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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-08-16
SUGAR SHORTAGE HITS
SPAIN AND PORTUGAL

In Spain and Portugal sugar prices
are soaring. Both countries have oeen
seriously affected by the short beet
sugar crop in Europe and the lack Of
ocean tonnage to move stocks Of cane
sugar isolated in far away ports.
Granulated sugar, home grown, was
being sold in Barcelona, Spain, during
the early summer at 10 cents a pound.
The price Of brown sugar In Lisbon,
Portugal, fixed by governmental order.
was $1.04 to SLIP pound.
BY comparison the price Of best
sugar in Sweden La Ia cents a pocao
Canning helps to can the kaiser.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-08-16
For Clerk of Court.

To the Voters of Villas County;
I desire to announce that / am &C
candidate for the nomination for
Clerk of Court on the Republican
ticket at the primaries to be held on
Sept. 3. Your support on that day
will be greatly appreciated.
Very trnly yours,
j. G.. HENDERSON.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-08-16
SENDING TO SOLDIERS
War Department Tells What
May Be Sent to Soldiers
Now In France.
The war department. advises:

AoOos
Shipments of parcels to members
Of the American Expeditionary For
ces in Europe must be restricted to
articles sent upon request of the sol
der, approved by a regimental officer.
1t is absolutely necessary for a
speedy termination of the war that
all available shipping space be uti-
lized for carrying munitions, soldiers
and such articles as will contribute to
the health and comfort of our sol
diers. Thousands of tons of mer-
chandise have spoiled in transit or
been found useless to the men en-
gagged in actual warfare. Such ship
ments represent the expenditure of a
large amount OF money and occupy
valuable shipping space. Every
American now realizes that the win
ming of the war depends largely upon
a conservation of funds and energy of
every sort. Conservation Of men is of
vital Importance. Our army officers
are vigilant in safeguarding the COM
fort and health Of our soldiers. The
experienced officer is able to judge of
the needs of his men, anxious to con-
tribute TO their requirements and
concentrate all efforts to the ending
of the war.
In consequence. of the war depart
ment's desire TO minimize all waste,
the postal department has been adj
vised that only such articles may be
sent to soldiers overseas as have been
requested in writing by the soldier,
and the request approved by his regi-
mental commander or higher ranking
officer. sRegimental commander has
reference to an officer in command OF
a regiment or separate battalion or
similar separate unit" In many in
stances a ieutenant-colonel or major
may be In command of regiment.
Postmasters are therefore authorized
to accept for mailing, articles sent in
accordance with a request approved
by a colonel, ieutenant-colonel or ma
ior. A regimental commander may
deputize staff officer to approve re-
quests. In such case the name Of
the commanding officer should appear
above the signature Of the staff officer
thus:
Approved by order of Col. Richard
Rowe.
John Doe, Captain, Infantry Adju-
tant. =
The endorsement of the signature
or initials of lieutenant or other
officer, together with the letters 30.
K" on soldiers letter merely with
the purpose of showing that thes let
ter has been censored and passed does
not constitute such an approval Of
any request for articles which his let
ter may contain.
Parcels for shipment to members of
the American Expeditionary Forces
shall not exceed seven pounds in
weight, should be securely packed
be plainly addressed with the sol
dier's name and army unit to which
he is attached, thus:
"Priyate John Smith, Company A,
lO2nd Infantry, American Expeditions
airy Forces"
The sender must place inside the
parcel the written request of the sol
dier for the articles being sent, APP
proved bya regimental officer, and
must place on the wrapperof the par
Gel under his name and address the
following Endorsement:
''This parcel contains only articles
sent at approved request of addressee,
which is enclosed"
Ill - TAMsG4Alaam.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-08-16
For County Clerk.

/ wish to announce to the voters OF
Villas county that | am candidate
for the nomination for the Office of
County Clerk of Villas county at the
primaries on the RepubIi-
can ticket. Wilt appreciate the sup
port you can give me.
Yours very truly,
FRANK HONsOWITz,
Winchester, Wis.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-08-16
Announcement.

