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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-06-08

"HE marriage of Miss Nancy
Hoyt, the twenty-year-old
daughter Of the late Henry M.
Hoyt, solicitor general under
the Taft administration, to Lieut.. F.
Wiseman-C Clarke, twenty-three, r. N,
has been indefinitely postponed. Ac-
cording to statement issued by Mrs.
Hoyt, the plans for the wedding were
Cancelled because of the sudden and
serious illness of her daughter. 1t is
understood, however, that the engage
nent is broken.
Lieutenant Clarke and his
father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. w. E.
Wiseman-Clarke, who arrived for the
wedding, returned to England.
The matrimonial troubles of Miss
Hoyt's sister, Mrs. Horace Wylie, who
has been twice divorced and whose
first husband, Philip Hichborn, commit
ted suicide, are rumored to be the real
cause of the breaking off of the mar
riage.
The facts, it is said, were previously
unknown to the young mans family,
who were greatly shocked. Mrs. Hoyt
was so seriously offended that she at
once terminated the engagement.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-06-08
BORDER FACES A
RUM INVASION
Orders From Empire State Said
to Swamp Dominion
Stills.

Ottawa, Ont.-With the Canadian
Senate Withholding action on bill
introduced by Sir George Foster
which would stop the expectation of
Canadian beer and liquor into the
United States and with the repeal of
the Mullen-Gage state prohibition law,
international rum runners expect to
have Canadian breweries and distill-
ers working overtime with orders now
pouring in for large consignments Of
"wet goods" for New York state.
Canadian rum runners are now de-
sorting Michigan and Illinois. All in
terest is centered in New York state.
During the last "a hours distilleries
in Ontario and rum runners interna-
tional headquarters in Montreal are
hives of activity. All the traders are
joining hands to make the biggest
cleanup in the history of the interna-
tional Illicit trade.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-06-08
But IT'S a Rare, Rare Feat, My Mates

which was summed up to total ST.
699.6O.
Kissinger, however, was found I'M
able TO refund the amount due the
government, SO plan was mapped out
whereby $50 month would be deduct
ed from his $1,000 annuity. Immedi-
ately loud protest was raised be-
cause of the veterans total disability
and because he would be unable to
support himself and his wife.
Attention was directed to the fact
that the 500 monthly pension was
granted Kissinger by an act of con-
gress in which he was cited for "spe-
cial recognition of the eminent serv-
ices rendered, suffering endured and
permanent disabilities contracted by
him in the interest of humanity and
science as volunteer subject for ex-
pertinent in the yellow fever hospital
in Cuba"
Through deficiency appropriation
bill, authorization was given the War
department to continue the full pay of
500 a month to Kissinger, without any
deduction or return of sums paid con-
trary to law.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-06-08
Why Gen. Dawes Said Ill and Maria!'

of the gods, that "grind slowly, but
they grind exceeding fine" Nineteen
months after he had made the reauisi.
ton the reply came back:
THE answer is No."
He didn't care by that time. for he
was about ready TO go out of the gov
eminent service. But he had learned
his lesson.
Nowadays the man who pays him
his weekly wage looks upon him with
awe and appreciation. He is the go
getter Of the staff. When he is told TO
get something, or do something. he
does not ask for permission. He first
goes and gets. He then tells the world
that he's got it. Half the time the
world says it is all right. The other
half of the time he is forced to nav a
price.
"But the point is that In almost 100
per cent of cases get what l go after"
said he. Whereas in the strictly con-
ventional way 1 might average bad
one-third."
No doubt there is a moral which
proves that he is entirely wrong.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-06-08
Entombed Miners Near Rescue.

Bicknell, Ind.-Three men, Joe Der.
nardi, James Bertillo and Frank Ma
berlo, imprisoned by cavern in the
North Side mine, one mile from this
city, were separated from rescue by
nine feet of dirt Working steadily
relief parties had penetrated all but
short distance. The progress made
in the last "a hours measured but six
feet and it was estimated it might
take Is hours to clear away the re-
naming obstruction. All the men
were reported in good condition and
food was being lowered in tubes.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-06-08
u. S. TO END RUSSIAN RELIEF
Colonel Haskell Says New Harvest
Will Supply Needs of Nation.

