Gilpin observer., 1917-03-15
Foreign

Ten million killed, wounded and
captured is the toll Of the European
war.
Gen. Carranza issued . decree re-
establishing the capital OF the repub-
lie in Mexico City.
Count Won Bernstorff, former Ger
man ambassador at Washington, ar
rived at Christiania.
Carlos Jaeger, Brazilian consul gen.
eral in Vienna, committed suicide fol-
lowing an abortive attempt at self-de-
struction by his wife, according to an
Amsterdam dispatch.
A Pekin dispatch to Reuters says
that the House of Representatives, at
secret session, approved the govern
ment's diplomatic policy, including a
rupture with Germany.
Official information was received at
London to the effect that the Norwe-
gian steamer Storstad, Belgian re-
lief ship, which had one American
citizen on board, had been sunk by
submarine.
statement by the Japanese for
eign minister expressing the nations
regret at the death of George w.
Guthrie, American ambassador to
ment by the American embassy.
Laden with presents showered upon
them by the Swiss, fifty-nine of the
Yarrowdale prisoners arrived in Zu-
rich, Switzerland Although emaciat-
ed from their Imprisonment and lack
Of food since their arrival in Germany
on Dec. 81, they are in fair condition.
After announcing the fall of Bagdad
in the House of Commons, Andrew
Bonar Law, chancellor of the ex-
chequer, said there was every reason
to believe that two-thirds of the
Turks artillery had fallen into the
hands of the British or had been
thrown into the Tigris.
In Paris boarding house kept by
nuns now lives the peasant girl who
has stirred the imagination of the
French by her declaration that, like
Joan of Arc, she has seen visions and
heard voices commanding her to rise
up and guide the soldiers of France to
victory and the deliverance of her
country. She is mademoiselle Per-
chaud, 20 years of age, daughter of
farmer of the department of La
Vendes.
Sporting News
The Fort Morgan five defeated the
Akron basketball quintet in the final
game of the season at Fort Morgan,
Colo, by score of 80 to Z.
Rupert Mills, the big first sacker
obtained by the Grizzlies from De-
troit, sent in his signed contract for
1917 to Secretary Eppstein of the
Denver Baseball Club.
George H. Howell, formerly Iowa
tennis doubles champion, died at
Sioux City after long illness. How
ellis death is attributed to an injury
received while playing tennis twelve
years ago.
The American Greeters bowling
team of Denver rolled in the singles
and doubles in the A. B. C. at Grand
Rapids. Mich. r. Smith was high in
the squad with 577. Lester Palmer
was next with 563. The balance of
the scores in the singles were in the
money
Frank A. Marshall, the American
chess champion, created what is be.
lieved to be new record for stimuli
taneous play at Buffalo, N. Y. Mar
shall played against 144 local players,
including one woman and five chill
dren. The best previous record known
was 129. Marshall lost one game and
drew twelve.
General
The United States has contributed
a total OF $9,9S0,602 to Belgium relief,
according to a statement made by the
commission for relief in Belgium.
James w. Gerard, former American
ambassador to Germany, reached Key
West, Fla. Monday from Havana and
after brief rest left for Washington
The Cuban consulate in New York
announced the receipt of official con-
firmation of the complete evacuation
OF Santiago de Cuba by the rebel
forces.
A daily average of 29,420,OOO tele.
phone calls was recorded in 1916 by
the Bell system, which was approx
mately at the rate of 100 calls year
for every man, woman and child in
the United States.
William Demetral of Chicago and
Constantine Romonoff, heavyweights.
wrestled two hours and three min.
utes at Los Angeles without either Sc.
curing a fall and the match was final
ly- declared draw.
The jury of six had its first sitting
at Philadelphia in the lunacy proceed
ing instituted two weeks ago by Mrs.
Mary Copley T4haw against her son.
Harry X. Thaw. The proceedings are