[ wish to announce to the voters of
Villas county that I will be candi-
cate for the office Of Sheriff, on the
ticket at the September
primaries. Thanking you for any
support that you may see fit to favor
me with on that date, / am
Very truly,
ChaS. Ell. Hanke,
Eagle River. Wis.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-08-16
SUGAR EXPORTS SMALL
TO NEUTRAL NATIONS

Only T0Y tons OF refined sugar were
shipped from America to neutral ma
tions during the first five months OF
this year. This amounted to only b.
per cent. of the total exports to all
countries. Mexico received more than
half the amount we exported to neu-
trails
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-08-16
PAID ADVERTISEMENT.

Authorized to be published and paid for at
the rate of SC per line. per issue, by the
undersigned.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-08-16

Canning helps to can the kaiser.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-03-29

A sudden thrush of ground and
water at the shaft of the Consol-
idated Mine at Mud Greek Wednes-
day afternoon at about 2 o'clock.
cost the lives of four men and the
injury of others. several of which
are seriously hurt.
The four men who lost their
lives were knocked from the ladder
on the way to the surface for which
they had started when the ground
gave way. Water, midland bould-
ers knocked them to the bottom
where they were buried under con-
siderable dirt and which was re-
moved after extraordinary efforts
on the. part of the balance of the
crew.
Those who remained in the
drifts were practically unframed
One of the injured men. Poderzaj,
made his way thru the mess and
upon his arrival at the surface was
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-03-29
EASTER SUNDAY
Clocks VIII be Set Ahead One
Hour at z O'clock Sunday
Morning.

Next Sunday, March 81, every
one in the country will set his
watch or clock ahead on hour.
This act is to be done at 2 O'Clock
in the morning, so it will not in
terfere with church attendance in
the forenoon. Otherwise it will
have no effect on the average
mortal,
Monday morning you will get
up at the usual time by the clock
and in a few days you will not
notice the difference. The gain
will be in the evening when you
will enjoy an hour more of day
light. This will recompense you
hundredfold for the few minutes
you get up earlier in the morning
You will eat at the same hours
and sleep at the same hours and
only for the difference in the sun
time will never know the change
Those who make the statistics
have made column after column
Of figures which prove everything
to the good for the move. Health
will be better. You will have
more time to play or work your
garden in the evening before dark
and there will be nothing lost OF
missed unless by some chance you
fail to change your watch OF
clock.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-03-29

After three weeks of absolute
quiet on the part of the citizens
towards the "Our Boys in France
Tobacco Fund" Jas. Moonan
came to the rescue this week with
a 81 contribution and was quickly
followed by VIM. Hassel who also
donated 81.
Recent advices from the boys
in the trenches and at the front
are to the effect that the Fund
is doing wonders towards cheer
ing the men. Anyone who has
ever smoked or used tobacco
knows what vacancy the loss Of
the tobacco is to any man. The
French tobacco does not fill this
longing and the American boys
are profuse in their thanks for a
smoke or chew of the good old
kind used in the U. S. A.
Here is sample of the letters
daily received at the headquarters
Of the fund which speaks for it.
self. Come across with your dol
lar or less and make some boy
happy. The letter is from Edward
j. Donovan, Aereo Squadron, A.
r. F., Feb. %, 1918, Somewhere
in France, and says:
"Our Boys In France Tobacco
Fund, New York City.
"My Dear Friends: I received
a box containing smokes and to-
bacco from you this date, 2-22-18,
and it was sure welcome to me
and the boys who are in the
squadron with me. Inside on q
card was the address Of Mr.. James
Bartlett, 486 Elmwood avenue,
Providence, R. l., have written
to Mr.. Bartlett and thanked him
for this present and l am going
to take the liberty and the great
est pleasure to thank you the same
way. And l hope that you meet
with the greatest success that car
be met with in this campaign, fol
it is sure the one great thing. Il
the people in the United States
only knew how scarce tobacco is
in this country (France), they
would not hesitate in helping you
out. But on the other hand M
one can realize how it is unit
they have seen it for themselves
and for myself [ think the tOu,
Boys In France Tobacco Fund il
one OF the greatest and finest un
dertakings that has been started
since the war. [ hope they viii
have the best of luck in this un
dertaking, and you can take i
from me, you have all the boys il
the trenches behind you as well a
behind the good old u. S. A.
"YOu can tell the people bacl
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-03-29
Visiting Here

