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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-24
FLYNN, BRANCH
IS REORCAN|zED
Il
Army Air Service Is Divorced
From Signal Corps by Ex-
ecutive Order.
FORMS new DIVISION
President Wilson Directs That Fune
tions of Producing and Operating
Aircraft of All Kinds Be
Separated.

Washington, May 22.-As his first
act under the new law permitting
him to readjust government depart
ments for the war, President Wilson
has completed the reorganization OF
the army air service.
In an executive order, he directed
that the air service be wholly d.
vorced from the Signal Corps, and
also that the functions of producing
and operating aircraft of all kinds
in the military service be separated.
The order formally creates Bur
eau of Aircraft Production, described
as an executive agency which "shall
exercise full, complete and exclusive
Jurisdiction and control over the pro-
duction of airplanes, airplane engines
and aircraft equipment for the use of
the army" under director Of aircraft
production who also shall be chairman
of the aircraft board. =
Ryan Given Legal Status.
This gives full legal status and
power to John Ryan. recently appoint
ed director of aircraft production, and
chairman of the aircraft board. The
order transfers to him all funds, lands,
buildings and personnel of the signal
corps having to do with aircraft pro-
duction
Similarly, the position of director
Of military aeronautics held by Maj.
Gen. William l.. Kenly is formally
established, and all funds; duties,
equipment and personnel of the signal
corps connected with the operation
of aircraft and balloons and with the
training of aviators are placed under
his direction.
The signal corps reverts to its old
functions, having to do only with army
signalling and the transmission of
military information.
Squier's Authority Cut.
Maj. Gen. George o. Squier, chief
signal officer, remains in that post,
but without connection with the air
service, except that by law, as chief
signal officer, he continues as an eX-
offcio member of the aircraft board.
In connection with the reorganiza-
ton, made at time when the de-
partment of justice is undertaking at
the direction of the President an in
vestigatioD of charges brought against
the honesty and loyalty of men here.
tofore in full control of the air pro.
gram, Secretary Baker directed today
that Coils. R. L. Montgomery, E. A.
Deeds and S. d. Walden of the signal
corps, be detached from all other du.
ties, and assigned to assist the at
torney general in his inquiry.
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WORRIES FOE PAPERS
German Press Is Alarmed Over
Reducing Bread Ration.
Pessimistic View of Food Conditions
Is Taken by Government and
Socialist Organs.

Washington. May 22.-Grave appre.
hension has been caused throughout
Germany by the announcement that
the bread ration is to be reduced on
June Is.
An official dispatch from Switzer-
land says even the government press
has adopted a tone no less pessimistic
than that of the Socialist papers,
which foresee a great diminishing of
the physical and general force which
helps in supporting the hardships OF
the fourth year of the war.
"The government is taking step
which Is bound to disturb the life of
our war diets" the dispatch quotes
from the Berlin Vorwaertz, the lead
ing Socialist organ.
Cup to now they were distributed
in very small quantities. 1t seems
too dangerous to start in reducing
these rations and the danger Is still
greater in the fourth year of the war
than in the second and third, when
it was easier to obtain other food
and when the general condition Of the
population was better"
"The Volks Freund, of Karlsruhe"
said the dispatch, speaks of the sur
prise which the German people will
feel when they realize they must suf-
fer new privations while they were
counting on an Improvement of the
food situation, based on what has been
said about the wheat from Ukrania
and Roumania"
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London, May 22-Allied troops are
showing little concern over delay in
the launching of the expected Ger
man offensive and are improving their
positions here and there by strong
local attacks.
Whether the Germans are prepared
to renew the heavy fighting is not
yet clear, but strangely they do not
react against the Anglo-French nib
bling tactics.
On the Lys front between Mont
KENNEL and the heights of Mont
Rouge and Scherpenberg, the French
have greatly improved their positions
in a forward movement along a front
of two miles. Not only were impor-
tant gains made but more than 400
German prisoners were captured. The
enemy has yet made no counterat-
tack there nor has he made any effort
to retake the village of -Sur-Ancre
on the Somme front, captured in
gallant attack by the Australians
Sunday.
The British carried out an operation
in which they cleared out small Ger
man salient that projected into their
lines northwest of Merville, near
Nieppe wood.
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Nal. John Bradbury Discharged.

