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The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-11-21
FIVE AMERICAN SHIPS SUNK

Naval Losses IN Great War Are
Very Light. =
London, Nov. 1s.-Since the begin.
ming of the war American naval
forces in European waters have lost
one destroyer, one coast guard cut
ter, one armed yacht and two trans.
ports, American naval officials said
In the period since Jan. 1, 1918, the
Americans are known to have sunk
four submarines and probably two
more, and have damaged eight.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-11-21
CANADA LOST 211,35e> MEN
Casualties Compiled. Up to Eleven
- Days Before Truce.

Days Before Truce.
Ottawa, Nov. 14.-Canada's casual
ties in the war up to II days before
the capture of Mons on the final morn
ing of the conflict totalled I'll, 1858
men, 1t was announced here. 49,
These are classified a. follows:
Killed in action, 34.S77.
Died Of younds or disease, IT, 57.
Wounded, 1919.
Presumed dead, missing In action
and known prisoners of war, S,245.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-11-21
DESIRE WILSON'S PRESENCE

British and French Premlees Want
~ Him at Peace Meet.
Washington, Nov. 15.-lt is under
stood that Premiers Lloyd George and
Clemenceau both have pressingly sug.
gested that President Wilson should
at least attend the opening sessions
Of the peace conference. .,.-ss.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-11-21

The greatest bet ever made was the
alphabet. ~, -
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-11-21
Strange, Isn't III

Strange, Isn't IT. $3.50.
A free-for-all fight costs about $11
per head, unless the participants have
unusually agile pairs of running gears
and use them freely.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-11-21

Rome, Nov. Is. - An Italian labor
mission is en- route to the United
States to return the VISIT of the Com.
pers mission. .-.ezs 49,.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-11-21

It is more blessed to give than to re-
more extensive.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-11-21
PERsHING IS PARIS IDOL
Greeted Wildly Whenever Recognized
on the Streets.

Washington, Nov. Is. = General
Pershing is greeted wildly by Paris
throngs whenever he il recognised on
the streets of the French capital,
French cables declared.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-28

recent meeting. of the Eighth Dis.
trict Federated Women's Clubs
in this city.
DR.. G. T. Ayres rendered his
resignation as member and
chairman of the War Work Fund
Committee by reason of his de-
parture next month in the SER
vice Of the government at the
front. Chas. Trezona was elected
to fill the position. The other
members of the Committee are
Thos. S. Written of Winton and
HI. G.. st. Clair of Section Thirty.
Mr.. Trezona has also been ap-
pointed by Chairman Prince of
the county as vice chairman on
the Committee of Public Safety,
vice DR.. Ayres, resigned.
The chair was authorized to ap-
point two delegates to attend the
meeting of the Minnesota Scenic
Highway Association at Crooks
ton early in August where the
matter Of extending the Jeffer-
son Highway branches through
st. Louis, Aitkin, Crow Wing and
Itasca counties will be discussed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-28
Red Cross Theatre Party.

Lest We Forget" with Rita
Jolivet in the title role at the Rex
Theatre Wednesday afternoon and
evening given by the Ely Branch
of the Red Cross, filled the theatre
to the doors al each of the three
performances. The play was one
of the best ever shown in the city
and the Red Cross realized hand
some sum. The ladies feel very
grateful to the management of the
Rex for the free use of the theatre
for this performance and which
also has been rendered them free
any night of the week excepting
Saturday or Sunday for as many
times as they wish to use it.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-28
ORE PRICE HIGHER
Amounts to IS Cents q Ton to
Cover Increases.

A dispatch from Washington of
Saturday says: An increase of As
cents gross ton of iron ore to meet
wage and freight rate advances,
was agreed on late yesterday by
the war industries board, iron ore
producers and representatives of
the American Iron and Steel Insti-
tute.
The new price is effective July 1 !.
subject to approval by President
Wilson.
There will be no increase in the
price of steel. Chairman Robert
Brookings of the war industries
board said at the conclusion of the
conference. Mr.. Bookings said
also that the steel men had asked
for no increase in the present price
which expires June so and which
will be continued. The present
price for iron ore is $5.05 a gross
ton, Fob. lower lake ports and
the rs cent increase is based on
that figure. No official announce
ment of the new prices will be
made pending its acceptance by
President Wilson.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-28
Wheat Survey Completed

