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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-22
FIVE DEAD IN MILL BLAST
Probe to Follow Mysterious Explosion
of Boilers.

Chicago, Feb. 20.-With five dead
three dying and % injured as result
of an explosion which wrecked the
mill of the Republic Iron and Steel
company at East Chicago, Ind, an in
vestigation to learn the cause if the
disaster has been begun. Officials
pointed out that the battery Of boilers
which blew UP were the tubular va
riety which practically have never be
fore been known to explode
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-22
GEN. KALEDINEs SUICIDES
Hetman of Cossacks Prmpted by Loss
of Power.

Hctmah OF NoSSdCkS FFnPteo ny Loss
of Power.
Petrograd, Feb. 20.-General Kale-
dimes, hetman of the Don Cossacks,
committed suicide at Novo Tcherkask,
headquarters of the Don Cossacks,
during session of the Novo Tcher-
kask government which he attended
The government decided to resign
and transfer it's power to the local
workmens and soldiers council At
ter the decision General Kaledines
went to an adjoining room and shot
himself.
General Nazaroff, who succeeded
General Kaledines as leader of the
Don Cossacks, ordered the immediate
mobilization and arming of all Co.'S
sacks to fight the Bolsheviki troops
advancing toward Novo Tcherkask.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-22
SCHOOLS MAY CLOSE APRIL |
Move Is Favored by State Safety
Commission

ST. Paul, Feb 20.-Closing of high
schools and colleges on April 1
throughout the state so that students
may help with farm work has been
favorably considered by the State
Public Safety commission. Definite
action on the proposal was deferred,
howey er, pending expressions from ed
ucatirs and others on the plan.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-22
Wheat Bill FavorabIv Reported,

Washington, Feb. 20.-A favorable
report on the Gore bill to increase
the minimum price for wheat of the
1918 crop from 50 to $3.50 per bushel
was made today by the Senate agri-
cultural committee
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-22
CAMP DODGE FIRE HURTS 7
Drives Sleeping Soldiers From Their
Barracks

Camp Dodge, Des Moines, Feb. 20.
Seven soldiers were seriously in
jured and a dozen or more were
bruised and cut by glass when es-
Gaping from burning barracks in the
depot brigade area. Fire, which start
ed from a stove in the lower hall of
the barracks, cut off the stairway
and the 100 ordnance men sleeping
in the building had to use the fire
ladders or jump from the windows.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-22
Germany Lets Foreign Papers In.

Germany Lets Foreign Papers IN.
Geneva, Switzerland, Feb. 21-The
ban which several weeks ago was
placed upon British, French and Ita1-
ian newspapers at the German from
tiers has now been removed and these
publications are being allowed to en-
ter Germany
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-22
Canned Corn Condemned.

ST. Louis, Feb. 18.-One hundred
thousand cans of corn, shipped to St.
Louis from Iowa, have been con-
demned as impure by the state food
and drug inspector.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-22
Secretary Daniels Son Promoted.

Philadelphia, Feb. 20-The promo
ton of Josephus Daniels, son of the
secretary of the navy, to second
lieutenantcy in the United States ma
rine corps reserves, quartermaster's
department, is announced here.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-22
Robertson Accepts New Post

London, Feb. 20.-General Sir Will
lam Robertson, who last week resign.
ed as chief of staff, has accepted what
IS known as the Eastern command,
that is, in eastern parts of the Brit
ish isles.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-22
$4,000 FILIPINos DRILLING
Offer of Service To Uncle Sam Not
Idle One.

