Gilpin observer., 1916-01-20
Foreign

inaugurated.
Bert Kramer, son of an American
ranchman, was executed by Villista
firing squad at Guerrero. confirmed
Chihuahua City advices.
The conscription bill passed the
British House of Commons committee
without change. Several amendments
were suggested but none accepted.
Sixty thousand revolutionary troops
have defeated the forces of Yuan Sni
Kai, head of the Chinese government,
In an action fought in the province oi
SEE Chuen.
In the face of Villas threat to OK
terminate Americans and foreigners
four Americans. heavily armed. left
for the mountains north Of La Junta
Mexico. to rescue DIR. R. P. Kramer.
Officers casualty lists for the
month of December show that the
British army In that month lost 216
officers killed. 63S wounded and
seventeen missing, q total of $50.
Late dispatches indicate that Kins
Constantine is tottering on his throne
There is disposition among the en-
tente powers to replace the monarchy
with n republic headed by Venizelos.
The American members of the
Ford peace mission, except those as.
sociated with the permanent peace
board, sailed from Rotterdam aboard
the steamer Rotterdam for New Yorx
A third of the city of Bergen, a
thriving Norwegian seaport, with a
population of 10000, was destroyed
by fire. Two lives are reported u
have been lost and 1000 persons are
homeless. The property damage is
estimated at $15.O00,0OO.
The corpse of Gen. Jose Rodriguez
Villas cavalry leader, was placed on
public exhibition Monday in the yard
of the Juarez custom house. The
gruesome show was meant to prove
that the CarranZa government was
determined to punish the murderers
of Americans and other foreigners.
The Ford peace expedition has elect,
ed the following American members OF
the permanent peace board to sit in
Europe Indefinitely with the purpose
of using all efforts to settle the war:
William Jennings Bryan, Henry Ford
Miss Jano Adams, the Rev. Charles
f. Aked and Mrs. Joseph Fels of Phil
adelphia.
Sporting News
w. H. Williams. star halfback ci
last years School of Mines football
team at Golden, Colo, was elected
captain of the 1916 gridiron squad.
Dick Gilbert, the Denver heavy.
weight. was matched to meet vic Han
son, the coast heavy, in n ten-round
battle at Kansas City on the night Of
January "a.
Jack Torres, the Mexican welter
weight, was matched to meet Mike
ODowd, the st. Paul fighter. at St
Joseph, in fifteen-round bout on the
night of Feb. 8.
Black men and white may here
after stage boxing bouts in New York
state. The athletic commission will
rescind the old rule against mixed
bouts because the attorney general
says 1t is unconstitutional.
| Miss Loula Long, perennial prize
winner started out this year by cap
turing the first prize and second prize
in the first event at the Denver horse
show with her trotting horses, "Illumi
nation" and Anticipation" Hamil
ton brothers of Keota, Iowa, were
third with "Cleo Madison" and ]. A.
Burnett of Denver was fourth with
kildare"
James c. McGill. Denver and Indian
apolis baseball magnate, defendant in
suits filed in the District Court by
John F. Coffey. formerly manager CT
the Denver team, and his wife. Lorean
V. Coffey, who charge assault, must
defend the actions in the identical
courtroom in which he appeared ten
years ago when Estelle F. Del Poso
beautiful Spanish girl, sued him for
$4,000 for breach of promise.
General
An earth temblor was felt at Ii
Centre, Cal, and at other points in
the Imperial valley. No damage re
suited.
Garment workers numbering about
5000 went on strike in Philadelphis
for higher wages and better working
conditions. AS a consequence about
$50 factories are closed
Fremont. Ohio. dispatch says +
!. Calm OF Rich township is perhaps
the biggest country schoolboy in Ohio
II not in the United States. He is II
years of age and weighs 2G0 pounds
According to advices received at
Douglas. Ariz., regarding the reported
capture OF Baca-Valles and Cisneros
eight armed followers with the Villt
bandit leaders also were taken in;t
custody.
Four men were killed and tel