist
agitations in Allied countries.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-10-25
GEN. PERSHING THANKS
AMERICAN FARMERS
Have Supplied Their Quota of Fight
ing Men and Increased
Their Crops.

New York, Oct. 23.-General Perish
ing has sent letter of appreciation
to the farmers of America, who, he
says, have not only supplied their
quota of fighting men and bought
largely of Liberty Loans, but have in
creased crops both last year and this
more than 1000, 100000 bushels above
normal production.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-10-25
FOOD CONDITIONS ARE
RAPIDLY GROWING WORSE
American Red Cross Workers Report
Thousands Are Starving In
Russia.

Stockholm, Oct. 23.-Ths last Of the
American Red Cross workers in Rus
STA reached Stockholm after a four
day trip by train from Petrograd
The party consists of Maj. Allen Ward
well, Capt. J. w. Andrews and DR.. M.
Davidson
Major Wardwell and his assistants
are especially anxious to have food
supplies sent to Russia for prisoners
and children who are public wards
and facing starvation.
Food conditions are rapidly growing
worse in Petrograd and Moscow.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-10-25
Germany to Free BeIsians.

Rome, Oct. 23.-Baron Won der
Laucken, chief of the German political
department at Brussels, has informed
Cardinal Mercier, primate of Belgium,
that when the Germans evacuate that
country the deported Belgians and po-
Iitical prisoners will be released, ac-
cording to the Osservatore Romano,
the semi-oficial Vatican organ. He
told Cardinal MERCER, it is under
stood, that part of the Belgians who
were deported would be free to re-
turn to their country on Monday.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-10-25
PHILADELPHIA TO HAVE
BIG LIBERTY MEETING
Representatives of s5,000,eoo People
Will Declare Their independence
From Teutons.

Washington, Oct. 23.-Meeting in
Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Fri
day and Saturday, representatives of
65,0O0,0OO people of the oppressed ma
tionalities of Central Europe will
draw up joint declaration of the in
dependence of their peoples freed
from the domination of the Teutonic
powers.
Delegates to the conference, called
upon invitation of the mayor of Phil
adelphia and the patriotic societies
Of America have left Washington
Prof. T. G. Masaryk, prime minister
Of the newly recognized Czecho-
Slovak republic, will preside at the
conference.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-10-25
Foreign

The duchess of Marlboro, formerly
Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt of New
York. was elected member Of the
London county council to represent
West Southwark, a working-class dis.
trict Of London.
The Bulgarian minister Of the In
terror at Sofia has issued decree lib
Grating the Greek and Serbian sub
iects informed in concentration camps
in Bulgaria and allowing them TO re-
turn to their own country.
Petrograd newspapers report that
$50 hostages have been shot at Penza.
100 miles northwest Of Saratov, as a
reprisal for the assassination Of M. Jo-
geroff, a member of the extraordinary!
commission, and an attack on the pris-
on warders.
Belgian authorities have delivered
orders to Belgians resident in Eng
land, directing them to return to their
native land, according to the Shelf
field Daily Telegraph
All schools in Rio Janeiro are closed
because of the epidemic of Spanish in
fiuenza.
The Spanish government at Madrid
has decided to put into immediate
service 81 German ships lying in Span
ish ports as the equivalent of Spanish
ships torpedoed.
Two French scientists have succeed
ed in isolating the infectious agent
which causes Spanish Influenza, ac-
cording to a Tunis dispatch to the
Paris Matin.
News from Berlin says a great con-
fiict has arisen between the Russian
premier, Lenine, and Foreign Minister
Trotzky, according to dispatch from
Copenhagen to the Exchange Teie-
graph company. Lenine accuses
Trotzky of supporting counter-revo-
luton.
One hundred and fifty lives were
lost In Fridays earthquake In Porto
Rico, it was estimated by Governor
Yager at San Juan. Almost every
town in the island reports damaged
property and scattering fatalities.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-10-25
HA|G'S FORCES ARE
MAKING PROGRESS
GERMAN Resistance Is GROW
ING STIFFER ON THE BEL
CLAN BATTLE FRONT.
DRIVING INTO ENEMY LINES
East of the Aisne River the Teutons
Have Ceased Their Violent Eff
forts to DisIodge French
From Hills.