Camp Cody, N. NJ, May 21.-Maj.
John c. Bradbury, who came here
with the old Second Iowa infantry,
but who has been with the both in
fantry (second Minnesota for some
time, has been honorably discharged
and has left for his home in Oska-
loosa, Iowa. Arizona draft men will
begin arriving here May ~ for the
training companies under command
of Maj. T. B. Philpot, of Fort Dodge,
la. Seven thousand elects will be
sent here from different states.
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RAIL PRESIDENTS
LOSE POSITIONS
Director General McAdoo Re.
moves Heads of All Lines in
United States.
MAY REAPpOINT SOME
New Plan Contemplates Naming 9
Federal Director for Each Road,
Responsible Only to the Rail-
way Administration.

Washington, May 23-Director Gen
eral McAdoo has relieved from active
duty as executive manager of his road
every railroad president in the Unit
ed States. A federal director for each
road, responsible only to the railroad
administration. will be appointed.
In many cases the president of the
road may be named federal director.
To safeguard the interests Of stock
holders and maintain the individual
ity of each railway, federal directors,
whenever possible, will be appointed
from among the operating officers of
the property, the director general an
nounced. This will avoid disrupting
any roads working organization un.
necessarily.
Huntington Removed First.
The first act of the director general
today in executing this new policy
was the removal of C. w. Huntington,
president of the Virginia railway, as
chief operating officer, on the charge
that he failed to carry out promptly
the Railroad Administrations instruc-
tons regarding the repair and main
tenarce of his line.
This was thought to be, the fore
runner of similar disposition of
number of other railroad presidents,
but announcement of the plan for
wholesale replacement of railway
presidents by federal directors came
as a general surprise at this time.
Must Become u. S. Agents.
A large proportion of present rail-
way presidents will be named to man.
age their own properties, but in all
cases the presidents will be required
to resign their official positions with
the companies "and to become the ex-
elusive representatives of the United
States Railroad administration.
Consequently their salaries will be
paid by the government and they can
receive no pay from the railway cor
poration 1t became known tonight
that most of Mr.. McAdoo's principal
assistants of the Railroad administra-
ton will receive more than $4,000
year.
1t was noted that Mr.. McAdoo, as
secretary of the treasury, receives
the usual cabinet members salary of
$4,000 year and is paid nothing
as director general of railroads.
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Washington, May 21.-Despite
smoldering opposition in Congress to
any more revenue legislation at the
present session, the impression is
growing that the administration will
insist on 1t none the less. The ques-
ton Will be determined finally after
Secretary McAdoo confers Monday
with Senator Simmons and Represent
alive Kitchin. A tax bill providing
high rates on incomes and excess pro.
fits is being drafted by members of the
House Ways and Means committee.
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South st. Paul Livestock.

South ST. Paul Livestock.
South st. Paul, May 22.-Estimated
receipts at the Union stockyards:
Cattle, 1000; calves, TOO; hogs. 400;
sheep, 10. Steers, s7.5O@130O; cows,
$8.00@1200; calves, S7.50@12.75
Omaha Live Stock
Omaha, May 22.-Hogs-Receipts,
10000; steady, closing low; heavy,
$16.75@16.S5; mixed, $16.95@17.10;
bulk of sales, $1695@17.10 Cattle
Receipts, 11,700; steady; 15@25c low
err; native steers, $1115@12.50; cows
and heifers, $9@13.50; western steers,
$9.50@1450; Gamers, 5000; stock
ers and feeders, sS@13; calves, 500
1875; bulls, stays, etc., $9@13. Sheep
Receipts, 5000; steady; yearlings,
$16@17O; wethers, $14.0@1650: ewes,
$1O@13; lambs, $14.75@19.80.
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Must Raise Cattle For Europe.

Washington, May 21.-Reports ON
meat exports given out by the food
administration today indicate that
stock raising will long 5e profitable
undertaking in the northwest Not
cnly for the period Of the war bus for
many years following, the war, theIo
will be an instant demand for dairy
AMI meat products as we'll as live
stock in general America ;eems dcs-
tined to be the reservoir for repairing
the exhausted stock market of Eu.
rope.
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Limits Use Of OIL for Roads.