Moscow-Col. William N. Haskell
has notified Acting Premier Kameneff
that the American Relief administra-
ton will leave Russia at the time OF
the coming harvest marking the end
of two years active service.
Official forecasts by your govern
ment of the forthcoming harvest in
dictate there will be a substantial sur
plus of food over all the internal
needs of Russia" he has written M.
Kameneff. at appears that while
some small areas may be short, there
will generally be more than enough
to cover all prospective needs. The
food problem in the coming year
therefore resolves itself into ques-
ton of internal distribution"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-06-08

" ZEE USED TO be clerk In one o.
the government departments
during the, in manner OF
speaking, late war. One Day
a desk was deposited in the hall out
side his door. He needed desk. Just
that sort of desk.
"Shall I make out requisition for
It, sir?" he asked the head clerk.
The head clerk is an old-timer in
government circles. He recalled to his
subordinate's mind the incident of the
mule which was shot and which, upon
inquiry, proved to be the wrong mule.
Whereupon 4S letters were written and
the time of many men in war time
was taken up in putting the record
straight.
"First take the DESK" said he. "Then
put in your requisition."
So the clerk who needed desk took
the desk and put in his requisition.
Time went ON. He used the desk until
It became warped and scratched. He
forgot about the reQuisition, the head
clerk forgot about it, every one forgot
about it except that department of
government which answers to the mills
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-06-08


tiers, but one case in which
war veteran unwittingly
"gypped" astute government officials
and, in modern-day parlance. got away
with it, has come TO light.
John r. Kissinger of Homer. Mich.
served his country we'll in the Spanish
American war. He was cited for his
gallantry in battle and was heralded
as 'the outstanding hero" Of the con-
fiict. But he paid a heavy penalty, be-
coming a helpless paralytic. Kissinger
was granted pension of 500 month
by the War Department. considera-
BILE sum in days gone by.
While drawing his 500 month
from the War department, Kissinger,
in some yet unexplained manner, got
on the pay roll of the pension bureau,
from which he received $l2 month.
He was drawing money from two gov
ernmental sources.
Not until recently was this dis
crepancy discovered and steps, of
course, were Immediately taken to re-
cover the amount overpaid Kissinger.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-06-08
NATIONS JOIN IN CRUSADE
American Delegate to Paris Confer
ence Pleased at Results.

Surgeon General Hugh S.
Cumming of the United States Public
Health service believes that one of
the most important results of the
sixth session of the League of Ma
tions Health commission was the
framing of plan for coordination Of
the international hygiene publique
with the leagues health organization.
DR.. Cumming represented America in
an advisory capacity.
Epidemic diseases today, with the
exception of yellow fever, are more
widespread and severe than they have
been for a century as result of the
war and the disturbances caused by
the war;" said DR.. Cumming.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-06-08

n and New Jersey-seyeral of
them near Washington, and
some of them close to other large CEN
ters-have taught the people of this
section the lesson which the forest
service has long been endeavoring to
impress upon the people of the coun-
try as a whole.
One of these fires ragged over an area
of 16 square miles within an alarming
ly short distance of the nations capt.
tai city, and caused large loss of
property in houses, barns, etc., in adj
dition to the loss in timber.
During the coming summer there
will be approximately $4,000 of,these
forest fires, if the annual average of
the last six years is maintained. Last
year 3S, 400 such fires were reported
The lesson to be learned is not alone
of the great loss which they cause, but
that almost all of them could be pre-
vented. Fully so per cent are the re-
suit of carelessness or ignorance, or
both. Natural causes are responsible
for only about one-tenth.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-06-08
RUSS SEIZE BRITISH SHIPS
Previous Seizures of English Crews
Under Negotiation.

London-Russian warships are re-
ported to have seized four British
fishing trawlers in the White Sea,
according to news agency report re-
ceived from Christiania.
Negotiations are now proceeding
between London and Moscow regard
ing previous seizures of fishing boats.
The crews were arrested but subse-
Quently sent home. In addition to
this issue the British are demanding
cessation of communist propaganda in
Asia. A Russian note on the subject
replying to British communication
is expected in London.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-06-08

