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The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-09-06
$4,000, 900 bushels

Increase ......... S0,900,000 bushels
OF these cereals our shipments of
the prime breadstuffs in the fiscal year
1917-1S to Allied destinations were :
Wheat 1,OO0,0O0 bushels and Of rye
100000 bushels, total Of la, 9OO,-
600 bushels.
The exports to Allied destinations
during the fiscal year 1851 were |:
Wheat 135,1OO,OO0 bushels and rye
100000 bushels, total of 1877 100000
bushels. In addition some 100000
bushels of 1917 wheat are now In port
for Allied destinations or en- route
thereto. The total shipments to Allied
countries from our last harvest Of
wheat will be therefore, about 141, 000,-
600 bushels, or a total Of 54,900,000
bushels of prime breadstuffs. In adj
dition to this we have shipped some
100000 bushels to neutrals depend
ent upon us, and we have received
some imports from other quarters.
"This accomplishment of our people
In this matter stands out even more
clearly If we bear In mind that we had
available in the fiscal year 1916-1I
from net carry-over and as surplus
over our normal consumption about
200 100000 bushels of wheat which we
were able to export that year without
trenching on our home loaf" Mr..
Hoover said. "This last year, however,
owing to the large failure of the 1917
wheat crop, we had available from net
carry-over and production and imports
only just about our normal consump-
ton. Therefore our wheat shipments
to Allied destinations represent APP
proximately savings from our own
wheat bread.
"These figures, however, do not fully
convey the volume Of the effort and
sacrifice made during the past year
by the whole American people. De-
spite the magnificent effort of our agri-
cultural population In planting q much
increased acreage in 1917, not only was
there very large failure In wheat,
but also the corn failed to mature prop
erly, and our corn Is our dominant crop.
II am sure" Mr.. Hoover wrote in
concluding his report, "that all the
millions Of our people, agricultural as
well as urban, who have contributed
to these results should feel a very
definite satisfaction that in year Of
universal food shortages In the north.
ern hemisphere all Of those people
Joined together against Germany have
come through into sight Of the coming
harvest not only with wealth and
strength fully maintained, but with
only temporary periods of hardship.
at is difficult to distinguish between
various sections Of our people-the
homes, public eating places, food
trades, urban or agricultural popula-
tions-in assessing credit for these re-
suits, but no one will deny the domi-
nant part of the American women"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-09-06

FOR SALE-Good work horse. Chas.
E. Fuller, two miles south and one
mile west of Clio. Valley phone. 80
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-09-06

FOR SALE-Seven cows. two heifers
and one horse. Wirth & Ulrey, Clio,
Valley phone 40. IF
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-09-06
S44,6OO,OOO lbs.


Our slaughterable animals at the be-
ginning Of the last fiscal year were not
appreciably larger than the year be-
fore and particularly in hogs; they
were probably less. The increase in
shipments is due to conservation and
the extra weight of animals added by
our farmers.
The full effect Of these efforts began
to bear their best results In the last
half of the fiscal year, when the ex-
ports to the Allies were 2,133, 100000
pounds, as against 1,266,500,000 pounds
in the same period Of the year before.
This compares with an average of
sol 100000 pounds of total exports for
the same half years In the three-year
pre-war period.
In cereals and cereal products re-
duced to terms Of cereal bushels our
shipments to Allied destinations have
been:
Fiscal year 1861. .259, 100000 bushels
Fiscal year 1917-18. $40, 100000 bushels
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-09-06

FOR SALE-Three lots in new divi-
sion. also three rooms to rent over
Doyle's store. Inquire H. d. Girls
void, Clio If
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-09-06

FOR SALE-Finest corner in Clio, 193x
l74 feet, Pine and New Sts., good
well and cistern, eight room house.
price $500. C. w. Stephenson, VAL
ley phone. If
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-09-06

FOR SALE Star wind mill and sixty
foot derrick. in first-class condition.
Apply to Chas. E. Taylor. president
of the Village of Clio, or B. E. Con-
lee or A. N, Stuber. Mill will be
sold at very reasonable figure. If
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-08-23
TURN AGAINST ENEMY
Petrograd Populace Blames Ger
many for. Food Shortage.
Hundreds Reported Slain in Riots N
Petrograd Streets-TroubIe In
Poland.