Washington, May 22-Use of oil
and coal products in public road work
will be limited for the period of the
war. Petroleum, asphalt or tar prod
ucts wanted for building or repairing
roads will be delivered, it was an
nounced, only after approval of the
application by committee represent
ing the fuel administration and the
office of public roads of the Depart
ment- of Agriculture. Limitation of
the use of oil products has been made
necessary by the demands of the army,
navy, Allies and essential war work.
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FIRST ARMY IS ORGANIZED
INITIAL AMERICAN FIELD FORCE
HAS BEEN FORMED.
Unit in France Consists of Approx.
mateIy Two Hundred Thou
sand Men.

Washington, May 22.-Ameri-
cas- first field army, approx
mateIy 100000 men, has been
formed in France. 1t Is under
stood to consist of two army
corps of three divisions each
with Col. A. w. Bomstad as chief
of staff. Major General Hunter
Liggett is understood to COM
mand one of the army corps.
Army officers here, however, be-
lieve that Liggett, being senior, will
command the field army and Major
General Chares T. Menoher, who has
been commander of the Rainbow divi-
sion, will command one of the army
corps. Both field and corps COM
manders are expected to receive the
rank of lieutenant general by act OF
congress when Pershing makes his
recommendations
100000 In Each Corps.
The American division, of which 1t
is understood there will be three to
a corps, consists Of 10000 men, In
addition, however, each corps has
some 10000 corps troops" heavy ar
tillery, cavalry and pioneer regiments
and aero squadrons making each
corps approximately 100000 men.
Unless the British army is greatly
reinforced in the next two or three
months it is likely that by Aug. the
number Of United States troops il
France will closely approximate the
size of Haig's forces now facing the
Germans.
U. S. Makes Giant Strides.
This startling revelation of gigantic
strides being made by this country
in putting men on the firing line came
from authoritative circles here.
Brigading of American troops witt
the British continues. Presumably
men from the National Army are tax
ing their place with the British
Formation of the field army is &C
complished by use of seasoned troops
which have been in France for lons
period.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-24

and advise all ailing women to try
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and I will guarantee they will
derive great benefit from it. - Mrs.
FRANK FITZGERALD, Is N. 41st Street,
West Philadelphia, Pa.
There are thousands Of women every.
where in Mrs. Fitzgerald's condition,
suffering from nervousness, backache,
headaches, and other symptoms OF Q
functional arrangement. It was Q
grateful spirit for health restored which
led her to write this letter so that other
women may benefit fromher experience
and find health as she has done.
For suggestions in regard toyour con-
dition write Lydia 3. Pinkham Medicine
Co., Lynn, Mass. The result of their
40 years experience is at your service.
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Butter. Eoqs and Poultry.

Minneapolis, May 22.-BUTTER-
Creamery extras, per h., 41kc; extra
firsts, 401ac; firsts, 39hc; seconds,
3Skc; dairy, 3Oc; packing stock,
SOC.
EGGS-Fresh prime firsts, new
cases fresh, 33c: current receipts, now
cases, $945, old cases, $3.50; checks
and seconds, doz., 26c; dirties, can
died, 29c. Quotations on eggs includes
cases.
LIVE POULTRY-Turkey fat,
10 lbs. and over. 25c; thin, small, 100
12c; cripples and cu1ls, unstable; old
and young roosters, 19c; ducks, zoe;
geese, 15c: hens, 31s lbs. and over,
24c; under 3k lbs, 21c.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-24
Banker Goes to Prison

Los Angeles, May Civ. w.
Phelps. former president of the Ma,
tional bank of Riverside, CAL, was
sentenced to seven and half years
Imprisonment upon his plea of guilty
to embszzlement of s53,675 Of the
banks funds through forged notes
Phelps pleaded before Judge Benjamin
F. Bledsoe of the United States dis
trict court, his friend for many years.
There are some things man can't
do Judge Bledsoe said brokenly. He
halted the proceedings and turned the
case over to Judge Oscar A. Trippet.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-24
1918 Wool clip Price Fixed.