San Francisco, Feb. 20.-Twenty
five thousand Filipinos are under arms
and are drilling in the hope of being
called into the United States army
for service in France, according to
c. w. O'Brien, an attorney, who has
returned from Manila. Mr.. O'Brien
said the natives were anxious to show
that an offer they had made of troops
to the government was not an idle
one
Evening star., 1918-07-28
;ERMANS RETREATLNG ON WHOLE FRONT NORTH OF MARINE
PAPER MAKERS WILL
RESUME WORK TOMORROW

ALBANY, N. r. July 27.-Repre-
sentatives of employees Of the Inter-
national Paper Company OF several
New York and New England cities.
who have been idle for several days
because of differences with the cor
poration over an Interpretation Of an
award Of tho federal War Labor Board.
and whose idleness has curtailed the
output of the plants by about rs per
cent. voted stonight to instruct the
workmen to resume work Monday
morning.
The vote was taken after ]. 7. Carey,
president Of the International Brother
hood Of Papermakers, had submitted q
report recommending that the award Of
the War Labor Board, with its clarifica-
tion of last night regarding the bonus
provisions, be accepted.
The order to return to work affects
about 1000 employees of the company in
New York and New England.
The committee Of the employees viii
meet some time next week. probably in
this city. With representatives Of the
company, when minor differences will
be discussed.
Tho decision Of the war board held
that the employees were entitled to an
increase Of 10 cents an hour and q
shortening Of the work day from nine to
eight hours, but that the employees were
not entitled to q 10 per cent bonus
granted by tho company before the
award became effective early in July.
Evening star., 1918-07-28
Germans Trying to Extncate
Armies from Danger Below
scissors and Rheims.
FOCH,S FORCES WIN GROUND
AFTER STERNEST FIGHTING
By the Associated Press.


The Germans along the entire front north OF the
Marne part Marne salient about
twenty miles and the advance of the French and allied
the constituting the bottom of the sack has aver
aged three miles beyond the line officially
ported day or two ago.
the German prince and his generals
excatg their from dangerous positions as best they
Reports French headquarters have indicated that the
Germans extensive fo the evacna
territory between the Marne and the Oueq and 1t is
undoubted allies will endeavor with all their resources
drive in the enemy hanks.
Bruveres which lies than three miles to the
northeast Armenteres end of the allied POSITIONS
Caumz southwest Rheims wood lies at the other Here
the new line unites with the old
Chateau Thierry pivot point of the German
advance offensive miles more to the
south allied front All this territory running norhward
from Therry well to the east and west has been
largely by French and American troops by fighting
the sternest nature during the last week+e'a -
Evening star., 1918-07-28

BY the Associated Press. 4
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON
THE AIsNE-MARNE FRONT. July 81.
p.m.-The Germans were slowly
Welding at midday along the southern
arc of the Marne salient. The Amer
ican. troops in this sector continued
-pressiue forward with artillery sup
mort. against heavy German machine
gun fre. Tho French have also moved
their positions ahead somewhat. with
every indication that their progress
would continue
The Germans were still occupied to-
Ssy In shifting the main body Of their
forces northward.
Progress Satisfactory.
The progress made by. tho Franco
American troops on the Aisne-Marne
front Ii considered eminently salts
f.etorv by the commando and the
failurs Of the Germans to employ ar
tfiIsry extensively has tended to con-
ann the belief that their heavy guns
an fhe greater part OF the Held have
bea, moved tar back, perhaps to q
Dosition which may mark . new line.
While steady pressure is being
maintained on the arc forming tine
Evening star., 1918-07-28
ITALIANS RE!O|C|NGLY
] GREET YANKEE TROOPS
sPleased at Splendid Physical Con-
: dition Of Men Sent to Eight
! Austrians.
~. A~,.4,4,s Prr.