"a its next session will be
urged by the President TO
appropriate sufficient pub
lie money that the governments agen-
eies may be properly housed in Wash
ington.
The problems of housing the various
departments and bureaus of the gov
eminent was discussed at a cabinet
meeting at the White House and it
was agreed by all present that between
now and the time congress convenes a
consistent and economical construction
program must be carefully prepared.
1t seemed to be the opinion of the
meeting that the building program
should not be confined to Washington,
but should answer the needs of the
federal government in it's operations
throughout the entire country.
According to the views expressed
by a number of the cabinet officers
during the discussion, the problems
of housing have grown TO embarras-
sing proportions. The condition of
some of the rented buildings is such
that not only is the health of occu-
pants endangered, but the efficiency of
workers Is being impaired The dis
cussion was brought up by Secretary
Mellon of the treasury, who stated
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-06-08
INDIANS TO GET s1,4oo,000
Fund is Amount Paid for $4,000
Acres of the ChippeWas Land.

uUo 10 ftfIiOQut did wi Si@JSSS
Acres of the Chippewas Land.
Observation-Disclosures for the
transfer of S1,499, 1858 from the gen.
eral fund of the United States treas
ury to the Chippewa Indians of Min
nesota tribal fund has been made, it
was learned at the department of the
interior.
This amount will go into the Chip
pewa Indian fund now on deposit in
the treasury and will draw 5 per cent
interest from the date of transfer on
books of the treasury. The money
represents the amount paid by the
government for an approximate area
of $4,000 acres of land and timber
formerly belonging to the Chippewa
Indians of Minnesota.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-06-08
FIRES oUENcHED BY RAINS
Brainerd District Soaked and Only

Brainerd District Soaked and Only
lnconsequentiaI Peat BIazes
Hibbing-Forest fires which have
been burning for the last two weeks
in many sections of northern Mime
sofa were declared under control by
the state forestry service with only
a few scattered fires still burning.
In the Red Lake district only two
Of little consequence, were in pro-
gress.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-06-08

. ECENT forest fires in Mary
y land, Virginia. Pennsylvania
u and New Jersey-several of
them near Washington. and
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-06-08

-NCLE SAM is VIGOROUSLY hard
listed in routine money mat
tiers, but one case in which
war veteran unwittingly
Evening star., 1923-05-13
RADIO FROM ROSE
URGED u. S. TARS BE
SAVED BY BRITISH

The recital by Hans Rose OF
how his underSea boat, the U53.
took a long chance and radioed
the British at Lands End to send
help to the American victims
after he had sunk the u. S. s.
Jacob Jones in 1917 recalls the
recent statement by Admiral
William S. Sims, N. S. NJ, that
the German submarine COM
manders acted in general in a
humane manner.
Admiral Sims made his orig
inal statement in an address be-
fore a Los Angeles club and am
plified 1t later in an interview in
which he said:
81 stated that barring the
case of the hospital ship Liam
dovery Castle I did not know Of
any case where a German sub
marine commander fired upon the
boats of torpedoed vessel; that
the commanding officer and two
officers of the submarine that
torpedoed the hospital ship in
question We're tried in Germany
after the war and punished; that
the submarine commanders gen.
orally acted in a humane man
ner and in some instances gave
the DOatS or tOrpedOed vessels
food and water and tow to-
ward land. and sent out wireless
signals giving their positions.
l am speaking, you under
stand, as seaman speaking OF
other seamen."
In the case of the Jacob Jones.
Capt. Rose picked up two sur
vivorS-he says he could do no
good any more-and threw life
belts overheard, as well as radio
ing Lands End. from which
point rescuerS were directed.
Evening star., 1923-05-13

in full sight. That was dangerous.
II the opponent kept sharp watch
and had any kind of luck he could
not help seeing il. Then he could
save himself by a sharp turn and We
should become the pursued instead of
the pursuers. And the depth charges
were mighty dangerous and mighty
unpleasant.
There was not time to be lost. ]
pulled in the periscope. had our
course materially changed and we
dived to fifty meters TO escape enemy
bombs. At top speed the U53. quiver-
ing from end to end. darted away
CLOSE the water-tight compart-
ments, Get the emergency lights
ready"
The compartment doors slid shut
and every compartment became. i'll a
manner of speaking. ii little subma-
rine for itself. Thus il would he
possible. if anything happened to us,
at least to bring the ship up to the
surface again.
The chief engineer. to be sure, no
longer had control of all the mech
anism. but he knew from long expert
man to do what was necessary. And
from the tower we still had the inn
portant equipment in our hands.
Suddenly heavy detonation broke
the silence. Nobody who has not ex-
perienced it can conceive its violence.
The untried men in the crew tumbled
against the walls. their eyes staring
at this new horror.
The veteran head pilot, utterly un-
| moved. looked at his stop watch
made r rapid mental calculation and
announced laconically:
"Forty-nine seconds. equivalent TO
range of $50 meters"
The men cheered:
We've got him, Hurrah.
NO so fast" / called down to them.
THAT may have been depth charge.
Evening star., 1923-05-13
BY CAPT. HANS ROSE,
Former Commander OF the German
Submarine U-03.