Washington, May 22.-The war in.
dustries board has fixed the price OF
the 1918 wool clip at prices estab-
lished June 80, 1917. at Atlantic sea-
board markets on the secured basis.
The government is to have prior
rights on the clip for its needs at
those prices, and the remainder Is
subject to ALLEGATION for other uses
under direction of the board. As the
needs of the government require con-
centration of wool close to points of
consumption, centers have been ap-
proved for distribution Of wool.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-24
PRAGUE UNDER MARTIAL LAW

State of Siege Declared Following
Demonstration Against Germany.
Zurich, May 21.-A state of siege
has been declared in Prague, follow
ing fighting and street demonstrations
against Germany, according to dis
patch from the city.
Professions Of Czechs and Jugo-
Slavs paraded shouting:
Long live Wilson! Long live Lloyd
George! Long live Clemenceau!"
The occasion was a celebration of
the Inauguration of the National thea
ter
The police and military garrison
have been REINFORCED.
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coethals' Request Turned Down.

Washington, May 21.-Secretary
Daniels declined to grant request
OF Major General Goethals, director of
supplies, storage and transportation
for the army that part of the turbine
engine manufacturing facilities of the
country now employed by the navy
for torpedo boat destroyers be turned
over to the shipping board so that the
commissioning of army freight trans
ports may be FASTENED. To accede to
the request, Mr. Daniels said, would
delay the destroyer building program.
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Brio. Gen. coe Promoted.

Washington, May 22-The presi-
dent has raised Brig. Gen. Frank w.
Coe to the rank of major general and
asked the Senate to name him chief
of coast artillery Brig. Gen. John D.
Barrett, National army, was nominal
ed for brigadier general in the regu-
lar army.
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22O,7O9 TONS OF
BRITISH SHIPS SUNK

. London, May 22-Allied, other
than British and neutral mer-
chant ships, lost during April
. totalled 84,393 tons, the ad-
. miralty announces.
. During the same period the
. loss in British tonnage was
. 220,709. This is the first bull
. letin issued by the admiralty
. since the announcement of
!. April "a that monthly re-
. ports would be substituted for
. weekly losses.
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Ordered Before Medical Board.

Camp Dodge, Des Moines, May 22.-
Col. George r. Greene, commanding
the 337th field artillery, has been or
dered before a board of medical Of
ficers for examination to determine
his physical fitness for overseas serv-
ice. Colonel Greene commands the
regiment, which was primarily an all
Minneapolis organization. He is rec
ognized as one of the best qualified
artillery officers in the service. Be-
fore the present war and during the
Mexican trouble, Colonel Greene was
mastering officer at Fort Smelling.
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Swedish Envoy ostracized.

Toxic, May 22.-Following his COM
plete ostracism by ENJOYS of all of
the Allied nations and under circum-
stances which have aroused the great
est comment in official circles, Swe-
dish Minister Wallenberg has left
Toxic for Stockholm For the last
two months all of the Allied Ambas-
sailors, including those of America,
Great Britain and France have refused
to associate with Wallenberg. At diplo-
matte functions they have ignored
him, declining TO speak to him or
exchange the usual social courtesies
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-24
BASEBALL SCORES.
American Association.

AMERICAN NsSocIatIon.
Milwaukee, 4 Louisville, O..
Columbus at st. Paul, rain
No other games scheduled.
American League.
Cleveland, 6; Boston, 5.
st. Louis, 4; Washington, 8.
Chicago at New York; rain.
Detroit at Philadelphia Called end
of fourth; RAIN.
National League.
New York, 2; st. Louis, 0.
Brooklyn, l.; Chicago, O.
Cincinnati, Z; Boston, 4.
: Philadelphia at Pittsburgh; rain.
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Navy Arguments Patrol Forces.

Washington, May 22.-The Ameri-
can navy is increasing its patrol forces
in European waters, the Navy depart
ment officially stated. This increased
patrol is one of the factors in the de-
crease in submarine sinkings. Act
ing Secretary of Navy Benson asserted
the department felt the submarine sit
uation has improved, but the deart-
ment would be loath to make opti-
mistic predictions lest the people re-
lax and the submarine campaign burst
out with renewed vigor.
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U-BOAT is SUNK BY TRAWLER

German Submarine Commander Cap
tured and Prisoners Freed.
Paris, May 21.-The trawler ALLY
sank German submarine, captured
the commander and liberated the cap
tain and crew of a Spanish sailing
vessel who had been taken prisoner,
a dispatch from Toulon says.
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SAYS MENACE is OVERCOME

Franklin Roosevelt Declares German
Submarines Are Beaten.
Bridgeport, Conn, May 22.-German
submarines are no longer considered
menace in offensive tactics by the
United States Navy, in the opinion
of Franklin Roosevelt, assistant sec
rotary of the navy, who spoke here.
He added that our navy is now hunt
ing out and running down the u
boats.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-24
Baseball player coliapses.

