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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-03
FOREIGN

The map Of Europe was being re-
made as the year 1918 came to close.
The Czecho-Slovak republic was al
ready In existence before the close of
the war, having been recognized as an
independent belligerent government by
the United States, Great Britain,
France and Italy, but the. coming of
peace saw the formal establishment of
this new government at Prague. The
end Of the war also practically assured
the rising Of great new Poland, made
up of most, If not all, of the territory
divided up years ago among Germany,
Austria and Russia. Finland threw
off the shackles placed upon her by
Russia and out of the turmoil of civil
war emerged as free and independent
nation. The peoples of other smaller
subject states asserted their independ-
ence.
Civil war continued to threaten the
new republic of China throughout the
year. Hsu Shih Chang was elected
president Of the republic on Septem
Der 6 and during the next few months
reports indicated a possibility of an
agreement being reached between the
northern and southern sections of the
country.
Peru and Chile were reported on the
brink Of war during the closing weeks
Of. the year. The trouble between
these countries was an outgrowth of
the nitrate war of wears apo In which
Chile won Taona and africa.
DR.. Sidonia Paes, president of Por-
tugal, was shot and killed at Lisbon,
December 15. The assassin was killed
by the crowd that witnessed the crime.
Two days later Admiral Canto Y. Cas-
tro was elected president Of Portugal.
On December 16 the Finnish diet
elected General Mannerheim regent of
Finland.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-03
LABOR AND INDUSTRY

Labor unrest, resulting in many
strikes, threatened to seriously ham,
per the governments war preparations
early in the year but through a spirit
Of cooperation shown by both labor
and capital the danger was averted and
there was little labor trouble during
the greater part Of the year.
During the early days Of the year
disaffection appeared among the work
ers In the shipyards and by February
II the situation had assumed serious
aspect with strikes in effect in five
yards. BY February 16 the strike had
spread still further in spite of an adj
vance In wages announced by the la
Dor adjustment board.
On February IL, President Wilson,
In a letter to William L. Hutcheson,
head of the United Brotherhood of Car
penters and Joiners, concerning the
ship carpenters strike, denied the right
Of labor to strike at that critical juno,
ture. "Will you cooperate or win you
obstructY the president asked. The
workmen responded to the presidents
appeal and the strike was declared off.
At the same time Secretary Of Labor
Wilson announced the personnel of a
national board Of labor, to be COM
posed of representatives Of both labor
and capital. On February "a this board
opened a conference for the purpose OF
establishing basis for the settlement
Of disputes during the war. Former
President William 81. Taft, chosen by
the employers, and Frank P. Walsh,
selected by the labor organizations, al
ternated as chairman. This confer
ence, on March 20, reached an agree
ment providing that all labor disputes
arising during the war should be SUBJ
mitted to a board Of mediation. This
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-03
Sailor Values Charm.

The king and queen recently re-
ceived at Windsor castle the Austria
liam, New Zealand and South African
press delegates now on visit to Gredti
Britain. His majesty spoke warmly Of
the gallantry Of the Dominions troops,
and exchanged recollections Of his
empire tour of 1901. When Mr.. Pirani
Of New Zealand mentioned the name
Of Maggie Papakura, the Maori guide
who conducted the king round the hot
springs wonderland Of Rotorua, the
king recalled her at once, and was in
terested to learn that she is now in
England. The New Zealand delegates
found that Princess Mary knew all
about the pre-war Maori prophecy con-
corning the battle-cruiser New Zea-
land-that she would go into action
within a given number of years and
would be hit but escape serious DAM
age If her captain wore Maori tiki
(greenstone charm). The first part of
the prophecy came true, and so up to
date has the second. The captain
does not forget to wear his tiki.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-03
Passed by Sentry.

A colonel of colored regiment com
Ing in about 10 80 was duly challenged
by the sentry, and responded: "Col-
onel -, officer Of the camp" The
The sentry tried his best to pierce
the darkness, gave it up, and finally
said:
''Look 'eah, man, yo-all all de 10th
man what's done tried to make me
think he's Cunnel -. Go way wild dat
stuff"
The colonel pretty warmly reaffirm-
ed that he was Colonel - and de-
manded immediate admission. The
guard, unabashed, told him to step up
so that he could see him. The colonel
walked up to him In rage, and you
can imagine his CONSERVATION when
the sentry took hold Of the silver
eagle on his shoulder, looked up at
him with grin on his face and said:
ooh, Lawsyl IT'S de ole bird, amt
it?'-The Bayonet.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-03
HAD Good POINT,
Hot-Tempered Woman Evidently
Not Altogether Bad.
Surely No High-Priced Lawyer Could
Have Surpassed Pathetic Plea
of Husband Which Won
Her Her Liberty.