The wheat survey recently
made by the local Conservation
Committee is now completed and
the committee begs to report as
follows:
Number of families visited,
1O11.
Pounds of wheat saved, 81
1O51a.
This includes Ely, Winton and
Section Thirty and covers the
months of March, April and May,
following the demonstration gil
ven in February by Miss Mary
E. Stilwell county food admins
traitor for st. Louis county.
Miss Stilwell congratulated the
committee on the work covered
in the wheat survey and is anx-
ious to further the work along
this line by holding demonstra-
tions from time to time as neces-
sity calls.
Because of the very serious
situation that exists right now in
regards to the wheat supply, the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-28

National Food Administration is
asking that the consumption of
wheat be cut to the very limit
and that every individual who
can afford to do so, eliminate
wheat entirely from the diet un-
til the next harvest. Those who
are exempt from this request are
invalids, babies and the very
poor.
There is one test: Wherever
bread is used for convenience,
that is the place to leave it out.
Changing our habits is none
too easy, but it is no easy task to
win the war. Going without
wheat wherever we can is one
thing we can do to win the war
perhaps the largest contribu-
ton we can make.
"Now is the hour of our test
ing. Let us make it the hour Of
our victory. Victory over our
selves victory over the enemy Of
freedom.
The food administration fur
Their tells us that "the demands
for beef for our army and the al
lied armies and their civil popu-
lations for this summer are be.
yond our present surplus. On
the other hand we have enough
increased supply Of pork this
summer to permit economical ex.
panse in its use. 1t will there.
fore be a direct service to our
armies and allies if our people
would in some degree substitute
fresh pork, bacon, hams and sau-
sage for beef products. 1t is an
ticipated that it will hold good
until September Is and the CO.
operation of the public is most
earnestly requested.
MRS. III. E. WHITE, Chmn..
Local Conservation Committee.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-28
Two Men Wanted.

A request has been received by
the Local Board for two men for
the Dunwoodie Institute at Mime
apolis for special training in auto
mechanics, sheet metal work, cleo
tricity, carpentry and radio opera
ton. The call was issued for 773
men in the state of which number
Ely is expected to furnish two.
Applications must be in by July 1,
the men to be indicted into service
by the board and leave on July Is.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-28
FREIGHT RATES
Higher Freight and Passenger
Rates Went Into Effect Tuesday.

New rates to govern freight and
passenger traffic went into effect
Tuesday and from then on there
will be a material increase in
shipping charges. These new
rates cover both interstate and
interstate shipments and passen-
ger traffic.
The minimum charge of hand
ling a less than carload shipment
will be, SO cents, and. for. road
hauling a. carload the minimum
will be $15. - ]. S. 4: 8.
Round trip tourist fares, some
what higher than those at present
in effect, will be established.
Passengers travelling in stand
ard sleeping ears and parlor cars
will be required to pay an add
tional passage fare of one-half
cent per mile and those travelling
in tourist sleeping cars an addi-
tional charge of one-quarter cent
per mile These charges are in
addition to the charge for sleep
ing car berths or seats in sleep
ing or parlor cars.
Fares on the water lines under
Government contol will be ad-
vanced prOportionately.
Officers, enlisted men an d
nurses of the United States Army,
Navy and Marine Corps, when ira
yelling in uniform at own expense
are permitted to buy tickets at
one-third of the regular one-way
fare.
The increased freight rates be-
came effective on June 25 and
cover both interstate and intra-
state traffic. Class rates were
advanced Is per cent, and all
class rates less than % cents first
class and proportlonate rates on
other classes will be cancelled.
The increase of Is per cent will
apply also on commodity rates
generally except the commodities
of which there is a heavy move
ment, on which the advances will
be made by adding certain
amounts to all rates or by fixing
specifically the new rates which
shall apply.
The principal heavy commodi-
ties and advances thereon are:
Coal Is to so cents per ton.
Coke Is to "a cents per ton.
Iron ore 80 cents per ton.
Stone for building purposes, 2
cents per 100 pounds.
Stone for road work, sand, gra-
vel, l cent per 100 pounds.
Brick, cement and plaster, 2
cents per 100 pounds.
Lime, and one-half cent per
100 pounds
Lumber IS per cent, but not
more than 5 cents per 100 pounds.
Grain, -four and other mill pro-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-28