London, Oct. 23.-SeveraI coun-
ter-attacks by the Germans to re-
take the bridgehead established by
the British east of the Lys river
failed, with severe losses to the
Germans, says an official state
ment issued on British operations
in Flanders.
London, Oct. %. - The fall of
VaIenciennes to Field Marshal
Haig's forces is imminent. De-
spite the desperate resistance of
the Germans, the British have en-
tered the city on the west, while
to the north they have made
deep thrust into the great Raisnes
forest and are moving in the direc-
ton of Condo, near the angle Of
the Scheldt.
The czecho-SIovak troops fight
ing with the French recaptured
the village of Terror, which had
temporarily fallen into the hands
of the enemy.
chaIandy and GrandIup, north
of laon, also have been captured,
according to the Paris war office.
London, Oct. 23-Allied troops on
he northern end of he front in
France and Belgium are driving into
the German lines from west of Client,
past Journal to Valenciennes. This
is the line of the Scheldt and two of
the important points on it-Tournai
and Valenciennes- are almost within
the grasp of the British.
German resistance is stiffening be-
tween Journal and Valenciennes, the
southern end, of the 80 mile line from
Valenciennes to the Dutch frontier.
The British armies, however, continue
to progress. Orcq, within less than a
mile of Journal on the west, has been
captured and the British hold La Sen
tinelle, one mile west of Valenciennes.
British Reach scheIdt River.
North of Journal, the British are
along the Scheldt on front of five
miles and north and south of this Sec
tor rapidly are gaining the western
bank of the river. Between Valen-
ciennes and LIE Cateau the British
maintain their pressure and have
reached the Ecaillon river at Thiant,
southwest of Valenciennes.
French forces continue their pres
sure on the front from the junction of
the Disc and the Serre eastward to
Vouzieres. On the extreme left they
have advanced north of the Serre.
Germans Weaken on Aisne.
East of the Aisne at Vouzieres the
Germans have ceased their violent eff
forts to dislodge the French from i'm
portant hill positions. The French
there are in position to outflank the
Germans facing the Americans on the
sector west of the Meuse which &C.
counts for the strong German efforts
to drive the French back.
General Gourauds men, however,
have defeated all enemy attacks.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-10-25
100000 italians in France.

Washington, Oct 23.-Italian forces
numbering nearly half million men
are in France. General Mangin, in
telegram of congratulations to the
Italian minister of war. disclosed the
fact that Italy has full army corps
in the great battle in France. The
Italian embassy here pointed out that
in addition to this combatant force of
more than 100000 troops, the Italians
have had approximately 100000 nom
combatants and work troops behind
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-10-25
CASUALTIES OF BRITISH
81, $50 FOR LAST WEEK
More Than Five Thousand Officers
and Men Killed or Died
Of Wounds.

London, Oct. 23.-British casualties
reported for the week ending Oct. %
numbered 37,150, compared to 35,710
for the previous week. They are d.
vided as follows: Killed or died of
wounds, officers SIT, men 1871;
wounded or missing, officers 1,464,
men 30,198.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-10-25
21s Lives Lost on Ticonderosa.

Washington, Oct. 23.-Two officers
and SO enlisted men of the army lost
their lives in the sinking Of the Amer
lean steamer Ticonderoga in the war
zone Sept. 80. This announcement by
the War department brought the total
loss of life to s213, the navy having
previously reported 10 cacers and 102
men of the crew dead, and two officers
carried off as prisoners by the enemy
submarine that sunk the vessel More
than half of the soldiers lost were
from Ohio.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-10-25
FOE CRAFT AT ZEEBRUGGE
AND OSTEND MAKE ESCAPE
Destroyer and Torpedo Boats Are Be-
ieved to Be Safe in
German Ports.

