Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1916-11-30
Foreikn


London.
:. Greek provisional government under
Venizelos reported to have declared
war against Bulgaria.
The Norwegian steamers Oifjeld and
Trym are reported to have been sunk,
by Lloyds in London, ~
The British government has refused
to grant safe conduct to the newly
appointed Austrian ambassador to the
United States, Count Tarnowski.
Rear Admirals Wurmbach, Jasper,
Hebbinghaus, Mauve and Behenke,
have been promoted to vice admirals.
says an Overseas News agency an
nouncement from Berlin.
A Havis dispatch from Limoges
says the city is about to take a cen
sus of its inhabitants with a view to
instituting family cards for various
items of household consumption.
Albert L. Kemp at Ottawa, Ont, be-
succeeding Lieut.. Gen. Sir Sam
Hughes. Kemp has been minister
without portfolio since it's formation
in 1912.
King Constantine at Athens signed
a decree naming former Minister
Georgios STREET as professor of Inter
national law in the University OF
Athens, the appointment carrying
with it the post of legal advisor to the
foreign minister.
Emperor Charles received in audi.
ence at Vienna the Austrian minis
terial body The question of conven-
ing the Austrian reichrat was dis
cussed 1t is before the reichrat that
the new emperor will take the oath
of fealty to the country and the con-
stitution.
The fortified town of Ramsgate on
the English coast was bombarded by
German naval vessels, says an Off
cial announcement issued at Berlin.
The German craft sank the only hos
tile vessel, British patrol ship,
which was encountered. the Germans
returning safely to their base.
Twenty thousand French civilians
from the occupied districts of France
are about to be returned to France
from Germany. Trains, each carrying
500 persons, will effect the transpor-
patch of Nov. "a reported completion
of negotiations for the exchange of
10000 interned civilians between Ger
many and France.
Sporting News
Purdue won the annual cross-coun-
try run o. the Western Conference at
Lafayette, Ind
Students at the University of Colo
RADIO are preparing to turn their foot
ball field into "a skating pond at the
conclusion OF the gridiron season.
Peter Luderus, 81, father of Fred
Luderus, first sacker for the Philadel-
phia Quakers, died at his home in Mil
waukee, following long illness.
Yales football standard, dragged in
the dust for years by Harvard, was
pulled back TO victorious crest in the
Yale bowl at New Haven, Conn. The
Blue triumphed, g to 3.
Wiretappers have enriched them
selves by $500 within the last two
weeks through operations at Kansas
City, according to statement of one
of their victims to the police.
Amidst a riot of color furnished by
flashing gold lace and streamers Of
army gray and the navy blue. West
Point triumphed over Annapolis Is to
Z in the real official football game
of the season at New York
A meeting of heavyweights was dis
cussed between Jess Willard, heavy.
weight champion, and TEX" Richard.
boxing promoter of New York, and the
appointment was made that Willard
looks favorably upon match sug-
gested by the New York.
General
Negotiations were closed at Pitts
burgh, Pa. in the sale of the Kansas
Natural Gas Company to II. l..
Doherty and Company Forty dollars
share was paid and about 10000
shares are said to have been de-
posted.
Road Amundsen, south polar ex-
plorer, was in New York to buy two
hydro-aeroplanes for use in his 1918
expedition into north polar regions. he
said on his arrival on the Danish
steamer Frederick VII. from Copen-
hagen.
Complete official returns, including
the soldier vote, received by the secre-
tary OF state at Madison, Wis. show
that United States Senator Robert M.
LaFollette, Republican, received a
plurality OF 1892 over his Demo.
cratic opponent, William +. Wolfe.
Further steps in n national stop.
a, ,,.ss t..,.