ducts, % per cent, but not more
than 6 cents per 100 pounds.
Cotton, Is cents per 100
pounds.
Live stock, 25 per cent, but not
more than Z cents per 100 pounds.
Sugar, 25 per cent, except to
points in middle states, rates
from the different producing Sec
tons will be maintained on the
present relationship.
Copper bulletin and smelter
products will be advanced ap-
proximately $3.50 per ton from
the Rocky Mountains and Pacific
Coast states to Atlantic sea-
board.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-28

state and the Commercial Club
members are determined to get
at the bottom of the subject in q
manner that bring successful fru-
ition if possible. Coal is A.
stantly becoming scarcer and with
this power daily going to waste
it seems almost a crime for any
one to hold up the development
of this cheap energy. That GER
tain interests are holding up the
proposition to the detriment of
Other interests who are willing to
develop the power is a fact that
should become of more personal
import. This matter is of just as
much Importance to the state and
nation as it is to the City of Ely
and there is no doubt that if
there is nothing accomplished in
an agreeable way, there might be
some manner in which the screws
could be applied by the govern
ment to bring obstreperous con-
servation slackers to time. High
priced coal is being utilized to
develop power while right at our
very door thousands Of horse
power are annually going to
waste.
Food Administrator Englund
for the district brought to the at
tention of the Club the matter Of
increased wheat saving and the
effort being put forth to induce
consumers to abstain entirely
from wheat until the next har-
vest. The Club concurred in the
wheat saving program and went
ON record to that effect.
Assistance was voted the Ely
Mothers Club towards meeting
the expenses incurred during the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-28
SOME sEND-oFF
Men Leave Monday WIth the
Most Ardent MsII- Wishes.

Almost every man, woman and
child in the city and many from
Winton and Section Thirty were
on the streets and atgthe train Mon
day noon wienethe contingent for
Camp Grant, Ill left. The boys
were escorted tosthe train by the
Home Guards, the ere department,
several dozen of automobiles and
the younger population of the city
in body, the Ely City Band head.
ing the procession. AL along the
line of march the sidewalks were
lined on both sides with people
who cheered and uncovered as the
column and colors passed.
At the train farewells were said.
The scene was a touching one and
dry eyes were a scarcity. The
Good-byes and God Bless You"
hand-clasps came from the heart of
a people who have shown them
selves 100 per cent American in
every war activity. Whistles blew
and bells rang The crowd cheered
and the band played whenthe train
pulled out. At Allen Junction
several Mesaba range contingents
joined the party. Supper was had
at the Lenox Hotel in Duluth.
In the Zenith City the boys were
rendered a reception and farewell
demonstration. They left that
evening over the Milwaukee road
for Camp Grant.
Thesparty answered roll call at
9 O'Clock Monday morning. Peter
Kocheyar Masmads leader of the
43 pen which swere divided into
squads with a corporal over each
squad. The corporais were Hil-
lard A. Aronson, Fred Al. Wider,
Matt Mutka. Frank Schweiger and
Ray Coffey. 1T was certainly a
fine appearing. body of men in this
contingent and many remarks were
noted as to their appearance. The
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-28
CLUB MEETS
Commercial Club Discusses In.
terestlng Subjects Tuesday

The regular monthly meeting
of the Ely Commercial Club was
held at the city hall Tuesday
evening. A fair crowd of repre-.
sentative citizens were present
and several very important mat.
tiers were discussed.
The water power proposition
again came in for fair share of
attention and it was the unani-
nous opinion that committee of
three be named to go to Chicago
for a conference with the owners
OF the power site and get definite
information regarding the aims
OF the owners, either as to devel-
opment or sale of the power.
President Brozich was authorized
to appoint two men besides him
self as committee. The power
matter is one that should be
thrashed out to a successful issue
at the present time. Definite
facts and figures as to the proba-
BILE utilization should be secured
as rapidly as possible. Opinions
were expressed at the meeting by
Supt. Trezona of the Oliver inter-
ests, Thos. S. Written of the st.
Croix company, Supt. HI. G. St.
Clair of Section 80 and H. L. Null
Ian of the Chippewa Iron COM
pany and others.
At the last meeting of the Min
nesota Editorial Association the
matter of state owned paper
mill was brought up for discus
sion and several sites were sug-
gested. The Kawishiwi water
power came in for a fair share of
the talk on the matter, not only
by reason Of the power which
could be developed but also on
account of the large amount of
pulpwood timber tributary to the
power, the larger part of the tim
Der being on the Superior Ma
tional Forest. Accessible waters
to the power site encompass an
area of sixty miles or more north
and south through which timber
could be fioated, besides the rail-
road connections are ample. The
report of State Timber Supt Arm
esen> on the subject is embodied
in the annual report of the Edi-
torial Association just received.
This is a matter of the gravest
to this section of the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-28

