Gilpin observer., 1916-12-14
Forei0n

Deutschland. returning from the Unit.
ed States. arrived off the mouth Of the
,Weser.
The engagement is announced Of
Earl Curzon of Kedleston, former
viceroy of India. and Mrs. Brace Ell
vina Duggan, widow of Alfred Duggan
of Buenos Aires.
Germany's reply to the friendly
protest" Of America against Belgian
deportations was handed to Charge
Grew of the American embassy by
Foreign Secretary Zimmerman. 1t was
Immediately cabled to Washington.
kilograms received at London from
Athens say that a revolution has
broken out in the Cyclades group of
islands In the Aegean sea. All the
Greek communities in Egypt, 1t is
added, have renounced their allegiance
to King Constantine.
Women were busy at Winnipeg.
Man., calling UP their friends, asking
that no Christmas gifts be sent them.
This is part of campaign to turn ev-
cry available penny into buying COM
forts for Canada's manhood in the
trenches, somewhere in France"
Sofia, capital of Bulgaria, is now in
wireless communication with Athens,
according to the Sofia newspaper
Azest. The Greek government has an
nounced that hereafter Greece will OBJ
serve armed neutrality, will make no
more concessions to the entente, and
will consider any new provocation as
a cause for war.
The semi-official news agency at
Petrograd says that in the Duma Pre-
mier Trepoff read proclamation an
nouncing officially that an agreement
concluded by Russia, France and
Great Britain in 1915 and later ap-
proved by Italy, stablishes in def
mite manner the right of Russia to
the straits and Constantinople"
The official list of the new British
ministry follows the unofficial fore
cast with two or three minor changes.
Mr.. Lloyd-George, Lord Miner, Earl
Curzon, Andrew Bonar Law, and Ar
thur Henderson form what is Off
cially termed the War Cabinet, while
the others, who ordinarily have been
designated as Cabinet ministers. are
called heads of departments.
Sporting News
Young Ahern defeated Willie Lang
ford in ten rounds at the Vanderbilt
A. C. in Brooklyn, N. Y.
Thomas Hickey of st. Paul was
elected president of the American as
apolis, Ind.
Johnny Kilbane, featherweight
champion, easily outpointed Alvie Mil
Ter of Lorain at Youngstown, Ohio, in
a 12-round bout.
In the first game of the second
week of the pocket billiard tourna-
ment at Denver, Mardeno (6O) won
from Smell 500 by a score of 60 to sc.
Maneuvers in aviation which few
years ago were considered tricks" OF
the most daring variety, INDUCED in
only on occasions of fancy or exhibit
ton flying. now are performed daily
in practical military aviation.
Two major and world records were
cIeated during the 1916 season-one
by the Giants when they won &c con-
secutive victories: and the other was
made by Tom Griffith OF Cincinnati,
who played in every game his team
engaged in during two successive
years, as he played 100 games in 1915
and 1855 games in 1916 or 315 games
in all.
The skiing craze has hit the Aspen,
Colo, mining camp. A 3,OOO-foot ski
ing course is now in good condition
and many popular skiers will endeavor
to break the worlds record made at
Steamboat Springs last year. Aspen
boasts of having three or four ski
jumpers who held records in Sweden.
A skating rink 150x150 has been
opened by the Winter Sports Club,
and hockey league is being organ.
lied from which town team will be
picked.
General
The establishment of municipal alb
attoirs for the purpose of reducing the
cost of meat to consumers is advo-
Gated by the National Grange.
How society can be reconstructed
TO avoid the horrors OF war was dis.
cussed at the eighteenth annual din.
ner OF the Pennsylvania Society in
New York.
Mrs. Margaret Hale. aged CO; her
daughter. Mrs. Eva Hills and Mrs