The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-12-20
AOSI IMPURIAAI
NEWS OF WORLD
eio HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK
CUT TO LAST ANALYSIS.
DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN ITEMS
Kernels cuIIed From Events Of Mo.
ment In All Parts of the World
OF Interest to All the
People Everywhere.
Washington

Extension of the time of federal con-
troll over railroads to five years or
very early return of the properties to
their owners was declared necessary
by Director General of Railroads Nc
Adoo at Washington.
Charles Piez, vice president and
general manager of the Emergency
Fleet corporation, is to succeed
Charles M. Schwab as director general
of the corporation, it was said at
headquarters at Washington.
Legislation providing for, the colOni-
cation and farming of the public lands
of America by the millions OF soldiers
released from the army is strongly
urged by Secretary of Labor William
B. Wilson, in his annual report to
President Wilson, made public at
Washington.
Abandonment Of 10 war construc-
ton projects, including number Of
nitrate and other chemical plants,
was announced by the war depart
ment at Washington.
More than 10000 ArmenianS have
been massacred in renewed outrages
by evacuating Turkish soldiers, diplo-
mutic advices to Washington stated.
A Washington dispatch says only a
vessels of the navy, including army
and cargo transports manned by ma
val crews, were lost from the declara-
ton of war, April 6, 1917, until hos
tilities ceased November II. And only
IL of these were destroyed by enemy
submarines.
Twenty-Five battleships, manned by
10000 men, will be maintained In ac-
tive service after next March 1, ac-
cording to the plans of the navy de-
paqtment at Washington.
Vice President Marshall took the
chair when the cabinet assembled at
Washington Tuesday, explaining as
he did so, that he was acting out of
Difference to the desire of the presi-
dent. So far as anyone there knows a
vice president never before has pre-
sided at cabinet meeting.
Restoration of normal passenger
service has now been undertaken by
the railroad administration at Wash
ington, said Director General McAdoo
In statement addressed to the Amer
lean people withdrawing his plea made
last January for curtailment of pas
senger travel for the war emergency.
A Washington dispatch says that of
the 2079,SS0 men taken over the sta
tistics show 1914 per cent were carried
In American ships, 4S1A in British and
the balance in French and Italian YES
sells, according to official figures.
Germany spent more than $7,500,000
for the dissemination of propaganda
Mn this country from the beginning of
the war, according to the testimony
Of A. Bruce BielaSki, chief of the bu-
reau Of investigation of the depart
ment Of justice, on the stand at Wash
lngton, In the senate investigation Of
German and brewery propaganda.
Some of this, he said, was used in pur-
chasing controlling interests in news
papers, some for the printing and dis
tribution of pamphlets and some was
sent to the German consulates In
principal cities.
A Washington dispatch says con-
gress will be asked to provide for an
other large increase in the permanent
personnel of the navy. In his annual
report to Secretary Daniels the chief
Of the bureau of navigation strongly
recommends further expansion.
Foreign
Viscount Miner will retire shortly
as war minister, the London Daily Ex-
press says it learns.