party also attracted attention al
along the route. Three of the
squads were in the six-foot class.
Several changes were made il
the list as given last week. Henry
Jokela was reclassifed. Two mer
failed to receive their notices ir
time and two were in the service
with the Canadian forces. Five
alternates took their places. Those
who left with their order number
were:
40 Steve Agnich, Ely.
654 Hillard A. Aronson, Tower.
SOS Frank Witt, St. Paul.
81 Ferdinand A. Wider, Ely.
o74 Matt Arikainen, Soudan.
'68o Joel Mannikko. Tower.
696 Willard G.. Esterberg. Fly.
700 Perry E. Johnson, Tower.
713 M. P. Patrick, Detroit, Mich.
716 John H. Nelimark, Embarras.
726 John Manninen, Tower.
734 Abraham c. Hallock, Tower
738 Anton Gornik, Soudan
TAI Peter Kocevar. .Soudan.
753 Joseph Stephan, Soudan.
756 John A. Redeem, Tower.
765 John Kerze, Ely.
769 Albert Gustafson, Winton.
III H. M. LaBrach, Two Harbors
772 John Jensen. Denton, Kas.
780 Paul Anderson, Tower.
799 Ernest Wolff, Ely.
80 Arthur H. Carlson. Tower.
BIS Matt Nemanich, Jr., Tower.
818 Victor Halbacka, Peabody,
Mass.
821 Jerry Janezich, Ely.
825 Walter Martin, Soudan.
S26 Wendell H. Ojala. Ely.
827 Mike Gordon, Ely,
$50 John H. Helbakka, Ely.
834 Robert Arebelus. Iron Belt,
Wis.
835 Victor Walkeinen, Ely.
$50 Nicholas Kuitunen, Winton.
S43 Arvid Hiltunen. Ely.
847 Nicholas M. Matka, Soudan.
$50 Peter Stark, Lead. S. D.
$50 Nulo V. Makinen, Embarras.
S64 Ray Coffey, Ely.
868 Albert D. Lindbloom, Soudan
S73 Frank Schweiger, Ely.
ST. Elmer Kajute, Ely.
878 John Haas, Tower.
887 Arthur H. Sanger, Winton.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-28
RED CROSS PICNIC
BY THE
SLAVONIC SOCIETIES
SANDY POINT, SUNDAY, JUNE 80.

GAMES AND REFRESHMENTS. PARADE A.
10 O'CLOCK.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-03
SOLDIERS OF THE PICK.

The war has It's humors, and they are
grim, A detachment Of Italian soldiers.
unarmed except with picks. was SUM
moned 10 surrender by an oncoming
German force Whereupon the Italians
turned upon their attackers with their
picks, killed a good many of them and
then successfully withdrew without the
loss of man. Perhaps some Of the
Ieutons were killed by their own astonish-
ment, for there is nothing which jars a
German so much Is a violation Of prece-
dent, and there could he nothing SO much
in opposition TO SittlIchkeit as to see
soldiers fighting with pIckaxes 4 pick
it seems may lie worn on the top of Il
helmet. but as for using 1t as an offensive
weapon in War-Himmei das ISL mcht
gethan
II is very likely that The majority
Of the ltaIIans who fg';red IN tins brave
resistance had served with the same weapon
IN their hands in the industrial trenches of
America If so. that was good form of
preparedness too. This constructive
labor that the Italian workman has done
III America has fitted him for perhaps the
most important part of his task in the
Alps and their foothills, and on the shores
Of the Pave That task is to dig himself
IN so securely that the Teuton cannot
get over hum or past him.--Boston
TRANSCRIPT
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-03
JAPAN'> PLEDGE.