London, Aug. 21.-According to an
Amsterdam dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph company, hundreds of per-
sons were killed and wounded in a
veritable battle between Lettish guards
and rioters during food disorders in
Petrograd.
The dispatch which quotes Petrograd
advices by way of Berlin says that
after the city had been without food
for two days procession of workmen
marched through the streets shouting
Down with the Germans. Down with
the Kremlin!"
The battle between rioters and the
Lettish guards occurred before the
Smolny institute. Martial law has
been proclaimed in Petrograd.
Heavy fighting has been in progress
on the Ussuri front, says Reuters cor
respondent at Vladivostok, and Czecho-
Slovaks outposts have been forced to
retire.
A contingent of Japanese marines,
the correspondent adds, has landed at
Nicolaievisk, on the Annoy.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-08-23
ALLIES FURNISH
GUNSAND SHELLS
Provide Ample Military Supplies
for Czechs and Loyal
Russians.
PLANS PROVE SUCCESS
Assistance to Enemies Of Bolshevik
Regime in Siberia VIII Reach
Them in Time to ThWart
Teuton Efforts.

Washington, Aug. 81. = Assistance
being sent to the Czecho-Slovaksi in
the Baikal region of Siberia will reach
them in time to thwart the efforts Of
the Austro-G German prisoners and the
Bolsheviki against whom they are
fighting, according to information
reaching Washington.
1t was learned that the Allies are
sending large quantities of arms and
ammunition to the Czechs and that
heavy artillery is included in the sup
plies. 1t is not permitted, for military
reasons, to disclose from what source
these supplies are being sent but a
high official in the State department
said this was part of the bigger pro-
gram now being worked out in a prac-
tical way to furnish the necessary aid.
Rapid Progress Is Made.
The program to re-establish the East
ern front with the aid of the hun
dreds of thousands of loyal Russians
is progressing far more rapidly than
was expected at first. The Trans
Siberian railway will play an import
ant part In the establishment of this
this line.
That Germany appreciates the i'm
portance of the part that this line is
to play is shown in dispatch printed
in an Essen newspaper and reported
from Amsterdam to the effect that
Soviet troops had blown up the Baikal
tunnel. 1t was pointed out by officials
familiar with this railroad that there
are no less than 33 Baikal tunnels, all
of them hewn out of solid rock, so that
any attempts to blow up one of them
would simply delay transportation for
short time until debris could be
cleared away.
Poland will be ready to join in the
establishment of the Eastern battle.
front, when the influence of the Allied
penetration becomes strong enough for
her to throw off the Austro-G German
yoke, authoritative diplomatic advices
indicate.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-08-23
PREMIER IS CONFIDENT
French Official Says Allies viii
Completely Triumph.
M. Ciemenceau Asserts Germans Are
Terrorized by American
Fighting Men.

Paris, Aug. 81. Premier Clemen.
ceau believes that complete triumph
will be won during the present year
by the arms of the Allies, and that
the war will end before another year
passes, according to the understand
ing reached by United States Senator
J. Hamilton Lewis of Illinois by re-
marks of the premier during a long
talk with him.
The gist of the conversation, with
the consent of M Clemenceau, has
been given to the press by Senator
Lewis.
The premier declared that the work
of the American troops on the battle
fields did more to .terrorize Germans
than any other thing the enemy has
met. He said France had every conf
dence now that this war was on the
way to immediate victory.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-08-23
FOE COPYRIGHTS
WILL Be SEIZED
Austrian and German Literature
to Be Taken by Alien
Property Custodian.
BONDS TO Be BOUGHT
Operas, Songs, Plays and Other Works
viii Furnish Considerable Money
to Invest in the Fourth
Liberty Loan.

