Gilpin observer., 1917-03-22
Foreign

Paris after long and painful illness.
The entire Russian Baltic fleet and
the fortresses at Viborg and Sveaborg
have joined the revolutionary move.
ment in Russia. :.
Premier Lloyd George announced In
the House of Commons that he would
move a motion of congratulation to
the Russian duma.
The abdication of Emperor Nicholas
was signed at the town of Pskoff.
where the train on which he was trav-
cling toward Petrograd was halted.
Unless improbable events occur,
Russia has become a republic. The
outcome depends on how the mani.
festo Of the new government is re-
the front.
During the month of February, says
ali admiralty statement from Berlin,
altogether 3GS merchant ships of an
aggregate tonnage of $1,000 gross
were lost by war measures of the cen.
trail powers.
Three American steamships have
been sunk by German submarines.
The vessels destroyed were the City
Of Memphis, the Illinois and Vigilan.
cia. Thirty-nine persons, including a
number of Americans, are missing.
Fifteen members of the crew of the
American steamer Vigilancia lost their
lives when the steamer was torpedoed
by a German submarine. The surviv.
ors were in lifeboats from Friday
morning until Sunday afternoon.
Replying to question in the House
of Commons today, Andrew Bonar
Law, chancellor of the exchequer, said
the daily average expenditure of the
British government from April /, 1916,
to March 81, 1917, would work out at
s30,OO0,OOO.
Home rule for Finland is the policy
of the new Russian government, ac-
cording to a Reuter- correspondent
who says the Finnish diet will be con.
vened shortly and asked to establish
a government possessing the full con-
fidence of the people.
Republic or democratic monarchy, a
united Russia, and an intention to
fight the war to the bitter end, will
rise from the ruins of the old autoc-
racy. There will be no separate peace
with Russia's enemies. This was the
outstanding development of more than
a week of startling developments, ac-
cording to a Petrograd report.
The Emperor of Russia has alb.
dicated and Grand Duke Michael Alex
androvitch, his younger brother, has
been named as regent for the 12-year-
old Czarevitch. Tho Russian ministry,
charged with corruption and incompe-
tence, has been swept out of office.
Alexander Protopopoff, head of the In
terror Department, and former minis
ter Sturmer, are reported killed.
Sporting News
Sailor Kirke was awarded the deci-
sion over Joe Flynn in Denver at the
N. A. C. at the end of hard fifteen
round bout.
John w. Overton of Yale, holder Of
the worlds indoor record of AIS for
a mile, furnished the feature of the
National Amateur Athletic Union Sc
nior indoor championship meet at the
Twenty-second regiment armory in
New York when he won the 1,00O-yard
run in the new worlds record time OF
2:14.
Two Denver bowling teams, the Ell
Roi Tan and the Won Brechts, who
went to Grand Rapids. Mich. to COM
pete in the American Bowling Con-
gress, stopped over at Omaha and
rolled in city tournament. The El
Roi Tan finished in third place with
2,S61, Guy Waite leading the five with
CAB. The Won Brechts came in for
fifth money with 2.S40, Johnson being
the star with 62S. Bitter and Waite
rolled in the doubles and totalled l.
$50, a mark that finished well up in
the prizes.
General
A bomb exploded in the Suffolk
county courthouse. Boston, killing
two men and injuring another.
Casper. Wyo.. the recognized center
of the petroleum industry in the Far
West, is to have an oil exchange.
Widespread infection from hook
worm among troops of three Southern
states. stationed at Camp Wilson, at
San Antonio, Tex, has resulted in he
roic measures to stamp out the dis
ease. Camp officers said that the dis
ease was under control
The railroad strike has been avert
ed. Yielding to the appeal of Presi-
dent Wilson, and facing the probable
ty OF this country's entrance into the
world war. the railroads granted the
demands of the four employees broth
erhoods for basic eight-hour day
with ten hours pay, and time and one
eighth for overtime.
Mail sacks containing documents for
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