There was negro family living /.
Bowling Green, KY. The wife had
q VIGOROUSLY ungoyernable temper,
usually taking it out on her husband,
who was meek and lowly. On this oc-
casion she struck him with a skillet,
inficting wound so painful and dan
gerous as to necessitate, his having to
be taken to the hospital for treat
ment. The neighbors, knowing the
violent temper of the wife, and the
cruel treatment she had inflicted upon
her husband for such long time,
were so outraged they could endure it
no longer, and procured warrant for
her arrest on the charge of assault
with deadly weapon.
The husband sat through the trial.
giving rapt attention to its every de-
tail. The case was handed over to
the jury and after very brief delibera-
ton it brought in verdict of guilty.
The old darkey husband rose and
said:
"Marse ledge, don't reckon moth
ing ole niger could say would make
much diffunce, but would lax to say
word before you send the old oman
to the penitenshy. She's always been
good mother to the chillun, all the
neighbors will tell you that. She
washes and scrubs and sews and
mends for 'em, and keeps 'em clean
and nice, an when they's sick she sits
up with 'em at night. And, Marse
ledge, I jest want to ak you If you
won't let her go by the house and see
the chillun befo' you send her to the
penitenshy. They's at home all alone
right now, cryin' they Pc little hearts
out and it would do 'em good and the
ole oman, too, if she could just so
and kiss 'em good-by befo' she was
put in the penitenshy."
By this time the Judge and the spec
tators were in tears and the judge
said: Gentlemen of the jury,
haven't passed sentence yet and il
you want a few minutes to further
consider this case, will be glad to
grant it." The jury retired and in a
few minutes returned with verdict
of "not guilty"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-03
"FIu" Marketing.

Marie, who was three Thanksgiv.
Ing, was out trying her new mask.
Passing grocery, she decided to buy
some bananas. Mother. not having
worn her "fiu" protector, sent Marie In
to make the purchase. Mother saw the
grocer pulling or tons Of bananas, II
seemed. At length, when there was
nothing left but the stalks, Marie hand
ed the grocer her little pocketbook con-
tanning one solitary dime. 'How many
bananas did your little girl want?"
asked the grocer as he came to the
door. 'Ten cents worth" replied
mother. "She told me she wanted
peck" said the grocer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-03
DOMESTIC AFFAIRS

Practically every phase Of American
life felt the dominating influence Of
war throughout the year 1918.
In the field Of national legislation
woman's suffrage and nationwide pro-
hibition were urged as war measures.
The woman's suffrage amendment
was defeated In the senate October 1,
after having passed the house. A
nationwide prohibition measure, to
become effective June 80, 1919, was
enacted by congress and approved by
the president November %. On Sep
TENDER 6 President Wilson had or
dered the manufacture Of malt liquor
stopped on December /, as q food
conservation measure.
The government. early in the year,
began to tighten it's control over indus
try and business for the purpose of
furthering war efforts and protecting
the public. On January 16, to relieve a
serious coal shortage which threatened
to delay the shipment of war supplies
to France, Fuel Administrator Garfield
ordered general shutdown Of indus
try and business in all states east of
the Mississippi river for a period of
five days and ten succeeding Mondays.
On February Is the order for heatless
Mondays was rescinded.
Congress increased the safeguards
thrown about war industries by pass
ing the sabotage" bill, carrying pen
alties of $4,000 fine and 80 years i'm
prisonment for destruction of war ma
terials or interference with war indus
tries. President Wilson signed this
measure on April 20. The government
also prosecuted vigorously many per-
sons accused of violation of the espion-
age act. On August II, 100 members
Of the /. w. w. were convicted of dis
loyalty in the federal court at Chicago,
after a trial lasting several months.
Another war measure adopted by
congress which affected the whole peo-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-03