New York, Aug. 20.-Alien Property
a statement here that German and
Austrian music and literature is to be
utilized to help the United States win
the war.
American rights to numerous enemy
owned operettas, many of which
have attained "whistling" popularity
throughout the country and to grand
opera, plays, songs and books, have
been taken over by the custodian. Roy.
alties from these words which have
fattened the Teuton pocketbooks will
now be invested, it was announced, in
Liberty bonds.
kreisler Royalties German.
His, department is convinced, Mr.
Palmer said, that much enemy prop.
erty of this type is still unreported,
and an investigation of the field OF
royalties, copyrights and patents is
under way to reveal suspected enemy
ownership.
Included in the rights seized are
those to many famous musical and
dramatic productions presented in the
country in English, and to plays which
have been staged in the enemy tongue
at the German theater in Milwaukee.
Royalties on talking machine records
of the prima donna, Nine. Emmy Des-
tim, and Friaz Kreisler, the violinist,
also will swell the sales of Liberty
bonds.
Among the comic operas and plays
on the custodian's list are: 1.-THE
Chocolate Soldier" 1.-THE Dollar Prin.
cess" Miss Springtime," Madame
X" Little Boy Blue" Pom Pom, %
and. others of German and Austrian
composition. The grand operas in
clude Richard Strauss "Salome," and
{ Wolf-Ferrari's 1.-THE Jewels of Ma
DONNA and "The Secret Of Susanna -
Enemy books whose sales will turn
a profit into the American war treas
ury strangely enough include the
works of one American, John l.. Stod-
dard. The government will collect
royalties on his widely circulated lee
lures because the author is now resid-
ing in Austria
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-08-23
German upheayal After War.

Amsterdam, Aug. 21.-The Imperial
League for Combating Social Democ-
racy has issued manifesto foreshad-
owing serious wage troubles in Ger
many after the war, dissolution of the
reichstag and dissolution of the mid
die classes. 1t warns against a rising
of the proletariat and asks for funds
to strengthen "the defensive war
against social democratic aggression"
The Socialist Vorwaertz of Berlin
points out that the signatories to the
manifesto are rich land owners and
industrial magnates.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-08-23
Provides Power Plants for War.

Washington, Aug. 21.-To meet the
urgent need for electric power in ship
yards, munition factories and other
war industries, bill approved by the
War Industries board was introduced
by Representative Sims of Tennessee
authorizing the President to construct
power plants to meet immediate de-
mands in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh,
New Jersey cities and other Eastern
industrial centers. The bill also
would authorize the president to take
over privately owned power plants.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-08-23
Loncon Police Quick to Act.

The smartness of the London police
is commented upon in the description
of an attempted suicide from Water
loo bridge, ''The Bridge of Sighs." A
man jumped on the parapet, leaped in
to the air, made couple of loops and
splashed into the Thames. Inside of a
minute the police had picked him up
with a motorboat and dispatched an
officer to recover his hat and stick
from the bridge. He was duly charged
next morning and remanded for an
inquiry as to his sanity.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-08-23
Worth the Money.

Corporal Frank Brunson of Omaha,
Neb., a member of the Oath balloon
company stationed at Camp Morrison,
Va, 1000 miles away, wanted to see
his new daughter who had just ar
rived. Leave was granted but these
were the instructions he had to follow
on the way home: "Wire headquarters
at every STOP" Brunson said it was
considerable trouble, but 1t was worth
it to see "daddy's baby girl"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-08-23
Norwegian Bark Sunk.

Washington, Aug. 21.-The Norwe-
gian bark Nordhay was sunk by a
submarine 120 miles southeast Of
Cape Henry. The crew of 26 men
escaped in small boats and was soon
brought into an Atlantic port by an
American warship. Advices to the
Navy department announcing the sink
ing did not say whether the bark was
torpedoed or shelled. It was vessel
Of 2,623 net tons and sailed June Is
from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Cap
tain Bernstein was master of the bark
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-08-23
German Sent to Prison.

New York, Aug. 10. - Ferdinand
Schurman, president of the Felix
Scholler Paper company, German
owned corporation now under the con-
troll of the alien property custodian.
pleaded guilty in federal court here
to- an indictment charging him with
having falsely claimed American citi-
zenship, so that his corporation might
be permitted to import photographic
and carbon papers from Germany prior
to the entrance of the United States
into the war. He was given seven
months in prison.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-08-23
Must Use "skip Stop

Washington, Aug. 20. - Street rail-
way companies of the United States
were instructed by the fuel admins
tration to put into effect the skip
STOP system on all lines by the end
of September. State fuel admins
traitors have been ordered to obtain
the installation of the system by Sept.
Is, If possible. Two million tons of
coal annually may be saved by the
practice, the fuel administration esti-
mates. About one-third of the trac-
ton systems of the country have
adopted the new system.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-08-23
GUARDING SIBERIAN BORDER