liver since tho suggestion WAS first
made that Japan send troops 10 defend
property belonging to the Miles and t.
maintain order ~ Nladivoejnk tho qucs.
ton Of tn. empires rral uItmato purp0,,
in the move has hcer under CONSIDERATION
N al III, Med capitals Tn, | nit,7l
States wthhc5d formal approval of the
suggested moyrm.m which has since
n'rn c4rr.cd out ii part a> an inter Allied
undertaking
Through \l~colut Motono foreign
minister, Japan hs- gwen 70 he Entente
world assurance that the empire has no
ulfer,oT purposes ~ mnd IN reference 10
Slbcrla The pledge j. contained in an
address delivered before the Imperial
Dict and now published 10 the .mtcd
states Its sui stance must, presumably
have been gwen 10 the governments of
all the .lbcs long before il reached the
American public
Motono explicitly pledges his govern
ment not to assume any such attitude
toward Aslatir Russia aS predatory Ger
many ha, put INTO practice against
European Russia The eastern advance
Of Teutonic influence concerns the i'm
penal land vitality. he declares If
matters IN Siberia were 10 assume too
Threatening an appearance, he assured
his hearers, we are ready to take. purely
iii self-defcnse, swift and effective meas
ures x Cleveland Plain Dealer
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-03

No doubt the members Of the Lew
Court are much pleased al the high
figures of the county assessment for
next year. The total affords opportunity
for large tax revenues at the present tax
rate, and also for revenues that it will be
pleasing 10 expend. even with liberal
reduction IN the tax rate
Also the members OF the Levy Court
are IN very comfortable position IN
respect of their relations with the tax
payers. Should any Of the latter pro-
test TO member of the Levy Court
against what he considers an uniustlv
high assessment, the member may truth
fully disclairn al responsibility The
Levy Court did not make the assess
ment. 1t was finally determined by the
County Board Of Assessment.
But when it comes to making the tax
rate, the Levy Court cannot evade re-.
sponsibility. 1t has sole authority in this
matter. And with such an enormously
increased assessment, il will have no
excuse whatever for continuing the pres
ent tax rate. II should make liberal
reduction.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-03
PRESS COMMENT.
THE BOY WHO "STARTED
THE WAR

Gavrlo Prin,ip by numbering thu
Austrian Archdukc Ferdinand and his
wife in Sarajovo, Bosnia, June 2S, 1914,
gave signal for the lighting Of war
torches long prepared. He has now died
in the fortress prison of Thercsiens1Rdt.
The millon-kllling conflict goes on.
Mltteleuropa has So buslly circulated
the fable that Prinzip was n Serbian that
half the world probably believes it. The
fact remains that the Archduke was
killed by an Austro-lIungarinn subject
on Austro-H Hungarian soil during visit
against which, because Of the danger of
some such untoward happening. tho
Serbian Ministry in Vienna had almost
lmploringlv protested
That ScrbIans were implicated IN the
plot, even that bombs were sIirrcptiilousiy
obtained for II from the Serbian arsenal
OF kraguyevatz Is very likely true,
though the Fricdjung trial showed that
the Austrian government was not above
manufacturing testimony for political
effect But there was never the slightest
evidence to show that the Serbian eovetn-
ment had anything to do with what the
whole nation knew would hc made the
excuse for it's attempted determination.
We know that war was planned IN Der
lin To the time Of the Morocco trouble
eliminating III 1918 We know that
Italy was approached with q proposal
for immediate war IN 1919. We know
that war would have been declared upon
ono prctcN or another had prinzip
stuck 10 his school-books. Bu, pic-
turcsquc fable outhves - complicated
fact rs the boy who started the war,
tiavrllo Prinyip will long be famous.
New York World
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-03
Pas Proved a Good System.

Judging by results, the new system 81
caty taxation in Wilmington has proved a
success The Board Of Assessment com
pActed. this week, its sittings for hearing
appeals from assessments. and out OF 3
total OF about 1900 pieces Of property,
there were only IS appeals. less than one
third OF per cent OF this small number
IS uere allowed and 53 refused
This showing Is really remarkable II
proves that in the main the owners Of
property were completely satisfied with
their assessment figures, as established
by the Board OF Assessment If the work
OF the board had been unfair or unjust
the number of appeals would have been
very much larger In the first wear Of
rne boards operations there were many
appeals, running into the thousands The
next year there were fewer, and so on, until
this year establishes a record.
1t Is a satisfaction to know that this
new system of property assessment for
the purpose of taxation has justified itself
By successful operation 1t was adopted
against cloud of opposition into which
there were injected, and with cause
grounds for suspicion It was inauglI-
rated under wrong auspices, but has main
tanned itself. This certainly proves that
the system, of itself, Is q good one and
that II Is being operated IN practical
and effective manner