G19 AMo1xpS2
WITH TIE AMERICAN ARMY ON
THE ITALIAN FRONT, July 77.-
American fighting troops are now on
the italian front They .esan arriving
this morning. They are being hinsted
with the ItaIiana
Heretofore tho only combatsnt Amer-
SCAN troops were aviators. and the ap-
pearance Of this large body Of fighting
men fsom the United States at the
present moment has occasioned the
greatest Satisfaction
Nal Cen -Eben Swift Of the Ameri-
kan military mission to Italy was the
(6rst to greet the newly arrived Ameri-
3ans. He had already made arrange
snents for their comfort The Italians
erected them with enthusiasm and re-
5oiced at the splendid physical condi-
lion which the American soldiers show
ed. The Italians appeared greatly as.
tonished when the overseas men imme-
diately sought out bathing place and
Ithen started several games Of base
ball
Evening star., 1918-07-28
1900 CLERKS IN MOBILE
WALK OUT on STRIKE

MoBILE, Ala, July 27.-In order to
enforce their demands for half
holiday on Saturday during three
summer months and hours from 8 am.
to 6 pm, every day during tho rest
Of the year, 1.zoo clerks. members Of
the Retail Clerks Association, walked
out ct o'clock today and assembled
at the Central Trades Council Hall
with q view Of arbitration through
Of the National Council
Of Defense.
The cier11 orExnixation, Il 10 said.
had sgreed to Leave the differences to
. bOard 0& m4nigtsrs 10 Afbitga4A, -
which the employers at hrst agreed.
hut later rescinded their action.
Evening star., 1918-07-28

GERMANS FURIOUS
AT FAILURE TO GET
DATA FROM YANKS
By the Associated Preas.

By the Associated Preas.
GENEVA, July "a. - SAsk
Pershing,o ~Cable Wilson,"
these are some Of the answers
given By American prisoners to
German officers who question
them on naval and military
matters.
The German o0eefs are fuff-
ous Mt the American prisoners
for their refusal to divulGe any
Information Whatever and the
c0ldly sarcastic manner In
which, the Aeat a1aogt invnx1-
ally ENtly teitkese seelkfng fA-f
foRmafi0n.
The mat0E1tY. Of tho Amer.
>1eans takeh Drisoner ~ the
0&fBanS are quaxtereA In tie
RAihe cities OF naKRstaAt,
KAf3sr1Ae and GfesseA, accord
ing to aaviees reaching the
Ameriean branch Of the later.
national Red Cf0ss here.
Allied airmen who boab these
cities are cheereA By the Amer
icans, the adv1ees state. "'
Evening star., 1918-07-28
Germans Citing All Ground
Between Ourcq and Marne

neuve-sur-Fere, Courmont. Px1y-
Grigny, Cuisles. La Neuvfile and
Chaumuzy.
The allies have advanced more than
fifteen kilometers (approximatefy ten
miles) northeast Of Chateau ThierrY
The right bank Of the Marne has
Oeen widely cleared of the enemy.
By the Associated Press.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMY N
France, July q. Evening-UD-
doubted signs are apparent that the
Germans are Withdrawing from The
entire region between the Maxne ana
the Ourcq, where the enemy has
found It virtually Impossible to main
tain himself because OF the Allio9
steady advance and bombardmenG
Evening star., 1918-07-28

seetfon and forcing them to wtfhofhw
toward Fers-en- -T2rdenofs.
Guns Sweeping Salient
Long-range guns in the hands OF
the allies are sweeping nearly evsry
part of the salient and this dre 10
doubly severe over that portion OF the
German position which is within
range Of the medium caltbered can
non.
A new German offensive against
some other section Of the line for the
purpose Of relieving the pressure on
the crown princes armies north Of
the Marne is expected by some mill
tary experts, but it has not developed
as yet. 1t appears to be the consen-
sus of opinion that the German at
tack. when it comes, will be launched
against the British fronts in Pfcsrdy
or Flanders,
Evening star., 1918-07-28

Il sssxixAting tas3 3eesnt Days. =
Tne principal hshting ct the past
few DAYS has taken place along the
oulchy-ls-C Chateau. villemontoire and
the Bouilly sectors. At villemontoire
the, allies succeeded in pushing ahead
slightly. and near Bouflly the British
on Thursday began an attack that
promised well. but It was stopped and
the British were driven back slightly
from their advanced positions.
The fiehfinE at oulchy-le-Chateau
and TO the southeast through the
wooded country has been steady and
the Germans have been compelled to
Eiye ground. but It has been q slow
process shat the allies have carried
On in turning the enemy out Of this
Evening star., 1918-07-28

