The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-07-12
Domestic

Three negro soldiers, convicted by
court-martial of assaulting seven
teen-year-old white girl on the canton
ment grounds the night of May "a,
were hanged at Camp Dodge, Ia, with
virtually the entire division witnessing
the executions.
The Minnesota supreme court at St.
Paul, Mimi, held that A. c. Townley,
president of the Nonpartisan league,
and Joseph Gilbert, league organizer,
did not violate any state law by cir
culating certain literature which re.
ferred to the war.
+ Miss Jeanette Rankin, representa-
tive from Montana, announced she will
be a candidate for the Republican
nomination to the senate to succeed
Senator Walsh, in November.
Americas merchant fleet, grown to
10,040,659 gross tons by the construc-
ton of 1922 new ships of 1,43O, 793
tons in the fiscal year ended June 30,
was augmented on Independence day
by the unprecedented launching of
nearly 100 ships. The days feat of the
loyal army of wOrkmen received rec
ognition from the highest officials d.
recting the nations war activities.
Chicago's cosmopolitan millions cell
ebrated Independence uay with fer
vor and resolve not equaled since
that original Independence day when
group of Americans signed their
names to document which meant lib
erty for America and was destined to
presage freedom for the world.
The body of Reuben Kuethe, thirty
two years old, wealthy mine owner
and oil operator of Minneapolis, Mimi,
was found in the Mississippi river with
a bullet hole in it. Police expressed
the belief that he had been murdered
by thieves.
Pride in the American army, pride.
in its achievements, pride in the ma
ton which 1t is defending, and abound
ing confidence that it will prove equal
to its task-these formed the dominant
note In the Fourth of July speech Of
Secretary of War Newton D. Baker at
Chicago.
Fire practically destroyed the Elks'
block at Fifteenth and Harvey streets,
Omaha, Neb. Five firemen were in
jured. The building was recently pur-
chased by the Elks for $150,000.
Damage to growing grain and truck
gardens estimated at from $3,000,0O0
to So, 800, 000-was caused in North Da-
kota and Minnesota by hailstorms that
struck the two states.
Fire of undetermined origin de
stroyed four buildings of the Aetna
Chemical company's plant mile and
half east of Mount Union, Pa. The
loss is estimated at $1,500,000.
Lewis Longwell and Hector Bor-
deau, foremen at the plant of the Cur
tiss Airplane and Motor corporation at
were indicted by the
federal grand jury at Rochester, N. Y,
charged with sabotage in willfully
making war materials in defective
More than. 10000 people, represent
ng AZ races and nationalities marched
Up Fifth avenue in New York In the
Fourth of July parade, passing in re-
view before Secretary of the Navy
Daniels and others.
A board composed of three general
officers was ordered by the war de-
Dartment to meet at Camp Wadsworth,
5. c., ito examine into and report upon
he capacity, qualifications, conduct |
md efficiency" of Brig. Gen. William
Wilson of the National army.
With bullet wound through the
heart, the body of Col. James w. Clin-
ION, U. S. A., was found In San Fran
cisco. No cause for the accident has
come to light. Colonel Clinton re-
turned recently from France. He was
awaiting assignment.