Walter Eikrem Of Tower, well
known in this city arrived Mon
day for a visit with friends. Mr..
Eikrem has just returned from
the war zone having been
wounded early in the struggle and
now being employed in war work
in England. He is visiting his
mother at Tower and expects to
return to his duties after his fur
Tough has expired. He speaks
first hand Of condition at the front
and his talk is interesting. Since
his return he has spoken to sew
eral gatherings at Tower and
cited many instances Of interest
to the hearers. He says the Red
Cross is doing a wonderful work
in the war and people could not
contribute too literally to that
organization. The Y. M. G. A
| and other bodies are also given
much praise for the work they
are doing at the front. He en-
listed in Canada.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-03-29
DRIVE NOW GOING ON
Eastern vern1iIion War Work Fund Cam
paign In Full Swing.
Expected that by April 1st Every Man In
Town viii be Listed.

few to do all the soliciting and in
the course of their work many
have been missed. Provisions
have been made for the more lib
eral inclined to register their fam
lilies. Every Garner or wage
payer will be asked to sign the
pledge card, be it man or woman,
boy or girl.
After the first work of getting
the names and pledges, the mat
ter will be automatic and handled
by the officers selected. The
central committee composed of
DIR. G. T. Ayres of Ely, Thos. S.
Written of Winton and III. G. st.
Clair of Section Thirty will have
charge of the disbursements of
the combined fund and these men
will name their various commit
tees to keep track Of the collect
ing and listing of the pledges.
The name of everyone will be ia
ken and kept on file. Those not
able to give will be kept track of
as well as those who sign the
pledge. It is the intention to miss
no one.
AS fast as the names are
brought in they will be printed OH
the first page of the War Bulle-
tin. We confidently expect that
there will be about $500 names
on the list April LIST. All the
large employers of labor in the
district have placed at the dis
posal Of the committee their en-
tire working forces to success
fully carry on the work. These
employers see in the plan a cur
tailment of work for their office
forces over the old plan of max
ing a thorough canvas after each
and every call.
The city as districted will b.
in charge of the following com
mittees the first named on eacI
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-03-29

AT a meeting of the central
committee held at the City Hall
Tuesday afternoon final arrange
ments were completed for the
drive of memberships in the East
ern Vermilion War Work Fund
for the district comprising Ely,
/, Winton and Section Thirty. Com
mittees were named for Ely and
the city has been divided into
districts over which the commit
tees have full sway and it us con-
fidently expected that no one
will be missed and that by April
LIST every man in the city, Winton
and Section Thirty will be on the
list.
Winton has begun its labors in
the same direction and also has
Section Thirty. In all three
places concerted drive will be
made. The towns of the Mesaba
range which have not as yet done
so will also be in line and in the
mining towns of Michigan and
Wisconsin the gathering of war
funds will give way to the more
modern plan of monthly payments
by everyone.
The monthly payment plan is
meeting wit h popular favor
everywhere it is explained. I'm
der the system everyone will be
doing his share and in place of
one man donating $40, $25, $50 OF
800 every time call is made for
the Red Cross, Y. M. G. A. or X
c. funds for war purposes and
thus making it easy for the
Stacker to get away from paying
anything, everyone will put up
his share. With the fund in run.
ming order, the allotment for this
district will have no terrors fol-
the periodically inclined who
have been heretofore conscripted
to gather the amounts. Hereto.
fore it has fallen to the lot of a
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-03-29
A Correction