pie was the daylight saving act which
became effective March 81. SOn that
date all clocks In the country were
turned forward one hour. They were
turned back on October 81.
On May 81 Director General McAdoo
issued an order raising railroad freight
and passenger rates from 20 to % per
cent to meet higher costs of operations
resulting largely from increases in
wages aggregating approximately $780,
100000 annually granted to railroad
employees.
Government control of the railroads
was followed during this year by gov
eminent control Of all telegraph and
telephone lines. Congress on July ID
authorized the president to take con-
troll Of the wires and. the government
assumed control on July 81. On No
vember II, the government also took
control of all Atlantic cable lines.
The first general election since the
United States entered the war was
held on November 5. The Republicans
won both houses of congress, the SEN
ate by majority of two and the
house by margin Of more than forty.
One Of the most impressive war
measures adopted by congress was the
man-power bill, placing the draft age
at from eighteen to forty-flve years.
The measure was introduced on Au-
gust 5, was passed quickly by both
houses and was signed by President
Wilson on August 81. On September
II nearly 100000 Americans regis
tered for military service under the
new law.
In connection with the working of
the draft machinery Provost Marshal
General Crowder issued his famous
work or fight" order on May %. This
required every registrant to be en-
gagged in some useful occupation by
July 1 or be indicted Immediately in
to the military service.
During September, October and No
vember the entire country was swept
by serious epidemic of Spanish In
fiuenza. Thousands of soldiers in the
army camps and other thousands OF
civilians succumbed thereto and to
pneumonia.
The country was surprised on No
vember % by the resignation Of Will
liam g. McAdoo as secretary of the
treasury and director general of the
railroads. Representative Carter Glass
of Virginia was named to succeed Mr..
McAdoo as secretary Of the treasury
December 8.
On November % Governor Stephens
of California committed to life impris-
onment the death sentence of Thomas
]. Mooney, convicted in connection
with the death of ten persons from a
bomb explosion in San Francisco dur
ing preparedness parade July %,
1916.
Plans for making the United States
navy second to that Of no other coun-
try for 1925 were disclosed to congress
by Rear Admiral Badger, chairman of
the executive committee Of the general
board of the navy December II.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-03
BY DONALD r. Rlees.

More history has been made in the
year 1913 than in any year that has
spassed since time began. This mo-
Ementous twelve months period comes
TO close with the world at peace at
ter more than four years of the most
Sangulnary fighting Of this or any
other age.
crumbled, new nations have sprung
into being, thrones have tottered and
fallen. monarehs who once ruled hum
dreds of millions of people with an
iron hand have fled for their lives or
have fallen victim to the wrath of peo-
Piles intoxicated by their new-won
freedom.
The coming of peace finds America
and her allies strong and fully able
to meet the responsibilities that come
with victory. On the other hand it
finds the nations responsible for the
world cataclysm exhausted and torn
by civil disorders that are born of de-
feat. 1t finds the once great empire of
Austria Hungary in ruins from which
there are already rising new free ma
tons. 1t fluids the German empire dis
rupted and threatened with dissolu-
ton.
The end of the war finds Russia in
the throes of civil war. The world gets
only fragments of news regarding the
real situation in the land of the former
car, but these fragments have told a
terrible story of anarchy and class
strife in which thousands of persons
have persisted, slain in bloody riots or
ruthlessly executed by the bolshevik
leaders who control large part of the
once great empire. Peace finds the
menace of autocratic militarism sup
planted by the menace of bolshevism,
which is attempting to extend its an
archistic propaganda throughout the
world.
But, amid all the uncertainties that
peace has brought, the world rejoices
that the last citadel of autocracy has
been swept away before the rising tide
Of democracy, giving assurance that
the millions who died upon the field of
battle did not die in vain. Brighter
days for all mankind have dawned
with the passing of the year 1918.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-03
NEUROLOGY