China Places Large Force to Prevent
Teuton Invasion.
Washington, Aug. 21.-The Chinese
government has sent a large force
of troops to the Siberian border to
prevent threatened invasion Of
Chinese territory by German and
Hungarian prisoners Of war who joined
with the Red Guard and other ele-
ments of the Bolsheviki against the
Czecho-Slovaks in the transbaikal re-
gion.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-08-23
TIA AMERICANS DIE IN ACTION
Last U. S. Casualty List Contains 2s5
Names,

Washington, Aug. 21-General ]. j.
Pershing has reported 265 casualties
from the western front. One hundred
and forty-seven Americans were listed
as killed in action, 103 wounded, dead
of wounds, dead of disease, dead
of accident and other causes and 3 re-
ported missing. The American casual
ties to date total 1892 men.
The following Northwest names ap-
pear on the list: Private Albert G.
Rogers, Noonan, N. D., killed in &C
ton; Private Bror Olof HELM, Cam
bridge, Mimi, killed in action, pre-
viously reported wounded; Corp. Chas.
G. Zalesky, Willow River, Mimi, died
of disease; Private Chas. F. Hardy,
Redwood Falls, Mimi; Private VIM. H.
Prokasch, Finlayson, Mimi, severely
wounded.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-08-23
New Knitting Program Soon.

Washington, Aug. 21.-Although pro-
duction of knitting yarn has been or
dered reduced, the Red Cross Is fairly
well supplied. 1t has 1,400, 900 pounds
of yarn ready for distribution. Knit
ting will be reduced to those articles
most essential and knitting program
will be announced soon. Already the
Red Cross has ready for distribution
to American troops 100000 sweaters,
$4,000 muffiers, $4,000 wristlets, $685.
600 helmets, 1,32S,000 pairs of socks,
total of 3,674,000 articles, which Of
ficers say is record knitting.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-08-23
TRAIN STRIKES AUTOMOBILE

Former Governor G. II. Prouty of Yer
mont Is Killed.
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Aug. 21.-G. H.
Prouty, former governor of Vermont,
was killed when the automobile in
which he was riding was struck by a
Grand Trunk train near Waterville.
The chauffeur was knocked uncon-
scious.
Mr.. Prouty was on his way from
Newport, VT, to take a train at Len
knoxville for Jackson, Me-, when the
chauffeur failed to observe the ap-
preaching engine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-08-23
SEND WOUNDED INTO BATTLE
Germans, Short of Men, Use Those
Not Yet Fit.

London, Aug. 21.-It is believed in
on the western front than even the
Allies claim, says the Daily Mail CORE
spondent at The Hague. He does not
vouch for other sections of Germany,
but gives this resume of conditions in
the Cologne district:
All leaves from the front have been
reduced one-half. Men are sent to the
front from the hospitals before they
are completely fit, Letters from the
front have been discontinued De-
serters are being sent to the front
from punishment camps. Wounded
horses are hurried west with band
ages still in place.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-08-23
Hospital Unit for Gas Victims.

New York, Aug. 20.-A hospital unit
designed exclusively for work among
gas victims, the first Of it's kind, and
recruited from many cities for the
women's overseas hospitals, the hos
pitfalls of the National American Wom-
en- Suffrage association has started for
France, it was announced. This is
the third overseas hospital unit or
ganized by the association and was
sent at the request of the French. 1t
will provide the personnel for hos
pital with 800 beds.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-08-23
5 U. S. FLIERs RANK AS ACE
So Airmen Credited With Downing
Foe Machines.


Foe Machines.
With the American Army in France,
Aug. 21.-Statistics covering activities
of the first American pursuit aviators
up to Aug. 1, show strides made by
American aviators since the United
States entered the war.
No less than So aviators are credited
officially with downing one to- five
planes each. Seventeen machines are
credited to the late Raoul Lufbery
Five aviators are credited with five
victories each. Fourteen others have
two victories each and 80, including
the late Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt,
are credited with one each.
These figures do not include the rec
ords of other squadrons, which have
been more successful. Downing of five
enemy planes entities flier to be
called an ace.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-08-23

taught him that this is not so. An
order was issued that no coal should
be delivered to the landlord or to his
tenants who had agreed to- pay high
rents rather than go without house.
They decided that a house without
coal Is no better than no house at all
in winter, and became more active In
seeking new homes.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-08-23
Soft Coal Production sIumns.