r T was December 6. 1917. A bright
day and a still sea. For more
than two weeks we had been
L cruising in the Atlantic. meeting
several storms but many a sunny day.
We had sent few enemy ships to
the bottom and had had some narrow
escapes from being sunk ourselves.
Then came something that was new
to us all, despite our experience In
submarine warfare-the boom of big
guns came rolling to us over the sea
and there was not a vessel in sight.
Visibility was good except to the
southwest, where a light mist made
it impossible to see more than about
six miles. Accordingly we steered in
that direction at top speed
We had not gone far when we saw
the flash of guns in the mist and the
sound of the reports came rolling to
us again. But still not sign Of a
ship. 1t must be small. We naturally
concluded that a submarine was en-
gagged in a fight, and wirelessed:
Are you in action? Please give us
your location. U53."
But no answer came.
Evening star., 1923-05-13

cling to, and pulled aboard the U53
two men, who had no support. De-
spite the extraordinary success which
we achieved, this was one of the
hardest and bitterest hours OF my
life. In other instances we had regu-
Iarly had to deal with merchant ships,
which put to sea in order to make
money and which employed against
US methods that we considered a
breach Of international rights and
had compelled US to resort to the in
discriminate submarine warfare. But
here we had to deal with honorable
enemies, men who had unselfishly
risked their lives without hope of
reward in the service of their father
land.
But I could not save more. There
was no place for them but on deck,
and all would have been lost the first
time we had to submerge. l went
away with a heavy heart.
A few yards from the U53 a man
was struggling with death. I can
see him yet. He looked over toward
us He gave no cry for help. no cry
of anguish, none of fear. Silent,
resolute. heroic, he went down as we
passed, dead for his country.
I hold this brave enemy in honor
and In spirit cast with these words a
wreath on the waters above him. He
gave his life for his 'fatherland as a
real hero. His soul is now in VAL
halla. But we. the Germans, must
live here, defeated and vilif1ed; life
is dreadful to US. What we did was
actuated by the same impulse that
drove this brave enemy to die in the
Evening star., 1923-05-13
Tells How u. S. S. Jacob Jones Was Torpedoed

1 showed them our location on the
chart and also our course.
That's impossible" said Alfred
young De Mello was Alfred from the
beginning to everybody. mo U-boat
can get through the Channel"
He was mistaken. He did not know
that had taken the U53 through the
Channel seven times. six times over
the Channel net and once under it.
1t was dangerous and unpleasant, but
it could be done.
WE reached Helgoland on December
w l.. in the evening. Early the next
! morning was awakened by lusty
singing. The crew had lined up be-
fore the cabin of Lieut.. Stein on the
submarine tender and was singing
a self-composed poem in honor of his
birthday. And In the midst of the
troop stood my two Americans. sing
ing the German song as best they
could and entering fully into the
spirit of the occasion.
They beamed when the lieutenant
gave them the same hearty handclasp
with which he thanked the members
of the crew. The former enemies had
become good comrades.
think 1t worth while to say that
the first song which the men sang
that morning was the old Lutheran
choral, Praise God. the Mighty King
of Heaven" They were patriotic
men OF simple. unmoved faith, which
the revolution did not destroy.
When Murphy and De Meilo. or
Alfred. as l always think of him,
came to say goodbye before being
taken to a prison camp. they were
so deeply moved that they could
hardly stammer out:
t I'VE don't know how to thank you,
captain"
I was as deeply moved myself. 7
/ liked these Americans, the earnest.
honest Murphy and the grateful.
| sprightly Alfred. and hated to see
them led away to the terrible monot
ony of their prison. / was glad. as a
last service, to be able to send a
| letter to De Mello's mother.
| Copyright. 1923. in the United States and
| Great Britain and South America by the North
| American Newspaper Alliance. All rights
served.j
Evening star., 1923-05-13