Death took a heavy toll among men
and women prominent in public life
during the year 1918. The list in
cludes the following:
January 10, United States Senator
James 81. Brady of Idaho; January IA,
Maj. A. P. Gardner, former congress
man from Massachusetts,, who re-
sigped to enter the army; January 30,
United States Senator William Hughes
Of New Jersey.
February 2, John L. Sullivan, former
heavyweight champion, at West Abing-
ton, Mass. February 10. Abdul Hamid.
former sultan Of Turkey; February
IA, Sir Cecil Spring-Rice. former Brit
fish ambassador to America.
March 8, John Redmond. Irish Ma
tionalist leader, at London; March o,
George Won L. Meyer, former cabinet
member and diplomat, at Boston.
April u, United States Senator
r. f. Broussard of Louisiana; April IA,
United States Senator William Joel
Stone Of Missouri.
May IA, James Gordon Bennett. pro-
prietor Of the New. York Herald. at
Paris.
June 3, Ramon NJ Valdez, president
of Panama; June 4, Charles Warren
Fairbanks, former vice president, at
indianapolis.
July 8, Mohammed v, sultan Of Tur-
key; viscount Rhondda, British food
controller, and United States Senator
Benjamin r. Tillman Of South Caro-
lima July q, Gustav Kobbe, American
author and critic.
August 8, Max Rosenthal, famous
artist, at Philadelphia; August u,
Anna Held, famous actress, at New
York; August IL, United States Sena-
tor Jacob III. Gallinger Of New Hamp-
shire; August %, United States Sena-
tor Ollie M. James of Kentucky.
September IL. Cardinal John M. Far.
ley, archbishop Of New York; Septem
Der 25, John Ireland, Catholic arch.
bishop Of st. Paul.
October %, Charles Lecocq, French
composer.
November 4, Mrs. Russell Sage, Wild
ow Of famous financier, at New York !;
DIR. Andrew White, noted educator and
diplomat; November 8, Robert ]. Col
lier, editor and publisher; November
10, Gen. 81. G. King, soldier and au-
thor, In New York; November 10, DR..
G. r. Van Hise, president Of University
Of Wisconsin; Joseph II. Smith. presi-
dent Of Mormon church.
December 2, Edmond Rostand, IA
nous French playwright and poet.
Copyright, 1918, by Mcclure Newspapel
Syndicate.l
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-03
Cecil Rhodes, Dream Realized.

The early completion Of tunnel un.
der the Straits Of Gibraltar, which, In
connection with the tunnel from Dover
to Calais, will practically complete an
all-rail connection between Cape Town
and London, will more than realize the
dream Of Cecil Rhodes Of a Cape-to-
Cairo railroad. The necessary links
along the Barbary coast will be simple
matters when the intervening waters
lave been SPAWNED. England Is taking
hold Of the Gibraltar tunnel In way
that means the success Of that gigan.
tic enterprise.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-03
Mo- cause for complalnt

"Say. Boggs, don't want you TO
throw all your old cans and shoes and
junk in my yard"
"You haven't got 'em all, Judd. I
divided 'em equally with our neigh.
bors on the other side"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-03
Reinsurance.

There isn't room enough in this fiat
to turn around In"
wait till you have lived at our cafe
awhile" said the landlord, cheerily.
Then you'll find you won't take ND 90
uuch space"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-03

agreement was adhered 70 Dy both en-
ployers and employees and compara-
lively few strikes occurred during the
remainder Of the year.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-03
REVIEW OF YEAR THAT BROUGHT PEACE
TO WORLD AFTER FOUR YEARS OF WAR

Germany and Her Allies Are Crushed and Forced to Accept Such
Terms Winners Dictate United States Supplies Power
That Turns Tide-President Wilson Joins Other Demo-
cratic Rulers Of World in Great Peace Congress at
versaiIes-0ld Nations Crumble and New Ones
Are Formed-Russia Torn by Disorders.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-03

ing with the British, began to sweep
the Germans from the Belgian coast.
On October II the Germans were driv-
en- from Ostend and Bruges and the
British occupied Lille. The whole
west front was In motion. The allies
swept eastward through Belgium and
through the industrial regions Of
France.
On October 20 1t was announced that
Americas fourth Liberty loan Of So
O0O, 100000, the greatest popular loan
ever fioated, had been oyersubscribed
by nearly billion dollars.
Chancellor Max, on October II, sent
another peace note to President Will
SON, denying the charges that the Ger
mans had been guilty of atrocities on
land and sea, and again giving assur-
ances that the new government repre-
scented the people of Germany. Presi-
dent Wilson replied two days later,
agreeing to transmit the request for
an armistice to the allies.
italians Rout Austrians. 5a
As this note was delivered the allies
were smashing the Germans at all
points on the western front and on
October "a the Italians launched
great offensive against the Austrians
on the Pave front, who within few
days were in headlong flight with the
Italians in pursuit. The Americans
continued to smash the Germans In vi
cious attacks west Of the Mouse.
The month of November opened with
the German armies facing utter rout,
the armies of her allies completely
shattered and the end in sight. Tur-
key surrendered Internationally to the
British and the Austrians begged for
an armistice, while their armies we're
IN fun flight, The allied war council
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-11