CsAlerrun to TIE SunaHy Star and
New York Tribune. Copyf1YAf, 1Si6
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES.
July s7.-Fhe enemy tonight il in full
retreat from the salient north Of the
Marne river. The allies have ad-
yanced several miles
By the AaDoeiated PresA
PARIS, July 27.@The Germans to-
day refreshed along the whole front
north Of the Marne, the war office an
nounces tonight
French and allied troops. pressing
harm On the enemy rear guards. have
,saehed the line Of Bruyeres-ViIle-
Evening star., 1918-07-28
j. S. BEGINS LABOR
CONTROL AUGUST |
UnskiIled Workers in Non-Es-
Sentia1s to Be Put in
War Plants.

Supplying Of unskilled labor Tor war
industries is to be centralized in the
employment service Of ths Depart
ment of Labor beginning August l.
Recruiting Of labor by nsnufac-
turers having pay roll of more than
100 men will not be permitted after
that date under the new labor plan.
which probably Is the most drastic
action the government has taken since
putting the draft into effects
Formal notice concerning the plan
was received by the District Com
missioners yesterday. Under the
operating methods adopted the coun-
try has been divided into thirteen
federal districts, each in charge Of
a superintendent of the employment
sefvice, while each state Is to have
a State director.
Community Boards Control.
Each community in each state will
have community board. consisting
Of a representative OF the employ
ment service, Of the employers and
OF the employed. The beard will have
Jurisdiction over the recruiting and
Director General John 3. Densmore,
in his communication to the Commits
sioners, declares that 1t was found
necessary to divert fne recruiting Of
labor to the employment service on
account Of a "perilous shortage" Of
unskflIed labor in the war industries.
This shortage. he states, was aggra-
waited by an almost universal practice
Of labor stealing and poaching.
While the restrictions against the
private employment Of labor apply
time, these restrictions will. ass>soon
as possible. be extended to include
skilled labor. In the meantime re-
cruiting for. skilled labor for war
production. it Is stated. will be sub
The Commissioners are informed
that while non-essential industries
will be drawn upon to supply the
necessary labor. for war work. the
withdrawal will be conducted on an
equitable basis In order to protect
the. individual employer as mach; as
When the survey Of labor require
meHts has been made and the aggre-
gate demand for unskilled labor in
war work is found. each state will be
assigned a quota, representing the
common labor. to be drawn from
among men engaged in non-essential
industries in the state. These quotas
in turn win be distributed among the
localities. Within each. locality. en-
ployers in non-war work, including
those who are only partially in war
work, will be asked to distribute the
local quotas from time to time
among. themselves.
Local Supply for Local Demand
Tho object is to keep any COM
munfty from being drained of labor
and to use local supply, as :far as
possible, for local demand. The sit
uation, however, is such. that in GER
tain cases some men may have to
be transported over long distances
The Commissioners are asked, to
explain the plan to the, people Of the
Dfstrict and the various industrial
and labor organisations. this to the
end that the whole-hearted support
Of the nation may be given to the
government in this vital matter.
since II is only through united action
that adequate results can be obtained
A. AvnAp1AnNv0
Evening star., 1918-07-28
Le Charmed Captured.
Americans Take LIE Charmed
No,u TolUn Of German Dea9

by American forces engaged in the:
present battle marked the successful
storming Of LIE Charmed.
The Americans forced their. way
into lie Charmed literally from house
to house and wall to wall. With. .r
c...:..s guns tucked away in c.
Evening star., 1918-07-28
EIGHTEEN BILLIONS
IN NEXT ARMY BILL
Representative Kahn Fore
casts Need and Tells People
to Prepare to Give All.
PRoFITEERs ARE SCORED

CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 27.-An
eighteen-billion-dollar Army bin for
1919-2o, to meet the vast increase in
the military establishment proposed by
the War Department. was forecast by
Representative Kahn Of California,
ranking minority member Of the House
military committee, in an address here
today before tho League Of Republican
Clubs.
This means additional liberty
bonds" Representative Kahn said:
cit means additional taxation; It
means, If 1t means anything. that the
American people must be prepared to
give their all. If need be. Perhaps the
time will come when every individual
in the United States will have to con-
tent himself with the barest necessi-
ties Of life and surrender everything
he possesses or earns beyond these
bare necessaries to aid his govern
ment."
Pinch Not Yet Felt.
VIC A0NS NV OS6dh " Aao4AS s<ASAA
nces in these United States. We do
not yet know the pinch of hunger
hope and pray we may never know
it-but we will be the better prepar-
ed for possible eventualities If we
begin now the practice of self-de-
NAL"
MI. Kahn cautioned his hearers
against listening to German offers
Of peace" and declared that the
language of force is the only lam
guage the German military autocracy
understands. He also made a bitter
attack upon profiteers, and upon
dealers who practice extortion In
prices.
referring to prodteers. he said:
Social ostracism by their fellow
citizens would probably not be a
sufficient punishment to mete out to
these malefactors. If there is no
law to reach them we must write
upon the statute books Of the re-
punish these money-mad degen-
= & Would Fci1 Eroftesf.
sThe man who takes q government
contract and then seeks 70 defraud
effect ought to spend many years
behind prison bars. There should be
no pardon for such miscreants.
'But that is not the only class OF
profiteers who should be summarily
dealt with. The man who in these
days of stress can take advantage
of the overwhelming mass Of his
countrymen-the .toflers. the work.
ers, the teachers, the struggling pro-
fessiona1 men and the small busi-
ness men-by charging increased
prices on the necessarfes OF life
must ,b0 put down at all hazards.
'In most instances there Is no real
reason for such increases. All too
frequently they are inspired by .
lust for pek."
Evening star., 1918-07-28
TWO MILLIONS DAMAGE
IS ASKED BY FRANCE

4 HALIFAX. n. g., July 2z.-The re-
pubic Of France has issued q wit in the
admiralty court here against the Bel
gian relief steamer Imo for z.ooo, 900.
Claiming; this to be the yafue Of The
cargo a .ths Preach munitions ship
Mont Blanc, which exploded In HAlifAx
harboe On December oI last yea1 after
eolNdiug WIN the Im0. a oonntsP e3zi1n
has been lodged by the owners Of the
LIMO,
Evening star., 1918-07-28
Chosen Head Of the Gideons.

DENVER. Colo. July al. Harry
Of Huntington, ". Va, to-
6ay was re-elscted president o6 the
f;ideons, the Christian Commercial
EaAval xAseociation, in session here.
Evening star., 1918-07-28
r LNCOLN EYRE.

r,.sae~run - Tha Sun%Ay Star aAd
fSei1sW Yssk WssiA. OsDyHashf, 1918.
WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES
NORTH OF THE MARINE. July 27.-
The flercest flghting that has yet oc-
cured Guring the capture Of ri;;ass
Evening star., 1918-07-28
GUSTAV KDBBG, AUTHOR,
is KILLED BY A|RPLANE
Stricken Down IN Catboet as Fly
ing Machine Settles
Upon Water.