it was too late. The torpedo struck
one of the boiler rooms. and the ship
sank about a quarter of an hour later.
The crew sprang into the water. A
few seconds later there was a terrific
explosion.
Obviously one of the depth charges
had gone off when 1t reached the
depth for which 1t was set. The men
said the pressure was so great as a
result Of the explosion that it almost
rendered them unconscious.
They had then floated about until
they were picked up.
They could give no details about
the alleged wireless message for help
of which they had spoken. They were
inclined finally to believe that none
had been given, and that the crew
had merely been told that one had
been sent to quiet them.
Thereupon we wirelessed with our
highest tension the following mes
cage, in German, to the English sta
ton at Lands End:
Destroyer Jacob Jones sunk 49
degrees 20 minutes north, s degrees
IS minutes west. Save survivors.
U-U-U."
The air became perfectly still after
we had sent this message, and we
repeated it very slowly, letter for
letter.
X X X
OUCH an action was doubtless un-
y usual during this murderous war
and I debated with myself whether ]
could accept the responsibility for II
before the souls Of our U-boat men
who were killed in gruesome manner
Evening star., 1923-05-13

tonic. Capt. Rose kept that ship
between himself and some English
trawlers until he had sunk her. then
trawlers up and ran away. pretending
to be afraid. The trawlers. -giving
chase, found the filled lifeboats of
the Housatonic and had to stop to
rescue their occupants.
One French sloop the captain over
hauled but refused to sink.
They had only one lifeboat and
that wasn't any good" he said, when
asked the reason for his forbearance
But" he added. they call us bar
| barians just the same"
a LTHOUc;H he is but thirty-seven
| 1 \ years old. Capt. Roses hair is
| gray on the temples and silvered on
top. His carriage. the bronzed face,
the clear blue eyes and the tiny sug-
gestion Of an imperial on face
| otherwise clean shaven except for a
small mustache, betray the naval off,
Ger and will always betray him. even
though, as now, he follows the peace
full pursuit Of selling the products of
a big chemical concern. His father
| was general director Of the Berlin
branch of a New York life insurance
company.
The youth Hans became a naval
cadet at the age Of eighteen. destined
to make his whole career at sea, but
| he was not attracted by the prospect
of service in the toy navy left to Ger
many after the peace of Versailles.
Like naval officers in all lands. Capt
Rose is not inclined to publicity, but
he consented to tell here for the first
time the real story of the sinking OF
the Jacob Jones. 1t will be new even
to the Survivors, for no other man
saw the last moments of the Ameri-
can ship except from the level of the
| water over which a field Of spreading
/ oil traced disaster.
The Jacob Jones. having finished
guarding a couple of conveys. was
heading for Queenstown from Brest
when the U53 located her. To the
| American there was no enemy in
sight, no sign of danger. Yet for an
hour submarine commander fol-
lowed every move of the Jacob Jones
| while he drove the U53 toward the
doomed craft. Then this man pressed
button. his biggest torpedo leaped
| like fish, and in fifteen minutes the
Jacob Jones was at the bottom of the
Evening star., 1923-05-13

he could accommodate no more
threw life belts to others, and, at risk
to himself, radioed the British urging
that help be sent to the Americans
whom he had attacked in the course
of warfare. The survivors were res
cued.
Capt. Roses story appears exclu-
sively in The Star. 1t was secured
by us through the Berlin representa-
tive of the North American News
paper Alliance, from whom Rose
learned for the first time that Com
mander Bagley of the Jacob Jones
had been saved. Good" Rose eX-
claimed. I'M mighty glad to hear
1t. / have often wondered"
Rose. gray-haired, though not yet
one of the Jacob Jones' crew die. Il
envy him." he says.
1t was Rose who crossed the At
lantic before Americas entry in the
war, bringing his submarine unher-
aided into Newport News.
He volunteered for the trip to
America because. though he had been
cruising i'm the North Sea for months
in 1916. he had no real work to do
and was weary of inaction. He
thought then-and still thinks-that
the outcome of the war would have
been different If he and his colleagues
of the submarine arm had not been
held in leash SO long.
But he found work enough when he
returned from America. Altogether
he sent some seventy torpedoes on
their way before the war ended. and
few of them failed to find their
billets.
One did it's work upon the Housa-