our own government, socialist
democracy. Most of the people are
SOCIAL democrats, but the bolsheviks
refuse tol allow us to organize now.
Military lpreeaution, they say, but
wait until the war is over"
Along the route, the correspondent
heard this story many times in va
rious forms.
Army staffs are odd military or
gani2ations in Russia They are
mostly young men, almost boys.
Their principal work seems to be
signing papers, stacks of them on
every table, All orders must be
signed by three men and a commits
saire. The commissarie is a vital
feature of every staff. He comes
from Moscow, and replaces the sol
ders' soviet, or council, which form.
erly debated every order before ii
could be carried out.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-11

The statement that Enver Paaha,
late Of Turkey, has been traced to
Transcaucasia, where he is reported
to be living among the Tartars. VIII
hardly lead anybody to congratulate
the Tartars on their new neIghbor.
Enver Pasha is not desirable citi-
zen, and just at present the new gov
erninent Of Turkey has an account to
settle with him as well as the British,
for Ia addition TO crimes committed
In the name OF his country, Enver
Pasha's career in Turkey was COM
pleted by the discovery, after his
fight, that he had plundered the
county of huge sum of money which
had been deposited in the banks by
the Committee of Union and Prog.
ress. But then, Enver Pasha, In SYM
pathy, eduSation and upbringing il
more than half German.-Christlan
Science Monitor.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-11

get for number of long-range shots
taken at him by the Indians. He was
with Major Reno during the remainder
of the fight, which lasted two days.
Among other campaigns he took part
in was what was known as the big
Horn and Yellowstone Expedition"
which was probably the largest single
expedition ever sent out against hostile
Indians. AS government scout and
courier, he served under Gen. Nelson
A, Miles at the Tongue River canton
ment and later with his old regiment
at Fort Meade In 1876 he was in
Arizona with different regiments at
war with the Apaches. Later he car
ried dispatches for time between old
Fort Bliss, near El Paso to the vari-
Gus posts as far down the border as
Eagle Pass.
As Y. NJ. c. A. man, he worked with
the K usas City association, and
among colleges and universities in.
Oklahoma, Missouri and Kansas. For
several months he served at Oklahoma
City in the boy scout work.
Colonel Goldin was awarded the
Congressional Medal Of Honor for his
services in 1876 during the Custer cam
paign.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-11
REDS" MOBILIZE HUGE ARMY
UNDER HEAVY DIFFICUL TIES

singles out man who can speak a
language one knows, usually Ger
man, the first question is, When
viii there be peace? We want to go
home. We are tired of war"
The army is not strongly bolshevik
in sympathies This was called
strongly to the attention of the cor
respondent in conversation with
troops near the front and with others
on trains. In Ponjewesch,( corps
headquarters in Lithuania, a young
Lett volunteered to lodge me over
night, until the train for DVinsk left
next morning.
That night he invited a friend,
formerly professor in charge of the
local high school, but now mobilized
into the army, where he could be
more closely watched by the bolshe-
viks. The two sounded me out care
fully, and then unburdened their
minds. They thirsted for news from
the outside world, and wanted to get
away from the Reds that they might
point out that Russia is bolshevik by
but a small percent. Yet they
served as officers in the Red army,
modified because of their former
military training.
I'VE have to serve-there is no
other way out of it," one of them
explained, "The bolsheviks have led
the people to believe they are fight
ing to save Russia from invasion and
are defending the revolution. The
bolsheviks are probably not more
than one percent of the population.
Yet the bolsheviks can dictate, be-
cause this is a military emergency
They have mobilized everybody.
"The Russian people support the
bolsheviks in preference to the
Whites The Russians do not want a
ezar again. Nor will they allow the
bolsheviks to continue long. When
this war is over the Russians them
selves will throw out the bolshe-
viks. But we cannot do it now. 1t
is war and we must fight. But we
want to do it ourselves and make