The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-01-11
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Fifty thousand real slackers in the
United States is Provost Marshal Cen
ieral Crowder's estimate in his report to
Secretary Baker at Washington. That
calculation supposes that ten men in
each registration district have escaped
service without being caught.
Chairman Hurley of the Shipping
board at Washington asked congress
for SS2OOO,000 for acquisition or es-
Establishment of shipbuilding plants, in
addition to the 100000 heretofore
asked for the next fiscal year.
AS the result Of the sinking of the
American transport Antilles by Ger
man submarine with the loss of many
American lives, Rear Admiral w. G.
Fletcher, who was in charge of the
convoy system of the navy, has been
relieved from duty and ordered home,
the navy department announced at
Washington.
Overcoat shortages at National
Guard and National army training
camps were reported ended except at
Camp Beauregard, La, by Secretary
Baker at Washington in further re-
Spouse to the senate military commit
tees resolution urging immediate steps
TO provide the soldiers with adequate
winter clothing.
A department of munitions under
new cabinet head known as the secre-
tary OF munitions is proposed in bill
introduced in the senate at Washing
ton by Chairman Chamberlain of the
senate military committee as a result
of tn. committees investigation of
war operations.
Peyton c. March, major general In
the National army, as nominated by
President Wilson at Washington
major general in the regular army.
Brig. Gen. Edwin B. Babbitt, ordnance
department, was nominated to be a
brigadier general in the regular army.
Provost General Crowder, reporting
to congress at Washington on the
progress of the draft, expresses for
the first time a definite promise and
aim of the government not to take for
army duty any other men than those
listed in class one Of the new ques-
tiOnnaire. This classification entirely
excludes married men whose wives or
families are dependent on them for
support, and other men with depend
entS.
Herbert c. Hoover, food admins
traitor, wound up his stormy session be-
fore the senate manufactures Subcom-
mittee at Washington with the dec
laration that America will have fair
sugar supply this year with reasonable
prices.
The food administration at Wash
ington is not getting the results that it
expected. Food Administrator Hoover
told a senate committee that laws
should be passed to regulate the
amounts and kinds of food to be served
in hotels and restaurants.
Plans for a complete reorganization
of the ordnance bureau at Washington
were given out by Secretary of War
Baker in an announcement. The
changes will place the bureau under
control of civilians.
Army supply contracts given through
the supplies committee Of the council
of national defense to concerns In
which committee members are inter-
ested were Investigated by the senate
military committee at Washington.
Charles Eisenman, vice chairman Of
the supplies committee and a retired
clothing manufacturer Of Cleveland,
and Samuel M. Kaplan of New York
were the principal witnesses.
Railroads Director General McAdoo
at Washington dissolved the railroads
war board at its own suggestion and
appointed Hale Holden of Chicago a
member of the board to direct the ma
tion-wide organization which it has
built up. The director general also ap-
pointed temporary advisory cabinet.
Domestic
Assemblyman Carl Hansen, leader
and humorist in the last session Of the
legislature, committed suicide by firing
bullet through his brain in his insur-
ance Office at Manitowoc, Wis.
Announcement was made at Pitts
burgh, Pa, that four fast trains on