Gilpin observer., 1917-11-01
FOREIGN

At Lima, Peru, Congress assembled
in extraordinary session.
Germany is seeking to knock Italy
out of the war; says Lord Northcliffe.
Miss Helen Cudahy, daughter of Pat
rick Cudahy of Milwaukee, committed
suicide in midocean.
Steps already have been taken in
London for rendering the fullest pos
sible assistance to the Italians.
Hawaii's total subscriptions to the
second Liberty loan were placed at
$S,500,00O by the committee in charge.
Rumania is in danger of starvation
and destitution unless urgent steps
are taken to relieve the food and
clothing situation.
The worlds wheat crop is 1 per cent
less than it was last year for the coun-
tries that thus far have reported to
the International Institute of Agricul-
ture at Rome.
There are $4,000 priests with the
Italian forces. according to official
statistics. One thousand are army
10000 are combatants.
The entire Merckem peninsula, near
Dixmude, has been captured by the
entente forces, according to the Brit
ish official communication issued at
London. The communication adds
that additional prisoners also have
been taken.
Because Argentina's Congress is
now in recess, President Irigoyen will
probably be able to prevent any pub
licity for additional Luxburg corre-
spondence, which it is generally be-
ernment's possession.
Count Won Bernstorff, the former
German ambassador to the United
States, has been made a "Wircklicher
Geheimrat," or privy counsellor, by
the German emperor, with the title of
sador at Constantinople.
Thirteen million men have crossed
and recrossed the seas during the
three years of the war, and only $500
OF these have been lost, Premier Lloyd
George told the House of Commons
in lauding the work of the navy The
navy has also safeguarded the trans
portation of 25.O0O,O0O tons of explo-
sives and 51,OOO,OOO tons of COAL" the
premier declared.
SPORTING NEWS
San Francisco retained its lead over
Los Angeles and won the pennant- Of
the Pacific Coast league.
Wisconsin's line plunging overpow-
cred the University of Iowa eleven at
Madison, winning 20 to 0.
The light Northwestern eleven held
Chicago to Z to 0 score in bitterly
contested game on Stagg field, Chi
cago.
In game which started as a punt
ing duel and ended in forward-pass-
ing party, with the University of llli-
nois eleven as the chief actor, Purdue
was defeated by Illinois at Champaign,
ILL.,, q to 0.
A tentative schedule is now being
drawn up for approval of the man.
ayers of the six girls basketball teams
composing the Queen City league.
which was organized at Denver. The
season will start November 10Th and
continue until February 25th.
Elvin Anderson. a member of the
Trinidad High school football team,
is in a critical condition at hospital
at Trinidad Colo, as the result of an
injury sustained during the football
game at Lamar, Colo. Anderson, at
tempting to tackle runner, fell and
fractured his spine.
GENERAL
Shattering all records in Denver
since the establishment of the local
weather bureau in 1872, the mercury
Monday, October Goth, dropped to the
new October low level of 2 degrees
below zero.
Private Birakis of the Wyoming
field artillery is dead as a result OF
an automobile accident. Run down
in the darkness of the night while ON
guard duty, Birakis died in the army
field hospital at Camp Mills, N. Y.
In consequence of the order Of Pres
ident Wilson permitting the increase
of coal prices at the mine mouth by
As cents ton representatives of Wyo-
ming producers and miners will meet
in Cheyenne to consider a new wage
| scale.
The bonds of the second Liberty
loan were listed October Goth on the
stock exchange in New York. The
first transaction, $1,000 worth took
place with the price at par. The sec
ond lot, amounting to $4,000, sold at
| 100.02.
Secretary of Labor William b. Will
son announced that Werner Y. Reed
of Denver. federal mediator represent.
ing the Department of Labor left Cliff