Boston, May 22.-George Babe"
Ruth, premier pitcher of the Boston
Red Sox and the American leagues
leading batsman for this season SO
far, collapsed on a streetcar here
while on his way to Fenway park,
where he was to take part in the
Cleveland-B Boston game. Ruth had
just left doctors office. Ruth had
been suffering from throat trouble,
which is believed to have caused his
collapse. He was taken to the Still
man eye and ear hospital where 1t
was said he might be laid up week.
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British DESTROYER Torpedoed.

British Destroyer Torpedoed. :
London, May 21.-A British des.
troyer was sunk by German subma-
rine, the admiralty announces. The
announcement reads: "One Of the
British destroyers was torpedoed and
sunk by an enemy submarine on May
IA. Two men were killed"
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TURKS START NEW MASSACRE

Resume Offensive All Along cauca-
sian Front.
London, May 21.-The Turks have
resumed the offensive along the eau
casian front and have occupied Van,
says dispatch from Tiflis, dated May
IL. Another Aremnian massacre has
been begun. The negotiations for a
separate peace between the Cauca-
sian diet and the Ottoman govern
ment have been broken off on account
of the exorbitant demands of the
Turks.
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Mrs. Lloyd George Sets Good Example.

Mrs. Lloyd George, wife Of the pre-
mier, who sometime ago adopted
scheme Of war economy In her house
hold, has now greatly extended 1t, es-
pecially with regard to the consump-
ton Of meat, which has been reduced
to a minimum. In this respect she is
following the ideas Of the premier, who
has always been a strong advocate Of
the simple diet. In the premier's
household vegetable dishes have large
~ supplanted the meat course, and
waste has been alnast entirely elimi-
mated. $780, :;
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State Of ohio. city of Toledo. Lucas

State OF ONO, CITY OF ToIeuo. LUCAS
County-ss.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he Is
senior partner of the firm of F. j. Cheney
& Co., doing business in the City Of To-
ledo County and State aforesaid, and that
said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUN
DRIED DOLLARS for any case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by the use Of
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In
my presence, this 9th day Of December,
A. D. 1885.
(seaD A. w. Gleason, Notary Public.
en- Internally and acts through the Blood
on the Mucous Surfaces of the System.
Druggists, 75c. Testimonials free.
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
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100000 IN NEW DRAFT CLASS

Registration June 5 Exoectet. To Pro-
duce That Number.
Washington, May 22.-Estimates by
Major General e. H. Crowder, provost
marshal general, indicate that proba-
bly, 100000 men will be obtained for
the army by registration June of all
youths who have attained 81 years
of age since June 5 last.
Fully 100000 youths, according to
General Crowder's estimate, will be
registered At least one-fourth of
them he thinks, will be exempted on
various grounds.
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French Testaments.

To assist the United States soldiers
to learn French, and at the same time
make reading the Bible more in
teresting, the Bible society has issued
a special pocket edition Of the Gospel
of st. Mark, containing the Gospel in
French on one page and its counter
part in English on the opposite page.
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WAYzATA MAN is WOUNDED
Name of Minnesotan Appears on Last
Casualty List

Name of Minnesotan Appears on Last
Casualty List.
Washington, May 21.-George A.
Redpath of Wayzata, Mimi, was
among the severity wounded on the
last casualty list from France an
nounced in Washington,
Others from the Northwest were
Monte Kelley, st. Cloud, and Stephen
T. Houmann, Hudson, Wis, both sever
ly wounded.
This casualty list contained 45
names divided as follows: Killed in
action, Z; died of wounds, L; died of
accident, 1; died of disease, z; wound
ed severely, 81; wounded slightly, g.
I. 4. i i. !. + !. !. i. 4 !. + i
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so EASY! CORNS
| LIFT RIGHT OUT
DOESN'T HURT AT ALL AND
COSTS ONLY FEW CENTS.

Magic! Just drop little Freezone
on that touchy corn, instantly it stops
aching, then you lift the corn off With
the fingers. Truly! No humbugl