The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-12-06
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No active division of the American
expeditionary forces can be landed in
the United States before Christmas,
Secretary Baker at Washington said.
The policy Of returning first the thou
sands of casuals and the auxiliary
troops from England will postpone the
movement of first-line troops who have
been designated for release by General
Pershing.
Deaths in the navy from "war
causes" totaled 1928, Surgeon General
Braisted told the house naval commit
tee at Washington, which is framing
the 1920 naval appropriation bill. No
figures were given as to deaths from
disease.
In further revision Of the war reve-
nue. bill the senate finance committee
at Washington struck out entirely the
proposed federal license tax on use of
automobiles and motorcycles, which
ranged from $40 to $50 annually in the
house bill, according to horsepower,
and from SIS to $25 under the plan
previously adopted by the senate COM
mittee.
The Supreme court at Washington
recessed for Thanksgiving until De-
cember 9.
First units of the American expedi-
tionary forces to return from overseas
are expected to arrive in New York
about the end of the present week.
General March, chief of staff, an
nounced at Washington that 3S2 Off
GERS and 6,614 men of the air service
and other detachments training in
England now are homeward bound
on the Minnehaha, Lapland and Orca,
British liners.
Levies aggregating $1,000, 100000
were cut from the special miscellane-
Gus tax schedules of the war revenue
bill by the senate finance committee
at Washington in accordance with its
decision to make the 1919 levy about
$6,OOO,OOO,OOO.
Domestic
A Sacramento (Cal.) dispatch says
Governor Stephens has committed to
life Imprisonment the sentence to
death of Thomas J. Mooney, who was
to die on December 13.
Of the SO officers and men who have
remained with the United States gun
boat Scorpion in the Golden Horn, near
Constantinople, since diplomatic rela-
lions were severed, % have married
Levantine women.
Difficulties between Peru and Chile,
which resulted in recall of consular
representatives by each nation from
principal cities of its neighbor, have
been overcome by an apology on the
part Of the Peruvian government, Con-
sui Castro Ruis, consul general of
Chile, announced in New York.
Three masked bandits held up the
Commonwealth Savings bank of Chi
cago in typical wild West style. Nearly
dozen shots were fired. The amount
taken was $4,000.
Total subscriptions to the United
War Work campaign were $203, 49,
OBS, or $32,679O38 in excess Of the
amount originally asked by the seven
war relief organizations for their work
during rehabilitation of the army and
navy, according to an official announce
ment at New York.
A thousand soldiers, sailors and ma
rines broke through Gordon of po-
lice at New York and attacked inter-
national socialists who had attended
a mass meeting at which bolshevik
doctrines were expounded.
A million letters from sour boys''
overseas that will gladden. the hearts
of "the folks at home" reached New
York on the French liner Rocham-
beau.
Railroad employees representing the
entire western system will recommend
permanent government control of ali
railroads. They will also ask Director
General McAdoo to reconsider his res
ignation. Business agents of western
railroad employees unions will hold
conference at Chicago to work out
definite program.
A New York dispatch says fifteen
steamships aggregating 206,769 gross
tons, were lost by the Cunard line dur
ing the war. OF these, all except two
were classed as war losses, having
been sunk by torpedoes or mines.
Personal
A New York dispatch says Charles
M. Schwab will shortly ask President
Wilson to release him as director gen.
eral of the Emergency Fleet corpora
ton. Pressure of other business will
be the basis for such Q request.