London, Oct. 23.-Speaking in the
house of commons, James Thomas Nc
Namara, financial secretary of the adj
miralty, said there was good reason to
believe that all German destroyers and
torpedo boats which had their bases
at Ostend and Zeebrugge have escaped
to German ports.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-10-25
WASTE FOOD TO BE CANNED
Girl Students in Economic Course viii
Save Foodstuffs Ordinarily
Thrown Away.

Wooster, O.-All articles of food
that might go to waste in Wayne coun-
ty are to be gathered up and SEED by
the girls of the home economics course
in Wooster high school Miss Edna
Endley, the teacher, will have her gii'i
students ereserve windfall apples.
stray pumpkins and such other food
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-10-25
NOTE TO WASHINGTON
SUITS GERMAN PRESS
Newspapers Generally Consider Reply
Good Basis for Further
Negotiations.

London, Oct. 23.-The German press
generally considers the reply to Presf-
dent Wilson satisfactory and good
basis for further negotiations despite
the fact that most of the papers are
not quite sure what the first part of
the note means, according to an Elk
change Telegraph dispatch from
Copenhagen.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-10-25
Iris Speaker to Be Flyer.

Boston, Mass, Oct. 23.-Tris Speak
er has enrolled at the Massachusetts,
Institute of Technology Naval Avia-
ton school. This means that he will
put in is hours each day at the stiffest
kind of work, preparing himself to
carry terror to the Huns. His day will
start at $50 a. M, and will not end
until 10 p. m. Speaker always has
been good mechanic and is skilled
chauffeur AS for the flying part of
it, "Spoke" has been up several times
and likes Il.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-10-25

Inere were b, liz deaths from span
ash influenza in 80 cities the week end
ed October II, as compared with 10
the week ended September ii, when
the disease got it's first foothold in
New England. In the same period
there were 400 deaths from pneu-
monia. These figures, announced by
the bureau of the census at Washing
ton, do not Include figures from army
camps.
Paul l.. MARVEL Of Wareham, Mass,
quartermaster, is missing from the
H. S. S. Seneca and John T. Math-
ers of Washington, Ia., electrician, has
been reported lost from the steamship
Lake City.
An emergency medical staff from the
Great Lakes Naval Training station
errived in Milwaukee to assist In the
figs: against the influenza scourge.
Arthur Brisbane, editor Of the
Hearst newspapers and owner Of the
Washington Times, has become owner
of the Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin.
Between $4,000 and $4,000 pay
roll money was stolen by five armed
men. who entered the office Of the
Mount Olive-Staunton Coal company,
two and one-half miles south of Staun-
ton, Ill.,, at Las in the afternoon. The
robbers escaped in an automobile to-
ward st. Louis.
All theaters in Illinois, including
moving picture houses, will be closed
for an indefinite period. The action
tee of the emergency commission to
combat influenza.
Wilson & Co., Chicago packers, have
been cleared of charges alleging sale
of bad meat to the army, which have
teen pending before the federal trade
commission since last March.
All churches were ordered closed at
Louisville, KY, because of the influ-
epza epidemic.
The National Bank of Nicaragua
has transmitted $4,000 in subscrip-
lions to the fourth Liberty loan. Loan
subscriptions will continue to be re-
ceived until the end Of the month.
The United States transport Ameri
Ca, formerly German steamer by the
same name, sank at her dock at an At
lantic port. There were troops aboard
but they were all safely taken off. The
vessels seacocks were opened, accord
ing to one report.
With an estimated death toll of l.
900 and $4,000 driven from their homes
Jy forest fires within the last two
days, new conflagration was report
ed in the region of Schultz Lake, a
summer resort 90 miles northeast Of
Iuluth.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-10-25
Story That Interests

The world is full OF people ready to
explain why it was impossible for them
to do what was asked of them, but
somehow their explanations interest
nobody. The reason for failing may
be unanswerable, but what the world
Is interested in is the story of how
you succeed.-Girl's Companion.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-10-25
Getting Best Work. from Mules.