A paragraph was omitted from
the proceedings of the city coun-
Gil as published in last weeks is
sue. Of the Miner. The omission
was made by the compositor and
was not noted until after the
paper had been printed. The
proceedings should have read:
"Verbal report of City Attor-
ney regarding Finnish Workmen s
Association and VIM: Desjardin
claims.
"Moved by Alderman McCurdy
supported by Alderman White
that the claim of VIM. Desjardin
for injury Of horse be allowed
and settlement made in full for
5000, and that the City Clerk
draw necessary warrant on the
City Treasurer for said amount
Carried.
The last paragraph was the one
omitted.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-03-29

group to be chairman:
John Erickson, Anton Slo-
gar, Thos. Harri.
John Palmgard, Ole Berg
lund, Steve Kovall.
3-Mike Somero, Fred James,
Mako Bluth.
flames Moonan, M. j. Muir
ply, w. A. McCurdy, Geo. L. Bro
zich, j. E. Porthan.
5-Henry Chinn, j. G. Mapson,
Gust Maxi.
6-Peter Beck, Chas. Nutter.
w. d. Gallagher, Father
Mihelich, John B. Smrekar.
8-John Cosgrove, John Angus.
tine, John Nankervis.
Pioneer Miner. Coad, Mel
Odgers, Paul Buccovich, John
Nelson, Richard Pearce.
North Chandler Mine-Richard
Hodge, Arvid Kantola, Dan Cha.
chich.
Zenith and 26-Joseph Peshel
John Lobe, Mike Usoff.
Winton organized Tuesday by
the appointment of committees and
the membership campaign is in
active swing. We understand
Winton has already signed up zoe
and the list of names will appear in
the War Bulletin next week
Under the able craftsmanship Of
Thos S. Written the following will
serve:
Sec.-J. c. Russell.
Asst. Sec. "A. G. Smith.
Treas. A. Johnson.
General Committee. H.Good
F. w. Metcalf, ]. F. Simpson. F
A. Stapelton. Henry Hurning, M
E. Green, Robt. Chase, Axel And.
erson, Addison Wright, Chauncey
Keith, c. F. Smith, R. J. Walker
Matt Wierimaa, August Lindahl
Jack Hill, Moses Hokkonen. Petel
Karon, Oscar Berglund. Thoma.
Kearney, Geo. Hendrickson.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-03-29

st. Louis county leads the
state in the payment Of taxes,
paying 21.5 per cent of the whole
state tax. This is shown i'm the
statement by County Auditor
Odin Halden Saturday from the
tabulation compiled by the Min
nesota Tax commission and given
out by State Auditor j. A. o.
Preus.
Abstracts were supplied by
every county auditor in the state
showing an increase Of 10 per
cent.
The total amount levied by the
state and all it's counties, cities,
villages, school districts and
townships in 1917 and payable
this year is $62, 446, 4O1.79. The
total levy in 1916, payable in
1917 was $50, 499, TAO, showing an
increase of 9,848, 661.73.
Special assessments are not in
| cluded- neither do the statistics
include the states revenue from
gross earnings and other special
taxes, licenses and fees, or any
county or municipal receipts
from similar sources.
The figures disclose that three
counties, Ramsey, Hennepin and
St. Louis counties will pay 45 pei
cent of the taxes levied for state
revenue purposes. st. Louis
county alone paying 21.5 per CEN
of the whole state tax as well al
levying more taxes for all pur
poses than any other county
The state revenue portion from
the total tax of 500, SIC, 641. go t,
be collected in the three countie
this year is So, 26,088l6. Out
side Of these three counties tn
total general property tax is $32
IT'S, 760.19, and the state share o
that amount is $685., 002.09.
The tax commission finds tina
the average 500 paid in taxes i
Minnesota this year viii be di.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-03-29
FOUR MEN LOSE LIFE
Consolidated Mine at Mud Creek Scene
Of Fatal Accident Four Dead Others
Injured Seriously.

devoid of clothing and badly cut
about the head:.and body. He is in
a serious condition and with an
other man, Frank Jenko was i'm
mediately removed to the hospital
at Soudan.
The dead. brought to this city
by Undertaken Brown early yester-
day morning and taken to the
Laing undertaking rooms are:
John Arko, aged SO.
Frank Plahuta, aged 50.
Matt Bevic, aged e..
Geo. Zoretic, aged %.
Zoretic is a nephew of Mark Tor.
etc of this city. The three first
named formerly resided with MIR
and Mrs. Jos. Seliskar and all arr
we'll known here.
The injured are Frank Jenko
Frank Poderzaj, Matt Vertin ane
Andrew Pierc. All are former
residents of this city.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-03-29
To Resume in April

