Gilpin observer., 1917-01-11
Foreign
ForeiRn
Ten Japanese officers lett Toxic for
the European battlefields.

the European battlefields.
Great Britain has received Norway's
reply. in regard to the coal embargo.
and the situation is much improved.
Announcement was made in London
that the government had taken COM
plete control of the maize trade on
lines similar to its control Of wheat.
John Finlayson. famous explorer.
for whom Finlayson river and Finlay-
son lake in Yukon territory were
named, died at Wrangell. Alaska, aged
los years.
An article which sought to provide
for the serving in Congress- of other
than native-born citizens was voted
down at Queretaro, Mex, by the con-
stitutional convention.
Charles Maurice Camille de Tally
rand-Perigord Duke de Dino) died at
the villa Perigord at Monte Carlo. He
was 7S years old. The Duke de Dino
twice married American women.
After taking measurements of the
height of women in France, England
and America, a London doctor an
nounces the English woman is the
tallest and the American comes next.
A Vienna dispatch published in the
Lokal Anzeiger of Berlin says a new
Austrian cabinet crisis has arisen ow-
ing to the refusal of the government
to grant home rule to Galicia, as
promised by Emperor Francis Joseph.
DR.. J.. Sylvester, president of the Aus
trian chamber of deputies, has re-
signed.
G. N. Barnes, minister of pensions.
in speech in London, said President
Wilson's suggestion that the belliger-
entitled to all possible respect. The
American people, the minister added.
on the whole wanted to be on friendly
terms with England and therefore I'VE
ought to cultivate that. friendship"
The dinner given in Berlin by the
American Association of Commerce
and trade OF Berlin in honor of James
w. Gerard. American ambassador to
Germany, who has just returned to the
German capital from a visit to the
United States, developed into demon
stration of the good feeling enter
tanned in the higher government cir
cles and banking and business estab-
lishments toward the United States.
Sporting News
Now that Frank Isbell will become
Wichita citizen again, the next pop
ular move that would please the Wich-
ita fans would be to have "Tex" Jones
on first at Island park next season.
Chris Jordan. champion Greek
wrestler, is scheduled to meet Clar
ence Eklund, the light-heavyweight
champion of the world, in a match at
the Orpheum theater in Sheridan.
Wyo., Jan. %.
Probably the best field of ski sx-
perts ever assembled in this country
will compete in the fourteenth nation
al tournament at st. Paul on Jan. 29
and 80. Every big club in the country
will be represented.
The high cost of producing baseball
for the edification Of fans apparently
has not hit Jack Holland, owner Of the
st. Joseph Western league ball club,
for he has announced that his team
will make spring training trip to
Tulsa. Okla.
Shooting the ball consistently for
ten full hours. Nate and AL Moore of
Platteville, Colo, won the endurance
contest at Denver alleys Nate aver
aged 1873 for twelve games, while his
brother rolled 1877 in eleven games.
Mullenix won the individual prize with
191 in sixteen games.
General
Berlin gave a big welcome to Am
bassador Gerard on his return.
United States may use Mexican rail.
road to withdraw portion of Pershing's
expedition from Mexico
Announcement that e. H. Sothern
never again will appear on the stage
was made in New York by the actors
physician.
Intervention in Mexico. not with
arms but by free. public. nonsectarian
schools, was recommended In a report
issued at Cincinnati, Ohio, by a self
constituted committee of Americans of
national reputation as educators and
publicists.
Florence O'Donohue. 81. corporal.
Company F. Thirty-first Michigan Ma
tional Guard. died at the base hospital
at Ell Paso. Tex, Of pneumonia. Geo.
T. Guthrie. private Of Company A,
North Carolina engineers, died of dila.
tion OF the heart.
The governments right to collect an
income tax OF $1S3.8s2 from the
Southern Pacific Company on divi.
dends OF $1s,361.597 received by the
company from the Central Pacific
Railway Company in the first six
months OF 1914 was upheld by deci.