Getting Best Work. from Mules.
The pack mule Is not the only mem
Der of his family that has peculiarities
that can be played upon or must be
humored. The larger mules, once team
ed up or paired, must thereafter be
worked together If each is not to suffer
a loss in efficiency. Two strange mules
will not work together anything like
so well in the beginning as they will
few weeks later, after they have be-
come well acquainted. and then If they
are parted the whole process must be
gone over with again.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-10-25

stuffs and fruits as would ordinarily
be neglected by growers and buyers. A
squad of automobiles has been organ
lied by the local council the women's
council of national defense, and they
will scour the country for contribu-
lions from farmers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-10-25
Dog Was Afflicted One.

A man appearing to be blind and led
along Broadway, near Forty-second
street, by dog bearing card with
the words II am blind" attracted the
attention of Clarence Simpson. A be-
nevolent pedestrian, who had been In
the habit Of dropping coin into the
beggar's hat, passed by without con-
tributing. The putative blind man
rushed after him to remind him of the
omission. Then the beggar was COM
PEELED to explain that it was the dog
and not he that was blind.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-10-25
GUATEMALA is SHAKEN
BY SEVERE QUAKES
About $50 Persons Are Reported
Killed and Much Property
Damage Caused.

Panama, Oct. 23.-There have been
severe earthquakes in Guatemala and
$50 persons are dead, according to
reports received here from Guatemala.
Much property damage also has been
caused.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-10-25

The Minneapolis federal reserve DIS
trict claims the honor of being the
first in the United States to oversub-
scribe its allotment Of fourth Liberty
loan bonds. The districts allotment
was $21O,OOO,OOO.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-10-25
Australian interests Guarded.

Melbourne, Oct. 23.-William Morris
Hughes, the Australian premier, has
agreed to the request of the Australian
government that he remain. in London
during the present discussion concern
ing possible peace in order to look
after the interests of Australia
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-10-25
News of the
Week Cut
Down for
Busy Readers
European, War News

Lieut.. Roland Garros, the famous
French aviator, reported as missing
was shot down and killed, according to
Berlin message.
British casualties from January 1,
1918. to September 80 were over 7OO,-
600, including killed, wounded and
missing, 1t was announced at New
York by the British bureau of infor-
nation. The figures covered 80 weeks
of actual fighting. The lowest week
for casualties listed 4,126 killed,
wounded and missing, and the highest
week listed 10000
Italian troops have occupied Duraz-
20, the Albanian port at which British
and Italian naval forces recently raid
ed and destroyed the important Aus
trian naval base.
The London Times prints the fol-
lowing from The Hague, dated Mon
day: "Violent antidynastic manifesto
tons occurred in Berlin Thursday.
Great crowds gathered the whole
length of Inter den Linden, also in
front of the imperial palace, smashed
several famous Hohenzollern statues
and surged around the Bulgarian le-
cation, shouting: we want peace J
Stop the war; Down with the Ho-
henZollerns p"
In literal transport of joy the g.
600 inhabitants remaining in Laon
rushed to the gates of the city to greet
General Mangin, who made his entry
into the city.
The Portuguese government at Lis
bon has declared a state of siege for
all Portuguese territory. The presi-
dent, as commander in chief of the
military and naval units, has taken d.
rect command of forces.
The ministry of finance at Paris an
nounces that the amount of the nation
al defense bonds subscribed for during
the last fortnight of September was
$jS0,000,000, beating the record of any
previous fortnight.
After capturing Nish on Saturday
Serbian forces took possession of the
enemy'S positions north of the town,
according to the Serbian official state
ment French cavalry have occupied
the Bella Palanka.
"Since September Is, including the
Bulgar-German troops surrender,
according to the armistice," says a
Paris war office statement, "the allies
have captured 10000 prisoners. in
Guiding 1000 officers. Among the Off
GERS are five generals. Two thousand
guns and enormous quantities Of ma
terial also have been taken"
Monsignor Chollet, archbishop Of
Cambrai, was carried away by the
Germans when they evacuated that
city.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-10-25
/. w. w. Literature Slammed.