Ely stockholders in the Big
Pine Cons. Mining company OF
Prescott, Arizona, whose mill was
partially destroyed by fire in De-
cember, will be pleased to learn
that the work Of repairing is
nearly completed and that the
mill will resume early in April.
The rebuilding Of the mill and
the introduction of six new tanks
have cost in the neighborhood OF
$40, 900.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-03-29
Iron Ore Prices

During the past nine years the
price of non-Bessemer iron ore
has averaged 2211a per cent of the
price of basic pig. Today the
price of iron ore is under Is per
cent. During the past IS years
the price Of iron ore has averaged
rs per cent Of the price of pig
Skillings' Mining Review.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-03-29

The High School basket ball
team was most ingloriously
trimmed by the Biwabik boys in
that city Friday evening. They
returned Saturday noon with the
short end Of a Al to 10 score.
While it was said the game was
fairly fast and well played, at no
time did the Ely boys have q
show of winning.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-03-29
tributed for the following pur.
poses, compared to the same dis.

That the burden of taxation is
much higher lin cities and villages
than in the rural districts is in
dicated by the fact that the aver
age tax rate in townships is 1922
mills while in cities and villages
it is 1851 mills. The township
averages, however, shows an in
crease of 4.46 mills over 1917, and
the city and village average
shows gain Of sos mills. The
state rate (the same in all dis
tricts) is sos mills this year as
compared to $40 mills in 1917.
Of the state levy only 2.8 mills is
to raise money to be used for
state purposes.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-03-29

in Gods country not to forget
the Our Boys in France Tobacco
Fund for they are doing won
ders for us fellows over here, and
if it were not for them I don't
know what the boys would do,
they all appreciate it very much. !"
The Miner fund stands as fol-
lows:
Previously acknowledged -$86.75
VIM. Hassell ------------- 100
Jas. Moonan ------------- 100
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-12-22
HOW COLD AFFECTS
SOUND AND COLOR
81 Louis GIohe-Democrat.l

\ close observer describes two nhe-
nomena of nature not easily explained.
tIrsL that natural sounds are very
dltterent in the colder than in the
warmer months of the year land, see
pnd, that waters have different tints
during the colder and warmer months
number of examples occur to prove
inc first phenomenon. Who has not
Hotlced the contrast in the noise of the
"lnd IN different seasons when it blows
around the corner Of the house-n
summer what a soft, mellow tone il
mas ana IN winter what harsh, rough
whistle?
Then, again. let US stroll along tn
banks of stream in May. June or July.
and we will observe that the water will
then make a gentle. babbling sound
while in November or winter it will
with not great volume make a hoarse.
curgling noise
Still again, if we ramble in the woods
during late spring or early summer. W.
cannot but notice what a softness and
mlldness the wind has been BLOWN.
through the tops of the trees: on the
other hand, what a roaring it makes IN
cold weather
Perhaps the trees being with or with
out foliage may cause some difference,
but it will be observed in Nay before
the leaves are out to any extent. there
is even then a marked difference be
tween that time and December. Often
we have heard it along telegraph wires
during the summer and winter. ana
have noted the contrast.
Again listen to tho water fail on mill
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-12-22
IRISH FOR SEATS At
VICTORY CONCERT on
IN MONDAY EVENING

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Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-12-22

air, and then the burst of the shell,
and see the cloud of dirt that rose
from the impact. But their aim was
bad and l don't think they succeeded
in telling many men.
But on the hillside, as We went
down into the valley, we saw AmerI-
can soldier grave diggers putting away
in the too thickly populated improvised
cemetery the very many dead soldiers
who had so calamity done honor to the
Stars and Stripes. And yesterday, as
it We're, these were civilians like our
selves. with war as far from their
thoughts as bounty is far from n
miser. And what good spirits did all
soldiers whom we say and met show,
Their day of danger was not over, bIit
their day of victory was in their
hands. Officers in dugouts, men in
carts and by the roadside everywhere
were cheerful, without being jubilant
hopeful and radiant and self-pos-
SeSSed