BABYLON, N. r, July z7.-dustav
Kobbe, widely known author and a
critic Of music and the drama, was
killed today when naval seaplane,
swoopfng down to the surface Of the
in which Mr.. Kobbe was sitting.
The seaplane, said to be travelling
about stxty miles an hour, hit Mr..
Kobbe's eatboat squarely. carrying
away the mast. Ono Of the wings
struck his head. crushing his skull.
just ~ he was about to Jump over
board.
Body In Boat.
The accident occurred in full view
Of the naval air station at Bay Shore.
A naval boat was at once sent to the
rescue. Tho crew found Mr.. Kobbe's s
bedy lying on the bottom Of the cat
boat and removed 1t to the air station.
The aviator, whose name was with
held. was not injured. His plane was
able to continue its flight.
Mr.. Kobbe was prominent In mus1-
cal, Dramatic and art circles in New
York for nearly forty years. After
studying IN Wefsbaden, Germany, he
received several degrees from Colum-
bfA University later engaging In
newspaper and magazine work.
Work on Newspaper Mer-
He began a. an editor Of the
Musical Review, later becoming con-
nected with the New York Sun, New
York World and finally the New York
Herald, with which he remained for
many years.
In 1903 he founded tho Lotus, serv-
ing as editor Of that magazine. He
contributed also to Scribner's Mag
azine, the Foreunn. North American
was tho author Of many books on
music and the stage.
Mr.. Kobbe was born In, New York
sixty-one years ago. HIS father, Will
liam August Kobbe. was long consul
general In New York for the Duchy
Of Nassau, unt1 1t was absorbed by
Prussia In 1851.
Evening star., 1918-07-28
GMUI i OF GAMBLE
AS NERRES SLAYER
!. nnr3LAREDB BY JURY
Death Penalty Decreed for
Crime Committed by
Former Soldier.
MOTION TO SET ASIDE
/, VERDICT IS 0VERRULED
Widow Of Murdered Man, at
Court Congratulates Prosecutor
as Trial 3 Concluded.

Esr1 9. Gamble must dc for the
murder Of John P. Werres, the Wash
ingtun jitnsy driver and government
printing Office worker, who was killed.
the evening Of May 10 on the Falls
Church-BaIlston road.
Tho jury in tho case, which was
tried At Alexandria county courthouse.
after two hours and ten minutes do
liberation yesterday afternoon re-
turned . verdict Of guilty of murder in
the first degree and fixed the penalty
- death.
= Deserter From Army.
Gamble. who was q soldier in the
engineers branch of the Army and de-
Burgess. who Is also being held on
the charge Of murder, will be electro
cuted.
On the pronouncement of the verdict
by Judge John T. Goolrick. Attorney
Amos G. Crounse, who. WITH Attorney
bic. moved that the verdict be set
aside and that a new trial be held, on
tho ground that the verdict was con-
trary to the law and the evidence, be-
cause Of alleged error of the court in
granting instructions offered by tho
commonwealth and in refusing in
structions offered by the prisoners,
and in admitting evidence offered by
the commonwealth and refusing evil
dence rendered by the prisoners.
Judge Goolrick overruled the mo-
tion made by Attorney Crounse, and
the latter will file with the court a
bill of exceptions on which 1t Is hoped
to obtain another hearing.
Evening star., 1918-07-28
Yankees Advance in Face
of Hot Machine Gun Fire


bottom of the sack, the allies are de-
terminedly hammering the tanks
where Won Boehn and Won Ebcn have
concentrated their armies, returning
blow for blow in the hope that they
can hold out until the main body oI
the Germans can be withdr1Wn with
a minimum loss.
LONDON, July z7.-Activity -
points occupied by the Am@fcan
troops slackened considerably Fri
day. says the correspondent OF the
Daily Mail with the American troops
in France. Time for q breathing
space has arrived, he adds, and both
sides are recovering from the az
haustion Of their first efforts. In the
Fere and Ris forests, north OF the
Marne, the Germans seem to be blow
ing up considerable quantities OF mu-
nitions and supplies.
The correspondent records q remark
he heard among American troops sit
ting and smoking peacefuliy amid the
ruins:
aWell, it's hell of a war. but it's
the only one we've got"
Le Charmed Captured.
Tho capture of LIE Charmed by Amer
lean forces In their advance between
the Ourcq and the Marne IL reported
in Gen. Pershing's communiQue for
yesterday received today at the War
Department. r..st.