]. w. w. Literature Banned.
Washington, Oct. %. - All printed
matter put out by or in the interest
of the l. w. w. has been barred from
the Canadian mails. Postmaster Gen.
eral Burleson notified postmasters not
to accept such matter destined for
Canada.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-10-25
WILSON RECEIVES
NEW GERMAN NOTE
ACTION MAY BE GUIDED BY DE-
CISION OF SUPREME WAR -
COUNCIL IN FRANCE.
OFFICIALS REMAIN SILENT
Exchanges Between London, Paris
and Washington Are Presumed to
Have Been Proceeding Since
Wireless Version Came.

Copenhagen, Oct. %. - "Presi-
dent Wilson's reply to the latest
German note may, perhaps, bring
lefinite certainty as to the result
Of the negotiations" Prince Maxi
milan, imperial German chancel-
lor, said, according to dispatch
received here from Berlin. IT'LL
then we must prepare to resist a
peace violence"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-10-25
WGshingf0n

Immediate consideration was givca
by the house at Washington to the
military deficiency bill carrying $6,-
345, 755,000, reported by the appropri-
atoms committee, to provide for the
enlarged war program during the COM
ing nine months. It%provides S6,l5Z,-
062,OO0 for the army, $107 ,217.Ooo Tor
the navy and $7O,0OOO00 for family al
lowances of soldiers and sailors. An
army of about 100000 men, 80 divi-
sions in France and Is in training at
home by July l next is what the new
program calls for. To prepare anu
maintain it the amount now proposed
brings the total appropriations and au-
thorizations for the year up to $780,
000,OO0O0O.
Final returns from all states show
that 70. 966. 1914 men registered for mill
tary service September II. This was
1877, 1886 in excess of the estimate or
12,77S,75S made by experts in the OF
flee of General Crowder at Washing
ton, based on projections from census
figures.
American shipbuilders were called
upon by Secretary Daniels at Wash
ington to speed up their output of de-
stroyers to meet the menace of the
new and greater submarine effort
which Germany is known to be plan
ming.
President Wilson will let his de-
cision regarding the German peace
maneuvers sink into the minds of the
Austro-Hungarian people before send
ing his answer to their governments
appeal.
Turkeys long-delayed note asking,
like Germany and Austria, that Presi-
dent Wilson take in hand the restora-
ton of peace, was received at the
state department at Washington. The
note, differing only slightly in phrase
ology from those of the greater CEN
trail powers, was delivered by the
Spanish ambassador.
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U.E.-TeutOnic War News

Maj. william J. Bland, formerly an
attorney of Kansas City, was killed
in action in the st. Mihiel salient on
the French front September II. accord
ing to a war department telegram.
The new Knights of Columbus club
for the allied soldiers was opened at
Paris by Edward L. Hearn. general
commissioner for Europe of the
knights of Columbus, in the presence
Of several prominent Americans.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-10-25
WHAT'S q Keller to Dor

tits funny thing" observed the
facetious philosopher, my friend Jones
says he isn't married because he can't
afford wife, and'I can't afford a wife
because am married,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-10-25
SCOPE OF SENATE PROBE
OF BREWERS EXTENDED
Judiciary subcommittee Will Investl-
gate All Alleged Illegal and
Political Actions,

Washington, Oct. 23.-The Senate
judiciary subcommittee investigating
brewers propaganda and the purchase
of the Washington Times by Arthur
Brisbane with money furnished by
brewers decided to extend the scope
of it's inquiry to include all charges
that have been made relative to illegal
political and publicity activities of
brewery interests.
Hearings were postponed until mem
bers of the committee return to Wash
ington after the November elections.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-10-25
Ways of Speaking EalseIx.

1t is not only the tongue that can
speak falsehoods. A turn Of the eye
or a shake of the head may be as
much of lie as any ever spoken.