Washington, Aug. 20.-Bituminous
coal production of 12,274,000/ met tons
ending August 10 was greater than
that of the corresponding week of last
year by about 100000 tons, but was
less than in recent previous weeks,
according to reports today to the fuel
administration by the geological sur
vey.
An output of 14,500,000 net tons a
week during the rest of the summer
will be necessary to make up the def
lett for the coal year to date, the
fuel administration stated.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-08-23
Says Mayors Talk Incited Him.

Rockford, ILL.,, Aug. 19.-Mayor viii.
liam H. Thompson of Chicago was
cited as part inspirator for the dis
loyal remarks made by Sidney H.
Kreutzinger, leader in the guard
house objeetor colony at Camp Grant.
Kreutzinger stated that the attitude
of Mayor Thompson in the matter of
the welcome of General Joffre and
careful study of speeches of the official
convinced him that he should take the
stand as conscientious objec.or and
oppose the military program.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-08-23
President Gains in Weight.

Magnolia, Mass, Aug. 21.-President
Wilson has gained weight on his war
vacation. Declaring it unusual for a
man of the Presidents age to put on
weight in so short time, Rear Adj
miral Cary T. Grayson, the Presi-
dents physician, has expressed him
self as delighted at the change since
Wilson came here. There is no doubt
that the President and Mrs. Wilson
have enjoyed every minute here. The
President has motored a total of 500
miles.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-08-23
p,AnnunzIo to Get Medal.

Rome, Aug. 21.-Captain Gabrielle
D'Annunzio, famous novelist and avi-
ator, has been recommended for the
gold military medal, in recognition of
the aviation raid he led over Vienna,
when thousands of copies of mani
festo were dropped over the Austrian
capital
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-08-23
Sand and Gravel Non-EssentiaI.

Washington, Aug. 21.-Sand and
gravel were placed on the railroad
administrations list as non-essential
except when shipments are for war
industries purposes. Open cars will not
be available for the transportation of
such commodities. it was learned.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-08-23
Quickly Brought to Time.

Philadelphia has discovered a way
to clip the wings that house rent has
taken unto itself in municipal centers.
Recently rs landlords who had raised
their charges beyond what was con-
sidered reasonable were demonstrated
with by the city government All ex-
cept one of them agreed to reduce his
rents.
The obdurate seventy-fifth thought
the authorities had no power at hand
except moral suasion The city fuel
administrator. however. stepped in and
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-08-23
BAGS FOUR GERMAN PLANES
Noted French Airman Downs Them In
Twenty Seconds.

noted french Airman Downs mem IN
Twenty Seconds.
Paris, Aug. 21.-Lieut Rene Fonck,
the famous French aviator who shot
down three German aviators on Aug.
IA, did the trick in 20 seconds. Lieu
tenant Fonck had been cruising 10
minutes, escorted by two patrolling
machines, when he spotted four Ger
man battle planes flying in Indian file
a few hundred yards apart. He
dropped the first in 10 seconds, then
the second with his machine gun, the
third lodged sideways and escaped,
but the fourth he bagged.
Lieutenant Fonck is considered the
greatest French aviator since Captain
Guynemer. He is credited with so foe
planes, his best days performance to-
falling six.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-08-23
LOSE OVER $50 SUBMARINES
London Paper Estimates Results of
Foe Campaiqn.

London, Aug. 21.-The Sunday OBJ
server points out that, in addition to
the $50 submarines which Premier
Lloyd George recently declared the
British alone had sunk, that a good
proportion of the doubtful cases. may
be regarded as. destroyed and the
number may be safely raised to 200.
Another so have probably been de-
stroyed by French, Italians and Amer
leans. To say ESQ submarines have
been accounted for may be regarded
as a moderate estimate.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-08-23

John Made an Error, Looks Like.
"They also serve who only stand and
ait."-Milton.
Maybe you're right, John; maybe
you're not; but they're not hanging up
any service flags for the ISLANDERS and
walters,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-08-23
WORRIES FOE WAR LORDS
German Leaders Fear Effect of Re
verses on People.

German Leaders Fear Effect of Re-
verses on People.
Washington, Aug. 21.-Fearing the
effects of west front reverses and of
democratic propaganda upon Teutonic
morale, the Prussian war lords have
decided upon a pan-German propa-
ganda and tightening up of the little
remaining freedom of the press and
speech of the empire, Allied diplo-
matte advices declared.
German newspapers are declared to
be giving prominent space to announce
ments that ministers will go before
the people to- explain facts concern
ing important problems that are fac
ing the Germans.